Quote from: Zahlen on February 17, 2014, 05:30:34 AM

Quote from: jl777 on February 17, 2014, 01:48:23 AM

Quote from: allwelder on February 17, 2014, 12:33:15 AM

Quote from: CIYAM Open on February 16, 2014, 05:11:36 PM

Why? Here we see no explanation but just a statement of "fact" (or in other words "bullshit").

They seem to have overlooked the "penalty" for not forging here.

So what is the "penalty" for not forging ?

weakening of NXT infrastructure.

Maybe it is best to think of forging as our civic duty. Doesnt take much effort and every now and again a surprise bonus. Kind of like being forced to buy small payout lotto tickets to support community infrastructure. Even if you dont get any $5 winners, you have done your civic duty and everybody is better off.

I propose that we take this stance on forging. It is NOT a way to make money, it is simple what being part of the NXT community means. We forge so we all have a safer community.

people should feel guilty if they are not forging. It is something that you hope nobody finds out about since it is a shameful thing to not forge for the community good. If you agree with me, please make a similar themed reply for people with "miner's mentality" complaining about small forging revenues.

Leased forging would solve all that.

Personally, I don't feel guilty for not forging. I own ~12k Nxt. I'm a poor shibe, could only afford to buy into 4.3k of it (at~250USD), the rest I received through helping out around here (thanks again everyone!). And if all I can afford is that amount, I definitely can't afford to run a public node, protect it against DDoS, upload lots of data, keep everything running, etc. I'd be perfectly happy to lease my forging power though (but not actually send the nxt). Let someone who runs a service using Nxt and who can afford to do all the above forge in my stead. Personally, I'm happy to subsidize them a little by letting them keep my (likely small) forging gains. Or maybe, as Nxt develops, it'll be the other way round, they'll want to compete for my Nxt forging power and offer me incentives for doing so.

Cool with me either way Cool

You dont have to run a public node, even a private node helps the network. Also, submit as many ideas as you have, this is a brainstorming contest