At what point do people come to the realization that Bumface already made the BTC he was seeking, and has little concern over where this coin ends up now?
I'd be happy to be proven wrong, will continue watching... I sure think the recent posts by him have been more than lacking. Just sarcasm and contempt for the people that are concerned about the future of the coin.
I know your aware that I gave quite a bit of interrogation during the pre-release of this coin. I've also had reservations as this is my first alt to support (outside LTC). At the same time, from what little bit I've seen in the trollbox and chatted with you; you seem like an alright person.
I did weigh things heavily deciding to start mining; and even again a bit at release. However, personally, I decided to go with the more trusting side. I suppose, considering everything now almost a month after; I have more faith and support. I no longer have as much worries that this coin will die or be short lived.
The community support for many at this point, is very earnest and solid. I did not expect a massive PR campaign and pump of the price right out of the gate; and we did not. There were many coins last year all released with big dev interaction and hype; however dev's are no longer around for any of those. To me, I see early dev hype fairly in-line with the whole "pump and dump" meme. I'm sure if LTC would have been pumped to a stupid price in it's first 6 months; it probably would be in the pile with other fails from the time.
Ultimately, I suppose, in the long run; it depends on the miners / coin holders for deciding fate of a coin. The dev's for UTC don't hold a massive amount of coins and are not the largest holders, so coin control is in the peoples' hands.
I haven't forgotten your thoughts and I have hopes that this will not be the case. We'll have to compare notes in 6-8 months and see how things have worked out by then. I'm fully prepared to eat crow and let you say "I told ya so" if the worse outcome happens. If things do go well for the coin, then everyone that supports get to benefit; and I would be fine with that.
Cheers
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One thing I've realized over the last week or so is that the short-term success of this coin has more to do with what we, the community, do, than what the devs do. Each of us needs to decide for ourselves one thing - are we willing to stick with UTC and do what we can to help it succeed? I am. Hope others are too. I realize that this is a financial decision for miners, especially. If things aren't working out and you need to move on to something else, you should do that. But complaining here really isn't going to do any good. Just make your decision and stay or go.
I would like to add to this.
I think that we need to address the community on this one. The devs can only do so much on a day to day basis. I don't give a shit how much they may or may not have made from this coin. The real thing that needs to be addressed here is that the community needs to wake up and move on this coin. We have a lot of miners that have dedicated their time and faith into the success of this coin. We as a community will eventually will define how valuable this coin is, and whether it will succeed.
If you are a believer like me, then you understand what the natural reasons are as to why this coin will succeed,
and we farming the shit out of it - miners big and small, because we know it has value.
I URGE everyone here to take the time to vote, vote 3 more times, then vote again. You know we are capable of spreading the word and applying the pressure. We can have this coin up on MintPal and Cryptsy before Crypto-Trade comes back. Who gives a fuck about them. We all know where we want to go, and we are capable and can get it there.
Plan of Attack:
1. Pool owners contact their miners via E-Mail and inform them to vote with the community.
2. Miners take the time to upvote UTC several times a day. Its never more than 5 minutes of your time.
3. Don't Panic.
If you look at this thread, this is the most lively altcoin thread I have seen on Bitcointalk in a long time. With just the amount of users posting on one thread, we can make a lot of things happen for this coin, lets direct our energy in better places.
AND FOR FUCKS SAKE, Stop selling your coins at bullshit prices on Cryptorush. You're robbing yourself.
and price is crashing. 