yeah that is crappy I agree, some douche got ~ 15k + usd by gaming the broken system :D well that's what you get when you sell votes and delegate to pretty much everyone, loan sharks I suppose don't care where the money goes as long as they get more of it.
this was always a problem by the way, steem was far more reliable when it was run properly, :D I don't think that has happened yet tho, so I suppose we can do better. Good luck mate you are still a mystery to me, I don't know what drives you and why you do what you do, I'm still on the opinion its better to have you around, you are one of the lucky ones that don't get caught up with social dynamics that much, even if you cause them :D ...