Quote from: Pinstripe on February 20, 2018, 04:54:29 AM

Quote from: byteball3r on February 20, 2018, 03:03:46 AM

Quote from: Malek17 on February 20, 2018, 12:57:42 AM

the community feel bitter,i wouldn't be surprised if someone fork Byteball in the near future.

Yeah, a fork would do well in this environment where users' wishes are not considered.

edit: censorship?

Quote from: CryptoBest, reddit

Dear Tonych,

There is much I was hoping for in your announcement,

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1608859.msg30564528#msg30564528

and I love that you seem to be showing at least some flexibility with regard to Distributions as ByteBall grows.

But the Airdrop Issue has been handled clumsily with the potential to severely damage the ByteBall Platform Reputation and Community.

Please consider immediately issuing a release stating that one of the most important reasons for cancelling the Planned Airdrop was missed, and not mentioned, namely - The Cryptopia Situation.

It would after all be unethical and wrong for Byteball to go ahead with the Airdrop, given the potential loss of millions of Bytes from their rightful owners.
Doing this helps take the edge off the awkward and clumsy handling of the Airdrop Distribution issue, and not only saves from potential embarrassment, but also honors the previously implied Airdrop by having "one last drop" at a later time - once the Cryptopia Situation is made right.

It's a great compromise, and it goes a long way to not pissing off half of your community.

If you guys are really smart, you can turn this PR disaster into something really positive - potentially even a marketing coup!

Seize the day and promise to roll out upgrades to ByteBall that include a new and improved roadmap, and please make a commitment to help build, respect and value your community more. We need to feel that we are a part of this process.

ByteBall cannot succeed without a Strong & Vibrant Community - surely you realize this?

(Where is Eli? - did you not consult with him first before making this announcement?)

No matter... Given the circumstances, ByteBall Did the Right Thing when the Cryptopia Situation is taken into account.

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UPDATE #1: Obviously adding the Cryptopia Situation to the announcement is a time sensitive thing that gets weaker with the passage of time - so far it looks like no one cares enough about the offended members of the community to do anything to help smooth things over - sad.

UPDATE #2: Some of you might find it interesting that I made a very similar post on the ByteBall bitcointalk.org thread which immediately got deleted by a moderator - no reason given.

Why was my post deleted? What was so offensive? Did I not make some valid points and provide a decent suggestion to manage the optics of the announcement?

As a sincere ByteBall fan who is only seeking the best for the project, I find this kind of censorship deeply disturbing.

Thank you byteball3r!

I appreciate what you did by publishing my censored post. (I go by CryptoBest on Reddit)

There is no question that this matter could have been handled with much more sophistication and sensitivity
- what value is there in degrading an already weak and divided community?

Tony seems remarkably out of touch with one of ByteBalls most important assets - the Community.

ByteBall won't succeed if it continues in this manner - no matter how good the technology.

Censorship is worrying. Not listening to the voice of the community is one thing; trying to silence the voice reeks of authoritarianism.
Even if you have blatantly negative posts (this wasn't one), the marketing and PR team should be able to handle it? After all, doesn't Byteball have somebody in charge of marketing now?