I'm a pretty common hiver. And yes, I recognize the importance of witnesses... I just wish the witnesses would actually share what they we doing on a regular basis.
I know some do do that, but a lot are also just eternally silent. And yes, I also know that a lot of tech folks aren't bloggers/writers... but still. An occasional "you should vote for me because I am doing this and that and the other" isn't a huge ask.
It was also cool back when @timcliff published a weekly compendium of witness updates... remember that?
Yes.
Well the answer is don't vote.
I also remember timcliff did not join the hive hard fork.
Indeed. I am gradually reallocating my witness votes... if I can't readily determine what they are actually doing — without it requiring hours of research — I'm likely going to give that vote to someone else, likely outside the top 20, particularly if they look like they really want to make Hive better.
As I recall, Tim Cliff tried to be "neutral" through it all... and that was not well received by EITHER side. Don't quote me on that, my memory is rusty!