No, picture is public in slack and linkedin anyway. I just saying here besides the picture: Austin is an example of someone how creates attention and cashes in afterwards. He says :"Building a web application and donation service to serve as a thin networking layer between those who want to give to those that need to receive in the dire times of the Refugee Crisis that plagues Europe. " I think he did mean: " Give to me, because I need". Maybe is most recent project he is involved in, "openRefuge" is a scam as well. Using a good cause but scamming the investors. This is nothing but a fraud. I am tired of people that are getting away with this kind of stuff. Surely he will have made money, but did was everything right from a regulative perspective?

I have no idea if any of this is feasible, because I'm not a developer, and I don't understand the limitations of the code/project. So, bare with me. However, it seems (to me anyway) that the original draw/benefits of rain were for it to be a great POS coin, which it can still be, and for it to provide environmental awareness. I think I agree with the above individual that the rain meter project is too costly for it to be implemented, and it should be scrapped. Though from what I understand from the white paper this is an open source initiative, yes? Providing the hardware is very expensive, but is it not possible to just provide the software and share the data through the network? Interested parties could build their own rain meters which would be more cost effective, and they could do it using rain that they have staked! Perhaps rain could partner with a store that could sell a kit of needed parts for people to build their own. A Raspberry Pi is affordable to most people, and not a super difficult DIY. In fact you could probably get some attention for the project by posting a how to on DIY sites like Instructables showing how to build one.

First off, I don't see anything wrong with rain just being a great POS coin. The random stakes are fun and interesting feature. It's why I bought it to start with. I remember hearing some rumors of masternodes. Can those be implemented as a future roadmap target?

Secondly, even though rain meters probably can't be completed that doesn't mean Rain still can't make positive contributions to the world. Perhaps the staking could be split, and a small percentage would go to a charity such as one that provides clean water to people.

It's quite hard to judge as we don't know for sure if he got rewarded for his 'contribution' and it's hard to blame one person.

A while ago I offered a signature (for this forum) to him, that would have benefited RAIN, for sure.
The strange thing is that Austin was very negative about something that costed only $150.
If there is no will to invest then sinking is the only other option...

The $150 is just peanuts in world of crypto. Later I offered him to design one for FREE, but no reply. That is how I experience cooperation
within the project RAIN. It's never what you wish to expect and never constructive...

I left Slack and with the other project BOAT (of the dev) in which I had the spirit to keep it going, but the dev brought a lot of insecurity within the community and was never dedicated.

I don't think it's a fraud, but just some passive, careless people involved without any sense of responsibility.
I know it could feel the same...   but I just don't think the intentions of the dev are bad, he is just not capable to fulfill the job...

I think it's scam. He will have made good money.

As painful as it is to say, you hit the nail on the head with this one.  I've always worked solo, accepting the help of others as it was offered (and eternally grateful to those who helped).

Similar situation here - until a few months after releasing the project, more and more people started wanting more, and later down the line a few others offered to lend a hand and be a part of an official 'team'.  Despite the few who stepped up we still lack members capable of fulfilling key roles that would benefit any coin project - mainly, developers/programmers.  I had a hard enough time as it was creating BOAT/RAIN while juggling with real life; even harder once popularity increased.  This is most certainly not a fraud, but rather the result of a lack of foresight.  A hard responsibility for one person to fulfill alone, when there are key aspects of the project better handled by more skilled individuals...those positions should've been filled long ago; then again it's hard to hand over everything to someone who could potentially compromise the entire project (this is the wild west, after all).

I still want this project to succeed, but due to my failures in the first stages of launch & lack of team-building, I'm laying it all out, honestly, to humbly ask where we should go from here.  I've been desperate enough to offer creating coins for funding to get these IoT devices funded.....not much luck though, all responses being 'revive this dead coin' or 'build upon a completely different protocol than advertised'.

Regards.



Not sure what you're talking about here............this has nothing to do with either project.  What's this post even about?

Condensate price alert
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I have been supporting this project for the last four months and own about 0.19% of the supply which makes me one of the top 100 hodlers. Thus I feel I have the right to add my opinion.

1: Whitepaper needs to be ready by the end of December, at latest January 2017. I have read it and it looks good already. Just some more work needed.
2: No restart/reboot. There is nothing wrong with the coin, wallet is working, explorer is working. Restart could create some short-term attention, but in the long run might kill the project completely.
3: The IoT devices have to be made. If it costs money, the dev could update the wallet so a fraction of stakes goes towards that costs (I am not a programmer/developer, so have no idea if it can be done). This would reduce the rewards and slow down the inflation.
4: It could be a good idea to reduce the rewards for good (by half). Setting staking rewards to 0 for a year would make people drop Rain and move onto some other coins (which could kill the project). Masternodes aren't needed, but from marketing point of view could be useful.
5: This project doesn't need anon transactions.
6: No need for personal attacks. The dev is still here and what some people posted here is just disrespectful.

If someone wants to add to that, or express disagreement with above, please do (in a constructive way, if possible).

Screenshots not showing?

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I would not object to a fraction of stakes going to coin development, that sounds very fair to me. I'm not sure exactly how much money would be needed for the IOT devices though. Would it be enough? If it makes it possible then by all means, but from the way his post sounded it seemed like it would be far too expensive to continue that particular development...