So how do i get back that 20 dollars I deposited right before your announcement? Shouldn't have left your account accepting deposits.

A court will order compensation in USD.  They're not going to fuck around consulting creditors about what they want - if credtors could agree with Bitfloor on that, then the matter wouldn't be before a court in the first place.

Also, before initiating convoluted court cases, it's wise to remember that the legal fees of an insolvent estate come out of that estate and further reduce the amount available for distribution to creditors.

I didn't mean a n00b about Bitcoin or about money. I meant a n00b about business. If your impression is that running a coffee shop is risk-free, then I would advise you never to open a coffee shop.

Not necessarily. I've been a beneficiary in a class action lawsuit in which I was given options about how I wanted to receive settlement. I could opt for a check, or I could opt for a smaller check and some store credit, or I could opt for all store credit (in an amount larger than the check option). I see no reason why I couldn't be given an option regarding Bitfloor of either an ACH deposit of USD or a GLBSE grant of Bitfloor stock.

Don't worry unclemantis, we USD owners are not the bad guys.  The Marxist lawyers infesting our legal system, and their enabling apologists here, are the bad guys. 

Are we going to let them tell us we have no property rights, "because bitcoin" or "because MFGlobal?"  I say Hell No!

If BitFloor (Roman) doesn't stop listening to them and keeps our USD without our consent, he becomes a bad guy as well.   

Let's hope he decides to respect common law, common sense, and common decency by returning all USD to the rightful owners ASAP.

No court is going to grant bitcoins equal status to USD.  Bitcoins are ephemeral virtual tokens produced in an experiment which requires willful, voluntary participation (and thus assumption of associated risks/outcomes).

OTOH, USD are the legal tender of the US.  It is beyond ridiculous for BitFloor to steal our USD because of unrelated, unfortunate events pertaining to bitcoins.

Everyone owed USD by BitFloor should let them know we aren't playing, by sending him a Letter of Demand.  You don't have to have/be a lawyer to write/send one.

Until there is an official bankruptcy filing, no legal shield exists (besides TOS?) to insulate BitFloor from our lawful demands.

Seems to me these places get hacked at a magic number that fits with a lifestyle change.

Likewise. A real class act. In retrospect, he is apparently not a security genius, but that doesn't make him evil or even shady. Once the legal system gets involved, everything slows down to a rate even slower than the Post Office. It's unbearable for those of us accustomed to the lightning-paced world of Bitcoin and the Internet in general, but the legal system is just ploddingly slow, and we'll have to accept that. Roman may not be responding to us right now, but that is because his hands are tied at present by the legal system. He's waiting for it to catch up just as much as we are.

I am very willing to wait to withdraw my USD until BitFloor.com has been audited and secured.  That is a perfectly reasonable and desirable course of action.

I am not willing to wait to withdraw my USD while overpaid Marxist lawyers debate whether my property is, in fact, actually mine or simply a means to a communal end.

Common sense, common law, and common decency say that the presumption of ownership remains with the original USD depositors.

That is why I have no patience with anyone willing to entertain/support the amoral, collectivist Marxist lawyer POV of negotiable property rights.

Any business researching bitcoin and thinking of accepting them will probably also say "fuck this shit" and avoid it altogether. Especially if their legal department has anything to say about it.