The BTS changes can't really be dismissed as 'botched PR moves'
The BTS devs (and community, I assume) seem to have changed a lot of the basic structure of how BTS will work, and they're continuing to do this.
This is much more than PR, this is about the basics of how stuff works (or not).
BTS has always been an experiment; what you say is "changing the basic structure" of BTS I say is evolving / adapting the protocol to a real world solution and figuring out what works. Would you be willing to elaborate specifically on the "stuff" you feel has been changed too much?
Investors made a huge deal out of protesting this, and the developers acknowledged their concerns and are going to redo the testnet sharedrop.
I don't see it anywhere. I can see two threads full of crying and fighting by your investors who realised they have been screwed again. In the end, like the October change, they will suck it up as they have no other choice.
The devs are making a good business out of it, repeatedly finding more ways to screw their own followers.
This was discussed on the latest Mumble hangout:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbva1yhprfdtvcp/Mumble-2014-12-26-09-21-29-vx31.commandchannel.com-Mixdown.ogg?dl=0Not everyone feels "screwed". And those that do are operating on false assumptions imo, despite the fact that there is a lot of good points. Basically, proposals and misinterpretations of previous discussion (sometimes due to language barriers) influenced the dissent you have mentioned. I personally think PTS makes a for a good control of the DPOS experiment because it is fully deflationary like BTSX was before the consolidation.
Which other project has open VOIP discussions around items of contention? It would seem there is a lot more rumor mill, FUD, and misinformation floating around the alt forum than most, and open discussion is to be applauded.
