Still... come on dude (shuffles to the side to whisper a message). Does this not just promote a message of its not what you do, but who you know on Steemit that will determine your rewards?

If the steem guild is for user retention and adoption, what's worse than pouring fertiliser over a few places and letting the others die?

This should be a place of competition, of warring ideas and crazy posts. A hive of activity! Don't feel unfairly targeted when you use the votes entrusted to you to upvote yourself and become one of the top trending authors of the month. Anyone who is top trending will be scrutinised to see if their content is worth it long run to Steemit or not.

Don't feel attacked if one of the largest stakeholders thinks that maybe the market should make the decision rather than a swarm of whale votes that you control. I mean, it makes sense once you take a few steps back. Right?