Quote from: danielpbarron on January 26, 2015, 09:59:56 PM

Quote from: inBitweTrust on January 26, 2015, 09:13:53 PM

This issue shouldn't be rushed and Gavin is doing the right thing by allowing critics time to point out weaknesses and the community to come to consensus.

Gavin isn't "allowing" anything; this is all a big show for nothing. This is his last hurrah as a power-ranger. His last big "look at me I'm still important" moment. Why do you guys hold him in such high regard? If you look at his contributions to bitcoin, you'd realize he is more of a parasite than a leader. The same goes for derpanopolus and every other celebritarian that floats by the front page of reddit. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say it's because most of you can't actually afford to speculate on a long-term investment. Hucksters like Buterin and Taaki come along to delight you with tales of "blockchain technologies," reassuring the maliciously stupid that they don't need to actually invest in anything; their ideas and feelings are what's valuable, and that's not for sale! That's why it's always "the community" this, and "mass adoption" that: bitcoin is your social club; you're just in it for hooking up. Meanwhile, actual people actually care about bitcoin, and they ain't forkin' it.

Or, more likely, your real concern is that you suspect you're in the minority, so you have to try to discredit the fork in every way you can think of. You need to convince end-users, miners, exchange operators, merchant/payment processors and web wallet providers to join you to make the old chain sustainable. Consensus is king and you aren't confident you're going to get it, hence the aggressive, fear-mongering tone all your posts convey. You're afraid and lashing out. Most people are taking a moderate wait-and-see approach, but that isn't an option if you think your preferred chain won't get the support it needs to survive. You need to go on the attack to try and change people's minds and that's what you'll keep doing for the rest of this thread.

Quote from: danielpbarron on January 26, 2015, 05:40:06 PM

I tell you, not to win an argument, but to warn you.

Call me skeptical, but I don't get the impression you have anyone's interests at heart but your own (and Mircea's, seeing as you can only link to things he contributes to). Consider me "warned". Roll Eyes