"Zen, I'll be happy to tell my side of this when the time is right . But not unlike yourself, I've also learned that once a volcano starts belching super heated gases the best thing to do is to let it blow and believe me, it's not done blowing yet.
Cipher"
Cipher- I have been reading your posts for some time, and quite frankly they are ridiculous. First, you never, ever address the issues. You dance around the allegations and respond to non-existent assertions and "threats". Additionally, you seem to enjoy posting metaphorical language that really serves no purpose. In your quote above, that whole volcano metaphor is absolutely ridiculous. You are dealing with people, not volcanoes. One can pull analogies and adages for any situation. "The early bird catches the worm." "Good things come to those who wait." Which one is it? A more appropriate volcano analogy would be if you considered your responses to be a giant plug that stopped the lava flow. If you did have legitimate excuses for the allegations, then those excuses would stop the flow of "super heated gases," right? The point is, address the issues, and stop beating around the bush. Beating around the bush just makes it seem as though you have no explanation and that everything levied against you is true.
SOMETHING is obviously not right with Cipher. According to the postings on this board, Cipher has failed to comply with his side of a "contract" on multiple occasions. I have not once seen Cipher deny these allegations. Instead of answering the "investor's" questions in a calm, level-headed, and straightforward manner, Cipher appears to string people along with unbelievable excuse after unbelievable excuse. The impression this gives me is that Cipher either (a) is deliberately scamming people and taking their money, OR (b) truly believes his system will work and intends to pay out, but he has lost the money and is unable to pay (wouldn't that be a rarity for a gambler?). If it is (b), his string of nonsensical responses are a great way for him to buy more time trying to win the money back, when in reality he is just digging a deeper hole.
Furthermore, Cipher's implication that anyone from this forum is in "hot water" for "deformation of character" is absurd. First, if Cipher actually had consulted an attorney, he might know that it is "defamation" and not "deformation". Also, he might know that it would be libel, not slander. Additionally, in most cases a plaintiff must prove that a defendant DELIBERATELY misrepresented the plaintiff and/or facts. People restating facts as told to them by involved parties does not constitute libel simply by virtue of those facts making a person look bad. If you do something that makes you look bad, and then someone tells the public about that something, it does not constitute libel.
The idea that Cipher would go to any legal authorities over this is a joke in itself. In case you didn't know, Cipher, investment groups and banks are regulated by an organization called the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can go to their website at
http://www.sec.gov and look into it. I am not 100% sure, but I am inclined to think that your little "investment fund" is not legal and therefore you reporting its existence to the authorities is unlikely.
One last point...I like how Cipher asserts that alluding to legal action constitutes a "threat". It may be a threat in the colloquial sense, but certainly not in the legal sense. So big deal? You are such a big man Cipher (figuratively and literally), why do you get so defensive?
See, Cipher? This is how you respond to things that are actually said. Notice how I didn't skirt the actual issues and respond to what I *wished* was the issue? If you are legit, then there will be legit answers for your inability to honor your agreement. If you are a fraud or a gambling addict, then the story will continue as it has.