If you would like to contribute to RippleScam.org, send me a PM. I'm also spending a moderate amount on advertising. Send me a PM if you could help.
as a few others have suggested, why don't you add a donation button to the website.
i'm sure you'd receive plenty of support, maybe enough to cover all hosting/marketing expenses.
Coin Widget seems to work very well for that purpose.
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In my eyes, Ripple in and of itself is clearly NOT a scam.
OpenCoin? They're a whole different story.
since I discovered that they'd stuck they're hands into the VC Cookie-jar, I've lost almost all confidence that they're doing ANYTHING in the interest of bettering the community (more like exploiting it -- as many others have done -- nothing wrong with that, just own up to it -- you're in it for the MONEY).
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those that truly believe that Ripple IS a scam may want to delve a bit into the ledger using some of the available Client Tools.
They'll then be able to see for themselves just how well Ripple handles some of Bitcoin's weaknesses, namely rapid confirmations.
this seems promising; which again begs the question, "why don't you release the source already?"
what is so hard about implementing a self-contained upgrade notification system?
to make it easy-peasy, set the folder to 777 (not very safe, but...) and it becomes, "click here to upgrade to Ripple v0.2.x ... upgrade complete"
the answer is NOTHING
I strive to be fair. I am an OpenCoin skeptic like you but let's be fair, no judgment can be fairly passed until everybody has complete access to the codebase.
The context of the situation detracts from our expectation that OpenCoin can prove their trustworthiness. But hey, let's give them a chance to prove themselves. Attacking them without all the facts is not productive.