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[bholzer]

At least these 2 people on here get it.. the rest of you who commented are wrong.  And putting up meme's and calling me names and etc just makes your community look terrible and childish.. I actually think the MEC wallet was the coolest of the bunch as it actually looked different and I could tell what coin I was looking at.  It is unfortunate that it got flagged.. I will work that out myself.  But raising attention to the fact does not warrant name calling crap and telling me to leave.  Those people are the ones who will ruin it for everyone.  Pretend I'm your grandma and stop being jerks about the whole thing.  I bet the next comment is some child troll (probably a JR member of this forum) who again will just say all is well and we don't need you cause MEC is the best while they turn investors away with their selfish comments.

I wouldn't say we are wrong at all, actually. Your initial post was acceptable -- you weren't in the know about how Avast flags "suspicious" executable files (by suspicious, they mean all files that haven't been directly verified by Avast -- a brand new wallet on the day its released probably hasn't been added to their database yet.)

It became an issue when we explained to you how Avast works...and you continued to make post after post blaming Kimoto for the issue and demanding a fix. If you had read what was explained to you multiple times, you should have been on the Avast board and/or contacting support asking them to add the Megacoin wallet to their database. What I cannot understand is why you continue to post in here about this -- you polluted the thread with your crap and it makes it look like there is an issue that doesn't even exist. This is frustrating because you are simply adding to the confusion.

I'm not sure why you couldn't simply admit you didn't understand what caused Avast to flag certain executable files, thank us for the explanation, and move on. Nobody was forcing you to install it if you were still scared...but you continued to blame the dev and it started to piss us off. Maybe things didn't remain as civil as they should have...but it's frustrating when people don't listen and start pointing their fingers when they're completely misinformed.

So basically, your first post regarding this "issue" was completely fine; I maybe would have even let the second one slide if it weren't for your accusing tone. Everything after that was just completely ridiculous and all you've done is waste the time of everyone following this thread.

If you trust your anti-virus software unconditionally and refuse to ever contact them or take additional steps to verify false-positives...you should probably consider taking up a different hobby -- there is a lot of frustration in your future.

[ethought]

Only about 650 more blocks to go!!

[sharknutzz]

Yes, what do  you think....about a day and a half to burn through those blocks?  It's definitely time to put some meaningful discussion back at the forefront 

What are your thoughts on post-block-63005?  I don't think there is a shortage of MEC out there, I don't see any reason for a market reaction involving an immediate price spike.  A price spike would slow us MEC buyers/hoarders down a little, I suppose. 

I've seen the simple reasoning of, "well the subsidy is halved, supply dries up, so price must go up" but I'm a pretty firm believer that supply doesn't create demand.  Demand creates demand.   

Thoughts?

[ethought]

Yes, what do  you think....about a day and a half to burn through those blocks?  It's definitely time to put some meaningful discussion back at the forefront 

What are your thoughts on post-block-63005?  I don't think there is a shortage of MEC out there, I don't see any reason for a market reaction involving an immediate price spike.  A price spike would slow us MEC buyers/hoarders down a little, I suppose. 

I've seen the simple reasoning of, "well the subsidy is halved, supply dries up, so price must go up" but I'm a pretty firm believer that supply doesn't create demand.  Demand creates demand.   

Thoughts?

Yes, I agree, I don't think we will see a spike. Spikes are not always a good thing anyway. I think we will see a steady price increase after more people realise the merits of Megacoin.

What I think we really need is some more services surrounding Megacoin. After all this coin will only be as successful as the effort that is put into it. I would like to hear from people interested in Megacoin on how they think we could further the progress of this great coin. How can we take Megacoin to the next level? I am working on a payment processor. I have been thinking about a Megacoin bank, similar to what Baritus is doing with digitalcoin, but so far cannot seem to find a way to make it worthwhile for investors. I have also thought about a fiat exchange for Megacoin - although there are complicated legal obstacles (at least where I live) that make this tricky. Some more games and casino type games would be good - but they are really only a secondary priority I think. I think the main goal is to get online shops accepting Megacoin as payment.

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

[vtr99]

Yes, what do  you think....about a day and a half to burn through those blocks?  It's definitely time to put some meaningful discussion back at the forefront 

What are your thoughts on post-block-63005?  I don't think there is a shortage of MEC out there, I don't see any reason for a market reaction involving an immediate price spike.  A price spike would slow us MEC buyers/hoarders down a little, I suppose. 

