I agree with @rainmnz - established authors receive more attention from curators, regardless of the content of their post, as it will have a higher payout than a new author's. That's why I posted this today and am hoping to reach the devs:
The Flawed Philosophy Behind Steemit Curation + Solution!
Sorry for posting the same thing twice in your comments @rainmnz. I don't care about the cash on this topic, but I want to get the dev's attention.