Should each STEEM hard-fork reset witness votes?

in #dpoll5 years ago

Should each STEEM hard-fork reset witness votes?


The STEEM blockchain is ruled by Steemit Inc and top witnesses. Witnesses are voted for by stake holders based on SP, but voting really is fire and forget. Currently a witness vote, once cast remains valid until explicitly removed.

In a normal democracy, we need to vote periodically. If you don't vote your vote won't get counted, no matter what you voted for the last time around. If you die, no more voting for you.

On the STEEM blockchain though, if you die, or less dramatic, stop caring about the platform or the votes you may have cast in the past, your old vote will remain valid indefinetely no matter what.

In society, our leaders are chosen, they get a set amount of time to change things. Then a new election happens where society judges the leaders on what they achieved or failed to achieve the previous period.

At each hard fork major changes happen to the block chain for those still involved in the platform. You could say the results of a HF are the subject on what our leadership, the top witnesses, should be judged.

As such it can be argued that a hard fork should reset all witness votes, or possibly, initiate a timer for resetting all witness votes.

So the question: Do you think a HF should result in witness votes being reset?



  • Yes, immediately after the HF takes effect.

  • Yes, N days after the HF takes effect all pre-HF witness votes should expire

  • No, but witness votes should expire after a given time.

  • No, witness voting is perfect as it is.

  • Other (comment)

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  • Yes, N days after the HF takes effect all pre-HF witness votes should expire

Interesting suggestion that I think would lead to much better outcomes. Especially with votes expiring shortly after the HF, people will have in mind how each witness handled testing, approval, and communication around the HF; making the votes much more sensitive to how the witnesses handled... only their most important job.

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  • Yes, N days after the HF takes effect all pre-HF witness votes should expire

Voted for

  • No, witness voting is perfect as it is.

Voting is perfect the way it is. We have the power to add or remove at any time.
I have a few witnesses that I have followed and want to continue to support until they screw up, or I find that others are doing a better job. Why does this need to change?
We can vote to add or remove after a hardfork, before a hardfork, or any time we like without having to do busy work of constantly renewing our already determined choices.

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Voted for

  • No, but witness votes should expire after a given time.

Voted for

  • No, witness voting is perfect as it is.

Voted for

  • Yes, N days after the HF takes effect all pre-HF witness votes should expire

Voted for

  • No, but witness votes should expire after a given time.

Voted for

  • Yes, N days after the HF takes effect all pre-HF witness votes should expire

I think this is a great idea. Since 90%+ of steemers are dead, each time we change the game, the votes should need to be redone.

Voted for

  • No, but witness votes should expire after a given time.

A vote decay would be nice.

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