If your not going to do anything with this coin and let it die give it to me lol Ill do something with it ill get it out there and on some more exchanges and do what needs to be done.I dont hide my identity and many know me from the crypto spaces.The consensus is no one wants a swap they almost NEVER work.It just makes people pissed off and more work.If your pretty well know yea but your using a newbie account.
If there is a legitimate reason for a coinswap (switching to a new codebase, etc.) and it is done transparently and honestly there is nothing inherently wrong with coinswaps. The thing is that 99% of the time, a coinswap is done just as an excuse for the dev to get a fuckton of free coins because there are inevitably going to be lost coins that are never swapped to the new chain.
You don't need the dev's approval to take over the coin. Just make a new ANN and do it. Could always try collaborating with him as well. Doesn't matter to me. The coin is practically worthless right now as it is.