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legendary
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August 28, 2011, 04:37:27 PM
#92
I believe that "The Big Conference" will be the one held in New York City each year.

Would you consider using a different terminology then?  e.g strictly refer to this as the bitcoin world 'expo' ?

I really think you've 'diluted' the conference idea by having so many locations.. but different terminology might help raise the status of the main one.


Yes.   I had been thinking the same thing.    See:  http://onlyonetv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3



This: http://www.linkedin.com/answers/marketing-sales/advertising-promotion/events-marketing/MAR_ADP_EVM/294079-170718



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legendary
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August 28, 2011, 04:30:47 PM
#91
So, I was catching up with Twitter and I noticed that someone entirely unrelated to Bitcoin had linked this Wikileaked cable about Pattaya. Makes for very interesting reading, between the police corruption and murder of a reporter that covered it, the sex trade, the deaths of American citizens, etc...

Btw, isn't it the same group, The Cypherpunks, that are behind such things as pgp and bittorrent etc., who are the same people who are behind wikileaks and Bitcoin?  

I remember back in the late 90's ( edit/ late 80s I meant ) checking out everything they were up to, with the re-mailers and pgp and all the rest... before there was even this new fangled thing called the World Wide Web.  Or maybe I am just a child who happened to hear about that stuff back before I was born.  

But anyway maybe this is their way of trying to point out how a Bitcoin conference in Pattaya is such a friggin bad idea, and this self-appointed spokesman for Bitcoin is becoming a liability.  Or maybe it is a hoax perpetrated by a bunch of children.  

The fact that over 3/4 of the readers of this thread voted "no" should've been enough for Bruce to rethink this whole idea.  Let him and his followers leave to where they can moderate out all disagreement in their own private forum.  



John Gilmore?    Very, very interesting!

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August 28, 2011, 04:25:43 PM
#90
Bruce knows Pattaya from first hand experience as he has been there. And it seems that Bruce knows all parts of town. A few seconds using google gave me http://thaiboys.net/guidebook/index.php?venue=thaiboy.net&id_tha=1104&last=6703 where Bruce writes about http://www.boyztown-pattaya.com/. So we can be sure that Bruce has a full picture of Pattaya.
And we know Bruce wants to go there. I am sure that Bruce also knows that some bad press can happen from the Pattaya-Bitcoin link. I mean he runs some media business, so he has to know this himself.

The question is can we trust him that he can keep apart his personal desire from what is good for bitcoin?
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August 28, 2011, 04:19:55 PM
#89
So, I was catching up with Twitter and I noticed that someone entirely unrelated to Bitcoin had linked this Wikileaked cable about Pattaya. Makes for very interesting reading, between the police corruption and murder of a reporter that covered it, the sex trade, the deaths of American citizens, etc...

Btw, isn't it the same group, The Cypherpunks, that are behind such things as pgp and bittorrent etc., who are the same people who are behind wikileaks and Bitcoin?  

I remember back in the late 90's ( edit/ late 80s I meant ) checking out everything they were up to, with the re-mailers and pgp and all the rest... before there was even this new fangled thing called the World Wide Web.  Or maybe I am just a child who happened to hear about that stuff back before I was born.  

But anyway maybe this is their way of trying to point out how a Bitcoin conference in Pattaya is such a friggin bad idea, and this self-appointed spokesman for Bitcoin is becoming a liability.  Or maybe it is a hoax perpetrated by a bunch of children.  

The fact that over 3/4 of the readers of this thread voted "no" should've been enough for Bruce to rethink this whole idea.  Let him and his followers leave to where they can moderate out all disagreement in their own private forum.  
legendary
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August 28, 2011, 04:17:54 PM
#88

My replies continuing this discussion will be here:  http://onlyonetv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3


Thank you, Bruce. I look forward to viewing them. I haven't check, but make sure to supply the same text to the other threads. Thanks, again.



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August 28, 2011, 04:05:51 PM
#87
So, I was catching up with Twitter and I noticed that someone entirely unrelated to Bitcoin had linked this Wikileaked cable about Pattaya. Makes for very interesting reading, between the police corruption and murder of a reporter that covered it, the sex trade, the deaths of American citizens, etc...



