Quote from: bholzer on September 29, 2014, 09:24:23 AM

Quote from: cubevtc on September 28, 2014, 08:27:05 PM

Quote from: jwinterm on September 28, 2014, 03:45:50 PM

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Lead developer just posted on reddit explaining why he hasn't posted here in a while: http://www.reddit.com/r/vertcoin/comments/2hn22c/a_little_hope_for_the_hopeless_and_anyone_getting/
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With the appearance of the lead dev, the recent 'doom-days' posts by the trolls, FUDs and the fearful ones can finally be put to rest.

In my experience, attempting to please the people having panic attacks is hopeless. They each sit around with their hand out complaining and at some point, as a developer, you have to just begin ignoring them. They contribute to the destabilization of the currency, unfortunately, but it's unavoidable. They do not understand the planning and effort that goes into moving things forward and nothing will make them truly understand. Even though the majority of them are actually invested in the very currency they are disrupting, they lack the cognition required to realize their contributions negatively impact morale, the community, creativity, and progress while increasing frustration for all and driving away new interest. A large percentage of their growing frustration is a direct result of their own actions. As an example, I have been receiving a consistent flow of hate mail (literally) for months due to the ongoing delays I have encountered attempting to secure an official endorsement for Murraycoin - eventually I simply stopped reading the messages. I am doing everything I can to move things along as quickly as possible - why add to the problem?

VTC will be just fine - it's important to realize negative people tend to make more noise but that doesn't necessarily mean they represent the majority. Yes, we need to reverse the ongoing trend... but there are constructive ways to approach things and it's time to begin shifting focus toward the positive aspects of VTC and the talented developer(s) involved. Impatience is a staple of the cryptocurrency world and grey matter, for whatever reason, is seemingly at a premium.

For some reason you're implying that it's immature or whatnot to want reassurance that one's investment is in good hands. Because that's what this coin is to a lot of people - it's an investment in the fundamentals advertised in the coin. I think it's perfectly natural to want reassurance in one's investment and I don't think it's too much to ask for an open line of communication between those driving the car and those riding along in the back seat. The fact that the devs don't interact here or Reddit or anywhere else that I've seen will be the undoing of an otherwise revolutionary coin.