True, many users are not aware of this witness voting thing, and a little sensitization, and awareness creation is certainly important. Personally i have already used, if i remember well, 20 of my witness votes, and have a couple more....
Thanks for raising this pertinent issue. I hope post gets reaches out to more newbies, and they get to cast their votes, and have their say!
For the average user that is concerned with posting some content and earning rewards the witness concept is really non-existent. Once they realise they have votes and WHY they should vote I think it might allow new users to stay engaged with the blockchain.
Thanks for commenting!
True, which is why articles such as yours here really come handy.