I agree, if something is made just for a joke or fun fine but when it gets to a point of people being nasty about shiznat pennies is pointless. Plus the hope is to turn them right around to Steem, even though I collect them for fun , others sink in a lot of time and money on them and it's like a Leprachaun guarding a pot of gold.
I read of maybe there will be a way for them to be exchanged for other tokens?
that's not very 'newsteem' imho, anyhow, agreed