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Yes, if either you or the person you are trading with does not have the authenticator active, it will hold your items for 3 days before completing the trade. If either person cancels the trade before then, they receive a 7 day trade lock-out.

Well, allow me to provide my experience thus far with the Mobile Authenticator, as well as answer any questions I can from what I've seen. 1. I do not have a Smartphone, but I do have an Android Tablet. This initially presented an issue, because lots of people were under the assumption that you NEEDED a Smartphone with a working number to sync the Mobile Authenticator. What I found was actually different. You do still need a number where you can receive an SMS message, so I just used my regular dumb-phone number, Valve sent the text, I inputted the code into the Mobile app on my tablet, and everything synced up. So it seems you only need to receive the SMS message ONCE, and then you never need the number again. So that basically clarifies that you don't need an active phone but once to get it working. 2. After activating my Mobile Authenticator, I logged out of Steam and logged back in, and was prompted for the code upon logging in. I found the code I inputted from the Mobile Authenticator worked and allowed me access, which verified that this can be done on any non-contracted tablet or smart device. 3. After I got in, I decided to try accessing third party sites using Steam. So, I went to backpack.tf, logged out, and logged back in. Once again, upon logging in, it requested the code. Extra security for accessing third party sites verified. 4. Once I verified I was protected on those fronts, I then decided to to a test trade. Found someone to buy one of my random items, and when the trade was initiated, it asked me to input my Authenticator code before it would accept the trade, and more importantly, DID NOT REQUIRE ME TO VERIFY IT THROUGH EMAIL. This was SOOOOO much more convenient to me, as email verification could sometimes take FOREVER to send the email. This popped up instantly on my tablet and notified me. This is a HUGE plus. I think this is livable and a better solution, convenience-wise, than having to do it through the email. It's faster and pops up instantly when needed. Sure, that means I have to have my tablet, but I've been wanting a feature like this from Steam for ages now. I just was unhappy that they implemented it the way they did. To answer a few questions: Yes, betting sites will be going the way of the dinosaur. No way to regulate all this and the trading period will kill most of this off. I expect a lot of bot sites to be the same, but scrap.tf has already found a workaround involving android emulators that should prove to be useful. No, this won't kill off low-end trading. I read somewhere that Valve plans on notifying traders in the trade window if a player does not have the Mobile Authenticator enabled as to prevent them from running into unwanted escrows. So it will slow trading down, but all the serious traders will enable the Mobile Authenticator and keep doing their thing. They'll just refuse to deal with players that don't have the authenticator. Same with middlemen. They aren't going anywhere. High profile trading servers will simply require you to have the Mobile Authenticator enabled or they will not middleman for you. As for the trolls who cancel their deal on the final day, I ALSO read somewhere that Valve will be putting a trade hold on any accounts that cancel their deals while they have items in escrow for a full week. No troll is gonna want to have a trade hold placed on their account and leave them unable to trade for seven days. Good solution to that potential problem. I'm still sour in the mouth about HOW this was implemented, but the app is solid, it works, it's seamless, and it will solve the scamming issue. Sure, it presents a hurdle for people without a smart device, but there are android emulators that you can get for free to alleviate this issue. It's a sudden and major change, but it could have been done worse.

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Member's Name: Matsi Member's Steam ID: go look for it. Information: Matsi has time an again demonstrated an immature and absolutely disgusting comments that range from giving blow jobs to stroking dogs. I demand something happen because these comments including his attitude need to have something be done to them. But i see the same sh*t and it feels like he can get away with it. Stroking dogs: He back peddles saying that he was talking about his job however in this context rabid is talking about having sex with animals and in this context matsi is actually talking about stroking a dog. In no way was his salon in the conversation and it's obvious what he means by this statement. Many people found this disgusting (myself including) and are upset nothing was done about it. Next is just from today: He's talking about his encounters in giving a blow job. What the f*ck? Why would anyone want to know this? Why would this come up? Why would you tell a bunch of 16 year old kids this? Keep in mind he has done this ON servers talking about his fantasies and fetishes and i had personally had to tell him to knock it off. His actual avatar: Matsi That wolf looks like it's drinking semen. I literally cannot understand and everytime i look at it, i feel a sick turning in my stomach making this member protest even more hard. Attitude: Important Steam Expoit. That whole thread is just matsi belittling people for being concerned about a steam exploit and didn't want to get scared. Regardless if it's credible or not it's still best to be cautious especially with the countless amount of bots out there. There are also countless times in the past where matsi has caused stupid shit to happen however some are from years ago and while i would love to add them it wouldn't be very fair. such as There is also always a smart A*s comment from matsi on shoutbox that's always there but since there is no shoutbox archive i can't go and get them.

