Hey, @blocktrades.
Thanks for another update. You all have moving quite quickly to get this up and rolling. The mock up looks familiar to users of Steemit, and seems to be simple enough to understand what's going on. Sounds like from the comments there could be some tweaks coming. How quickly after you've got the code changes made and talked to Steemit would anticipate and actual release. And are we talking hardfork? I can't remember, but since you mention blockchain code changes it's making me wonder now.
Anyway, glad to see all the progress you're team has been making. It's amazing what some direction, hard work, and some cooperation from Steemit can accomplish. :)
Yes, it will require a hardfork. Steemit usually sets a 30 day grace period for hardforking upgrades. In other words, the new hardforking code won't be activatable until 30 days after the new software is released.