Talk:Directed acyclic graph

message: The introduction needs a major re-write to make it intelligible to the lay reader. It might make sense in a mathermatics text book but comes across as so much gobbledegook to someone wishing to know what a DAG is and how it might be used. LuciusAeliusSejanus (talk) 12:29, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Although we have already taken significant efforts to make the article as accessible as possible, I'm sure more improvement is possible, and specific suggestions for improvement would be welcome. However, "as accessible as possible" does not and cannot mean "instantly understandable to the mathematically illiterate", and vague complaints without any specific ideas for improvement are not helpful. Please read the FAQ on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematicsfor more context concerning the type of complaint you seem to be making, which is not new (Royal Road#A metaphorical “Royal Road” in famous quotations) and is (as the link suggests) a frequently asked question on many mathematics articles. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:01, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: My two cents: in the scheme of impenetrable math articles, this one isn't bad. Which is great, considering that it's a pretty practical topic. Nice work . II | (t - c) 03:07, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

text: agreed
this webpage has a much much better description of what a DAG is and how it differs from other graphs
https://medium.com/fantomfoundation/an-introduction-to-dags-and-how-they-differ-from-blockchains-a6f703462090  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.245.17.105 (talk) 22:03, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

text: Perhaps it's worth reminding editors that Wikipedia:General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies applies, in particular to links that look like they are spam to promote someone's blockchain consulting business. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:20, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Intelligibility

message: Since the blockchain comment above there have been several DLTs that specifically use DACs as a core technology, distinct from blockchain (a series of blocks). The most notable of these is IOTA . The Iota Foundation has released some academic papers  and there has been considerable discussion of the DAC technology in the crypto press and outside. Rather than just jumping in and adding a "contentious" DLT section to the main page, I wonder if there could be some discussion here first? Shhh101 (talk) 17:27, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: My impression is that 99% of attempts to add content related to blockchain is actually spam for cryptocurrencies. (As such, you should be aware that these topics are under additional editing restrictions beyond the usual norms for Wikipedia behavior.) Can you persuade me that this specific one that you want to add stands out in any way from all the rest in its Wikipedia notability (coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject) and relevance for the general topic of abstract directed acyclic graphs? —David Eppstein (talk) 17:36, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I am not at all interested in spamming Wikipedia about any cryptocurrency, as it would be somewhat futile endeavour. However, it would be possible to mention that the technology is in use in several DlT projects, and give an outline of the proposed benefits, without necessarily mentioning particular projects. A quick Google search turns up a number of RS articles and papers on the topic, eg:  Shhh101 (talk) 18:20, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Distributed Ledger Technology