Thank you for all of your comments. First thing to make clear is that WE ARE ALL STEEM-AMBASSADORS, and should behave as such as much as possible if we want our wonderful Steemiverse to succeed.

We have scrutinized the comments to this blog long and hard. The first thing to note is that the level of professionalism from both sides of the argument is disappointing. Please do not forget that what you write on a blockchain stays there forever. There are clearly a lot of personal emotions and a lot of history in this discussion regarding the legitimacy of Hive account@future24. It would do both sides of the argument well to remove this emotion and history from this discussion all together and try to remain objective and positive with your contributions to this thread.

At #promo-steem and @steem-amabassador, we are trying to run a decentralized community. It is absolutely imperative that we stay unbiased, balanced and fair, do not take sides and try to act in the most objective way possible.

For disputes such as these, we must therefore focus ONLY on the actual evidence that is proven beyond doubt and give the accused a chance to reply.

There is a lot of conjecture, accusation and opinion in these comments that do not provide any clear un-disputable evidence whatsoever. These are listed below along with a response on our position.

There was a limited amount of actual evidence provided as part of this thread. We have reviewed and included it in the list below along with our position.

ACCUSATIONS & OPINIONS WITHOUT PRESENTING EVIDENCE:
Please note that since there is no evidence presented with the below points, it is very hard to remain objective when commenting on them, and these points will not be included in the decision to accept Hive account@future24 into the Hive account@steem-ambassador program unless concrete evidence is presented.

* Hive account@future24 has taken part in Multi Level Marketing Schemes
Providing there is no provable legal case against Hive account@future24 in which he has been proven guilty by a jury of his peers, it is very difficult to conclude anything from these comments.

* Referral link spamming
There is zero evidence of this presented

* Founded his own coin which turned out to be a scam
Hive account@future24 made rebuttal in these comments that it was an experiment and that he has plans to revive this project. Also Hive account@future24 stated that he bought back a lot of the coins. He took investments from others at their own risk and some of the investors believe that nothing happened with the project and that their money is lost. Without further prosecution in a court of law, it is also very difficult to draw conclusion to these comments.

* Close friends are abusers of the blockchain
We cannot hold Hive account@future24 liable for this. However, we do not support steem ambassadors who abuse the blockchain and we will remove them from their roles as ambassadors if clear, un-disputable evidence is presented that any ambassadors are abusing the blockchain in this way.

* Hive account@future24 Should improve his actions on the steem blockchain
If Hive account@future24's actions on the blockchain have been improper, this is a great opportunity for him to know that the eyes of the community will be watching closely to confirm if this is the case or not. The Hive account@steem-amabsador guidelines are clearly shown HERE, if these are broken a further case (with evidence) can be made as to whether he is behaving properly or not.

* He is not the type of person we should have as a steem ambassador
This is highly subjective. His application meets the requirements. There is a nice balance of supporters on both sides. The support for or against is not overwhelming in either case. We cannot include this in our decision,as it is not objective.

EVIDENCE PROVIDED:
Some of the points in this thread were provided with actual evidence. These are included in our decision as to whether to proceed with Hive account@future24 or not.

* Steemit profile links to a toothpaste shop
See link HERE
This is not a problem and does not violate the steem ambassador responsibilities

* Close Friend Hive account@lex030’s Cat Hive account@filou was abusing the blockchain
As of writing this does not happen now. This is also not in the control of the Hive account@future24 account. His account cannot be judged for the actions of other accounts. By judging based on this it sets a precedent that is incredibly difficult and even impossible to control in future.

* Single pictures upvoted by Hive account@lex030 & Hive account@future24 excessively
This happened 8 months ago see HERE, HERE & HERE.
It is questionable as to whether this can be perceived as abuse, but this is the most negative evidence against Hive account@future24 to his becoming a steem ambassador.
Should this type of behavior be seen in future in any steem ambassador, it may affect their status as a steem ambassador. With the knowledge that the steem blockchain is now watching, we hope that this discourages any ambassadors from behavior that may be perceived by others as abusing the rewards pool of the blockchain in anyway.

CONCLUSION
Hive account@future24 you have clearly annoyed a lot of people who clearly have a significant personal stake in the blockchain. We must listen to them and their concerns. They are concerned that you are not the right person for this role and that yur previous behaviors jeopardize the credibility of promo-steem and the steem ambassador program.
We understand their concerns and they are well noted.
However we feel that there is a compromise here and request both sides to follow our request below:
Not wanting to punish someone for any of their previous behaviors, no matter how subjective the perception of the behaviors by others, we would like to offer Hive account@future24 the benefit of the doubt on this one and let him become a steem amabssador.
We however, also echo some of the concerns that were voiced in this thread, and would like to offer the accusers the opportunity to observe Hive account@future24 and his behaviors from this point forwards. If there is clear evidence of an abuse of position or abuse of the blockchain, we invite anyone finding this to present clear and un-disputable evidence of it. We will do everyhting in our power to review and take according actions.

Having reviewed everything in this thread, we are confident that Hive account@future24 will not abuse his position as a steem ambassador or the blockchain from this point forwards.

We are also confident that the community will do its job in objectively keeping a watchful eye on our ambassadors so that we can minimize negative behaviors and keep our ambassadors accountable to the community that they serve.

STEEM-ON and promote the hell outta steem wherever and whenever you can!