Goldcoin CryptoCoin Mine Pool

[MicroGuy]

The pool should be up sometime this weekend.

This is great news!  Thank you DreamWatcher. ()

[okiefree]

thank you dreamwatcher for running the pool and i was one of the 16 without address, and i have put in my address and got my coins.  We need to get some hashing power online the main pool went down right at the same time some clown on bitcointalk is threatening to 51% the coin. 

[tadspoles]

Is there a way to sanitize the inputs before committing them to the database?  Also possibly use a captcha.

If it's php, then pdo is the best way to go now using parameterized SQL and bound variables.

I believe sanitization with mysql_real_escape_string() can still be used even if you are using pdo and bound variables.

[dreamwatcher]

The Old/New Goldcoin CryptoCoin Mine is now open.

Re-registering with e-mail confirmation is required.

The extra security is due to the attempted SQL injection attack on the last pool.

The LP port has been changed to 3333 that stratum port remains 2020.

Tadpoles,

The SQL injections did not get anywhere as I believe the pool software protects against an actual SQL attack. However, it did cause over a hundred garbage accounts to be made.

[Sting17]

This is awesome news Dreamwatcher.

[tadspoles]

Sounds good.  I'm glad you got it working in a manner you're comfortable with.

I'm going to wait until I see how you handle future problems.  I certainly liked your pool.  The stability was nice but closing it right in the middle of a major goldcoin milestone for the reasons you gave makes me believe you either do not have goldcoin's best interest in mind or quite frankly you're just young and naive.  Perception is a very important thing.  It's quite possible that you turned off a lot of new miners because of that business.  I KNOW you aggravated the ones that were using your service.  My boxes were wasting electricity and half a days profits because you don't like to warn anyone a day in advance.

You did expose a problem with GoldCoin though.  We need more pool options.

Hey Zuck, find a host you like even if it's a bit expensive and I'll help you pay for it if others will chip in some too.

I'm thinking we also need to work on getting p2pool software updated with GoldCoin.  I may be misunderstanding how this works but I used to start up my own p2pool software, connect to it locally, it would connect to others or a central one--not sure, and I'd mine away with litecoin, feathercoin, chncoin and a few others.

https://github.com/skralg/p2pool-feathercoin  as an example.

[jimbo]

My boxes were wasting electricity and half a days profits

You did expose a problem with GoldCoin though.  We need more pool options.

Hey Zuck, find a host you like even if it's a bit expensive and I'll help you pay for it if others will chip in some too.

im with you on this too,we can make this happen as a community.

[dreamwatcher]

You cannot be serious...Really?

So I just should have kept the pool running among greater levels of miners claiming (rightly so) that their shares were not being counted? Maybe a dishonest pool operator would do such a thing, or one who "do not have goldcoin's best interest in mind", but not myself. I run an honest business and I do mean business in both the legal and operational terms. Many other operators would have shrugged their shoulders, kept the pool running and collected the extra GLD that was not assigned properly to the miners.

As for being "young and naive", I am over forty, worked as an electrical engineer and recently completed my second degree in network specialization. My business has be registered and running since 2006.

All miners should have a fail safe pool in their configuration because pools can go down due to a number of reasons.

I literally worked day and night to get the new pool up, put my main project aside (CCE) at a vital time in testing, to make sure the Goldcoin community had this pool up and running.

So thanks for the validation that my work and honesty is appreciated, it will definitely go into my decision making about Goldcoin in the future.

Sounds good.  I'm glad you got it working in a manner you're comfortable with.

I'm going to wait until I see how you handle future problems.  I certainly liked your pool.  The stability was nice but closing it right in the middle of a major goldcoin milestone for the reasons you gave makes me believe you either do not have goldcoin's best interest in mind or quite frankly you're just young and naive.  Perception is a very important thing.  It's quite possible that you turned off a lot of new miners because of that business.  I KNOW you aggravated the ones that were using your service.  My boxes were wasting electricity and half a days profits because you don't like to warn anyone a day in advance.

You did expose a problem with GoldCoin though.  We need more pool options.

Hey Zuck, find a host you like even if it's a bit expensive and I'll help you pay for it if others will chip in some too.

I'm thinking we also need to work on getting p2pool software updated with GoldCoin.  I may be misunderstanding how this works but I used to start up my own p2pool software, connect to it locally, it would connect to others or a central one--not sure, and I'd mine away with litecoin, feathercoin, chncoin and a few others.

https://github.com/skralg/p2pool-feathercoin  as an example.

[tadspoles]

So thanks for the validation that my work and honesty is appreciated, it will definitely go into my decision making about Goldcoin in the future.

