I've always known that many of the first million accounts were stincy sockpuppets, thanks for shedding light on this.
Less than 20 people got this going, and sockpuppets was one of their tactics.
It appears those days are gone, finally.

As far as things go, this is as good has hive has looked since I got here in aug '16.
The inflation has run off the greediest, and the crab bucket should soon do in the rest.
Then 'we' can go about building a real community here, rather than be forced to exist as outsiders because we don't engage in the corporate speak.

Egalitarianism was not on the minds of those that set this into motion, nor those that made it happen.
Not all bad, but very old skool.

I've got you on the autovoter, I shouldn't miss many posts.