Yendor Widdershins
Gallente
University of Caille
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Posted - 2010.08.16 02:35:00 -
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 Originally by: ISD Serathu Ashk
First, I appreciate your time in sharing ISD's perspective. And overall I do appreciate the job you do.
Originally by: ISD Serathu Ashk
IC has in no way endorsed (formally approved) or comercially advertised (praised a commercial product) this bank with the article.
Your article caused a large number of people to give their money to a scammer who would have otherwise been unaware of the bank. In that sense, it was free advertising for the scammer.
Originally by: ISD Serathu Ashk
What we have done is *informed* people of its existance and aims and given platform and attention to the discussion of both this bank specifically and EVE banking in general. I would hope that as visitors to the Market Discussions forum, you'd see that as a positive thing.
Exactly, you called attention to a scam without calling attention to any of the warning signs. Except you didn't really inform people of the aims of the scammers; rather you uncritically published the founders words without analysis or rebuttal. I.E. you gave the scammer a platform to pitch his scam.
Originally by: ISD Serathu Ashk
When the BBC writes a news article about a new tech startup, yes that company gets extra attention as a result but any intelligent person will tell you that this does not mean that the BBC is endorsing, promoting or taking responsibility for their products. Any person that does think that and gets stung if it does prove to be a scam got what was coming to them in my view.
Except in real life scams are rare and have consequences to the scammers. A new tech startup might or might not have a good business case or a compelling product, but it is very rare for it to be a complete fabrication. And most of the time BBC will post analysis from other people, explicitly warning about possible lack of business plan, difficulty in bringing products to market, ...
Originally by: ISD Serathu Ashk
"But it's a scam!!!1111!
Yep. It's a scam, and a pretty obvious one at that. A possibility that didn't seem to occur to your credulous reporter. And it's worth repeating:
The only thing noteworthy about this scam is it had an ISD article written about it
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