Quote from: Lauda on April 11, 2017, 06:53:43 PM

OP, you made a grave mistake by not self-moderating this thread. Anything that is even remotely positive about Segwit or Bitcoin Core, even when we are talking about *facts*, will get smashed by the group of hired goons. You can find them in all related threads, see: franky, jonald, Alex, kiklo. There are some that occasionally come and go, see: zimmah.

This thread is already flooded with such responses, even though the article mentions *some factual improvements*.

I'll keep that in mind. I've never done a moderated thread as I do have an antipathy towards censorship, but it may be time to learn. (Even if I were to do so, I'd only censor rude/vulgar posts and invite them to try again, not ones I disagree with.)

As it stands, I think most people just check the OP and link if there is one, and don't wade into all the comments most of the time. But if they do, I would be stunned if the average reader just wandering into this debate found themselves persuaded by the over-the-top, often rude and vulgar (not all, but a few), and kooky conspiracy-minded posting of the anti-SW crowd.

The average person, for example, is going to note that most Bitcoin organizations and developers favor Segwit. If it's such a terrible idea as the more obnoxious ranters say yelling specious claims about technical risks and so forth, then why are so many people supporting it? Why do we keep hearing about BU's code failing but not SW crashing and burning? There is a huge discordance between anti-SW rhetoric and reality, and they aren't making themselves persuasive with their wild rhetoric. (Insofar as a couple of them are more restrained and trying to be more measured in their responses, I thank them for that. But they are not representative.)

All in all, I thank them for bumping the thread, and driving people away from their viewpoint. It helps people understand the benefits and need for Segwit, and why we likely need to push through a UASF despite the headaches. I'd remind everyone that the clock is ticking, and every day BitMain mines with covert ASICBOOST the more mining become centralized under their domination. (Please don't insult my intelligence by saying that just because they admitted they spent the time and effort to design ASICBOOST into their chips doesn't mean they are using it.)