Until I am sure I only vote for LOYAL witnesses - I have removed them!
This is non-negotiable.
As I have stated on my witness-account I will continue this mantra - this time as a StakeHolder.
If you want my witness-vote, you have to declare that you are going to stay loyal to the integrity of the STEEM blockchain and not try to hardfork STEEM into a pirate-chain were a portion of the FOUNDERS stake is removed.
You can make your pledge public in the comments below, and I will make sure to read them out loud on http://SteemSpeak.com and let my council/hivemind/think tank give me their peer review if you are legit or just trying to get a witness-vote worth over 2 Gigavest (from the @luq account)
Most of you have shown really poor judgement for the entire time I have known you, so your trust-level is average around 3 of 10. As of this post. Time to boost those numbers by declaring the right thing and rejecting the wrong things!
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!
Sicerely
@fyrstikken / @fyrst-witness
Stakeholder / BlockProducer
https://steemit.com/steem/@neoxian/dear-readers-i-am-against-a-hard-fork-that-would-steal-destroy-or-freeze-someone-s-money
I am with @neoxian
when you consider STEEMIT inc has cashed out $150 million USD already!
who is really stealing and helping to facilitate ?!
its funny because the near zero cost majority holding steemit inc and co started with(called marketing fund) and used to exploit reward system and build up up vote bots had been used to extract wealth from the masses (STEAL) who had invested in STEEM under false pretenses and promises,
its only right that something is done to incentivise STEEMIT INC into providing the basic product and service they had been advertising since the beginning
Yea there is a reason I blocked you in Discord.
yea
scammers dont like those that spread truth
If you are calling me a scammer, you better have some proof.
lol thanks for the flags
while you might not directly be scamming you help scammers make money and defend with nonsense statements as below
https://steemit.com/steem/@neoxian/dear-readers-i-am-against-a-hard-fork-that-would-steal-destroy-or-freeze-someone-s-money
Sure, let me know if you need some more. I don't argue with idiots.
censorship is the key to scam success
your post above is proof
I have already posted my declaration here: https://steemit.com/statement/@yabapmatt/re-therealwolf-public-witness-statement-therealwolf-20190118t180401998z
I consider the situation to be very simple and I really don't understand why there has been so much fuss over it. Anyone who would like to remove Steemit, Inc's stake can just create a non-contentious fork which would create a new chain and a new token. Call it SteemCash, SteemSV, SteemNotIt, or whatever you want, and make whatever changes you want to it. Then people are free to decide which chain they want to support.
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Simple as that, but who will join him or them? And who will do all the work?
That's up to the people starting the new chain to find developers and get people to join them. It's a tall task for sure, but the point is simply that if anyone doesn't like something about a certain blockchain platform, they are free to create a new version of it that they think is better. Absolutely none of this drama would have happened if that's the route that had been discussed.
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And how long before someone just forks it again removing them?
I've supported Ned's decision to act as he did against the threat to steal the stake (as I posted about when it happened). And I posted in contradiction to many of the top witnesses asking to #stopthepowerdown, as he can power down if he wants, his choice. I don't have a problem with it. Who can blame someone for trying to protect their stake when it's being threatened to be stolen? Regardless, he could have powered down at any point and I wouldn't have asked him to stop.
I may not like some of the decisions (or lack thereof) from Steemit Inc, not doing things that should be done, but I would never support a confiscation of their stake.
I'm also building a community app, and welcome all the support I can get for the work I'm doing to help the platform and community go in the right direction. A vote for @krnel is a good vote for a witness in my opinion, but I'm biased ;)
I have also chosen to help the lower rank witnesses and vote for them instead of higher ranked witnesses, which is why I only have witness votes cast for witnesses rank 60 and lower (last time I checked).
Take care. Peace.
My witness statement regarding this topic:
https://steemit.com/witness-category/@emrebeyler/witness-update-new-infrastructure-projects-and-statement-regarding-recent-incidents
@crimsonclad talked about it live for hours, wrote about it in Steemspeak, other servers, and slack, but since I have not written about it myself in any of these places I can see why you might still be wondering. So let me state unequivocally that @crimsonclad nor myself have ever had any intention to fork any account and/or stake off the Steem blockchain. @crimsonclad and my job as a witness is to support and SECURE the Steem blockchain, and I feel very strongly that we always have and will continue to do so.
Time to remove some of my witness votes.
I couldn't resist these eyes.
Aj'mo Balkan!
Samo jako - širimo se polako!!
Hvala :)
LMAO..
The Steem Alliance was born out of recent events and I think it is a great step forward, Steemit is looking to decentralise some of its stake into this foundation which is a big win for Steem and its public perception. Most credible blockchains have a foundation and us having reached this point is great progress, communication from Steemit has also improved and that is a key factor for growth as well. I stand by the Steem Alliance and believe that co-operation with Steemit is paramount to the success of the Steem network and I see no reason to fork the chain if such a symbiotic and beneficial understanding exists.
The ostensible "pirate fork" pretty much looks like the equivalent of a "hostile takeover" in the corporate world... and Ned did precisely what companies facing a hostile takeover attempt tend to do when it happens: He took defensive action.
And people want to label him a "bad actor" for doing that? That's just nuts. He may not be the "leader" everyone wants, but that doesn't grant anyone license to leverage him out of his stake in that manner.
Well, if that is how you see it - then I am a co-owner of this blockchain, and as the bad actor I am, bring my smith and wesson to the duel, when Mad Dog Tannen give me no choice.
I am a leader - take my leadership at http://steemspeak.com and find out why I am not interested in Money nor Power - yet I am wealthy rich and Much Powerful in the eyes of others.
In my own eyes, I am looking forward to have more, because it allows me to repair a lot more little houses from the colonial time, and move people back iinto them.
As a good actor, I dunno .- Being the Bad Boy on TV has always paid me the best.
edit: posted from wrong account - this is @fyrst-witness / @fyrstikken
Dat Viking!
Agree. Good point.
sorry to reply here (this is @meno) you asked me about our position on the fork, we wrote about it.
Thought I would leave you the link.
https://steemit.com/helpie/@helpie/helpie-s-fork-position
:)
Exactly !
Acting like an idiot doesn't give you any license to steal off them...
not sure you are correct. the community at large has more invested in steem in time and energy by sheer numbers at this point. there is just no way a small group of folks can justify their stake given their lack of leadership, interested and interaction (or lack there of) with the community.
at least from my perspective, it is like ned is very hostile to the steem community. how is that good or reasonable? why is he not in it, a part of it? what is every thing so muddled?
why do they allow bots? it is clear in the user agreement/white paper this isn't allowed (except cheetah and such)
feels pretty weird to be in a boat when the captain refuses to interact with the crew. a mutiny is inevitable.
Yes I’d like to know which witnesses are proposing and backing such a move. And which ones are not.
It would definitely influence my witness vote.
Is there a single post that shows this?
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Fun fact: no one supported it, it was only discussed. This entire situation has been blown out of proportion and now you just have people claiming the moral high ground to try to make themselves look better.
Thank you for confirming. What a shit show.
Sometimes people need to climb up on that moral high ground.
Yeah, and when they do they shouldn't be spreading rumors and making false claims. That only corrupts the high ground and misleads people into believing things that are untrue.
Hey @fyrstikken,
to quote the @ausbitbank
"I lost your vote despite committing not to fork :(" nor any other notice that would cause this action...
However, enjoy whale life :)
Cheers!