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It took 13 people to vote a user out of Hubdub . That is the way you chose to settle a major issue . I'll write this down for future references.

Clarification - "dangerous" because if you are opting for democracy then you are diminishing you're own power and right to act .
If in the future you think something is 100% right and you are unable too prove your logic then you will have too bow to pressure from your users , who may not have researched the issue as much ass you .
What about my other idea to replace the TwoWeeks procedure ?

Still , it will be interesting to see how many people actually vote.

*Glad**Glad**Glad**Glad*

I like the new time feature , wow , Hubdub admins are really putting their heads into this . Look on the bright side , if this conspicuous bugger did not game then you would never have had these new innovative ideas .

I also do not understand this process of no question creation for 2 weeks .
I simply do not understand how two weeks will make a difference , I mean why suddenly 2 weeks , why not 2 months or 2 years .
Instead I propose that in the future Hubdub does not implement this procedure ( lets call it the TwoWeeks proposal). Instead of this TwoWeeks procedure I think Hubdub should monitor all questions created by suspected users , examine all bets and if they find suspicious activity they suspend the question and ask the user to provide evidence for starting odds .

Come to think of it , I can not cast my vote even if I wanted since I believe that option 1 is too lenient and option 2 is too harsh . So I'd rather not vote.

Sorry I am a day late .
I am happy with the developments . I believe that my point is proven now , with Jerry admitting to getting money from a bug .
However getting back to the point I think this voting procedure is not justified. Its like you are throwing the responsibilities upon our shoulders . You are the owner of the site and you are expected to take action . We here can only suggest , not decide . By proposing a voting mechanism you are creating a democratic situation . This is extremely dangerous as in the future this procedure may have to be used again and then you will have to bow to pressure.
I think that this decision should not be published as a community decision if less than 1% of the users vote.
You are the owner , you decide .

Can the admins delay their decision by an hour or so . I am going to do further investigation when I am free and I promise all of you a convincing report (regarding action to be taken) within 8-10 hours .
Just give me some time and let me weigh out the options.

I am not against one user but I am against all the users who are convicted as well as those that are protesting . Even you are just a member of the site and your job is not to administer the site .
From other threads it has come to my notice that this user in question was fined some months ago . If after that instance there have been no issues raised by users while he made it to $300,000 why are you suddenly raising hell over $8000 . If there were any issues I am sure they would have been made public .
I also believe that all this started over some ICL tournament and a Badshahs vs. xyz team. Everyone was questioning why Satyaki set the odds to 50-50 . I did a bit of research , followed a link from one open question and I have made a startling discovery . These are figures from the last two matches of the Badshahs-
http://www.indiancricketleague.in/htm...
http://www.indiancricketleague.in/htm...
Surprising this "international" team has lost the competition . This means that this Satyaki may not have been lying all the time . However I know nothing more about ICL and I am sure others know more than I do about this league.

NOTE: " Its alright to game as long as you are not in the top five".
Can someone tell me how much this user was fined under the 50% scheme .

Its like all this time all the users had their guns pointed on this user , had their finger on the trigger but had no bullet. Suddenly someone gives them a bullet (which is way too small to use) and they all start firing .
I still say that this discussion indicates only one thing -
" Its alright to game as long as you are not in the top five".

While enjoying a relaxing Sunday I have made a survey of the previous quarters results and from careful investigation it has come to my notice that anyone on the top five must have a category where they can excel in . For crudsy its sports , for rohan and infernalmachine its business( also tech for rohan) , for satyaki its entertainment and sports while destry and jers seem to be allrounders.
Except this jerry fellow I believe that everyone is doing something or the other.
In short all these users create a large amount of questions regarding their categories and make profits there . According to me these people are hell bent on making money and thats why it hurts them the most . In addition to this I am sure that every user on the top 5 has some gaming ( I like the word !) history . Some people I believe do it secretly while others are not so careful . As pointed out by rohan , people will always bet wildly if an outcome is known or is obvious .
I think the need here is for more transparency .
The main reason I am doing this is because I think that this thread is no longer going towards the gaming topic but against the one man who was caught gaming . From what I understand - the common opinion is that "Its alright to game as long as you are not in the top five . If you are in the top five and you game then you're finished" Also I think that this topic should not be brought up by users lke crudsy and destry who themselves might (NOTE: might)
be no less.
I have looked throughall those users that were mentioned above by a user and I am surprised that none of them have been pulled into this !!

One more thing - I find it extremely strange that Satyaki himself is not responding to any of these allegations . I mean I recieved 50 mails in 7 hours , he must have got the same but still he remains quiet . Is he scared or has he left already?

Just answer one question for me -
Are you on Hubdub for the money ( which you can't spend anywhere nor save for retirement) or for the fun part ?
Do not say both because it cannot be done .

NOTE: I still have not taken a stand against Satyaki , so don't think that I approve of his actions.

Continued - Only we are not profiting from this

I personally think that we do not have all the facts out yet so we require an indepth investigation . This is NOT something which can be settled in a day . We need to find people with the proper knowledge and confirm with them .
I somehow do not like this idea of a strike . I cannot believe that people are charging at a person for making 8000 when they themselves have so much money . I mean its like we are truly acting like a news channel , picking up every small little crime and making it national news .

No offense - I have not taken a stand on this issue yet ( it hardly matter to me ) but from my viewpoint a user cannot multiply 8350 into a considerable fortune in the mentioned time period . Maybe he made 20,000 or so ( maximum ) from these funds but what I think is that every user on the top five is a hypocrite and they all indulge in similar activity . Its just that they don't make it public so we do not know about it yet .

No offense - I have not taken a stand on this issue yet ( it hardly matter to me ) but from my viewpoint a user cannot multiply 8350 into a considerable fortune in the mentioned time period . Maybe he made 20,000 or so ( maximum ) from these funds but what I think is that every user on the top five is a hypocrite and they all indulge in similar activity . Its just that they don't make it public so we do not know about it yet .

Helpful , reallly helpful , nice tips . Thanks krujis ! :P