I would only use a self-moderated thread as a LAST RESORT measure, just like locked articles on Wikipedia. Using a self-moderated topic could even further fuel the rumours / FUD instead of filtering the noise out of signal.
The problem is that LABCOIN desperately needs to regain shareholders' trust. I'm not talking about the fanboys, they will hold whatever. And haters are gonna hate, of course.
Instead of self-moderating, if TheSwede is really acting as their PR (I'm not even sure about this, he could confirm or deny himself), he should be much more active in
shutting down the noise by giving more signal!
Shareholders were promised measurable figures several times, and for several weeks. This has still not happened, causing a lot of shareholders (including me) to get rid of what was supposed to be
a long-term position, because as soon as dishonesty show up (and I am still waiting for an apology about the lie "we are hashing at about 2 TH/s currently"), there is no way you want to keep your long-term position open. So, I sold at loss, and so far I don't even regret it, I feel like I would even be more at risk right now.
The mining address that was provide doesn't live up to my expectations either:
- The income doesn't seem regular
- They could be faked
- The payouts are really FAR BELOW what you would expect even for 2 TH/s, it's more like 250 GH/s, and decreasing as we speak since there hasn't been any new payment incoming during the last couple of hours
All of this makes it impossible to verify if they are hashing, and how far behind their schedule they are. All their statements (from labcoin or TheSwede) are full of promise, but do not provide verifiable tools to back LABCOIN beyond a basic "trust our word on this guys!".
And I agree with dexx, I really don't understand why they are not taking to clarify simple facts so shareholders can better understand what's going on on this mining address. Because right now, I'm sorry to say, it only adds up to speculation instead of facts.