Quote from: LaudaM on March 09, 2015, 09:04:35 PM

Quote from: danielpbarron on March 09, 2015, 07:08:37 PM

Quote from: LaudaM on March 09, 2015, 07:04:10 PM

Explaining the main chain is difficult enough, trying to get people to understand offchains too is a bit much.

I would bet that most people on this forum already use an "offchain" solution, in that they do not maintain their own full node. If you're using a website or an app to manage your funds, you won't notice the difference when your transactions aren't individually sent on the blockchain, but instead bundled up with all the other petty transactions and sent at the end of the day/week.

Are you appealing to your own emotions or instincts, or are you saying that most people use an offchain solution because it has not been proven that they aren't? You can't just pull such statements out of a hat.

Well, I said I would bet. People don't usually bet on certainties, or there would be nobody to take the other side. And perhaps I should clarify: most of the people who voted in favor of the size increase in this thread's poll are probably not running a full node; most of the people who voted against the size increase probably are. I'm just pulling those numbers out of my ass, and it would probably be considered a bad bet anyway.

Quote from: Arghhh on March 09, 2015, 09:06:55 PM

Look kiddo, I don't mean to sound condescending... but you can't use MP as a guru and expect people to take you seriously...

... You do know what condescending means don't you?

I am not at all surprised that my comments on this forum are not well accepted. Before bitcoin came along I was (and still am) one of those people who preaches a literal interpretation of The Bible, against the entire world. It has never been my goal to fit in or make lots of friends. My goal is strictly to tell the truth, no matter how offensive it may be.