The amount of times the deadline was discussed, debated, pushed back etc made it very easy to at least be aware OF a deadline in the first place. There simply is no excuse but frankly it was obvious to all that as soon NEM started seeing some semblance of value, people like yourself would come out of the woodwork.
I don't doubt that you have full control over your nemstakes, as probably nobody does here. What i do think though is it's your own fault for not at least checking on your investment.
You have no clue. Read my posts. I could check on my NEMstake parked on the NXT blockchain all day long. Couldn't move 'em. No passphrase.
What do you mean "no passphrase"? Its not our fault that you forgot your NXT passphrase!
Stop passing the blame on to everyone else and instead suck it up like a grown adult!
If your butthurt because you missed out, then thats only your fault and plenty of time was given to redeem your stake.
If I were you, i would buy in while NEM is still cheap, time to move on!
The deadline had already been extended, and to keep our integrity we have to stick to that and no more exceptions, or else we will just open a whole can of worms. None of us want that.
I've obviously struck a nerve. What I don't understand is why this community seems so eager to take away others' claims to assets? Do you know what fiduciary responsibility is, and why it's needed? It exists to protect against situations like this. Mine was an honest mistake, and I'm sure I'm not alone. We are all human. Because of my mistake, I couldn't possibly meet any deadline you put in front of me to redeem NEMstake, until I recently found by accident an electronic copy of a passphrase hint to get into my NXT account.
In principle, I understand the need for the Feb 26, 2015 deadline. The genesis block needed to be finalized to make the initial XEM distributions. But it also was taken as an opportunity to strip away assets. Had Tristan (busoni) not sounded off to make the developers change the rules, the February deadline would have caught many more NEMstakers off guard, and your slush fund coffers would have been that much more full.
The second deadline of May 31, 2015 was just another attempt to pull the same stunt as before. This deadline was obviously frivolous, as by now the genesis block had already been created, and included all tokens representing unclaimed NEMstake. At this point, a group of custodians should have set aside the unclaimed XEM for future claims. But you had other plans...
Face it: this community had a bad launch, The NEMstake token was a poorly designed instrument, and is still to this day a source of tremendous anger and resentment within the community, and confusion and disappointment for the would be NEMstake redeemers who turn up here with claims from time to time. And unfortunately for you, patmast3er et al, you will keep having to turn down the NEMstake hodlers because...you had a slush fund creation deadline to keep???
There is another way to resolve this problem, but I trust that you will never dare to try it, for it represents a prima facie conflict of interest to the community: OPEN ENDED NEMSTAKE REDEMPTION.
If and when the community suddenly discovers that it is unethical to expropriate others' claims to assets, no matter how in the open it is done, this coin will take the next step toward legitimacy by honoring its commitments to ALL of its investors. Then your token will confer much more value than today. But until then, you're just using the same scam tactics as bankers.
Listen, you're making some good points. BUT...
It's not "a slush fund"
You made a mistake. And as of now, because you lost your password, you weren't able to follow what the community thought at the time was a good way to go about closing the asset portion of NEMs history, because it was no longer necessary, as the real NEM lauched.
There was no "bad launch"
Your frustration is understandable, but it is yourself that you should be frustrated with. You lost your password.
I see no reason why you shouldn't receive your XEM.
Let's see what others in the community think.
In the meantime, you should refrain from letting your frustration cause you to go on the attack.
You are lucky you are dealing with the New Economy Movement, or you would be wasting your breath.
So take a deep breath, and let's see how this plays out.
Pat is an amazing member of the team. He is a really good guy.
Just see what transpires.
Maybe he will get this to a vote. That's all he can do.
Been more than a year now...