I guess I may as well post this as I have had the idea to post a member protest for quite some time. Well here we go this has been a long time coming. Cons: General Instigation - Constantly post in threads of no concern to him, in a division that he has no substantial contributions to with the sole purpose to either stir the pot or cause a rift. Contradicting Actions- The old sayinig of can dish it but cant take it. Can be incredibly rude and abrasive, but the second it happens to him he makes reports, messages silence, and will not stop until a breed of his own justice is served. Rudeness- Speaks for itself. Entirely unapproachable in any matter, looks down upon members. General Abrasiveness- Self explanatory, when most members are asked, this is the first quality they present about him. Entitlement- Believes his rank is a form of power, and those under him have no opinion or anything to add to his own idea of any given situation. Anti Social activity / trolling Animal Cruelty - Not getting into details, but if Tarin was removed for felonious acts, then this should apply too, according to my states laws. You can usually find him laughing about this matter. Pros: -Catches rulebreakers. Im opening this up to the public, and I hope that most of you will voice your opinions on the matter here, because most of you have so much to say behind closed doors. Matsi is unfit for staff, (You know who you are, and your rank, speak up and dont leave me hanging) his division is unhappy with his attitude, his abrasiveness, and entitlemeent. He posts with an elitist opinion on topics that he doesnt agree with, but the second someone has an issue with something he has posted, he messages Silence INCESSANTLY acting as a victim. His own division agrees he is good at moderating rulebreakers, but has a horrible attitude and is generally unpleasnt to be around. No one wants to play with him. They want him demoted. He is a bonafide animal abuser. Personally, Im not comfortable around a fricking felon, especially as someone who grew up in a rescue dog foster house. Its a felony. A FELONY. and we let him go about his business here, when we have gotten rid of other criminals in the past. Here are some ANONYMOUS QUOTES on the matter: TF2- "If we have a good amount of stuff to tack up, I'd say sure. Not gonna lie, I've wanted him gone for a while. He has been a real nuisance for a good long time. He is very combative and confrontational" "because hes all whole nother level of nasty. He wants things like DM and DL for immunity to others? Like really? He doesnt want to add to the community, he wants power" "I think he gets off on being an butthole to people, i cant stand being around him and he shouldnt have aa staff position" "The dog stuff is fricked up, thats not something a SANE person would just take apart of" "THEN, there is the issue with Matsi's confession about sexually abusing a dog. Elephant in the room. What a dude does in his own privacy is his own business and whatnot...but allow me to point out that we have fudgecanned others for similar, (and in one instance, a much less obstructive, albeit still serious issue). Tarin and Xerses immediately come to mind. Where do we decide is an okay level of federal offenses? Assault to animals is still a federal crime. It isn't child abuse or child pron, but it is still pretty fricked up." "Matsi, as we have discovered, has been going to Silence with every little petty issue he can stir up, and always paints himself as the victim in every circumstance, even if it was his actions that caused the problems to begin with. Now, I don't know about you, but if I was a manager of some retail store and one of my employees was constantly the cause of problems, never tried to correct his mistakes, and always went to my boss with lies about the problems in my store, I'd be livid. This is essentially what Matsi is doing." CSGO= "He puts his nose in places it doesnt belong to get a reaction, thee whole vector thing is a good example" "Hes not welcome in this division" "What would I say? you mean aside from the obvious lol?" Feel free to own up to these quotes as your own. I havent met anyone as miserable to be within any form of contact with, someone who has such a terrible rep here yet acts like they are entitled to this place. I sure as hell do NOT want him within any distance of my division yet alone in this clan. I had decided against posting my own member protest for a handful of reasons, but seeing as how he has now gone from talking about his 'fetishes' in private venues, he is now spouting INCREDIBLY PERVERSE SEXUAL content on the forums itself, I feel as i should add my two cents. At the very least- I do not want him anywhere near my division, this includes having access to the CSGO forums. I have had many conversations with many of you, now is your chance to speak your mind, please man up and say all the things you say behind his back so that this can be handled. Hes a felonious pervert and should take his sick ways elsewhere. +1