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(worst case scenario) This brings even more concern, if Theymos does not support the changes and they get forced we will end up in a very bad situation. Everything will split and the fight for survival will start.
Why is Theymos that relevant in this case?
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Well you need to take into consideration the reputation of this place. This is like the central place for Bitcoin related discussions. Everything else is pretty minor (except reddit maybe). If the forum breaks down into 2 along with everyone else, well then, then we would live though the darkest days of Bitcoin (along with the losing fork, whichever it turns out to be).
Theymos (aka, Thermos) has so far run a remarkably censorship free forum, and with some minor exceptions all of the mods he selects are good about this. Several who have abused their mod bit seem to be no longer among us. I am sure that a fair bit of the content drives Thermos and his mods nuts but they can be commended for sticking to the laize-faire principles that Theymos, at least, seems to profess. I give him slack for tolerating some individuals who are pretty scammy because I appreciate consistency in this regard. I would be surprise to see Theymos run the forum with a significant tilt toward promoting one fork or another should internecine warfare break out.