{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/issues/894","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/issues/894/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/issues/894/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/issues/894/events","html_url":"https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/pull/894","id":88457836,"number":894,"title":"Blog: Bitcoin.org Position On Hard Forks","user":{"login":"harding","id":61096,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61096?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding","html_url":"https://github.com/harding","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/harding/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":6,"created_at":"2015-06-15T15:24:00Z","updated_at":"2015-06-15T16:14:12Z","closed_at":null,"pull_request":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/pulls/894","html_url":"https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/pull/894","diff_url":"https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/pull/894.diff","patch_url":"https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/pull/894.patch"},"body":"This blog post introduces a new policy for Bitcoin.org regarding contentious hard forks:\r\n\r\n> Bitcoin.org will not promote software or services that will leave the previous consensus because of a contentious hard fork attempt.\r\n\r\nFull explanation can be found in the blog post itself using the GitHub diff on the screenshot preview below.\r\n\r\nThis statement, or earlier revisions of it, has been reviewed by the following persons:\r\n\r\n* @theymos (Bitcoin.org domain co-owner)\r\n* Cobra (Bitcoin.org domain co-owner)\r\n* @saivann (Bitcoin.org site co-maintainer)\r\n* @harding (Bitcoin.org site co-maintainer)\r\n\r\nWe also feel that this statement reflects the published sentiments of many of Bitcoin.org's active reviewers, and we invite them to individually ACK this PR if that is the case.  If a sufficient number ACK this PR today, we will merge today.  If not, we will merge tomorrow (Tuesday) unless unexpected criticism is received.\r\n\r\n![hard-fork-blog](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/61096/8162837/d2c9b502-134d-11e5-9a8b-27c65c0e0356.png)\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/issues/comments/112124088","html_url":"https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/pull/894#issuecomment-112124088","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/issues/894","id":112124088,"user":{"login":"mikehearn","id":971089,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/971089?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn","html_url":"https://github.com/mikehearn","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/mikehearn/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-06-15T16:14:12Z","updated_at":"2015-06-15T16:14:12Z","body":"Oh yes, rereading the policy, there's one more reason this policy is suicide - it says you will delist any wallet or service that announces it will operate on the other side of the \"previous consensus\".\r\n\r\nCurrently every single wallet bar GreenAddress that we've polled has told us they support bigger blocks.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, every major payment processor we've talked to has also said that.\r\n\r\nSo to be consistent with this policy you will have to delete every wallet and all major payment processors (except GreenAddress) from the website. This would eliminate bitcoin.org as a useful place to learn about Bitcoin products and services, which is one of the key functions of the site!\r\n\r\nI understand you are concerned about the notion of a contentious hard fork. I think you're wrong about the possible consequences though. It should be clear from the block chain when the change has reached a sufficient amount of mining power and at that point there would be plenty of time for services to upgrade before the fork actually happens. Nobody should lose any money and nobody should feel disenfranchised: they can just switch to the winning chain and carry on. They can always sell their coins before or after if they really believe that *the plan Satoshi had all along* is so bad."}}