Just when I thought I'd heard about everything going on here on Steemit, something else pops up.

I've wondered why there's a list that includes all of the dead servers. Why would that kind of list be useful? Well, now I know. Former witnesses can pick up where they left off.

What if those users who voted for them are no longer active on the platform? What if it's been months since their last sign on?

I get the decentralization and I get the lack of governance, but what's the point of choosing the top witnesses or voting for them at all if they're able to come and go as they please without really needing to work at it again?

I wonder just how many times that has happened, though. I would imagine the number must be pretty low, or else this would be a bigger thing than it is. Since it's not really affecting things, why bother cleaning it up?

Because it looks bad. Because it allows for bad and undesirable behavior. Because it makes things look a little bit more professional. Because it's the right thing to do.

Who knows if anyone at Steemit Inc. will see this and act. It's a bit like yelling at a thunderstorm. And if an active witness can't get the attention of anyone, how much can the rest of us hope?

There's got to be a place where this kind of suggestion can at least go, some category other the witnesses ones where at least a dev might see it.

I do hope it gets attention, just like everything else needing clean up around here.