Edit: we just had an amazing person (who wishes to remain anonymous) donate 10 BTC so we will be resuming operations 1/27/16! We need to figure out logistics for the future, so codes are still taking a break for one day.
Second edit: we've received another large donation offer. You people are truly wonderful souls. I suppose it wouldn't be a bad time to shamelessly plug our donation address (listed here)? If you do donate, please let me know who you are if you'd like recognition!
Link: http://avengerfxkkmt2a6.onion/index.php?topic=837
Quoted here, for those who don't have access to tor at the moment:
Hello darknet friends and family!
We have made great progress over the past months in the testing of DNM substances. We've created our own forum, gained a partnership with one of the top substance-testing laboratories in the world, and sent out over 100 codes for samples for users to test their gear for free! Some vendors have been outed as having inferior, dangerous, or mis-advertised product. However, most of the results have come back as being legitimate and very pure. We are very pleased with this, as it means users are getting what they order and expect, and from a harm-reduction standpoint this is wonderful news.
Due to funding issues, we need to pause operations for a short time, until we can complete our first round of fundraising. Starting Tuesday, January 26th 2016 (UTC), we will pause giving out codes until further notice. If you requested your code before 1/26/16 then you will still receive a code if you haven't already.
This is something quite amazing! We were able to send out over 100 tests so far. At the current exchange rate, that's over $8,200 USD! We wouldn't have been able to do this without the help of some extremely generous humans such as Grams, Top_Gear_UK, and Quantik, along with many other unnamed individuals (you know who you are-if you'd like to be named, send me a message!)
Be on the lookout for our 50/50 raffle coming very soon! You'll find the announcement in our Announcements section at the top of our forum.
We also have some other ideas thanks to some highly thoughtful individuals, which we would like feedback on:
Each test code will cost $5. This is a small price, and we think that it will add at least a nominal barrier to entry. It will also help with the issue of users requesting codes and never sending anything in. When this happens, it's a pain to deal with, and it happens more than we'd like.
Offer a cheaper non-quantitative analysis to detect adulterants. Reagent test + Thin Layer Chromatography. This can give useful results for cocaine, speed, MDMA, ketamine, heroin... not RCs. Of course we prefer quantitative tests, but for a cocaine user it can make a difference to know if their sample is just cocaine or coke + levamisole + fenacetine + who knows.
We owe a huge thanks to everyone who has donated, sent in samples, and posted to our forum. We're eternally grateful, for without you none of this would be possible.
Side note: if you think that it is pertinent for a sample to be tested within this window of closure (for example multiple users reporting problematic product) message me or another mod and we will work something out.
With kind love,
The DNM Avengers staff
Will the forum still be up and running?