On Saturday, November 16, 2013 12:41:56 AM Drak wrote:
> So "a payment clears after one confirmation, but you might want to wait
> until the payment has been confirmed n times".
> Then at least you are not using the same word for two different meanings
> and you're using stuff more familiar in popular lexicon.
> I dont think it's helpful for users if we use the word "blocks".

"Confirmations" in a numeric context isn't correct, though. We're using to it
because we've been using Bitcoin so long, but to the average person they would
expect it to mean something more than it is. If not referring to blocks, then
perhaps "witnessed N times"?

> For years, people had a problem with  "email address", instead using "email
> number" but they got there eventually. Most people nowadays use "email
> address"
> So "payment address" or "bitcoin address" make better sense here when
> qualified as a "<foo> address" and not just an "address"
>
> You could also call it "payment id", but I dont think "invoice id" since
> no-one pays to an invoice id that's just a reference for a payment, not the
> destination.
>
> People are very familiar with Paypal these days, and are familiar with
> "paypal address" or their "paypal id" so again I think valid contenders are
> "bitcoin address" or "bitcoin id".

I think you might be demonstrating my point with regard to user confusion
here. Bitcoin addresses are *not* like email addresses, paypal ids, etc.
Bitcoin addresses aren't the destination - they're point to a destination (an
account in a wallet), but they also represent information such as who is
paying and what for - in other words, a specific invoice.