Wow, someone even took my handle @d-pend! I thought I might have been lucky. Probably he used a list and prioritized taking all the account names on Steemit that have higher reputation numbers.

What's the point behind this clone, beyond a money grab? Is there some underlying different philosophy in how they'll choose to develop things and do you know who is behind its creation?

Edit: I see that there is a referral system, so right off the bat that's one major difference.