@ DPR They failed because they talked to much shit and could not back it up. They tried to run before they could walk. They were SHIT from the get go. As your only as good as your leader. They ultimately were just a skin...and they tried to pry all the "top" vendors from here to go there. And there big selling point was lower fees. They forgot to mention...lower class and no buyers except when some from SR trickled over there when SR would go down for 15 min and they would start panicking and saying "SR is in control of the FBI". I wonder who started those rumors??? Competition is good....but they were the WNBA to our NBA. The Arena Football league to our NFL. They were not competition. They were a back up if you had a heart attack and Libby took over SR. You took the high road in what you said. But the facts are they were no good. PERIOD. They brought nothing to the table. The reason why the site was so called "really fast" is no one was on there. They had a chance to get market share when SR was down for a week or longer a few months ago. By an amazing coincidence...they just happen to open up that week. And yes some of the crazies went over there to set up shop but in reality there were more sales done in the forums here...then over there. The only good thing that came out of them opening was it lit a fire on your ass.(your ass being Silk Road) Kind of like when the bulls were up 35 in the 3rd quarter...and the Knicks cut it to 25 going into the 4th. So Jordan and Pippen came back in to start the fourth and in the first 3 minutes..they got the lead back to 35. They were never in danger of losing. And they were way ahead...but just in case... they brought the starters back and ran the lead right back up and ended up winning by 41 and swept them in 4 games. We are the Bulls and you are Jordan. Of course you were humble in what you said. But the fact is we as a community are great.... No.... fantastic. And with you as the captain the sky is the limit. So thank you to your crew and you. We may not all love the changes now. But NO ONE doubts you made them in the best interest of us going forward and being better. I am proud to be a vendor on Silk Road. And I am proud to say I never went to that site. There was never a need. When I am getting blowjobs...I do not go looking for handjob's. I am glad Atlantis..........walked the plank. Fuck Atlantis