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General Discussion / Re: BTER Withdrawals
« on: December 14, 2014, 11:47:22 am »
Same here. I made a withdrawal last night (10 hours ago) and didn't show up yet. Running 4.26
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General Discussion / Re: bithalo
« on: December 14, 2014, 11:07:22 am »There was big fallout over the BitBay disaster. For all those who didn't follow, BitBay raised 3000 BTC through an ICO which turned out be (surprise surprise) paid mostly by themselves (to create a false sense of demand). They got the money, a few of them ran off and the remaining 2-3 are still trying to go ahead with the project (lol).
Anyways, my post is in concerning this David Zimbeck, who claims to be innocent. He has the code for this almost working, and so I wonder if we can tempt him to give it to/work for us. At this point I think he is motivated to rebuild a tattered reputation, and seeing his code work and become useful may appeal to him (lets face it, neither BlackCoin nor BitBay are going anywhere).
Just looked into the BitBay disaster. The thing that worries me is that they claim that bter was working with the fraudsters. Allegedly bter used fake btc to buy into the IPO and gave the Fraudsters BTC so they could pump the price. This is a alleged transcript between one of the fraudsters and bter
http://pastebin.com/iintnvAj
Normally I couldn't care less about these scams, but bter has been BTS friendly(supportive).
If bter where to pull another gox, I'm afraid this would hurt us to.
I would love to hear from bter, what they have to say about this.
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Stakeholder Proposals / Re: argentina-marketing.matt608 is now live! Please VOTE for this vital project!
« on: December 13, 2014, 07:28:27 pm »Graffenwalder, I always appreciate an honest opinion.
My radio ad was my first ever radio ad. Aruther Falls (legendface666) who runs the show said it was a great ad and he was excited to have such high quality material on the show. It's possible he says that to everyone, but that's the only other feedback I've received on it. I don't see what's wrong with it, though next time I won't spell out my delegate name at the end. Could you explain what was wrong with it or offer constructive feedback?
That unpublished article is a bit rough now I look at it again. I was attempting to bridge a very niche topic into a more mainstream lens which was a bit too much of a stretch. With a little bit of editing to re-target it to the cryptosphere it can easily be upgraded and used somewhere.
No comments on the other one on r/cryptocurrency? My copy actually got used in a relatively successful marketing push and I've had lots of positive feedback on it. It can't be bad. I also coined the slogan that will be used in the social media 'thunderclap' campaign. "Crowdhiring, it's a thing".
With the radio ad, not even the official marketing team took the opportunity for a free slot on a popular bitcoin podcast. I am the only one who took action. Do you want to get things done?
Re: delulo on the video I slapped together, that was voluntary and nothing to do with my delegate campaign. I was frustrated by the endless talk about videos and nothing getting done. So I had a go myself. At the very least it helped inspire the community marketing efforts by setting an example of taking action.
And again there was endless talk about Argentina but no budget for it. I am the only one who took the plunge to make sure it goes ahead.
Like I have said before, delegates delegate. I won't be creating the bitUSD portal on my own, but I will be making sure it gets done. BM said in that podcast he wants delegates with a strong vision. I have that. It doesn't mean doing it all myself and paying myself a salary. What needs to be done in Argentina requires a wide assortment of skills, it's a team effort and I am more than capable of co-ordinating it and funding the right initiatives with plenty of community consultation.
Matt,
Like you said these are just my opinions and they are like taste. Not everybody likes the same flavor.
Radio ad: I would suggest a voice over, I used http://www.goodcheapvoiceover.com in the past. And they do exactly what it says on the tin.
I must have looked over that reddit link. To be honest I found that to be a good post.
Crowd hiring, it's a thing? Sorry but this just doesn't do it for me.(again taste)
Getting things done:
As for the official marketing team. I hope they are drawing up a battle plan in the war room. And are just waiting for the perfect moment to strike. And that might be the reason for not taking the slot. Again I hope this is the case, like most of us here we won't know, until they launch it.
As for this Argentine campaign I'm still not convinced, that you are the best man for this job.
Also at current marketcap you will be taking a big part of the budget. (200 bitusd)
You might be the only one stepping up to the plate, but that doesn't mean you'll bring value to the team.
I'd rather see someone putting up a helper delegate for someone, who has proven skills.
Let me just finish by saying, that I'm not neccesarly for or against the official marketing team, and/or an Argentinian campaign.
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Stakeholder Proposals / Re: argentina-marketing.matt608 is now live! Please VOTE for this vital project!
« on: December 13, 2014, 05:46:11 pm »
Oh man, how do I write this post, without getting a Nullstreet fatwa declared on me?
Well here goes...
Dear Matt,
After quickly reading through this op, I was exited that we had someone trying to run an Argentina marketing delegate. I was partiqually looking forward to your radio ad on LTB, since this is one of your main skills. To be honest I was shocked, and I can't understand why nobody else didn't bring this up already. Your just not radio material.
