Can we just stop for a minute? Please? For the sake of the coin that many of us have invested hundreds or thousands of dollars into? Here's a list of the things we need to do to take this coin forward so it can continue. I'm open to more suggestions, but we really really really need to get back onto the productive conversation we were having before everybody got preoccupied.
1. We need to hear suggestions and develop those ideas into pseudo-code to see if they're viable
2. We need to simulate the suggestions in a simulator and see if they exhibit acceptable behavior, or at the very least the least destructive behavior.
3. We need to actually code the proposed fix
4. We need to actually test the code somehow to ensure it works and we need miners to commit to losing a small ammount of hash for a few hours in order to confirm this will actually fix the problem this time.
5. We need to verify the code as a community and vote that this is the method we wish to take going forward.
6. We need to announce the fork to the community and get some buzz going
7. We need to notify the exchanges and pools of the incoming fork
8. We need to execute the fork and monitor it to prevent 51% attacks and mitigate them if they happen. This may include a large % of people switching to p2pool for 48 hours to establish the new fork as correct.
I see this taking
at least 10 days, and right now I feel like we're at step -12. Lets get this conversation moving int he right direction to execute these steps IN ORDER and get this coin back on the right track. I personally commit 2MH to testing hash for a period of up to 48 hours. We need more people to do the same. IF anyone disagrees with this method, please post here and state why. If I missed steps post here and state what I missed. I've had enough of this banter, we need to get on the right track. Look how active our community is! that should tell you all you need to know about the interest in Catcoin, now lets work together and actually fix it. We have some incredibly smart and talented people here, rather than wasting it, lets work together.
I'm seriously starting to think we need to create an active group of investors and developers here that are all walking the same path and all singing from the same hymn sheet, because this is getting out of control.
I don't like the idea of creating a group, but clearly the majority of active investors and participants here seem to be on the same page. We need to be working together to protect this currency.
We already have part of that group created. I've asked Nullu to join that group and I'm interested in more nominations. I personally would like to see skillface, kisa2005, kalus, kuroman, etbluv1, and strelok369 join this group. Anybody who wishes to PRODUCTIVELY discuss these changes is welcome to join #catcoin-dev on freenode (including the people I just mentioned). That is where the majority of the stakeholders I mentioned in a previous post are lodged. We want more community representation on this team, ASAP. So consider this your invitation to be a part of the future of Catcoin. All of you have stake in it, we need more like minded people in this channel. If anyone has issues with IRC PM me and I'll help you get setup.