Topic: [ANN][DASH] Dash (dash.org) | First Self-Funding Self-Governing Crypto Currency - page 6372. (Read 9724017 times)

welcome to page 666

Who else is up for drafting/proofreading/releasing press notes?
We need to get the ball rolling.

Darkcoin for live baby

IMO there are only two things that will result in the success of the coin - releasing a workable Darksend and getting it noticed by the general public. Everything else is secondary. Brands are built on actions. McDonalds has a PG name but many people think it's one of the most evil corporations out there. If the worriers on this board had their way there would be no Coca Cola. Cocaine was an ingredient of Coca Cola in the early days. It's still in the name but the brand has moved on. Don't even get me started on shiitake mushrooms.

Darkcoin brand will be built on actions - security, price stability, usability + design, marketing, public relations etc. Any possible negative connotations with 'dark' should be ignored. It's already too far down the road. We should all be putting our time into promoting + advancing this thing not focussing on the name.

Same goes for the worriers about the first 24 hrs. Forget about this airdrop thing. The coin would have been dumped to death if there were still big short term holders. It hasn't happened. Focus on releasing a workable Darksend and getting it noticed by the general public.

I'm so GLAD you woke up!!!  I also goofed up today.  We need someone to knock our heads together and you're just the guy to do it!  Good Morning!!

63.6 BTC last 24 hr @ Cryptsy, #8, very good volume.

It fluctuates throughout the day but the interest is definitely there.

almost no volume. seems like not many care about dark atm

It's actually stabilising. DRK is nothing if not resilient.

people are already dumping, -6% atm. will go to -50% today?

I am ready to buy at the low

I go to sleep, and i wake up to uther chaos?

1. Airdrop: even though i have some coins, and a possible airdrop would give me more, i have to say no thank you, it will deevaluate the coin, suddenly everyone get free coin for no work? come on, out of my original amount im down to 2 % of what i originally had, the coins mined in the early days have already been redistributed.

2. Name Change? REALLY.. AGAIN? with all these name changes we will end up being the joke of the day, whats the name of that coin this week, ohh it changed again...

It was voted on, people choose darkcoin, deal with it.

How to not give confidence into a coin, look at the past 6 pages, now theres a turnoff from whoever wants to get into the coin, its not the first 24 hours, nor the name, the name tells the function of it, if you want to do something, marketing, is where you go,

Darkcoin, we cast darkness on the blockchain, no more will anyone see what you have...

get a grip on yourself...

CHAOSiTEC

PrivateCoin?
PrivacyCoin?
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PrivateSend?
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PrivatePay?

Meaning is pretty clear and no obvious negative connotations. Plus, it's trendy.

This is simple to resolve.
Keep the proposals coming, put up best for the vote and that's it.

darkcoin better name? LOL?

dark implies all the shady stuff people will be doing with it. trading of the scum of humanity can be done with this and 'DARK' name catalyses that thought for all the dark personalities out there

anon implies anonymous, not  DARK. different league...  darkcoins name was never good unfortunately. XCoin was way better. i dont know what evan was thinking when he chose dark.

I disagree, anoncoin is not a best name and makes a darker niche than DarkCoin actually.
Darkcoin, Darks, that sounds quite good and can have wide appeal. Anoncoin, Anons? Not so much.

What we have is pretty good IMO, but there are few other options if we want to tinker.

I'm still of the opinion that none of us here can claim to have the qualifications or data necessary to have a strong opinion on this matter. These are questions for market research (i.e. hard data) and expert analysis. If we're honest, all we really have is a bunch of speculation by amateurs. Even though I have my own opinion on this, I recognise that I might be completely wrong (as should you). Given how divided the community is on this, it might make sense to actually do some market research and get some expert consultation.

I'm sorry but I disagree. Ask yourself why we have faithfuls and new folks everyday who find the discussion refreshing. Then take a gander to dead coins like EAC and AIR coin.

For every uncertainty there will be an opposing voice. Hell the fact that the comunity watched as Evan, AlexGR, you, CHaositec, coins101, TanteStefana and anonymint were trading ideas on perfecting Darksend bought the coin so much points in reliability you don't even know. Do you remember that it was after all that we saw the massive 87 BTC buy wall on cryptsy?

People are waiting at the sidelines to plunge in once DARKSEND goes live and resorting to behind the scenes deliberation, the whole "inner circle" M.O will just split the community. You're dealing with volatile principles such as pure anonymity and the cons it brings so full transparency is the only way to go.

best name is taken:  anoncoin

About the name - I think the Darkcoin is quite a good name, however if majority wants to change and vote, here's couple ideas:

BitCash
iCash
MyCash
E-Cash

One thing this thread has illustrated for me is the power of fear when money is on the line: how quickly it spreads, how irrational it can be, and how abruptly small issues can get blown up to doomsday scenarios. Seeing this interplay of emotional reactions tells me we could be handling our relationship with you, the community, somewhat better.

I have seen this sequence of events repeat themselves like clockwork:

A change is proposed --> Uncertainty --> Fear

Naturally it follows that when a lot of changes are proposed or even merely discussed -- no matter the reason -- a lot of uncertainty will result, leading to a corresponding level of fear/panic.

To me, this suggests that proposed changes should be thoroughly discussed & vetted within the Darkcoin team before presenting them to the community. Proposed changes need to have survived rounds of internal debate before seeing the light of day here. And if changes are to be proposed, propose them strategically, and not all at once. Finally, I think the leadership needs to feel ok with making a larger proportion of decisions internally, as opposed to using the community as a decision making mechanism. The community doesn't want to be responsible for all of these decisions -- and often this approach leads to suboptimal decisions and increased confusion. I believe the community wants a leadership they can entrust important decisions to.

From the leadership's perspective, it's not easy to know when to solicit community opinion and when to keep a decision internal. I think that will come with time & experience. It's also not easy to know whether one has covered all the angles when making decisions internally. To address this, I would suggest the Darkcoin leadership could employ a sort of advisory board or think tank that it can consult for hashing out those tough decisions.

My 2 duffs.

Also FWIW I think the previous pages of discussion have been illuminating, and necessary. People tend to place far too much emphasis on the immediate effects of conflict & disagreement, when the reality is that this conflict exists because of underlying problems that need working out. Facing those problems head on is healthy, even if it can be painful -- short term pain for long term gain.

no, i mean like darkcoin  (I hold more than 60k)

I never intended to do illegal activity with my coins.
I just read it over and over again that people are looking forward to shady things thanks to drk.

P.S:  i cant really do that with the dollar online