First of all I must clarify that, in my opinion, this action of @themarkymark is due to an attack towards the steemit platform, not towards @project.hope.

Stinc, through @steemitblog and their initiative of "100 Days of Steem" have created a scenario that was not previously available on steemit, giving real participation to the community, placing in our hands the opportunity to take the reins and be an active part of the future of the ecosystem.

This attack is proof that these valuable actions taken by Steemit.inc can effectively help clean up that "demonized" (of steemit) image that old witnesses tried to impose on us.

Once again we see a misuse of downvotes.
Months ago when downvotes were incorporated with a new hardfork, there was a lot of controversy about it. Many voices were silenced and the misuse of downvotes was justified. The old witnesses did not listen to the users or take our suggestions into account.

Today, despite having branched off the chain, we continue to witness these senseless and otherwise unfair attacks.