I've seen the simple reasoning of, "well the subsidy is halved, supply dries up, so price must go up" but I'm a pretty firm believer that supply doesn't create demand.  Demand creates demand.   

Thoughts?

Looks like block 63,000 will fall in about 12 or 13 hours, give or take a couple hours (just my estimate). Also glad to see our thread back on topic. My thinking is there's still some nervousness from the problems we had at the last reward reduction. This nervousness, and a few people dumping their Megacoin fortunes is why the price is still lagging. I think the dumper's MEC has pretty well been mopped up by some smart and lucky individuals, and the price will rise for a number of reasons. There is no doubt in my mind that MEC is the most technically sophisticated coin, and I'm equally convinced Kimoto will deliver big time. Once we get through block 63,000, and 63,005 and everything works perfectly, at some point we could see an explosive upside. In my opinion, quality and features will drive demand. I like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and CGB, but I believe MEC will ultimately set the benchmark.

But don't listen to me, I'm biased.  

[sharknutzz]

Right, we are definitely in need of an economy.  Simple casino games (win MEC/lose MEC) are way overdone, and really just seem to contribute to the downfall of the community who might believe that there really is nothing better to do with the coin, so go ahead and gamble it.

I've been thinking that a community auction site might be a good addition (in addition to online shops of course).  Something like BTC's bitmit.net.  It definitely encourages transaction-type activity and gets users more comfortable with the idea of using it for everyday purchases.

Fiat exchange, yes in our land of the free and home of the brave, very few have the means to be complicit in the licensing and regulations required to get things off the ground.  So nice of our government to stifle technology and progress in the name of money laundering and terrorism, while concurrently making sure that only people with extreme money can be "money transmitters" but I digress, I know I am preaching to the choir on that one.  

A development forum/topic @ cryptocointalk would be pretty cool, it sounds like we can definitely help kick things up a few notches in terms of real-world use.  I'm proud to possibly be the first user to participate in a MEC transaction for a tangible item (pizza of course) - and if anyone has a provable transaction prior to mine please share (and brag!)  

[onetime]

value creates demand, and megacoin will be a lot better crypto-currency than bitcoin when (I hope) it provides real anonymity rather than bitcoin's traceable pseudonymity. as more people realize this and see how easy it is to exchange their bitcoins for megacoins, demand will grow steadily. I think that will lead to sites like silk road accepting megacoin payments, and then ebay, amazon, itunes later on. people will buy and sell things like real estate for megacoins, and eventually in the long run real-world retail stores, gas stations, movie theaters, etc. will accept it everywhere.

the US government will probably attack bitcoin and try to control it before megacoin becomes prominent. hopefully megacoiners will learn from what went wrong with bitcoin if it becomes regulated or outlawed. but the government won't be able to control megacoin's value effectively.

what do you guys think?

I appreciate everyone's megacoin posts on here, it's given me good insight. I think this is possibly one of the most lucrative investment opportunities anywhere, and I'm glad to be a part of megacoin so early on. and Kimoto is awesome!

(p.s. avast's false-positive virus warning isn't worth discussing anymore since at this early stage it's irrelevant, and I'm sure avast will soon recognize megacoin as it becomes prevalent. but dirtybird, thanks for bringing up the issue out of your concern for improving megacoin.)

[digeros]

value creates demand, and megacoin will be a lot better crypto-currency than bitcoin when (I hope) it provides real anonymity rather than bitcoin's traceable pseudonymity. as more people realize this and see how easy it is to exchange their bitcoins for megacoins, demand will grow steadily. I think that will lead to sites like silk road accepting megacoin payments, and then ebay, amazon, itunes later on. people will buy and sell things like real estate for megacoins, and eventually in the long run real-world retail stores, gas stations, movie theaters, etc. will accept it everywhere.

the US government will probably attack bitcoin and try to control it before megacoin becomes prominent. hopefully megacoiners will learn from what went wrong with bitcoin if it becomes regulated or outlawed. but the government won't be able to control megacoin's value effectively.

what do you guys think?

I appreciate everyone's megacoin posts on here, it's given me good insight. I think this is possibly one of the most lucrative investment opportunities anywhere, and I'm glad to be a part of megacoin so early on. and Kimoto is awesome!

(p.s. avast's false-positive virus warning isn't worth discussing anymore since at this early stage it's irrelevant, and I'm sure avast will soon recognize megacoin as it becomes prevalent. but dirtybird, thanks for bringing up the issue out of your concern for improving megacoin.)

