I was quite vocal about SMP being a scam and the thing I've learned most is that people seem to defend their favorite marketplace and down vote or slander the OP for even daring to raise the possibility of a possible scam.
I got torn to shreds on a personal level and downvoted because I posted that thread. Funnily enough those who were most vocal in saying how much of an idiot I was have posted saying they're certain of the SMP scam.
I'm not bitter. I'm concerned. If warnings and anything other than praise for a marketplace is given the warnings fall through the cracks and I can guarantee were I not OP I certainly wouldn't want to vocalise any support for an unpopular viewpoint.
http://www.reddit.com/r/SheepMarketplace/comments/1rpjdp/smp_waiving_of_tx_fees_part_of_scam/
We all need to start thinking critically on these situations. If people disagree with any posts like mine above I'd certainly welcome debate- but reflex defence of SMP was evidently something which could've stopped more deposits to SMP.
SMP got away with an ongoing scam solely because posts like mine were trashed. Don't make people hesitate to give negative marketplace feedback towards them. It allows scams like SMP to thrive
The problem is that contrary to popular belief, lots of drug users are close minded and short sighted. I've always been one to comment if a downvote something.