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1218d · bitcoin cash
Shower thought: use *scarcity* to resolve debate over hard forks/upgrades.
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Very clever concept,
but someone could fork just to add more forks to the 'rulesets'.
It does inspire a couple of other thoughts 😎 😱
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Yes, it would completely be an informal and un-enforceable 'consensus'. More of a way to unify those in the community who want ongoing upgrades and those who want a protocol freeze.
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Maybe celebrate August 1 as "Fork Day",
requiring any "Hard Fork" to only occur on that day.
Turn it into a party - no Devs bathing or dining until exchanges let BCH trade again.
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Agree to only 5 [or other arbitrary number] more hard forks *ever*.
Leave open when or what they specifically are.
This ensures they are not used trivially. Each one that is used makes
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| the remaining ones more valuable, hence hard forks will happen decreasingly often.