Hey @timcliff, thanks for responding to my questions!
Not sure why you think revealing the location is risking security, however I respect your decision not to.
Thanks for pointing out the version tag. I was unaware of it. However I still think staying in 0.19.2 is not the best no matter what patch is applied under the bonnet because what the people outside of the circle think is also quite important. You know what I mean. I naively hope someone like you could make a voice about it.
In general though, I do take into consideration whether witnesses are responding to important security patches in a timely manner as one of my criteria for voting.
This is good. There is however no way to know it or trust it to be honest.
I take this into consideration, but using a bias is not necessarily going to be a deal-breaker in of itself. If a witness uses a bias for a good justified reason (even if I disagree with it) and is a good witness in a lot of other areas, I may still vote for them.
How about witnesses with more than 40% biased feed? Would it change your mind?
@timcliff, I appreciate your time and openness. "The Reports from the Witnesses" is what I really like and hope you can continue stimulating others like that way. Cheers!
I would rather not give anyone any ideas by explaining how it could be exploited, but it is better to be as private as possible about the specifics of your block producing nodes.
The 19.2 version that a lot of witnesses are running it is literally 19.3 just without the change to update the version number.
It is a valid argument with regards to public perception. It is on individual node operators though to make those types of decisions. It is a political/pr decision (not a security one).
No. I am strongly against using a bias to increase SBD production, but I do not expect every other witness to see things from my point of view.
If they have a legitimate reason behind choosing something against my views - I may still vote for them based on other criteria.
I try to look at the big picture (most of the time) instead of making decisions solely based on one issue.
Good to know your perspective. I really appreciate your sharing your opinion!