In that case, I will vote manually so I can maximize each vote. Thanks for the clarification.

As for the lack of enthusiasm for opting in: I think a lot of people are either so busy writing stuff that they don't read or they have become discouraged with the platform and don't pay that much attention to it any more. I seem to have lost a few of my regular gamers as well in the past few weeks.

Hopefully the recovery of Steem value brings them back. I see the price is slowly creeping up. I just hope the funding of new initiatives doesn't drive the final nails into Steem's coffin before we get a resurgence of interest. This seems to be the wrong time to be looking at taking more out of the reward pool in order to fund new projects. It is a fine line trying to inspire creativity and keep the masses happy at the same time. Hopefully Steemit Inc. isn't too late in accepting outside help to move the platform forward.