I generally don't like posts that are just complaining that the whales/early adopters have all the power, but this one seems genuinely solution oriented, so I like it. Upvoted and Resteemed.
One suggestion that I will add, in case this actually gets implemented, is that there be some type of council to deal with exceptions to the list. If it is done based purely on numbers, then there will be a lot of cases where valuable users that are contributing quality but may not have high quantity (example @artist1989) would get left out. There are probably examples of cases on the other side too, which may have the numbers to make the list, but not really be contributing value. I realize that having subjectivity has its own set of problems, but I feel some tweaking would be better than a raw data based list.
I had the thought too, as someone may reply not as often but leaving longer/quality replies, and not everyone has the time to post frequently. btw I'm enjoying your myth or fact series!
I thought about this. I realize it's not going to be perfect. I thought of this in the same way that companies sometimes give out holiday gifts, as a form of gratitude, like a once a year thing.....
I hadn't thought it out all the way, as it is only my suggestion, and I have not spoken with anyone from Steemit, Inc. about this solution.
yeah, there will be some left out for this one.......it would be nice to include all engaged users....