Hi John!

I think it may have something to do with when you vote?

And that "curators" (i.e. voters) earn a larger part of rewards than before. And that's quite OK with me; I actually have been arguing that point for years, that curator rewards need to be larger.

Why?

Because we writers need more readers. Without readers, what are we? Steemit really needs to attract large numbers of readers who will vote for and appreciate our writing...

But to be sure, I'm speculating and have not studied the recent Steemit changes, so I'll shut up for now...

In any case, THANKS for your minus six-cent vote! :D