edit: censorship?
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.
I have no idea why your post was deleted, moderation on this forum is totally out of my control.
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I understand it was painful for many community members to hear that the March airdrop was cancelled. But it had to be done for the reasons I stated in November and repeated a few days ago. Back in summer, there were concerns about what happens when we distribute all the coins and the 10%-20% monthly holding reward goes away. Since then, we reduced the reward, slowed down the balance-based airdrops, and finally phased them out. Now, the concerns are over. Going forward.
In my mind this is HUUGE!
It demonstrates:
#1 You do not condone censorship and are not a tyrant.
#2 You do care about your Community and ARE sensitive to how we feel.
It's really great to hear that you understand the cancellation of the Airdrop was painful for many.
I for one completely understand why you had to do what you did
- I only wish the whole thing was handled with a bit more sophistication and regard for
how things would look to a big chunk of your Community. We need unity - not more division.
But, you have fully restored my faith and confidence with this response.
We should all understand that ByteBall is still very young and needs nurturing before it can be more decentralized.
and there are many, many moving parts to consider before making changes that the Community might suggest.
I will continue my mission of trying to unite the Community so that you can trust us with your baby more and more as time passes - keep in mind, it's our baby too now:-)
More on this soon...
- If anyone would like to read the post in question, here it is:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ByteBall/comments/7ylc73/dear_tonych/