Back to collectionOn the Waitlist, Before Any Decision to Run a Sentry
The Odyssey's daily tasks continued through the weekend, while Sentry remained a promise for November. Officials repeated the same advice: join the waitlist to hear about Sentry as soon as news arrived. The waitlist gave people something to do while they waited, but it answered none of his questions about equipment, costs, or operating arrangements.
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The Odyssey's daily tasks continued through the weekend, while Sentry remained a promise for November. The Night Watchman, a longtime community member, wanted to keep up with the news without mistaking a waitlist entry for permission to participate.
Officials repeated the same advice: join the waitlist to hear about Sentry as soon as news arrived. The Night Watchman saved the link and said nothing in the group. He made a note distinguishing a notification from actually running a node, so he would not present unpublished conditions as settled facts if someone asked.
The waitlist gave people something to do while they waited, but it answered none of his questions about equipment, costs, or operating arrangements. He chose to keep following the testnet and revisit those questions when the full explanation appeared. Whether he would run a Sentry remained undecided.