Good to have an explanation, so thanks for that!

Also a nice thing that we now at least have the "tinkering robot" as the default page when there are issues causing the site to be offline.

As a non-nerd, I want to point to the support of the large number of Discord communities that have formed all by themselves, aside from any planned "communities" by Steemit, Inc. They enable "regular folks" to get some information — often from the technically inclined — in "plain English." And that speaks highly of the cohesiveness of the core of the Steemit community.

I did not come across even a single "I've had it!" rage-quitting type post/comment there.

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