Next are your writing skills, and I hate to say it, but that unpublished article just isn't a nice read. I don't see it getting posted on techcrunch any time soon.
This gets me extra worried because you will be responsible for the content on the "Argentina BitUSD portal".
The only reason left for voting you in, is so you can delegate funds to Elmato and Fran2k.....
I don't think this is a good idea, for reasons mentioned by bytemaster in the 12-5 hangout. https://soundcloud.com/testzcrypto/beyond-bitcoinhamgout-12-05-14-updates-from-bytemaster
(17:30).
This raises an interesting question. Am I being to hard/demanding, or are others just to happy to to vote in any delegate with a "marketing proposal"?
I used to be of the opinion that every effort, how little it may be, would bring some value to BTS. However I'm starting to think that, that since BTS is in it's startup phase, it's crucial that the shareholders make decisions on effectiveness rather than just getting something out there. The decisions we make now, will have an effect on further BTS adoption.
Sorry for being a bit harsh, but tactfullness isn't really part of my skill portfolio.
I guess I shouldn't be running a "Bitshares tactical delegate" campaign.
Well here goes...
Dear Matt,
After quickly reading through this op, I was exited that we had someone trying to run an Argentina marketing delegate. I was partiqually looking forward to your radio ad on LTB, since this is one of your main skills. To be honest I was shocked, and I can't understand why nobody else didn't bring this up already. Your just not radio material.
Next are your writing skills, and I hate to say it, but that unpublished article just isn't a nice read. I don't see it getting posted on techcrunch any time soon.
This gets me extra worried because you will be responsible for the content on the "Argentina BitUSD portal".
The only reason left for voting you in, is so you can delegate funds to Elmato and Fran2k.....
I don't think this is a good idea, for reasons mentioned by bytemaster in the 12-5 hangout. https://soundcloud.com/testzcrypto/beyond-bitcoinhamgout-12-05-14-updates-from-bytemaster
(17:30).
This raises an interesting question. Am I being to hard/demanding, or are others just to happy to to vote in any delegate with a "marketing proposal"?
I used to be of the opinion that every effort, how little it may be, would bring some value to BTS. However I'm starting to think that, that since BTS is in it's startup phase, it's crucial that the shareholders make decisions on effectiveness rather than just getting something out there. The decisions we make now, will have an effect on further BTS adoption.
Sorry for being a bit harsh, but tactfullness isn't really part of my skill portfolio.
I guess I shouldn't be running a "Bitshares tactical delegate" campaign.
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General Discussion / Re: Stellar/Ripple consensus issues
« on: December 10, 2014, 08:42:28 pm »
Is it just me, or is there something off with the ripple price rise?
Look at the 7 day chart http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ripple/#charts
It just looks to "clean"
The price rise is a pretty straight line, which is unusual in crypto.
Then there's a dump, but following that dump the price rises the same as before.
Then the pump, and still the same rise.
Look at the 7 day chart http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ripple/#charts
It just looks to "clean"
The price rise is a pretty straight line, which is unusual in crypto.
Then there's a dump, but following that dump the price rises the same as before.
Then the pump, and still the same rise.
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DAC PLAY / Re: BTER PLAY snapshot?
« on: December 08, 2014, 10:04:34 pm »
1 hour and 56 minutes from now
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General Discussion / Re: Reindexing Database
« on: December 07, 2014, 03:54:19 pm »
Try to make your wallet crash again.
Mine crashes every time i use the search market feature under the market tab.
Mine crashes every time i use the search market feature under the market tab.
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General Discussion / Re: Benefits of Becoming a BitShares Gateway
« on: December 06, 2014, 07:27:17 pm »Quote
This guide will provide a brief overview of the business opportunities available for those who wish to become a BitShares Gateway. A Gateway provides the service of bridging external assets such as fiat dollars, gold, silver, and Bitcoin into the BitShares network. This service is critical to the success of BitShares because the vast majority of value moving into and out of the BitShares network must flow through a Gateway.
This sentence threw me of, had to read it 3 times.
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General Discussion / Re: [news]Daily news digest service for the community--news.AboutBTS.com
« on: December 05, 2014, 06:49:50 pm »
I started a Bitshares topic on scoop.it 2 weeks ago.
http://www.scoop.it/t/bitshares
I used to do this for crowdfunding to: http://www.scoop.it/t/crowdfunding-world
In the old days, you could integrate the page into your website, for 9.99 usd/month
The plan was to do the same now, however you now need to pay 80 usd/month for the same features.
This is a little bit steep for me, and I wasn't planning on running a delegate.
Scoop.it is great for integrating everything into one page and SEO.
It's better to scoop from the source. So users won't have to go to the forum, to listen to mumble sessions etc..
