i dont ;-)
IMHO people who fell for scams, or running scam coins, or like deceiving marketing tactics thinks like that.
He is a developer for two competing coins, he certainly has got bias and a track history of doing this as well.
And how many coins has Ryno coded for? What's your point?
Tread lightly Rusty, the ice is thin.
Well I thought my point was fairly clear in that smooth has an obvious agenda here.
You're damn right I have an agenda. I'm interested in seeing cryptocurrency succeed and supporting sustainable projects that aren't centrally run by a some pump group whales trying to fleece gullible investors who fall for hype, scams, rip-offs, and plagiarizing scumbags. There are damn few legit projects around here that don't fall in one or more of those groups, and as for the rest, well now you know where all those 'votes' on the hate poll against me came from (the ones that aren't sock puppets at least).
Smooth, if you were concerned about SDC being a pump and dump, did you try to say something (specifically about it being "centrally run by a some pump group whales" before? If you didn't then how can you try to weave that in to your narrative against SDC now? You had to have known prior to now, so bringing it up now would be inconsistent, unless your feelings have suddenly changed.
I did not state which categories include SDC. Since I don't have solid proof for the others, I'll just stick with hype and failing to clearly credit prior work, which is quite self-evident from the way the white papers were presented. That's enough for me to suggest that people stay away. I also don't support fast-mine coins generally, so that's two red flags against SDC. More than enough for me to remove it from my list of favorites.
But to answer your question specifically, I have indeed commented on the fast mine nature of it being dangerous and suspicious and certainly about the exaggerated claims of original cryptography. More so the latter, but both on occasion. Going back to last year.
Also, if you are here for the greater good of altcoins, you should have voraciously posted in other coin threads attempting to stop noobz from being scammed. Have you?
There are 1000+ coins. No I'm not going to go search out every single suspect coin. Some cross my path, some don't. SDC crossed my path because of the way it was falsely portrayed as not being based on Cryptonote, when it clearly was, and I was asked by some users reading the SDC thread (when I wasn't) to comment on what was being claimed there, so I did.
Oh, and so I'm not misunderstood, I never said I was interested in the "greater good of altcoins". I said success of "cryptocurrency", and to that end most users or investors would be well served by just sticking with Bitcoin and staying clear of the whole altcoin cesspool. The worthwhile non-scam altcoins are few and far between, and even without them being scams, the risk of loss is extremely high.
Even in the case of coins I'm involved with directly (which I obviously don't consider scams), I've
still suggested people limit exposure and consider focusing most attention and investment (if any) on Bitcoin (which is what I've done personally, and I've said so).
If you haven't either a) tried to tell people about SDC being a pump and dump (which I have yet to see anything to substantiate that claim) before now and b) haven't posted in other threads shitting on coins that are "over-hyped, scams, rip-offs, and plagiarizing" then your sentiment towards SDC is not consistent and thus suspicious. Could you defend yourself?
I am genuinely curious. I find it hard to take you seriously as a white knight defending investors from scams at the moment.
If your sentiment has been consistent throughout, which I would need to see to believe, then how do you prioritize which coin is the most scammy? Is there a check-list that you have typed up that results in a score leading you to one particular coin? Obviously, it would be the most utilitarian to protect people from the "scams" with the most potential to do damage.
Some coins cross my path, some don't. I evaluate them, and give my opinion. I don't seek them out.
As it turns out, most coins I ever had occasion to evaluate are scammy in pretty significant ways. That shouldn't be surprising given the prevalence of scams and the often hyper-competitive nature of the altcoin scene. The degree varies. SDC doesn't look like the worst of the worst certainly, nor have I ever claimed it was. If you will recall a few posts back I suggested CH to get on with life and leave it alone. But I'm also not going to remain silent about the red flags that are clearly visible or sugar coat things when someone asks me or when we are discussing it.
I've also done my share of policing scammers outside of bad coins, including loan scammers, malware, craigslist and localbitcoins scams, cloud mining scams, fake software licenses, suspcious exchanges, and others. I even threw out a few warnings about Mt Gox red flags back in the day.
But hey, believe what you like. If you think it makes more sense that I'm specifically targeting #45 ShadowCash for FUD out of some sort of conflict of interest or plan to profit from doing so, I guess I can't convince you otherwise.
Take CRAVE for instance, a bunch of people lost money there. Did you try to save the investors? The volume on that coin was in the 100s of bitcoin, which would pose far more of a risk as a scam than something with say 5 bitcoin per day.
Enlighten me.
I have never paid the slightest attention to CRAVE, and I know nothing about it. Sorry, can't be everywhere all the time.