Some points on the new home page blurb:
> For each successfully completed bitcoin block, the pool is awarded 50 bitcoins. Simplecoin splits the reward between users based on their processing power and participation.
> While many pools require fees on transactions and awards, Simplecoin does not. Simplecoin is run entirely off of donations and ad-revenue. New users will have their donation percent set at 1%, but are free to change it to any value. Users with a donation of 1% or more will not see ads.
Given these two points I'm left wondering what happens to the transaction fees. Surely they are not just deleted or simply never claimed!?
What do you mean by "processing power and participation"? Do you mean to imply that users who contribute more in the forums for example will have higher rewards? How about "based on processing power (currently using PPLNS with N = difficulty/2)."?
Finally, a minor point but I'd much prefer to read "but are welcome to change it to any value". "free" seems too hostile to me.
I was requested to make the homepage a little more layman friendly. That's what I came up with for starters.
I'll expand on the payout method, but my intention was an attempt to simplify the sites purpose.
The site does currently keep transaction fees, which range from .00btc-.09btc per round so far. If anything they might cover the transaction fees of sending out payments. As for processing power & participation, I didn't want it to sound like anyone with a connected pc got an even split. A 24/7 miner with 1gh will make more than a sporadic miner with 7mh, but I'll be sure to clarify.
If you just want to put across the message that the reward system used here is fair and simple then that's fine. I read participation as having something to do with posts or donations rather than client uptime.
I don't have a problem with you not explicitly mentioning the transaction fees on the front page; saying that the pool receives 50 BTC for each block is sufficient here. But then "Simplecoin is run entirely off of donations and ad-revenue." is a lie. How about something like:
{
Simplecoin does not charge fees on awards or withdrawals; instead, every user has the option of donating a percentage of their gains to the pool. A suggested donation of 1% is enabled by default but you are welcome to change this to any value. Simplecoin also generates some revenue using ads and these are hidden from users who donate 1% or more.
}
I'm sorry if I'm being curt. I don't mean to have a go; I'm really just trying to help.
