Em I respect your post and your thoughts on the matter. That being said I will point out that the lie involving the 2 Titans pre-dates your joining the foundation. That the Investor pulled out his Titans, sold all his coins and wrote off CAIx because of blatant mismanagement does not have the sting for you as it did for us(or maybe just me). We were kept in the dark. Deceived into thinking our main force of price increase over time was in place and a sure thing. If we were told this by Stuhlman as an honest action we could have acknowledged it and worked out a new plan, but no it came from a 3rd party. Had this person not said anything I have no doubt we'd still be singing that 3 Titan tune in the dark. On top of that AFTER this information came out, the Foundation continued to perpetrate the falsehood of 2 extra Titans coming. I admit being complicit along with the others in this although I suggested we just readjust the plan to include 1 Titan and go from there. Again... Ignored. People were happy to keep it a secret as long as it meant the price was up.
This is what you stepped into Em. a Lie told with the best intentions is still a lie. Although with the amount of coins some of the Foundation members have I can only assume their intentions were completely self serving.
I am also on the CAIx Foundation. I have not posted on bitcointalk very often but I think I really have to now.
I have chatted with Virtuallann and I have respect for him but I feel very strongly that his post was irresponsible and rash.
First let me tell you how I came to be on the CAIx foundation: I am simply a CAIx holder like many of you, I was in the CAIx IRC channel out of an interest for the well being of the coin. I spoke with many of the people I view as leaders of the CAIx team very often and shared with them, when I could, my concerns and ideas. As a result of forming these relationships I was nominated and voted into the foundation. The reason I give you this background is to put my perspective into context: I have seen or been part of the same conversations as virtuallann but I came into the foundation with, and still have the point of view of an outsider looking for an honest coin to invest in This is the same point of view, I think, the majority of people reading this board will have.
So let me tell you what I have found:
I have found (contrary to my cynical expectations about the altcoin scene) a group of people who are working in good faith and the sincere intention of adding value to CAIx for all investors. In many ways Virtuallann is typical of the sort of person I have come to know within the Foundation -- I do not question his integrity and I believe he is doing what he thinks is right -- without speaking for Virtuallann, my bet is that he would agree with me that the Foundation consists of people who, like himself, are concerned about both the coin and the people who hold it.
The truth: Virtuallann does have a legitimate reason to be frustrated when it comes to the level of communication between the different parts of the CAIx team. The Foundation members (consisting largely of investors) and the dev team need to have a more direct line of communication with one another. I have personally spoken with some (but not all) of the CAIx developers. I can tell you with great confidence that the developers I have spoken with are solid and competent people. It is easy for me, as a non-developer, to wish they would work faster sometimes, but ultimately I am glad they care about the quality of the outcomes as much as the attention span of the market. Stuhlman is the link between the Foundation and the developers. He has been occupied with very serious and immediate concerns about the health of someone in his family. That is the reason why there have been less frequent updates. As a member of the Foundation I have a responsibility to promote the coin in the best possible light. As a human being I have a responsibility to be honest with people. What this amounts to for me is this: Whenever I have positive and definite information about the coin, I use all my powers of communication to let others know about it. Conversely, if I knew with certainty about ethical problems with this coin I would let people know about that also. In my view, Virtuallann has jumped the gun. It seems that his frustration about the lack of more effective communication (something many of us feel) led him to more sinister conclusions than are warranted. He admits that he did so, in part, for self-interested reasons. I respect Virtuallann and I respect his right to express his views. I don't think he did it in the best way. I suspect he will regret this approach in the days to come when more definite and positive information surrounds this coin.
As a member of the foundation here are a few things that I can confidently assert as positive (near-to-mid-term) future developments for this coin:
(A) An official and fair CAIx multipool
(B) A rare example of a cryptostock that actually does what it says it will do and pays out a dividend to the MasterNodes. There has been debate within the foundation about whether the payout should be in CAIx or BTC (with good arguments on both sides) I have given Stuhlman a recommendation, should he decide to payout in BTC, for how that can be done fairly and without fraud. I do not know if the payout will be in CAIx or BTC but I have every reason to believe it will happen. When it does happen that should be a strong indication of the integrity of this coin.
(C) A Titan Miner that will be used to increase the value of the coin. I will recommend to Stuhlman that when he receives the Titan Miner he make a video of himself opening it.
(D) An attractive new CAIx wallet.
The TLDR summary: Virtuallann's frustration about communication is understandable but his pessimism about the coin isn't. Every member of the CAIx foundation has a responsibility to promote the interests of the coin as well as to be honest with the public. In either case we should be working from definite facts rather than personal misgivings. I am also a member of the Foundation and I can tell you that the amount of hard work and good intentions behind this coin exceeded my expectations as a CAIx holder. There are improvements that need to be made and communication needs to be streamlined but I see reasons to be optimistic about the future of this coin.