h3llbent,
Not sure, other than a general plan to keep similar topics consolidated in one place.
The problem was there were suddenly several threads all repeating the same rumors that started on another site, and asking questions based upon those rumors.
Anybody clicking on to the forum at that point in time would automatically make an assumption that Topbet was a scam site being operated by crooks using betEd's backend and all supported by Covers.
None of which is turning out to be true.
This is a totally unfair situation to a site, in this case Topbet, which suddenly finds itself getting slammed in a forum and accused of horrendous misdeeds based upon minimal evidence offered by a site that has been known to make up scandals to embarrass rivals and enemies.
This situation caught us by surprise. We have been around this biz for a long time and know a lot of people, and nothing about Topbet had struck us as shady. But we don't know everything. So somebody made a decision to take down those posts while we investigated the situation. You know... innocent until proven guilty.
Now we have investigated. We have talked to a number of knowledgeable industry people who might be familiar with Topbet and the people in question. Nobody we have talked to sees any connection or relevance. Everybody seems to agree that it's just a case of a bully trying to smear some former employees.
In the meantime, my post at the top of this forum has been up for 24 hours and not one person has posted any stories of non-payment either.
So, right now we are fully convinced that Topbet is solid and we are ready to reinstate them. It will probably happen within the next hour or so.
However, there were a few people, notably camicon, who were very disturbed by the situation yesterday, and the question remains whether they still believe Topbet is a scam site.
So I'm trying to reach out to these people and let them know the reasons for our decision, and to start the dialog now.
My hope is that they don't log onto the site, see that Topbet has been reinstated, and then immediately start posting nasty threads without being fully aware of our side of the story.
How's that sound?