I actually think adding value to the community is an extremely valid reason to vote for a witness.
In addition security is a valid reason.
If a chain is successful but doesn't have security, that is clearly bad.
If a chain is secure but holds no value, that's a waste.
Yeah, I mean. When I look at successful projects they aren't made up of 100% of the same people. A blockchain project only filled with egghead engineers likely isn't gonna work. Similarly a blockchain project with only business people isn't gonna work. You need someone for the silica chips and the carbon based life forms.
Ideally you do it in a non-toxic environment. You don't shit on every influencer that swings by the say hello. You don't purposefully drive people away with flags and nasty comments.
We're at token 190... this project doesn't need another dev making minor tweaks to the blockchain. It needs an assload of apps dragging people in by the millions. We should be the most business friendly place around, but we're not...
Why so many of the top witnesses don't see that boggles my mind.
Excellent response. Not everyone on a winning hockey team is a goal scorer or can even shoot the puck well for that matter. You need people who can pass. People who can hit. The coaches. The waterboy even. It's teamwork from the locker room to the boardroom. And even when things get heated (it's not always pretty nor does it need to be), the common goal remains intact. My coach used to say, "Speak up, then shut up." Don't let a problem eat away at the mind because staying focused is crucial; don't dwell on it after the fact or turn it into a spectacle (a common challenge for most). I could keep going but the point is, if the team can't gel, you'll see a lot of empty seats in the stands. And this ain't no pond. There's money involved. This is the big leagues. Gotta pull your weight. No choice. Cool. Maybe I'll throw a vote your way now that I know where your mind is truly at. I don't expect people to be perfect. But you need to know this approach of yours where everyone kind of gets lumped into a pile and thrown under the bus doesn't create much of business friendly environment either.
I agree, when I look around Hive right now, I see some of the most engaged users, building communities and Tribes.
All the talk of 2nd layer solutions, so far I only know of one.
I don't discount that security is also important, and think it takes a mix.
That's not really what I said. My point is voting witnesses isn't about which projects you want to support. Witness rewards are not project funding.
I believe voting witnesses can be about what else they do, but the most important aspect of a witness is protecting the chain and if we vote in 20 people incapable of doing that we will be screwed.
Yeah but @whatsup has a point you made it sound like it had no value. So you communicated your message poorly.
I happen to think he switches from project to project before they can really work as well as hoped... i would love to see more focus on some of the really cool stuff he's done to get them to really powerful stage.
It has no value when it is the only reason for deciding.
I think voting a witness just to "fund a project" is a very bad idea.
5 years of various projects, none perfect, but several highly successful.
A concern for the community
Excellent project management and team building skills.
That's why I vote for him.
Don't get me wrong, I hear your point about security and understand it is important. In addition, a well rounded team with various expertise is also improtant.
Not really a team when he is never around for anything witness related. Not once.
It's actually an interesting discussion, but there are a few bare minimum requirements for sure.
"Witness Related"
Run a current witness with current version of code, keep the price feed and a few other settings current. Sign blocks.
Those are the critical "Witness Related Duties".
After that, I guess it's up to what stakeholders value.
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It is all subjective and I have my own opinion. I will only vote witnesses capable of running their own witness servers and would be helpful in a time of need and are actually present.
I also don’t believe in choosing witnesses simply as a means of finding. It puts our chain at risk and all of assets.
I take choosing witnesses seriously and ability to maintain a witness and offer value when the shit hits the fan. Everything else is a bonus and respectable but to me that is the minimum acceptable value.
That’s my opinion and may not reflect what others think.
ask yourself WHY he doesn't talk in a place where YOU are very prevalent (and NGC used to be prevalent). Maybe he needs to suck it up... but sometimes the answer to your questions is right in the mirror.
I bet @aggroed reads those channels way more frequently than he writes.
Also he's busy actually DOING things... (or hyping things haha)
Again we can debate the efficacy of moving from one project to another before ever polishing them up... etc etc
He doesn’t participate in witness channels because I’m around? Wtf? Seriously? What kind of bullshit is that? What did I do to scare off a grown adult?
What do I have to do with NGC? No one else ran away because of that excuse.
If he reads it one day in the last 4 years that’s pretty much true.
Ok so the reason he makes a good witness in your eyes is cause he is busy doing everything but witness things? Umm, ok check.
On the same page... Good thing it's not the only reason. Case closed.
A few good security people on a well rounded team of people who care about the future of Hive is a must. Alone it isn't enough.