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On Friday 7. August 2015 19.33.34 Jorge Tim=F3n via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> When "the network runs out of capacity" (when we hit the limit) do we=

> expect anything to happen apart from minimum market fees rising (abov=
e
> zero)?

How many clients actually evict transactions from their mempool current=
ly? If=20
the backlog grows infinitely (as a result of more in than out), that wo=
uld be=20
a problem.
How many wallets re-transmit their transaction when your local full nod=
es=20
mempool no longer has it? Problem.

What will the backlash be when people here that are pushing for "off-ch=
ain-
transactions" fail to produce a properly working alternative, which=20
essentially means we have to say NO to more users. We can't service you=
,=20
sorry. Please go away.

At this time and this size of bitcoin community, my personal experience=
 (and=20
I've been part of many communities) saying NO to new customers will kil=
l the=20
product totally. Or, if we are lucky, just make an altcoin that quickly=
=20
becomes the de-facto standard.
--=20
Thomas Zander