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legendary
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June 11, 2016, 12:32:11 PM
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There are folks on Bitcointalk who have 2,3,5,10 or even 15 accounts and more. There are many reasons to have a bunch of accounts, fun, propaganda, signature campaigns, schizophrenia &c., you name it.

This forum is very liberal. Do you supports the forum's decision to allow this practice?

What does schizophrenia have to do with owning multiple accounts on a Bitcoin forum? I am schizophrenic and I own only one Bitcointalk account
People mistake schizophrenia with multiple personality disorder all the time.  That's my guess.   Hope you're in remission.
hero member
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June 11, 2016, 12:20:31 PM
#9
There are folks on Bitcointalk who have 2,3,5,10 or even 15 accounts and more. There are many reasons to have a bunch of accounts, fun, propaganda, signature campaigns, schizophrenia &c., you name it.

This forum is very liberal. Do you supports the forum's decision to allow this practice?

What does schizophrenia have to do with owning multiple accounts on a Bitcoin forum? I am schizophrenic and I own only one Bitcointalk account
legendary
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June 11, 2016, 11:45:00 AM
#8
If you want to voice an unpopular concern and do not want your main account attacked maybe?
Okay, fair point. However, that account should not:
1) Join signature campaigns.
2) Engage in any kind of shady business or trades (since it is only used for the opinion itself).

Keep in mind that we are talking about a secondary account which is just the minimum of having 'many'.
legendary
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June 11, 2016, 11:39:39 AM
#7
I guess this is the official line on alt accounts.

I don't have a problem with alt accounts as long as they're not used for evading bans. If you're hesitant to say something controversial because you don't want it to be associated with your name, please create an alt account and say it.
legendary
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June 11, 2016, 10:24:07 AM
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I think it sort of sucks, but also I see why some have them. If you want to voice an unpopular concern and do not want your main account attacked maybe? For the record, I have 2 accounts here...the 2nd has never posted though.

Edit: Make that 3 accounts (never posted on any but this one). The others were registered in 2013 in case I got locked out of this one)
legendary
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June 11, 2016, 10:09:52 AM
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I like--with limits--how we police ourselves here and that things like being able to have multiple accounts are allowed.   Having said that, I agree fully with Lauda that there basically is no legit reason to have multiple accounts.   I think account sales are absolutely scummy and even if your intentions aren't to scam yourself,  you enable people who do want to scam.  Especially when green-trusted accounts are sold.

Edited for grammar error.
legendary
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June 11, 2016, 09:19:05 AM
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There are folks on Bitcointalk who have 2,3,5,10 or even 15 accounts and more. There are many reasons to have a bunch of accounts, fun, propaganda, signature campaigns, schizophrenia &c., you name it.

This forum is very liberal. Do you supports the forum's decision to allow this practice?

If your goal of having multiple accounts is to do bad.  You will get caught it all depends on your reason for multiple account's.  And when you get to a point I honestly cannot find a reason for it.   

The big red flag I see is you mention "signature campaigns" if you are using more then 1 account for this I think chances of leading into spam are very good.  Espically if you use multiple.  It leads to spam eventually I think for almost all that do it.    And this leads to ban... which some think they can beat then leads to ban evasion.  It's kinda a slippery sloap.

And Lauda is right on look a few threads down someone learned the hard way just sit a minimum bid don't use shill accounts to bid - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.15108910 . If caught it leads to instant negatives almost.   And I would guess most get caught there are many who enjoy looking for scams/cheaters.
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June 11, 2016, 07:38:40 AM
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I don't support the people who have many accounts for any reason (there's practically no good reason to have more no matter how you view it [1]), nor do I support the current forum policy (I would prefer that account sales were disallowed). There are already a few threads about this very topic, so those might be worth reading if you want more insight.

[1] - Profit (via spam, manipulation of own auctions and such) counts in the 'bad reasons' group.
legendary
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June 11, 2016, 06:56:29 AM
#2
Do you supports the forum's decision to allow this practice?

It is complicated.

1. The forum does not support this practice. (carries a little more weight than 2.)
2. The forum does not oppose this practice.
3. The forum does not ban or restrict the practice.

1. I support the forum's decision of not supporting the practice. (carries a little more weight than 2.)
2. I neither support nor oppose the forum's decision of neither supporting or opposing the practice.
sr. member
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June 11, 2016, 06:42:46 AM
#1
There are folks on Bitcointalk who have 2,3,5,10 or even 15 accounts and more. There are many reasons to have a bunch of accounts, fun, propaganda, signature campaigns, schizophrenia &c., you name it.

This forum is very liberal. Do you supports the forum's decision to allow this practice?
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