So, are you with or against the address staking idea? You can't be with it but against this guy issue unless having no morals.
Staking your address on this forum, in my opinion, holds little relevance in this particular case. Yes, it proves that the user indeed owns the address used to deposit funds on Whirlwind. However, beyond that, it doesn't prove anything else.
The whole case boils down to the user's claim that he lost access (private key) to the funded note and can't retrieve the coins. However, besides his words, there's no concrete proof to support it. But, even if he manage to prove it, it's still not Whirlwind's responsibility nor their obligation to compensate for the lost funds.
Whirlwind notes are a non-custodial type of wallet, so it's unreasonable to hold them accountable for the loss of funds.
Dude right now the clearet is down again.. in my case i saved clearnet private key and clicked to go to deposit page and it went down, i now opened the onion key, noticed the key began with same letters as clearnet page (first 2 letters), i assumed it will be same since it was same browser.. i clicked to deposit, i deposited and got stuck because the way the ux is, there is no way to proceed to withdrawal after a deposit. i messaged support, maybe there is a proceed button im not seeing, and support didnt even bother to reply... How the fuck am i wrong!
You are wrong because, as you admitted yourself, you assumed something that was clearly not the case. I don't want to go into the details of how clearnet and TOR domains work, but that was a very wrong assumption. Moreover, even if you were using the same browser and opened a new tab on the same domain, your notes would still be generated with a new private key. (I just took 15 seconds to check it myself.) So, I'm baffled as to where such an assumption about something so crucial comes from.
Your second mistake was not saving the private key (and double-checking it) BEFORE depositing the funds, which is explicitly stated on the website. It's as simple as clicking a mouse to download a text file, so there's no need for manual copy-pasting into Notepad.
And finally, you're also wrong in expecting Whirlwind to bear the loss (even if it's a relatively small amount) due to clearly YOUR mistake. As I said before, even if we assume your story is true, those funds are now inaccessible to anyone, which doesn't change the fact that Whirlwind already paid that amount once. So why should they compensate you twice for your mistake?
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