Sidebar: I know the motivations of people who post in every single goddamn thread that MtGox stands for "Magic the Gathering: Online eXchange" (ie, "tee-hee! giggle giggle! laugh!").
However, there is also someone in every thread who replies to this assertion to say that they never actually traded Magic cards. My question is, what is your motivation for this? I could think of three off the top of my head:
a. Emotional need to defend MtGox
b. Intellectual need to correct misinformation
c. Refocusing; it's an ad hominem and detracts from the real problems with MtGox
I appreciate the directness of the question. Can't speak for others, but in my case, it's (b) - I was one of the gigglers until I read one of the rebuttals you mention. Just trying to help the meme flow.
However, there is also someone in every thread who replies to this assertion to say that they never actually traded Magic cards. My question is, what is your motivation for this? I could think of three off the top of my head: