I have a suggestion for another experiment:If you dont have money for a project, start a thread explaining the project including its costs and collect donations. People are usually more willing to pay if they know for what. Many projects work this way ;)Quote from: Silk Road on September 24, 2011, 07:33 pmI haven't read every word of this thread, but hopefully my follow up messages and explanations were posted as well. Please also see my reply to the thread about security vulnerabilities because I think that was brought up in this thread too.Basically all I want to say is that my intentions are true and I didn't expect so much backlash from proposing an experiment. I made it very clear that if any negative consequences were to arise we would roll it back immediately. Contrary to popular belief I am not a millionaire and just 4 months ago, our revenue was less than $3k/month! Before that, I worked for more than a year on this project and made next to nothing, not knowing if it would even work and taking substantial personal risk. Only now are we able to start expanding as an enterprise and increased revenue would make that much easier. Everyone working for Silk Road does so at below market wages for their level of talent and we make zero profit. We are in our infant stages of growth and the faster we can mature, the better chance we have of withstanding the onslaught that WILL eventually come.We've drawn a line in the sand and are staring down our enemies. Like it or not, if you are participating here, you are standing on that line with us. This is not about making money. This is about winning a war. Look how far we've come in 8 short months. We are JUST getting started.