A story of a dedicated Community Manager.

There is arguably nothing more important to an idea or concept than the community that supports it, for without that community no idea can get off the ground. You need people who believe in the idea, and for those individuals to band together to make the idea successful. A community of individuals share common ways of thinking with similar goals and ideals. They are the network of individuals that fuel any type of cause or idea in the world. They are the experts, the novices, the innovators, the teachers, that make ideas come to life and bring concepts into reality.

Managing a rapidly growing and diverse community is no easy task, it commands a developed sense of communication, listening, and a vast wealth of relevant knowledge. It means helping individuals who are looking to learn, to ask questions, and to then make informed future decisions. There seems to be no shortage of individuals who not only need to voice their opinions and have those opinions heard, but also to acquire knowledge from the community itself in order to allow positive and organic growth. After all, that’s how a community is built.

A fake Tudor sending a wallet address for BCH (Bitcoin Cash) to an innocent Telegram member.

Mediating between the Viewly team and it’s rapidly growing community is Tudor Ozy, dedicated community manager and go-to resource for all things Viewly. Tudor brings with him an incredible passion for computer engineering and software development as well as a talent for bringing people and ideas together. Since their inception the team at Viewly have been providing open and ongoing communication with it’s growing number of investors via their Telegram chat and other social media avenues, with Tudor at the helm.

On a day to day basis Tudor has dedicated himself to the needs of the community, often working insanely long hours to ensure the Viewly community is in good health, that the truth of concepts and current happenings are conveyed in a way that builds trust between Viewly and it’s investors. You could say Tudor is a trust builder, and trust is what drives all global economy.

In addition to all these duties Tudor is also in charge of weeding out the bad apples that seem to infiltrate Telegram chats so rampantly these days. Hundreds of scammers have been caught and banned by Tudor, Marko Stojkoski and the other admins. These fraudulent accounts claim false truths or flat out pretending to be other people, and is an all time high we've seen.

Its no surprise that these imposers lurk around the Viewly Telegram channel as the project is backed by big names such as Bitcoin Pioneer — Charle Shrem and Vasja Zupan — COO of one of the original Bitcoin exchanges. Many scammers utilize this already built sense of trust to prey on newcomers to the platform.

On an ongoing basis Tudor has been confronted with a number of individuals claiming to be none other than himself, masquerading as Tudor trying to steal ETH from innocent people within the Telegram chat. These individuals have gone so far as setting up accounts using Tudor’s own photos and posting in the Viewly Telegram instructing investors to send ETH their way.

One of these individuals even contacted Tudor by accident using a fake account with his photo and in his name asking him to invest in their product not knowing they are talking to the actual Tudor!

Some may call this a coincidence, others may call it blatant stupidity but no matter how you look at it, these are the people Tudor has to deal with, and protect the rest of us from.

A fake phone call through Telegram of an impostor Tudor.

Imagine getting a call from someone using your name and your photo trying to steal from you and your community, this is the kind of headache Tudor masterfully deals with on a regular basis. It’s not everyday you get to speak with a scammer who is personally imitating you and contacting you directly. It takes a certain kind of person to be able to put up with these kinds of problems and still have a smile on their face.

As you can see below, the real Tudor Ozy can only laugh and shake his head at the blatant stupidity of these imitators, and we can too. After all, to see something fake on the Internet is a daily occurrence for us all.

A fake account trying to join the Official Viewly Telegram group with a similar name.

With so many fraudulent users making things difficult for Tudor, one can really appreciate the dedication and hard work it takes to manage a growing community such as Viewly’s. Between answering general questions, chatting with telegram members via private messaging, and banning hundreds of fake and dangerous accounts, Tudor has earned our respect as a hard working and honest member of the Viewly team.

The day of the Viewly token sale Tudor spent the next 72 hours straight managing the tsunami of activity and interest that came forth in the Viewly community — a true testament to his work ethic no doubt. Although we still have no idea how a human being can stay up for 3 straight days hard at work, Tudor is a shining example of what can be done when you are fully dedicated.

It begs the question if Telegram itself is even suitable for ICO’s, as most ICO’s seem to be utilizing this service. With the authenticity of a Telegrams user base in question, the information therein becomes questionable. ICO’s themselves are already dangerous territory for some as many people have already been burned by and lost money on bait-and-switch ICO’s. Although most of these toxic ICO’s fail outright when it comes to communication, there are still some out there that are trustworthy, but how are we to tell?

A fake Tudor with stolen avatar trying to get an innocent person to sent ETH to a personal wallet address as a false investment. The scammer even tried calling the victim in this case.

It comes down to the depth and breadth of communication between the community and the team themselves. If communication is vague, misleading, or downright dishonest that’s usually a good sign of things going wrong within the ICO. Compared with ICO’s that have engaged and constant communication it’s a no-brainer.

Should the ICO world ditch Telegram entirely for a more robust and trustworthy platform for communication? Hard to say. If Telegram makes the improvements necessary to make their service more water tight then it would be widely considered to be a viable product, but as it stands now Telegram we have yet to see any improvements.

Over 800 people have been banned by Tudor in less than 20 days.

The alternatives still lend themselves to individuals cheating their way into spreading false information within them. Unfortunately, as soon as you let the general public in you also let in this kind of issue. Is there any way to stop this kind of issue in it’s tracks? Only time will tell.