I assume you're being sarcastic.  If you don't want to run a pool--don't.  I'm not begging you.  Goldcoin will move on with or without you.  You're making money.

Give some heads up.  Most everyone would have appreciated it even if they were losing shares ESPECIALLY given the timing. 

Your timing was horrible and a major setback in my opinion.  I'll see how you handle that in the future.  If you can't see or understand this then I definitely won't be returning to your pool.   I don't care if you're 80 and have a degree in rocket brain surgical engineering. 

Once again, no one's begging you to maintain a pool.  As a  matter of fact this PISSES me off the more I think about it.   Do you think we're supposed to beg you or something?  Hell I'll go to solo mining at this point. 

So thanks for the validation that my work and honesty is appreciated, it will definitely go into my decision making about Goldcoin in the future.

THIS IS JUST CHILDISH and PISSES ME OFF.  You're holding no damn sway here man.  No one is begging you to make a damn profit.  Don't make threats like this to this community.  That's what this is a THREAT.

[tadspoles]

I say you close down your pool and blame it on me for making negative comments about your decisions.  Go all out with the childishness.

This way at least the community can move on quicker creating another pool with someone at the helm that doesn't make threats, pulls up his big boy pants and takes criticism on the chin like a man.

[dreamwatcher]

If you wish to see it as a "threat" so be it. There is nothing I can do to change your mind about it.

I never begged anybody to use my pool, and if a large enough group of users tell me of their dislike for my pool or simply stop mining on the pool, then yes it will be shut down. No point in running a pool with no miners.

As for my last statement, I stand by it. Insults (not criticisms, criticisms do not involve calling somebody 'young and naive') to the work I have done in an  effort to protect miners from a bug that would cause them to get ripped off, are of course going to effect my view on future projects. Why wouldn't I  take all criticisms, insults, statements that have been given when making a decision. Why would one continue to put forth effort into something if their efforts are not appreciated by those that could benefit from them. I am not talking about praise or complements, I do not expect those, but to have ones extra effort shot down definitely makes one pause about putting in extra effort in the future. That is not a threat, but a fact of life.

But yes, I am the child here, and as such miners should vote with their hashs. If you agree with what has been said about me, by all means start mining at one of the other Goldcoin pools. At the point cryptocoin mine has no more miners, then the miners have spoken and I will shutdown the pool and never bother the Goldcoin community again.

[tadspoles]

I like your pool.  I found it to be the best personally.  I still would like to go back to it. 

I just want you to acknowledge the timing was awful, show some remorse for what happened and in the future take extra efforts to not close your pool during major GoldCoin milestones and attention.

I certainly admit my comments were too harsh and I definitely appreciate your work.  As I said, your pool is definitely the most solid and trustworthy imo.

[jimbo]

maybe im late here on what happened, and personally dont care whats going on. im really happy that you have your pool up and running for us to mine on. no problems here! I definitely appreciate having the privilege to mine on it and appreciate your works put into this to help make our coin progress. and i feel we all should be more thankful for each one of us thats here. ( I"ll be the parent)  if we dont have nice things to say to each other... lets not say them at all .... mmm k? lol . no seriously lets be professional and fun about this guys. i'm having fun aint you... how bout you?? see, thats better.     great work dreamwatcher, keep it up. everything has its bumps to smooth out.

over and out!      ...kkhert..

[tadspoles]

That's all fine and dandy but the bottom line is Dreamwatcher just doesn't seem to care when his pool goes down.  There are critical points in a coin's development and our best pool went down during the middle of a critical time and stayed down for days. 

Either Dreamwatcher's ego is too large to apologize for it or he simply does not have GoldCoin's best interest in mind.  I haven't seen anything from him in the way of contrition.

So, we're in a position where we have this pool we all like but once interest starts pouring in, it can be taken down for days and the guy running it really doesn't seem to care about this coin--it's just another coin to him.   When you lose critical days of peaking interest it is detrimental. 

I would love to see Zuck start his pool as I feel he truly is interested in GoldCoin.  However, he likely is worried about chin music if something goes wrong.  There is a difference though when someone is sincerely contrite.

As it stands, what is the point of promoting GoldCoin, having it succeed for a day and then having the rug pulled from under our feet?  Pools that stay up during critical moments are almost as important as a solid client in my opinion.

[tadspoles]

Without genuine contrition, it's just hard for me to not see it happening again.  Hell, without genuine contrition, it makes me think maybe it was done on purpose.  The timing was VERY suspicious and I'm just not getting a warm and fuzzy about it or from this guy at all.

Also, if we're begging some God in the sky to pretty, pretty please keep your pool open then we really don't have anything solid here.  It's like building a house on quicksand.