Tim you have my proxy but I'm going to have to remove it. You'll still have my vote, and learning who I want to vote for will be a benfit though time consuming.

The reason I speak up is to address your point about competition and Bernie's point about witnesses that engage on the Steemit blockchain.

We have a recent new witness: Hive account@qurator

IMO it's tough to find a witness that contributes or cares more about Steemit than Hive account@scrooger (including his entire team).

My 2 cents, and I hope more people consider them for a top spot.