Being one of Steemit's really "Big Voters," I appreciate the transparency and accountability that's presented here — so two paws up for that!
It's obviously a pretty specialized group; I expect most people would only be able to hope to contribute through the "ideas" area unless they were developers, but it does look like a good "incubator" for creating the future of our community.
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Yeah utopian-io isn't everyone's cup of tea, but as an IT guy by trade, i'm happy it is around!
The early months saw a fair amount of 'abuse' and low quality posting in some categories. The reduction in approvals shows a marked improvement in submissions and the approval process.
There's guys coding their own open source games, enjoying it, and getting rewarded for it too - Happy days!