Quote from: IncludeBeer on September 12, 2017, 07:29:48 AM

Quote from: szfinx on September 12, 2017, 06:46:33 AM

Quote from: IncludeBeer on September 12, 2017, 06:29:11 AM

Quote from: smeee on September 12, 2017, 04:49:07 AM

from all I have read DCR is a very sound project with very good underlying fundamentals and a good schedule for improvements

so what it really needs is the exposure - marketing etc

probably the best exposure is when it is listed on exchanges because then people notice it and start to research it.

I also think a DCR/USD cross on an exchange will allow it to expand

Devs have already addressed this. This project isn't the kind that boasts or makes promises on future developments. All the best improvements to the code base were done or nearly completed before "public" announcements came (unless you follow the github, then you're always in the know Cheesy

). I don't think current market price is a real concern to all those really invested in the project. Like many others, I'd prefer to keep marketing efforts to a minimum. Let the tech improve. Let's get LN running. Smart Contracts. Enhanced privacy solution (stoked to watch this unfold).

Unfortunately this is the attitude of the Decred project as you described... And this is the reason why investors stopped waiting and moving away.
Marketing and PR are at least as important as the tech itself...

If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
- Ecclesiastes 11:4

Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what youve got, and fix it along the way.
- Paul Arden

I'm quite happy to buy into lower prices. No reason to worry about price now. It's already pumped up > 400% over last year. What reason is there to put particular efforts into marketing right now? Better to continue work according to the current roadmap and project plans.

Let's finish that, then the devs can assess the situation again and see what makes sense.

Oddly enough ... I am in the middle of th road on this thought-line. Literally.
It feels time for Decred to do something, and I'm not thinking a full blown media blitz, nor am I thinking wait and make it perfect...
But it needs to integrate with something to show a real-world usability. Show the masses how to use this wonderful toy that has been created.

My $0.02 : A new version of OpenBazaar has just been released ... does it still allow other currencies to fork it still ? (the previous linux version failed me terribly, so I gave up playing with it) Putting Decred on a platform like that for now would get it in many more users hands. Even if the platform is replaced by something of Dev's own further down the road, there will be a broader userbase adept at transacting in it. (And you have to admit, at the current price, it is much easier for Newbs to buy in, on a easy platform)