Thank You!

So a few days into the Hive account@bonds experiment, and there has been some great feedback, and, inevitably, some not so great. We would like to take this chance to address some of the criticisms, and also to thank everyone for their honesty and kind comments too!

We understand that, to some people, the 'Likes' campaign might seem spammy, but the idea is genuinely to provide a little uplift to new STEEMians, via an upvote and a like. We actually read the articles, look at the pictures, and there is often a really reply as well as the marketing spiel.

I depended on upvote bots for any uplift when I was starting- out on STEEMIT, and they don't care what the post is about or how many hours you put into the content.

With regards to the Bonds idea, yes, it is a hard sell, and yes, we understand why you might be sceptical- there is a trust hurdle involved- but, the reason that this idea should work so well on STEEMIT as opposed to any other platform, is that every transaction is visible, and there are no fees. There is literally nothing to lose, and if you ask for your funds back, we have to honour your request- not that we wouldn't- it is completely public, and we would risk a total loss of faith if we did not.

We want to keep STEEM in STEEMIT, to stop the platform being bled dry, and to help shift the emphasis away from SBD.

We want the STEEMIT platform to grow and develop, and for the friendly human touch that pervades the platform to remain and grow.

Some criticism has centered on the time period of the Bond- we are considering a shorter period (with the same upside)- let us know your thoughts via the comments here.

Finally, thank you to everyone who replies and comments about the Hive account@bonds project- good or bad- at the end of the day, this is an experiment, with good intentions, and only by interacting with the STEEM community can it evolve and succeed.

Keep it STEEMy,

Greg