Pool operators are well within their rights to host whatever mining they see fit. I get it -- it's their pool(s) and their rules.
However, they should also understand that it's my hashrate and I am not willing to support that.
I feel that by supporting a pool that hosts ETC mining, I am indirectly supporting the ETC ecosystem, which is not something I want to do for a variety of reasons.
Thus, I will not mine on any pool that hosts ETC mining.
I just wanted my stance on the matter to be on the record.
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The point is, we ALL have a say in this and we all have options. That's just the way these things work. If enough people vote with their hashrate, then pool operators will have to make a choice one way or the other.
As of right now, the only pool that I know of that isn't trying to make a quick buck off of ETC is Dwarfpool.
Yes, I know they are large. But pick your poison. In this case I'd rather support DP than ETC and that's my prerogative.
For people who have a preference for one chain over the other, they need to realize that by supporting pools that support both chains, they are indirectly supporting the other (non-desired) chain.
I never said people who sell as they mine are scum. I said there a some miners who are BTC supporters that don't care at all about Ethereum and instantly dump their mined ETH for BTC. And I never said they were scum, either.
Feel free to educate me on this supposed software engineering 'lingo' you speak of. This ought to be good. I'll be waiting.
In fact, why don't you take your trash talk elsewhere? This is a thread that I started specifically about not support pools that are supporting ETC. If you have a problem with that, I'm not interested in hearing about it.
I could smell it (the troll stench) from a mile away. Pretty sure I've already blocked him and his threatening attitude elsewhere, as well.
He is not telling you what to do.
As VB said: he is not ostracizing ETC, but will work only on ETH.
If you want to work on ETC, fine.
I am also 100% mining ETH and that's it.
Whatever brah -- don't care. I won't be talked down to by trolls.
kthxby
http://live2conquer.com/top-8-principles-for-men-to-live-by/
You probably realize, right, that it's likely that most miners are just doing it for profit and don't really make many ethical considerations? So far I'm just holding my ETH to see where this whole thing goes. I'm interested in what it will be worth in the future of course but I'm also interested in what interesting uses it can be put to.
I hope the whole ETC distraction is over with soon
Thanks to @work pointing it out, I am moving over to Alpereum -- they are a 0% fee ETH-only pool.
Hey @MrYukonC have you let the pool you left know why you did? And have you told Alpereum why you moved to them? I did. I also noticed in their stats that Alpereum have had a big spike in hashrate over the last few days, I wonder how much of it is due to this issue?
Great to hear! Thanks for supporting this!
@newmz
I haven't bothered to tell the old pool why I left, but I think he's probably heard the noise by now.
I haven't yet told Alpereum why I joined, but will shoot them a message today letting them know.
And yeah, I noticed that their overall hashrate has increased by ~50% - 60% over the past few days.
Keep up the good work guys and let all of your miner friends know as well. Thanks!
UPDATE: they just got a block! woohoo!. My payout was pretty tiny.
Anyone looking to support ETH-only pools should come join us over there!