It needs to be pow/pos
I agree a hybrid PoW/PoS is good compromise. However, it would be cool if it had more than iust one PoW algorythem, how you would intergrate that into the network i don't know. But being able to mine ETC with a sha-256 ASIC or a scrypt ASIC, a GPU, CPU or HHD even would open up the coin to even more people. I hear you can mine Burstcoin with a phone as long as it has a reasonable size memory card in it.
The more inclusive we make this coin, the more peolpe will use it.
ETC need to show positive steps forward:
1. New Classic wallet
2. Remove the POW bomb and continue with POW.
3. Later decide if POW or POS is suitable but do 2 first.
etc... etc..
Show the community positive steps and do not get hung up of POS vs POW vs hybrid.
Ray you should come over and hang out on the Reddit and Slack and see what is going on... That appears to be the direction we are going... Lots of good things are happening.