Thanks, Loyce! Useful.
* psycodad needs a script to auto-oppose, now that was quite a job.
I take my responsibility and right of supporting or opposing flags quite serious, but for Bitcoin SV I made an exception after the fifth or sixth flag he raised without any real evidence posted.
This raises two important points:
In my case, I only got through a fraction of the flags thus far. If BSV raised an abusive flag against you, and I didn’t yet oppose it, it means nothing except that I could only do so much repetitive clicking in one bout. Thanks to nutildah, psycodad, and SockyMcSockFace for having had the stamina to slog through the whole list! I will continue opposing these a few at a time; and yes, I would in this rare case apply a script.
While I was opposing BSV flags, I saw many other inactive flags which are probably wrong, which occurred in my absence. I say “probably wrong” because they are against people I’d be more or less inclined to trust, and/or were opposed by people I trust. It was a distraction that I ultimately just ignored, because I would need to do at least a cursory investigation in each case to reach my independent conclusion. I observe this to underscore what psycodad said, “I take my responsibility and right of supporting or opposing flags quite serious”. If I just ignore an inactive flag against you, it means nothing about you.
I know that in some circles it is widely agreed that any form of publicity is good for business but is he actually benefiting from this conduct outside the forum?
Sshh. Don’t give him the hint. Far from wanting to ban him, I wish there were a way to force him to stay here if he tries to run away.
Here, we have a home advantage insofar as, other than noisy, stupid BSV shills, everybody here knows that he’s a liar. I think the best strategy is containment and examination. Yes, it seems like a waste of time to deal with that mess; but unfortunately, we will need to spend much more time counteracting BSV anyway, on
and off this forum. It’s best to start here. Also, restating another way what gmaxwell recently pointed out in another thread, it is also a benefit when BSV supporters speak up.
The principle of freedom of speech is often explained in terms of shining a light in dark places. I want to shine a light on BSV, in the manner of a police interrogation lamp. He is losing his cool and lashing out wildly. I want to encourage him to stay here for as long as BSV is a problem in places other than this forum,
i.e. as long as the BSV scam exists. This is a much bigger issue than some forum drama.
(I also note, we seem to have perpetual drama anyway; it’s better to have drama about an important issue, so we can coalesce and redirect that energy into a bigger effort.)
As for any publicity being good publicity, this was recently discussed implicitly in another thread. I thought so, which was why I ignored BSV (the whole scam, not just the user account). I realized that I was wrong, so I stopped ignoring it. The community needs to organize, pay attention to BSV,
and go on the offensive. You are questioning whether or not his antics here are helping him in the bigger picture. I am suggesting that we make sure his antics
everywhere backfire, starting here.
Look at that Bitcoin SV user, he is showing signs of someone suffering from a variety of mental issues. Seriously.
PR protip: “Any publicity is good publicity” reaches its limits when you just made everybody see you as crazy.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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