I feel that it would be abit unfair of me to blame steemit inc, because from what I understand maby they are a victim of circumstance. The way that I currently envision the quagmire, that its users have been drug into, starting was perhaps a question was proposed to trim the low hanging fruit and without seriously considering the implications a decision was made. But it does strike an unpleasant nerve. I am reminded of the way that facebook censored me because of my vocal conservative religious and political beliefs (which can be easily reminded by creating a new account) but it almost makes you feel violated. facebook tried to silence me but in the process they deleted part of the history that I had built for about 10 years. Even though steemit.com is a completely different circumstance, the effects on my end are similar. When a handkerchief is shoved in your mouth its somewhat difficult difficult between a 'honest handkerchief' and a 'mischievous handkerchief'
However, thank you 
Hive account@smithlabs I appreciate the encouragement to stick with the program! While facebook started trying to manhandle the blogers, youtube started to try to manhandle the vlogers. Mike Adams (known as the health ranger) got sick of youtubes antics (Mike Adams is a conservative...its funny how people that tell the truth end up being conservatives) youtube also tried to silence conservative voices by creating an uneven playing field. (recencly Mr. Prager... 
... was limited in how he was allowed to express himself.) Not that I am in favor of smoking, because it is unhealthy all around, but I doubt that the youth were seriously corrupted by seeing someone smoke (I imagine that the youth are corrupted by being forced to grow up in a godless society...maby I should correct that because like it or not GOD is still on the throne, I guess the coruption comes when massive amounts of society want to pretend like your nuts it you have two braincells that knock together and the revolutionary idea strikes you that in fact there is a GOD!) The point that I was saying is that Mike Adams got sick of trying to jump through the flaming hoops of lies that liberals try to spread thats one reason why he created real.video (the simple truth is they are not happy unless there angry...fortunately for them right now the conservatives are around to be the punching bag)
Hey 
Hive account@plemmons, in a way its kind of pathetic that members of the steemit community are crawling around whispering, but in another way of looking at things I sort of enjoy the practice.
Let us follow the example of Paul,
Philippians 4:11
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
I need to learn to be content, if I can only hit fast pitches then I am not that good of a baseball player.
Proverbs 24:10
If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.
It is a blessed/curious/terrifying truth that growth is accelerated during the difficult times.
Hey 
Hive account@glenabrethsen I appolgize that I have not gotten back with you, I wrote you a note but was reminded of my lack of lunch money (RC) and not allowed to send it to you. Couldn't this hard-fork fiasco be temporarly remided by steemit inc gifting blogers an ammount of RC, and then they can work on a more permanent patch? Because, at the momment I have been told that they are working on a patch, while they work they appear to be hemorrhaging
