@elfspice, I've sent you some Steem to help you build. If everything you do attempts to put the community first and communicate any difficulties you encounter, even if they are terminal, you will gain my trust for what it's worth. I agree that a forking was inevitable. Steemit.inc's comms and handling, the abuse of premine stake, the technical issues, the pace of development have created the perfect storm.
I intend to do a post to highlight your attempt and explain my position...I feel I owe it to my followers, the minnows and you.
I know it feels good to stick it to those that mocked and shunned you, I would feel the same. I sense in your updates that your jubilation is being tempered by the hard work you are doing and gravity of the situation...I'm grateful for that....it comes across better.
This is all about utility and trust....can we use it as we need to be able to? Can we trust it and the token?
Steemit.inc have squandered some of the trust...at this point, they've blown it for me. Whatever the cause, incompetence, greed, whatever, they had no competition to galvanise their approach, now they do. Clearly it remains to be seen if that will help Steem, I hope so.
However, some issues are so big, if you can make a stable alternative, I think there is a chance calibrae could do very well. I think you understand very well that the value of a token is in the distribution. So I wanted to clarify the ipo....is it only those who comment here (other than premine) that will receive their stake at genesis? If so we need to makes sure as many people as possible have the opportunity to make that choice.
Best of luck with your work, I hope you are getting sincere offers to help. Later.