I'm really greatful for this post too. I've just discovered this issue in steemitdom (that of rampant scamming and also of the founders no longer getting along... And even supporting the scammers!?!--obviously need to learn much more) and it has me wondering about whether it's worth it to invest a lot of time and even some money in the platform.... Which seemed almost too good to be true a couple of weeks ago.
Barely even a minnow and already so confused. More research.