My replies continuing this discussion will be here:  http://onlyonetv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3


legendary
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August 28, 2011, 03:19:00 PM
#86
So, I was catching up with Twitter and I noticed that someone entirely unrelated to Bitcoin had linked this Wikileaked cable about Pattaya. Makes for very interesting reading, between the police corruption and murder of a reporter that covered it, the sex trade, the deaths of American citizens, etc...

It's 13-year-olds like you, makomk, that make me sick to my stomach with your posts such as this. I can't believe I'm even quoting it. I'm going to start my own Bitcoin forum for 15-18 y/o boys who'll love Bitcoin as much as I do. In 2 years, you'll be welcome to join, provided, of course, you're bigger mature by then.

Sometimes satire is the highest truth. (I found that phrase via Google)



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August 28, 2011, 03:03:51 PM
#85
So, I was catching up with Twitter and I noticed that someone entirely unrelated to Bitcoin had linked this Wikileaked cable about Pattaya. Makes for very interesting reading, between the police corruption and murder of a reporter that covered it, the sex trade, the deaths of American citizens, etc...
sr. member
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August 28, 2011, 02:57:44 PM
#84
And people wonder why most old timers just switch on their mental killfile on here...
legendary
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August 28, 2011, 02:46:14 PM
#83
most

Don't ever mistake the vocal minority for a majority.



Stupid me! Thanks, defxor.
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August 28, 2011, 02:33:38 PM
#82
Take your friend dexfor with you. --- I hope you two have a nice vacation in sex land

How surprising, more ignorance.

I have no interest whatsoever in visiting Pattaya
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August 28, 2011, 02:29:44 PM
#81
most

Don't ever mistake the vocal minority for a majority.

legendary
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August 28, 2011, 02:14:35 PM
#80

This thread, like most of the threads in this forum, has become overrun by 98% 13-year-old children who are making a concerted trolling attack on the Bitcoin Forums.   Don't fall for it.   That's all they are.... just children trolling for jollies.   Like kids playing telephone pranks.

Really. You include me in that too do you?

I am over 50 years old, and I believe I and many others here have expressed our concerns maturely and logically.
Will you care to respond to them in kind rather than childishly calling us names?

Start by giving us a good reason for choosing Pattaya, given its reputation among many who we don't want to turn off and turn away from Bitcoin.
You do want to get ordinary people interested don't you?

It seems you are fast losing any credibility as a Bitcoin spokesman. Will you please address our concerns?  


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This thread, like most of the threads in this forum, has become overrun by 98% 13-year-old children who are making a concerted trolling attack on the Bitcoin Forums.   Don't fall for it.   That's all they are.... just children trolling for jollies.   Like kids playing telephone pranks.

YOU GOT TO BE MOTHER FUCKIN' KIDDING ME!!! (forgive me folks--it takes a hell of a lot to get be pissed)

That is how an adult handles a hot topic? On this, and several other threads, most have stated how Pattaya is a bad idea. I, for one, have asked you to come here and offer up your professional insight on how Pattaya is a good idea because maybe we excluded something. I smiled when I first saw your avatar knowing damn well you did just that. Blood starting shooting out of my dick (and eye balls) when I read the first line (quoted). I had to reread the rest of your posts for the first time through I wasn't thinking properly.

You must honestly believe that 98% of the writers on this thread are 13-year-old children, otherwise you wouldn't have wrote it, for you're an intelligent man. Now, you look like a kid who's ready to pick up his bat and ball and go home start a new forum for only adults. All this from a man I look up to, read his posts, watch his videos, pay attention to who advertises on OnlyOneTV, etc. It's comments like that that could lose your credibility and viewership.

Quick poll: Participate by quoting this post and stating your age (approximately will be fine, but be honest) -- I'm 51 Years Old.

legendary
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August 28, 2011, 01:43:06 PM
#79

P.E.A.C.H. is the acronym for PATTAYA EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION HALL. It's probably a given the acronym was carefully picked by marketers to reflect its local environment. Seating capacity is only 8,000, therefore not enough space to hold next year's conference since, by then, Bitcoin will have grown by leaps and bounds. I can foresee the ill news now about how not enough thought was given when deciding to hold a World Conference and Expo at such a small venue. A lot of Bitcoiners will become highly upset when they realize that they won't be able to attend the Bitcoin conference in Pattaya due to it being sold out.

Ergo, Pattaya is a now a bad idea on two counts: Location, location, location and size matters.



