Can you give a few specific examples of threads?

There is a difference between "things that harm people" and "things that are illegal".

I don't use drugs, I won't buy them (I'm limited to caffeine, very cheap), but I can't say I have something against people that prefer more "intense" stimulants and experiences.

Whoever thinks they need to punish bitcoin and it's users because they don't want drug consumers to buy drugs is "harming people" even if he's acting "in legality".

I think astroturfing on the official forums of the very thing you're trying to discredit is a pretty counterproductive thing to do. You're bound to hit the most hardcore wall of fans you could hit. You'll hardly convert people here away from the currency. Well, at least most of them. If astroturfing is your game and you have the funds for it, paying off bloggers, spreading rumors and half-truths on various other message boards and generally spreading misinformation through more mainstream channels would yield a much better result.

So no, I don't think naysayers here are astroturfing, I think they're just misinformed people or just trolls trying to have some fun. And I can say flamebaiting on this forum is extremely easy. It's like most of the populace here is in their teens...












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