Lief - I would prefer my words to not be bended. If you repost this anywhere else you will be banned. Contrary opinions are welcomed, but you must represent the original author's words accurately when quoting. > "DEFCON KEEPS ALL HIS OWN MONEY IN SR'S WALLETS" At no point did I say this. The majority of my funds were in SR wallets, not all of it. As I have said in the original thread, I was working on building up enough balance to start a hedging service like SR1 offered. Keeping this in SR's wallet was indeed stupid, but my damage to my personal funds are not my largest regret here. Note that the amount stolen reflects the majority portion of my funds, plus users' currency. The hit to the SR community's funds is not equal to the full amount stolen, due to many of my coins being victom as well. > "DEFCON MOVED MONEY TO A PLACE HE KNEW IT WOULD BE EASY TO STEAL BECAUSE AF WAS GOING LIVE" I have always had access to the entirety of all of the funds in the entire system. If I had malicious intent, I would not need to move money to a place where it is easy to steal. I would also not publicize the theft transactions or be anywhere near these forums. > "BUT THEN DEFCON WENT OFFLINE FOR A WEEK" At no point did I say a week, and at no point was I uncontactable. Key staff members can notify me in the event of an emergency using very creative methods we will never disclose. Unfortunately they did not fully understand the scope of the potential issue. > "STAFF WERE SCARED OF HITTING THE KILL SWITCH WHEN THEY SAW USERS' BTC BEING STOLEN" At no point did I say that staff saw BTC being stolen. Too few people had access to even see the problem. > "BUT REALLY STAFF WEREN'T ABLE TO HIT THE KILLSWITCH ANYWAY, 'CAUSE DEFCON WAS OFFLINE" At no point did I say that my presence was required to hit a killswitch. Seriously, read my words. Anyone could hit the killswitch. The fear was that if I did not return in time to boost the hot storage balance, the panic-withdrawals after a killswitch activation could cause hot storage to run dry. Killswitches were always functional and possible to activate. You are spreading misinformation and bending my words out of context. > "BUT REALLY IT'S THE COMMUNITY'S FAULT FOR BEING MEAN" At no point have I blamed the Silk Road community for anything. I take full responsibility. But I do admit that dealing with people like you makes this job incredibly difficult. It is very difficult to think clearly and prioritize wisely when the community you are trying to protect is accusing you of terrible things. This is not the community's fault, and is understandable. I am simply acknowledging one of the psychological stresses of our jobs and how it can adversely affect our decisions. > "ALSO EVEN IF YOU LOSE OVER 2 MILLION OF YOUR USERS' BITCOIN, REMEMBER, IT'S OKAY IF PEOPLE HATE YOU" At no point did I say that the balance lost reflected actual users' bitcoin. A sizable percentage of the loss were my personal bitcoins. --- This culture of selective quoting needs to stop. Read my full post. If you summarize it, summarize it accurately.