Did theymos have to pay the 50 BTC to become an admin or did he start the site? I guess whoever started this site had a very unexpected source of passive income by having the full admin powers that people are willing to bargain with and the best platform for advertising campaigns.
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Theymos is main administrator. 50 btc - you have to donate forum, if you want have VIP status. Details about ranks you can find here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/forum-rankspositionsbadges-what-do-those-shiny-coins-under-my-name-mean-178608
Here is theymos profile: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/theymos-35
In meta section you can find much more interesting informations that as i can see you should to know..
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