the amount of time and effort that would be needed to eliminate the very few failsafes that do occur far outweighs the benefits of doing so at this time.
Exactly the opposite of what you want to hear from your pool operator.
I have no dog in this fight, just pointing out the "fail safes" have been the #1 complaint (next to delayed payouts, don't get me started on the 6 month no NMC payouts) for almost a year or more now? You'd think you'd personally want to fix this issue to better your pool, your supporters and miners (and to minimize the complaints!).. but evidently that is far from the case.
Again, nothing against wk or eligius- I've mined, donated etc. but have moved on to a more comfortable and less stressful pool. Happy mining all
There are 9.5 PH/s of hashpower here which doesn't seem to be too concerned about it. I'm a drop in the pond, and I certainly do not consider this pool uncomfortable or stressful. To each their own..
M
What you're failing to consider is how much hashpower is
not there. You say 9.5, but who's to say the pool wouldn't be at 30 PHs if these "issues" were corrected or non-existent (Why do people use pools with fees? better service, etc. but then there's ghash). Speaking hypothetically of course. You're a drop in the pond, that's fine- I am not. How many of "me's" are there out there not mining on this pool because of this? I don't know, I have no clue. Like you said, to each their own and I've already said that myself, along with I have nothing against this pool or wk. I think I'm being biased because I'm not one to just "do enough to keep it going" when there's an obvious and clear voice of my clients/customers/miners - for how cheesy it sounds, don't you want to be the "best" at what you do? (rhetorical) - I mean, I'm sure you listen to what people say about your AntMonitor and instead of you saying "nah, the effort isn't worth it" you maybe DO it anyway because you want to support your supports, right? That's all I'm saying and pointing out. I'm not going to stir this up anymore because I don't think you're getting what I'm trying to say. Either way, happy mining all
Point made. However, remember that diversity is good for the bitcoin ecosystem. If you don't like Eligius, there are other pools, and you still help keep bitcoin strong. We certainly do not want all the hashpower here, or even close to it.
M
EDIT: Also, there is only so much time in the day. Wizkid has to prioritize, just like I have to. Some things just won't get done anytime soon because of time constraints.