What steemit needs more of is clearheadness and the solution to this communications problem. Thing is the current situation on Steemit mirrors the situation in real world, but with efforts from you, as well as this post by @kushed that is different from how things are done there.
And that is exactly what makes a lot of people excited about Steemit.
The problem is that there is a lot of inertia in how people think and act. That is not anyones fault, that is just how humans are built. And this new experimental model means that how people think and act need changes. And the current situation with those investigations and similar concerns would keep on happening.
Here in Steemit world right niw the whales and the witnesses are like big corporations. And just like in real world there is some resentment about that fact. That is the reason why there are PR people emplyed by corps. To monitor the pulse of the public opinion, and provide relevant information in the timely fashion.
Perhaps just as there is a call to Steemit Inc to consider improving their team with PR & community engagement specialists, whales and witnesses might consider doing something similar. This would alleviate crisises like this one, as well as offer another avenue to decentralise Voting Power (via more people earning rewards in creative ways), if some of the flow would go into SP.
One other thing that bugs me is this one:
That message is absolutely accurate. Until the stake is better distributed where a handful of people don't control 95% of the voting power, it is better to not try to mislead people about that reality, nor to deny that SP holders have a right to use (and will use) their votes in ways that you or others may not agree with.
I've been bringing people over to Steemit, but right now it is somewhat unclear how to advertise it. On the first days after joining, which was in the middle of the great summer hype, I was very excited. But now that I understand the system better, I am not sure how to go about it (still, some people are joining or trying to join on my recommendation).
I would appreciate, and I am sure that other people might do the same, if you would voice your poinion in the matter. Perhaps in a post. Maybe you did already, and it just slipped my attention, but if that is the case I would be glad if you pointed that out.
Anyhow, I am one of many people who really value your style and contribution to the discussions about all things Steemit related, like this one. Thank you. :-D