# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-04-14 18:31:41
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5819.msg85930#msg85930

RE: paying somebody to monitor the faucet:  good idea, although I like the idea of some kind of "community watch" more.  And monitoring the Faucet is an all-day-and-night, all-the-time kind of job.  And if the scammers are willing to try to drain the faucet slowly then they could create accounts with more realistic-looking names and would be able to sneak by the monitors... @p{par}

RE: just using testnet coins:  I worry about people starting to trade testnet coins, giving them real value.  Giving lots of newbies who don't really understand bitcoin testnet coins seems like a really good way to make that happen! @p{par}

RE: proof-of-work before getting coins:  Interesting idea!  Some JavaScript in-the-browser proof-of-work that required keeping the 'get some' page open for a minute or six might make the cost to the scammers high enough that the bitcoin reward wouldn't be worth it. @p{par}

RE: looking at the google account creation date:  that information isn't available to the Faucet's code (unless I'm missing something in the Google App Engine API). @p{brk}