If you need some help pm me and I'll help you out.
http://www.scoop.it/t/bitshares
I used to do this for crowdfunding to: http://www.scoop.it/t/crowdfunding-world
In the old days, you could integrate the page into your website, for 9.99 usd/month
The plan was to do the same now, however you now need to pay 80 usd/month for the same features.
This is a little bit steep for me, and I wasn't planning on running a delegate.
Scoop.it is great for integrating everything into one page and SEO.
It's better to scoop from the source. So users won't have to go to the forum, to listen to mumble sessions etc..
If you need some help pm me and I'll help you out.
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General Discussion / Re: Predict the date of the Bitshares 1.0 release
« on: December 01, 2014, 09:54:22 pm »
I'll go for January 1st (Virginia time). I can see the whole team counting down for new year, and pressing the "launch" button just over midnight.
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Technical Support / Re: !!! Stupid Questions Thread !!!
« on: November 30, 2014, 04:46:50 pm »
I'm seeing seeing expired margin calls on BitBTC and BitGold.
I thought they weren't called, because there are no shorts.
But just now I tried to go short in Bitgold, to see if it would get instantly "hit".
But nothing happend, I left it there for 10 blocks before canceling.
The question is, when will these expired shorts be closed?
I thought they weren't called, because there are no shorts.
But just now I tried to go short in Bitgold, to see if it would get instantly "hit".
But nothing happend, I left it there for 10 blocks before canceling.
The question is, when will these expired shorts be closed?
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General Discussion / Re: Hard Questions for Bytemaster
« on: November 30, 2014, 11:26:43 am »A better question to ask is...
"Will a nice wallet and protocol v1 be done before the end of this month?"
Not a chance. Unless you mean december.
I'm assuming he meant December.
The wallet will never be perfect, it shouldn't be an excuse not to start the marketing.
Bytemaster wants to finish up the core features so he can put out a 1.0 release and then not hard fork it for 6 months. That way the new adopters brought in by the marketing can see a ready product and not have to download a new version over and over any more.
The bitUSD market also needs more liquidity before we can market to average users. So we need to start getting new users even before the official 1.0 launch. Bitmarket, who is a member of the "official marketing team" knows this, his marketing efforts have already started, so clearly the idea that we shouldn't be doing marketing now is something only Brian thinks, and IMO just seems like an excuse.
I think the real problem is that bytemaster gave Brian a bunch of BTS up front with the expectation that Brian would use it to pay marketing expenses, including salary. However Brian correctly identified that this BTS will soon skyrocket in value, so he doesn't want to sell or spend any of it, his objective is simply to keep as much as possible for himself. I don't blame him for this, it's just natural human behaviour.
What I don't like is that it is Dan, Stan and Toast who have to spend their time coming to this thread to defend Brian. He doesn't post here himself, because he has probably not even seen this thread. He's not an active member of our online community... Is that really the person we want as our "marketing director" (also why on earth does that title exist in a DAC, are we also going to get a CEO?)
Do we know this for a fact, or is it speculation?
2 months ago we were complaining that every thought of BM and others were instantly posted here.
Now they keep a radio silence on the marketing campaign.
Everyone would really like to know what is planned, but if it gives the competition a chance to run with it, please don't even give us a glimpse.
I think Brian's hands are tied at the moment, the planned marketing campaign, will probably need some of the new features. On/off ramps etc...
So before we start asking for Brians head, let's just wait a bit longer and see what they have planned for us.
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Stakeholder Proposals / Re: Delegate Proposal: del0.cass
« on: November 30, 2014, 09:39:37 am »
Just voted for you. At current prices a 100% delegate is a steal for the work your doing.
This might change though as BTS grows, but this goes for all delegates.
This might change though as BTS grows, but this goes for all delegates.
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Technical Support / Re: Nov 5th PTS snapshot
« on: November 30, 2014, 08:56:30 am »
The new version of Bitshares is yet to be released, the next version will show your vesting balance.
As for PTS there are 2 snapshots on December 14th, on for sparkle, which is Bitshares running on POW.
The second is the new version of PTS which is DPOS.
So PTS, still has some value, also future DAC's might sharedrop on PTS.
But crazy confusing pretty much sums it up.
As for PTS there are 2 snapshots on December 14th, on for sparkle, which is Bitshares running on POW.
The second is the new version of PTS which is DPOS.
So PTS, still has some value, also future DAC's might sharedrop on PTS.
But crazy confusing pretty much sums it up.
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BitShares PTS / Re: [ANN] BitShares PTS Mandatory Upgrade & Snapshot Announcement
« on: November 30, 2014, 08:28:28 am »
Why isn't there any mention of sharedrops in future DAC's on the website? It's just a DPOS alt coin, the way it looks now.
Also what's the point of having 1 billion units? At current prices this would bring PTS to Dogecoin level.
Also what's the point of having 1 billion units? At current prices this would bring PTS to Dogecoin level.
