That was a good decision. I get the feeling Poloniex disabled Steem to allow their whales to accumulate at depressed prices.
Notice that Polo disabled deposits and withdrawals, but trading was allowed to continue so they can collect the fees. If there really was a problem with the Steem blockchain, why was trading allowed when deposits and withdrawals were blocked?!
they're smart and unfair. i have feeling that steem would accelerate quicker if the Polo was open