I think cloud mining defiantly belongs somewhere in the mining section as cloud mining is a way people can mine bitcoin.
The fact that most cloud mining services only allow users to mine via their own pool would mean that the majority of cloud mining threads would belong in the "pools" subsection in mining, although many would also belong in the "speculation" subsection as many of them are speculating that cloud mining services are ponzis/scams.
I am not sure how many cloud mining services there are out there, nor am I sure how many threads relating to cloud mining are created/are active, so I am not sure if it's own subforum section would be warranted.
Topic: Does cloud mining need its own section under mining instead of services? - page 2. (Read 1780 times)
November 27, 2014, 10:52:07 PM
November 27, 2014, 09:56:54 PM
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Cloud mining is actually a service, much like buying shares in a mining company has very little to do with the actual mining process itself. This means that currently all cloud mining discussion should be going to the service discussion board. However the distinction is blurred due to the crossover between pooled mining services, hosted mining by manufacturers and so on. Note that I think cloud mining is a complete waste of money, but that is the sort of debate that is best relegated to such a section and my opinion will not change the fact that the number of these services and people who subscribe to them is increasing and there seems to be a need for a dedicated place to discuss them.
Should there be a dedicated subsection in the mining section? Feel free to discuss pros/cons on this thread as well.
EDIT: Cloud mining by itself does not encompass all the crossover discussion required, so as an updated proposal I'd suggest "mining services".
Should there be a dedicated subsection in the mining section? Feel free to discuss pros/cons on this thread as well.
EDIT: Cloud mining by itself does not encompass all the crossover discussion required, so as an updated proposal I'd suggest "mining services".
Click the quote above to vote in the associated poll.
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