OMG!!! I just made a deposit in my Wallet and Experienced my first MEGACOIN WALLET sound Effect  SO COOLLL!!!   I thought I had dropped silver Morgan off the table on to a wooden floor.  SO COOL, LOVE IT!  (It will prove to be Pavlovian in the End... - I want to make more deposits to hear that Happy sound)  -digeros

[sharknutzz]

@v9t9 - I agree, MEC has the possibility of being the first to implement Zerocoin.  An entire class of BTC users conceptually could decide to insta-migrate to MEC just for that reason.  BTC could obviously do the same, but in this business it's all about being first.

So many possibilities.

[vtr99]

Yes, what do  you think....about a day and a half to burn through those blocks?  It's definitely time to put some meaningful discussion back at the forefront 

What are your thoughts on post-block-63005?  I don't think there is a shortage of MEC out there, I don't see any reason for a market reaction involving an immediate price spike.  A price spike would slow us MEC buyers/hoarders down a little, I suppose. 

I've seen the simple reasoning of, "well the subsidy is halved, supply dries up, so price must go up" but I'm a pretty firm believer that supply doesn't create demand.  Demand creates demand.   

Thoughts?

Yes, I agree, I don't think we will see a spike. Spikes are not always a good thing anyway. I think we will see a steady price increase after more people realise the merits of Megacoin.

What I think we really need is some more services surrounding Megacoin. After all this coin will only be as successful as the effort that is put into it. I would like to hear from people interested in Megacoin on how they think we could further the progress of this great coin. How can we take Megacoin to the next level? I am working on a payment processor. I have been thinking about a Megacoin bank, similar to what Baritus is doing with digitalcoin, but so far cannot seem to find a way to make it worthwhile for investors. I have also thought about a fiat exchange for Megacoin - although there are complicated legal obstacles (at least where I live) that make this tricky. Some more games and casino type games would be good - but they are really only a secondary priority I think. I think the main goal is to get online shops accepting Megacoin as payment.

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

I say let's just discuss those ideas here. I like http://www.megadice.co.nz, but would like to see someone put together a Megacoin Craps, Roulette, or Poker site.
You are of course correct that getting shops to accept MEC is the ultimate goal, but it will likely be accomplished with something like ltcasics.com first.

[vtr99]

@v9t9 - I agree, MEC has the possibility of being the first to implement Zerocoin.  An entire class of BTC users conceptually could decide to insta-migrate to MEC just for that reason.  BTC could obviously do the same, but in this business it's all about being first.

So many possibilities.

A little risk is what makes it all exciting.    It's amazing how many friends I have that will spend $20 on lotto tickets each week, but couldn't be convinced to buy $100 worth of MEC 3 months ago. These same people will get interested when they see the price rising, but will still be oblivious to the fact that they lost the best opportunity. Winners are proactive, not reactive...

[sharknutzz]

Just think if somebody could take sleek poker software like full tilt or pokerstars, and create a MEC platform for it.

That would be huge.

Even for BTC, besides Satoshi poker, you have all of these Mavens/Briggs copycat sites running around out there. There isn't anything "that good" in terms of modern poker software with crypto payment funding.

Hmm...

[Alienwalkerx]

Just think if somebody could take sleek poker software like full tilt or pokerstars, and create a MEC platform for it.

That would be huge.

Even for BTC, besides Satoshi poker, you have all of these Mavens/Briggs copycat sites running around out there. There isn't anything "that good" in terms of modern poker software with crypto payment funding.

Hmm...

This was my first request for megacoin.


I live in Australia, Tony Abbott has just become the new Prime Minister, he has already put in place policies to ban Online Poker and put an internet filter in (if passed).

I think adding these services would see a large spike in Australian adoption to megacoin if these policies were to ever go through, I was even thinking about setting up a donation pool to help drive this idea, i can put in a few hundred in a couple weeks.

Alienwalkerx

[blarg]

Yes, what do  you think....about a day and a half to burn through those blocks?  It's definitely time to put some meaningful discussion back at the forefront 

What are your thoughts on post-block-63005?  I don't think there is a shortage of MEC out there, I don't see any reason for a market reaction involving an immediate price spike.  A price spike would slow us MEC buyers/hoarders down a little, I suppose. 

I've seen the simple reasoning of, "well the subsidy is halved, supply dries up, so price must go up" but I'm a pretty firm believer that supply doesn't create demand.  Demand creates demand.   

