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Main => Stakeholder Proposals => Topic started by: VoR0220 on February 12, 2015, 12:31:18 pm

Title: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: VoR0220 on February 12, 2015, 12:31:18 pm
I notice that in the new wallet, "Life, Liberty, and Property for all" is highlighted under BTS when in the asset column, but BitUSD only gets "1 US Dollar". Why not make it more familiar and put on it "E Pluribas Unum" ? Just a simple suggestion. Or is there legal recourse from taking that step?
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: graffenwalder on February 12, 2015, 12:38:14 pm
I notice that in the new wallet, "Life, Liberty, and Property for all" is highlighted under BTS when in the asset column, but BitUSD only gets "1 US Dollar". Why not make it more familiar and put on it "E Pluribas Unum" ? Just a simple suggestion. Or is there legal recourse from taking that step?
I guess this is done to avoid confusion, before your post I've never heard of "E Pluribas Unum"

I guess the KRW notes, also have some Korean saying on them, which we would have never heard of.
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: sschechter on February 12, 2015, 03:20:59 pm
I notice that in the new wallet, "Life, Liberty, and Property for all" is highlighted under BTS when in the asset column, but BitUSD only gets "1 US Dollar". Why not make it more familiar and put on it "E Pluribas Unum" ? Just a simple suggestion. Or is there legal recourse from taking that step?

More familiar to whom??
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: VoR0220 on February 12, 2015, 07:33:18 pm
I notice that in the new wallet, "Life, Liberty, and Property for all" is highlighted under BTS when in the asset column, but BitUSD only gets "1 US Dollar". Why not make it more familiar and put on it "E Pluribas Unum" ? Just a simple suggestion. Or is there legal recourse from taking that step?
I guess this is done to avoid confusion, before your post I've never heard of "E Pluribas Unum"

I guess the KRW notes, also have some Korean saying on them, which we would have never heard of.

That's funny. Maybe I stand alone, but I thought most American consumers knew that was on the dollar bill....
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: monsterer on February 13, 2015, 08:04:32 am
That's funny. Maybe I stand alone, but I thought most American consumers knew that was on the dollar bill....

Maybe they do - but if you think about it carefully, in the countries where bitshares can do the most good, the people have probably never even held a dollar in their hands, yet having the freedom and stability of it would be greatly useful to them.
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: VoR0220 on February 13, 2015, 08:42:35 am
That's funny. Maybe I stand alone, but I thought most American consumers knew that was on the dollar bill....

Maybe they do - but if you think about it carefully, in the countries where bitshares can do the most good, the people have probably never even held a dollar in their hands, yet having the freedom and stability of it would be greatly useful to them.

Good point. Still think the "E Pluribus Unum" is a good idea...
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: vikram on February 14, 2015, 05:02:18 am
"1 US Dollar" describes the value that 1 BitUSD should be pegged to.
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: VoR0220 on February 14, 2015, 05:15:33 am
"1 US Dollar" describes the value that 1 BitUSD should be pegged to.

isn't that implied by the name "BitUSD"? I thought it was...
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: theoretical on February 20, 2015, 05:29:32 pm
isn't that implied by the name "BitUSD"? I thought it was...

My understanding is that the description is intended for things like gold, silver or gas, where it can be used to describe which of multiple available price metrics are considered normative.
Title: Re: Might grind some gears, but something for the mainstream consumer
Post by: jcrubino on April 15, 2015, 04:56:44 am
How about add a countries slogan for the asset in the native language, and english or for the US Latin, plus English

USA: In God We Trust
China: Reform and Open Up
UK: God save the Queen and the Public Houses To!

etc..

Could be any slogan