First of all...
You got my Vote of Confidence...by million miles!!!! I would give you 15 votes if possible
another half I would leave for myself :)
On a serious note though...
Your node was the only one that actually, eventually (after 11 days of trial and error) let me cast the update_witness through the wallet and I am grateful for that! + for hosting the up-to-date blockchain...it does make run things smoother...
Fell in love with steemit the moment i stumbled onto this site and wanted to share the love...by becoming a witness...a silent one though :)
Thank you again for the work and effort you have put into this @gtg and for making another steemian happier!
Peace!
Thank you and good luck! :-)