what exactly were the changes that caused unforeseen issues?
weren't changes for HF20 posted on github at least 9 months before?
what are the issues currently effecting users ranks?
RC costs are only an issue for very low SP accounts dont see how that's relevant for the rest.
these bonuses were promised before HF20
quote from your post prior to HF20 on the 18th of Sep
All Shadow Rank boosts will be given out today once full service of Steem is restored.
https://steemit.com/steem/@shadowbot/steem-outage-not-shadowbot
We gave out the boosts, but then had to refactor everything after HF20. The code being released does nothing and ned himself admits this. He even said we won't know till it is released how it will effect the system. After seeing the effects it was obvious ranks needed to be adjusted, some for abuse, others because the platform had changed. We are back on the charted coarse now and hopefully there won't be anymore drastic upgrades from steem!
ok fair enough
what are terms for referrals?
do previous users who joined count?