Yes, there is a reason: the previous way was not working because authors would contact there friends outside of Steemit and ask them to vote for their proposal, regardless of the quality.
With this new "anonymous mode" where the jurors are not known and they do not know the identities of the authors, we are confident that the choice will be about the quality of the proposal, not the identity of the author.
Yes, there is a reason: the previous way was not working because authors would contact there friends outside of Steemit and ask them to vote for their proposal, regardless of the quality.
With this new "anonymous mode" where the jurors are not known and they do not know the identities of the authors, we are confident that the choice will be about the quality of the proposal, not the identity of the author.