Some of us are having loads of fun!
I must say I think most of the stuff you post is just thinly veiled discomfort with what you say is "cultism" in this thread. In fact, that's partly due to the amount of mindless trolling that's gone on since the last price rise. It isn't the 'fanboyism' that sticks in people's gullet, it's the valuation because when that wasn't there nobody bothered.
Of course when attacked, people get defensive and all perspective goes out the window. When the incessant trolling isn't there this thread is pretty industrious and if you check back a few months all you'll find is pages of people discussing mundane technical points of mining, masternode configuration or such like.
Then some new development comes along of genuine value - like near instant confirmations or even the brand revision - and a whole load of jealosy driven finger wagging nutcases come out of the woodwork telling us to "not get too big for our boots" as if the valuation is not merited.
Try telling that to the market. Because that's really who your up against. The easy meat is a bunch of favourably disposed thread posters. What's much harder is to challenge the good faith in which fundamental design decisions and technical priorities are made because that's what the market is investing in.
the ill-advised assumption DASH trademarks are attainable
You make the odd reasonable point buried in a turdpile of hostile rhetoric and I feel like I'm having to fish out a coin dropped into the toilet to even begin identifying them but this one is probably worth addressing.
I am a holder of a UK trademark who's been through the whole application process and I admit I'll be flabbergasted if the devteam are able to acquire one in any of the geographical areas or categories where it's contested. Evan has already alluded to the fact that it isn't "in the bag" in his interview on LTB.
The reason I'm posting this opinion - which may seem against the flow of sentiment in the thread - is that more than my scepticism, I admire him for trying and want to be invested in a project where people take risks in the pursuit of their first choices without fear of making mistakes in public. I also think it's better if some pre-emptive sceptisicm comes from within the community rather than we get an announcement that the search for a name has to start again and have to endure another shitstorm of FUD from all the jealous weasels who like to give you a good kicking when you're down.
Of course everything in between can happen. The fact there's no other crypto using that name is in their favour (and the Dashcoin business does not bother me one bit - it was a dead project) plus most cryptos don't even have a trademark in the first place. The vast majority of commercial businesses trade without a registered trademark, so it may just end up a non-issue.
All the same, it's the nature of this industry that all dirty linen gets washed in public. The regular challenges, problems and setbacks that usually go on in corporate offices behind closed doors get played out in full view.
Also, the more successful you get the bigger those challenges get. The only reason Darkcoin is having these issues is because it had some serious innovation and grew out of the background. You think a $100,000 cap coin called "Diamond" is going to be worried about trademark issues ? You think the trolls and mud slingers would be here if they didn't think this project had a serious prospect of future attention outside of the current crypto-community goldfish bowl ? Unwarranted in their opinion - that's fine by me, I hope they choke on it.
So maybe that puts my concurrence with your idle remark in some kind of context. Just because I agree with it doesn't mean I can't draw a different conclusion about its impact. I've made my living from professional software development for the last 25 years and the way that this project has moved from idea to roadmap to development and to delivery in many aspects has blown me away. I look around at the market for hedges and alternative investments and I see maybe 1 or 2 max that are remotely comparable and none in this technical sector - most are just lazy bastard flag waving trainspotters for the work of 3rd party academics. It may look good on a Powerpoint slide but it never translates into results.
So whatever the merits of your comment on the trademark issue, I sure as f*ck won't be dumping this over a name. If there's any project that's capable of turning hard lessons into strengths it's this one and whatever the outcome of the present venture it'll be added value in the long term if the track record is anything to go by .
