Well now... @elipowell is alive!

Seems to me a good starting point here might be "exactly who IS the 'Steemit Team?'"

This organization has a near 4-year history of announcements that sound an awful lot like this:

"Hello, this is someone, welcome onboard Steemit Airways. A team of people will be flying this plane to some destination. The estimated flying time will be some period of time until we arrive at a place. Now sit back and enjoy the free peanuts!"

Whereas I applaud the sentiment that "The past is the past," I suggest caution to not simply recycle it in new clothing...