The truth is the community never received a proper explanation for this; I implore you to find one.
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This isn't something that can just be whisked away.
But why now?
It looks like georgem is gaining nice momentum.
I can't wait to see more.
What's your sudden fascination with something that happened a year ago?
-sf-
Well, I agree he is gaining momentum. I have said I like where things are going. I wouldn't be donating if I didn't.
Why
now though?
No real particular reason. It was brought up, and now seems like a good time to address the issue because he has signaled that he is going to be more committed to the community and doing regular updates. Although action is better than words, I think an explanation in this matter would further show his commitment to the things he says he will do in the coming months.
The real question is "Would an explanation help the community or would it not?"
If an explanation would serve the project well (and I think evidence points to that being the case), then what possible reasons would there be to not do so?
I'm not here to moan as an investor who wants to see a profit and just disappear. I really want the project to succeed for its own merits as a great idea whose time has come.
There is also lots of evidence that a successful project, even mildly successful, can generate sufficient monthly revenue for one or two devs to work full time on the project, if that's what they choose. So it's as much a shame for Georgem as it is for everyone here for almost 2 years that we just want to get over that initial hurdle when we the community can take more active participation baking nodes, creating guides for noobs, getting the word out generally. That activity itself creates more people wanting to join the project. Remember that DASH doesn't really have anything other than masternodes and it has reached such a high level of adoption and community spirit just through people setting up nodes.
Its also a shame the project missed out on the opportunity to be part of the recent Blockcahin conference that Roger Ver eventually
organized in London. IIRC the idea for that conference (
http://blockchain2020.com) originated in this thread and it was to be of direct benefit to promote Spreadcoin through Bitcoin.com and Roger Ver. The conference went ahead but without us. I'm sure there will be other different opportunities in the future.
What I find myself suggesting is that people like me just back off and wait. I have taken the 'if it happens, it happens' attitude. The problem with that approach is Bittrex don't quite have the same wait patiently and see mentality.
It's a tricky one to get the right balance. But I am here for the long-term. Don't get me figured wrong as a moaner and finger pointer complaining that I haven't seen a ROI. If it was about money, I can assure you I would simply liquidate several DASH masternodes. Like I said, it would be great to get off the starting line and get more people onboard.