Topic: PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT about Butterfly Labs, what to say? (Read 8403 times)

Yeah, its kindof "Your free to say what you want, as long as you say what we want"
 
Censorship is such a nice basis for a new global free currency.

Yeah, I don't know what agenda gmaxwell has, but this ridiculous editing of thread titles has got to stop.

GMaxwell you are clearly biased towards BFL.

Not only do you not banish them to mining speculation where they belong, you hide this thread in Scam Accusations.

You also changed my ad title from:
PSA about Butterfly Labs, what to say?

TO

Buying negative AD space against Butterfly Labs, what to say?

Editing my posting without consultation is akin to censorship.

And don't get me started on how you hid all the original ASIC threads from last year in 'OFF TOPIC'

Good cause needs funding, just sending you a little portion of my hatred in BTC format.

Thanks!  Address is up to 1.57 right now.

And Josh has been outbid for every ad slot next week at the moment.   

Felt like a chump for not honoring my original 1BTC pledge =( Just shot you another 0.75 BTC. Troll away !

^^ nah....(lol)
ya think thats why there is no video! Or maybe they arent camcorder friendly ..

I heard about an hdmi phobia in the usb forums..

Maybe they just didnt wanna connect and have the footage!~

 

I think this is a great idea guys, good to see so many concerned citizens here.
My small contribution, a T-shirt just for you:



http://qkme.me/3tkorf

awww....  

might as well put it in :
bitcoin> someshit>go back now> you >wont ever> ever > see > again>this post> Economy > Trading Discussion > definite scam> for sure > Scam Accusations >




EDIT:--

I take it back.. i had never been to this section of the forums.. maybe this area needs moaaar attention..
yikes

They are not considered a scam because they don't deliver.
They are considered a scam because they misrepresent reality.
In various ways.

For the record, this thread doesn't belong in Scam Accusations.

BFL might be a scam, but it's more likely they are just a bunch of idiots.

GMaxwell moved the thread without consulting me.

Thanks.  Any amount is appreciated.

The address has 0.7364 BTC right now.

Josh has dropped has bid from 6 ads to 7 because he knows he can't afford to outbid me.

I would love to bump up to a second ad (2.5 BTC needed right now) to force his ad costs up.  If he bids it up I will match up to a number I have in mind, and then drop out, so that the money can be recycled for next week.

With luck, I can refund everybody when this little party ends.  :-)

LOLOL

they had this coming, not so much for their failure as for being huge douches about it

This is just golden.

It's wrong that BFL is allowed to have ads that say "Order now" without them having a single working prototype to show.

I just have seen the ad appear for the first time.

Kudos to you.

And amazing that this thread isn't trolled to death yet.

I just saw the ad too.

But is the linked thread really a great starting point for newbies? If someone is new to 'the scene', and has just seen one of BFL's ads, then I don't think the thread you linked really does a great job explaining anything. The thread is explaining things that make sense to people who already understand the entire story around the product, but might not really be helpful to someone who doesn't know anything.

If someone came up to me and said "I am going to purchase this product from BFL, what do you think". I would say (these are all facts; no emotion or judgements)

1. They have not yet assembled any prototype for what they are selling you. There is not yet a single test unit. What they do have is a design and some of the electronic components.

2. They do not employ any of their own ASIC engineering staff or have their own lab*. They employed a part time electronic engineer.

3. One of their executives has a previous felony conviction for fraud.

4. The product was promised 7 months ago (covered by the ad tag line I guess)

That's it, total truth and plain facts. That is what I would tell someone to catch them up on the situation.

* I could be wrong about this one; someone fill me in.

Meh, flipped the fund a quarter BTC. A full BTC seemed a bit much considering it just hit $93.

Very funny. I know BFL is probably pretty close to shipping, but I love this kinda trolling.

It appeared. I just saw it.

This entire thread is pure WIN!  I shall be donating   

Seriously Man!! Youre awesome..  I went through an ordeal i wouldnt wish my experience on anyone, the stress, the anxiety, the anticipation and then the heartbreak x 2!!  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=85.0


I can only imagine going through all that and then paying up only to have nothing.. 7-8 months later!

On the page i linked to i spoke about sentiment and how it carries over > brands , people, companys , communitys.

Its something that rubbed me the wrong way during the short time ive been here! People are near riot level in their heads regarding BFL and every page is plastered with BFL ads.. From a community stand point the shadow reflection it leaves everywhere is bothersome to say the least.

Its not till youre here a bit that you suddenly see the veins pulsing as people get animated during discussion about BFL and you realize  .. Wait a minute here! There is a rampant sentiment and its breeding..

Its the reason people are throwing tomatoes the minute they hear new asic miner company... Its self propelling and  leads to rage and trolling and a general feeling of untrustworthy..  -->> This gradually gravitates to other threads and leeches on to other subjects and before you know it you have a community of scammers just taking advantage of one another !!! From the fpga/asic miner companys down to payment processors and even people hosting asics for groups ..

Sometimes as in my case pointing a finger and stacking blame doesnt really help at all.. Im just out some loot and missed my chance of getting a miner from a company i want to support! <----! I didnt get scammed so to speak but my experience has been rough to say the least. I wouldnt wish it anyone not even the trolls..

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That said ! Entropy-uc youre awesome for starting this thread! I hope youre sentiment runs rampant and encourages other people , brands and companys to act in a manner that reflects a supportive community at least one that doesnt prey on people!

If you dont think those ads arent preying on noobs think again!!