I just want to throw this out there but... Should we consider a rebranding? Almost as of this were a new coin? I don't know if I'm on board but since this is the next stage of Qora's evolution and since the pool of followers is rather small, a rebranding could provide an image that things have changed and that the coin has turned a new leaf.
Thoughts?
I will say this, it sure worked for DuckNote (
now DarkNote).
I don't care either way, but personally do not feel it's necessary and it could possibly open a new can of worms we don't need opened ... but who knows.
There is plenty of interest in Qora as it is (
trust me), but the people I've been speaking with simply want to see a solid dev in place. I tried to accommodate that perceived lack and was unsuccessful.
So, in my opinion from what I know that's going on outside this forum if someone qualified were to step up and announce they will fill the shoes of 'qora' as competently as they did ... there won't be any issues regarding adoption of the coin/platform under it's current name.
I feel that the name Qora is finally getting some recognition. And I base those feelings off of the numerous pm's I receive asking about Qora on other forums on which I participate. I made 'qora' aware of this, coincidentally right before they stopped posting here. But that appears to have just been bad timing. I wish things had happened a little sooner and perhaps we would not be in the boat we're currently in because there are plenty of investors wanting to get in on Qora at/near this price, so long as there is a solid foundation in place (
a solid dev).
My view is that the driving force for most in this scene now is money. There are few "anti-system" people around any longer or they are far less vocal than the P&D crews or those just wanting to buy low/sell high. Since that's all most are really concerned about, perhaps that's what we should cater to (
for a bit) and build the coin back up with that in mind. They want flashy websites, active social media feeds, regular updates and most importantly a dev that post publicly at least weekly. They don't care about the tech so much,
but it doesn't hurt when they want to tell their friends about it so they can pump the price.
There are several coins that have solid tech backing them, but they have very little money backing them and they are falling behind (
unfortunately) because money now drives the cryptocurrency scene for most, not tech. I would guess half the people here in this thread care not what new tech Qora adds, they want to know when the price will be @ 25 sats again, or will it go higher, how much higher ... that's the driving force for the majority IMHO. These individuals follow up questions are usually, "so, you have voting?", or something similar. Price is always first.
I'm not knocking anyone for wanting more money. Times are hard for most now and things are only going to get worse. But, at some point you have to realize making a few extra $ off some coin is not going to solve the underlying problems of the world. The entire system needs to be changed and 'we the people' need to take 'the system' back for ourselves. If we do that, you won't have to worry about money any longer.
That's my 2 Qora (
I have more don't worry).
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Good point! 
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So I suggest we do another donation drive after Polo & Bter's problems are resolved. 