Quote from: phelix on September 11, 2013, 09:18:30 AM

Quote from: Arto on September 06, 2013, 01:07:17 PM

Quote from: HELP.org on September 06, 2013, 01:02:37 PM

The Bitcoin Foundation represents its constituent members, not all Bitcoin users and not some undefined "community."

The fact that the Bitcoin Foundation keeps its discussion board closed so the public cannot view it highlights this problem. You have some members like Marco Santori saying they represent just the constituent members and business interests while you have others trying to claim the Foundation represents all of Bitcoin. They don't have a consistent message and people are taking advantage of this unclear message and purpose.

Yes, this is most unfortunate. Joerg actually started a thread on the Foundation forums to open up at least some of the forums for (at least) anonymous read access, but it just didn't get much support:

https://bitcoinfoundation.org/forum/index.php?/topic/372-why-are-we-behind-a-paywall/

The secrecy makes me angry. Bitcoin politics should be transparent. Somebody should mirror everything publicly.

Also it should not be "The Bitcoin Foundation" but "A Bitcoin Foundation". Or maybe the "US Bitcoin Foundation" as that is what they really are.

Since it's based in the US and the FIRST EVAR Bitcoin business club, it is obv superior than our little groups over here.