this might get buried but this looks like the informative post I would get an answer from ...
I am new, I powered up some SP and noticed that my delegated SP went down almost in direct relation to the amount that I have been adding to my account .... I am still new and could still use the delegation. It would suck if that's really how this works, I would have left my Steem as Dollars or another form until my delegation was fully removed if I had known that
can anyone confirm or deny this ? would love to know
you are delegated by the steemit team when you sign up. as you earn sp up to the donation amount then you are on your own. gl