Thoughts?

Yes, I agree, I don't think we will see a spike. Spikes are not always a good thing anyway. I think we will see a steady price increase after more people realise the merits of Megacoin.

What I think we really need is some more services surrounding Megacoin. After all this coin will only be as successful as the effort that is put into it. I would like to hear from people interested in Megacoin on how they think we could further the progress of this great coin. How can we take Megacoin to the next level? I am working on a payment processor. I have been thinking about a Megacoin bank, similar to what Baritus is doing with digitalcoin, but so far cannot seem to find a way to make it worthwhile for investors. I have also thought about a fiat exchange for Megacoin - although there are complicated legal obstacles (at least where I live) that make this tricky. Some more games and casino type games would be good - but they are really only a secondary priority I think. I think the main goal is to get online shops accepting Megacoin as payment.

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

we should try to get coingas.com to accept megacoins

[Alienwalkerx]

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

This reminds me..

Currently on www.megacoin.co.nz in the 'Community Forums' is it a good idea to choose an option to link to the bitcointalk megacoin thread instead of jumping straight to the cryptocointalk forum?

Right now at https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/206-megacoin-m%CF%83c/ it looks like a ghost town, but here it is updated much more frequently.

what do you guys think?

[vtr99]

Just think if somebody could take sleek poker software like full tilt or pokerstars, and create a MEC platform for it.

That would be huge.

Even for BTC, besides Satoshi poker, you have all of these Mavens/Briggs copycat sites running around out there. There isn't anything "that good" in terms of modern poker software with crypto payment funding.

Hmm...

My thoughts exactly. A poker site that looks as good as the Megacoin site would give us some class.

[blarg]

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

This reminds me..

Currently on www.megacoin.co.nz in the 'Community Forums' is it a good idea to choose an option to link to the bitcointalk megacoin thread instead of jumping straight to the cryptocointalk forum?

Right now at https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/206-megacoin-m%CF%83c/ it looks like a ghost town, but here it is updated much more frequently.

what do you guys think?

i think it should link to both, yes bitcointalk is always being updated, we would be losing some one the independence of megacoin by only having the megacoin discussion on a bitcoin forum.

i also think a megacoinforum should be created like litecoinforum and feathercoinforum because it in an important step to see megacoin in its own light, rather than always in bitcoins shadow.

going forward it makes more sense

[vtr99]

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

This reminds me..

Currently on www.megacoin.co.nz in the 'Community Forums' is it a good idea to choose an option to link to the bitcointalk megacoin thread instead of jumping straight to the cryptocointalk forum?

Right now at https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/206-megacoin-m%CF%83c/ it looks like a ghost town, but here it is updated much more frequently.

what do you guys think?

I actually started out over on Cryptocointalk, and thought that was where Kimoto was going to setup shop so to speak. I like Bitcointalk, but it has some of the worst rules and reliability I've ever seen. There has to be a better forum period. Just my 2 cents.

[vtr99]

Perhaps we need a Megacoin forum to further discuss some development ideas?

This reminds me..

Currently on www.megacoin.co.nz in the 'Community Forums' is it a good idea to choose an option to link to the bitcointalk megacoin thread instead of jumping straight to the cryptocointalk forum?

Right now at https://cryptocointalk.com/forum/206-megacoin-m%CF%83c/ it looks like a ghost town, but here it is updated much more frequently.

what do you guys think?

i think it should link to both, yes bitcointalk is always being updated, we would be losing some one the independence of megacoin by only having the megacoin discussion on a bitcoin forum.

i also think a megacoinforum should be created like litecoinforum and feathercoinforum because it in an important step to see megacoin in its own light, rather than always in bitcoins shadow.

going forward it makes more sense

Outstanding suggestion! Probably something Kimoto already has in the works??? I always get the feeling he is one step ahead of everyone. I mean literally everyone!

[kriwest]

I'm all for creating a poker site.  The only thing I find difficult with something like Seals With Clubs is that it's way too easy to cheat and collude. Getting around that problem when everyone is anonymous can be tricky.

Something else would be an iOS game that uses MEC as it's currency. There are many free-to-play games where you need to buy in-game currency to purchase upgrades and items. Why then not have a currency that you can also use for other things than the game itself? The game account would just be another MEC-wallet that you can transfer from/to at any time.

A payment processor directly from USD > MEC would be a big help for that though. Bypassing Bitcoin entirely.