Re: NEM Official Thread - Redemption ends[Updates&Discussion]
Here are some interesting stats about the accounts in NEMESIS:
avg post count: 211
avg registered days after NEM start: -64 (meaning registered 64 days before NEM start on avg)
avg number of days since last active (from 3/8): 65
For comparison, here are the same stats for sock accounts:
avg sock post count: 5
avg sock registered days after NEM start: 11
avg number of days since socks were last active: 203
avg post count: 211
avg registered days after NEM start: -64 (meaning registered 64 days before NEM start on avg)
avg number of days since last active (from 3/8): 65
For comparison, here are the same stats for sock accounts:
avg sock post count: 5
avg sock registered days after NEM start: 11
avg number of days since socks were last active: 203
You can't rely on this because Ripple Giveaway led to a lot of sockpuppet accounts created in advance (because of expectations that another coin will use the same approach). For a better assessment you should do Resource Testing trick which would show how many computers are owned by the remaining accounts. If you get that only 30% accounts own a computer then you could reliably assume that 70% are sockpuppets.
In this case, post count is a fair approximation for a proof of work
People who have only 1 post in the past year are not likely to be real people. And if they are, then they are even less likely to be able to contribute anything to NEM.
There was no requirement of an amount of posts for the people who paid for their stakes in the beginning. And paying or investing in the development of NEM is in my opinion already contributing to NEM. There are people like me who have contributed initially by investing and followed the progress of an interesting development project from the sidelines and now find themselves kicked out. It doesn't mean that they are not going to contribute by supporting the economy after the launch. People just have different amount of time, skills and knowledge to participate in the conversation.
No, so posts were just one criteria. As explained in the forums, IPs or fingerprints had to be linked. Once that link was established, the posts of potential socks were read and determined if they were a real person or not.
But don't worry, there will be a way for legitimate people to complain.