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August 28, 2011, 01:21:19 PM
#78
Start by giving us a good reason for choosing Pattaya, given its reputation among many

Hey look, in 2009 that same conference center had an expo called "MONEY EXPO Pattaya 2009" - by Thailand's first bank. Must be a really bad place for conferences, especially about money.

they're ignorant because they claim Amsterdam is only known for drugs & sex, Pattaya is only known for child prostitution, New York is only known for drug related gang wars, San Francisco is only known as a great place to meet friendly bums, Moscow is only known as the place where former KGB agents assassinate journalists etc.
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August 28, 2011, 01:18:25 PM
#77

This thread, like most of the threads in this forum, has become overrun by 98% 13-year-old children who are making a concerted trolling attack on the Bitcoin Forums.   Don't fall for it.   That's all they are.... just children trolling for jollies.   Like kids playing telephone pranks.

Really. You include me in that too do you?

I am over 50 years old, and I believe I and many others here have expressed our concerns maturely and logically.
Will you care to respond to them in kind rather than childishly calling us names?

Start by giving us a good reason for choosing Pattaya, given its reputation among many who we don't want to turn off and turn away from Bitcoin.
You do want to get ordinary people interested don't you?

It seems you are fast losing any credibility as a Bitcoin spokesman. Will you please address our concerns?  
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August 28, 2011, 01:14:54 PM
#76
And you do realize other people can read your posts and come to the conclusion you like to be argumentative

Yes, that is how I debate trolls. If you want serious discussions I suggest you try to base your arguments on facts and not opinions - and I'll treat your posts differently.

the debate is about the location being a sex tourist destination with a world wide reputation and attaching bitcoin's image to it

If that was true (and it's also a straw man btw), can you point me to where those organizations that have had conferences in Pattaya has had a sex tourist destination image attached to their reputation?

I'll start by claiming you won't be able to.
legendary
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August 28, 2011, 01:10:48 PM
#75
the debate is about the location being a sex tourist destination with a world wide reputation and attaching bitcoin's image to it

If that was true (and it's also a straw man btw), can you point me to where those organizations that have had conferences in Pattaya has had a sex tourist destination image attached to their reputation?

I'll start by claiming you won't be able to.



edit: Ah, I did remember correctly. You were indeed one of the persons who claimed Amsterdam was a bad choice due to it "being known for weed".

So a city known for old men on vacation having sex with young girls/boys and another city known for weed.
That is really setting a high standard for bitcoin convention places.

That just strikes me as sad. What group of people would decide those are the best two places to hold conferences?
What does that say about them and the people they are hoping to attend via those city attractions?

That's what ignorance looks like.

As for Amsterdam, by itself it is a pretty darn good choice


To address the second part of your post. When I realized why he choose Pattaya it made me to begin to question why
he choose Amsterdam. Putting them both together is why i was skeptical. That about sums that up.

And you do realize other people can read your posts and come to the conclusion you like to be argumentative, a show off,
and otherwise put people down because you think you are smarter then them. I was reading a different thread today and
thought, "gee, he is an ass", but I will not let that change how I attempt to debate this topic with him.
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August 28, 2011, 01:07:23 PM
#74
On another topic, the current state of this Forum has made it almost useless.... with the children who are all about vandalizing the forum with viscous comments and attacking everyone.   I am considering starting my own Forum --- separate from this one --- for adults only.   I don't really have time to moderate a Forum, but I will hire someone to do so if I need to.   We need a Forum for open adult discussion.

Agreed - and that's basically what I asked SgtSpike if bitcoinforums.net would do or not: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoinforumsnet-promotion-win-2btc-37801

I'm fully in favor of relaxed moderation, but there's obviously concerted trolling going on here where it's not about expressing opinions anymore.

(I don't believe it's about young or adult though. Just ignorance)

I am done with talking with you about this. 

I would expect so, since you're unable to back up your argument Smiley
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August 28, 2011, 01:05:43 PM
#73
Why is a Bitcoin conference so important to you?
It isn't and I have no interest whatsoever in visiting Pattaya.

Then I would suggest you sir have no business in arguing for a Bitcoin conference in Pattaya. You clearly are not even interested in promoting Bitcoin. You just seem to want to score some debate points on a subject that has nothing to do with Bitcoin itself.

I am done with talking with you about this. 
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