Big thumbs up for the most sensible words I've seen in this crazy internet, as an Internet kid(I agreed that.)
From what I know @fairbet is trying to set up a Steem Gamblers Association.
Maybe before judging the "threat" by the house, you should give it a read who threw the threat first as a fair association? We had multiple conversation with the offender probably in softer and gentler tone convincing that the system had no way to mess with fairness(there were chatting history, but what's the point now?). Yet we keep receiving information that such behaviour has no sign of stopping until it escalated to be an accusation from a public association. It left us no choice but to do what we had to do.
The offender can do nothing upon the house request but what can the house do? Besides announcing the house do not approve any information provided by the offender(denying authority), I'd couldn't think of other ways to deal with it. Flag their post? The VP could be spent in better way. Blacklist the offender to the platform? Unless he spam invalid bets. Denying his token stake? That would be the most serious crime in blockchain space. I don't see how the house taking the minimal steps in protecting the brand, is wrong.
Also, each account on Steem is as real as it is. The house don't need a license to protect its name. Just like everyone of us do not need to show our IC to protect our own interest here. What happens in blockchain, deal it in blockchain. Obviously the house is not going to sue the offender should he failed to apologize. So what's the point of biting on the anonymity? He can even take back the apology(not even sure if I can call that a sincere apology) if he doesn't mean that at all. After all, anyone is free on this decentralized space. But as you said, the trace is here forever for people to judge.
Sure, there are always better way to deal with this I'd give you that. No one is benefited from this drama. We aren't trying to start a war and dominate the world, we just can't stand what we were accused of, without a solid proof whatsoever. I believe given the same circumstance the house would do the same again. And moving on is definitely the best thing to do now.
Well said @abitcoinskeptic, damn well said. This crazy Internet needs more sane folks like you.
It left us no choice but to do what we had to do.
Like a cat in a corner 😼
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