Dan needs to be stopped

Dan Larimer is out of control

A recent commit to the Steem git sets up yet another hard fork implementing a fundamental change to the nature of the social interactions of Steem/Steemit users.

Dan has decided that it is appropriate to implement a feature allowing users to completely void the voting capability of other users. He has done so apparently unilaterally, and without divulging the identities of specific individuals I have reason to believe that he is acting against the wishes of many.

I think that the changes that he is-not merely suggesting, but has implemented-have not met any threshold of consensus from the community that I would expect such a change to receive.

I'm even skeptical that people want a way to negate votes... that's an idea first floated by Dan a couple days ago, several posts into a series of posts on voting that most people honestly don't give a shit about. People voted on it because it's him and they stand to gain some curation rewards. And some sad attempts at ingratiating themselves to him by commenting in support of it.

There is no consensus on this or organic demand for anything of the sort.

It doesn't even make sense... there is already a mechanism in place for counteracting votes that you disagree with. It's a downvote... I don't understand the rush to implement new mechanics before the unintented consequences of previous changes have been discovered (ie, reputation system is seriously flawed)

This behavior from somebody that has essentially unilateral control of the platform does not fill me with confidence about the future of the platform. In fact, I think this is the greatest threat Steem faces.

Edit: Since there is some confusion whether this is a commit or a proposal, I want to make sure that everyone is aware this is in fact a commit:

Another comment:

Umm also as an aside there is this issue that could use a little attention too. It's alienating a large group authors and artists that were planning to come to the platform and produce exclusive content for steem.

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Addendum:

I would like to point out that I took a risk with this post, to bring up a legitimate issue in a way that was intentionally over the top and tongue in cheek. I clearly missed the mark, but my intent was not to impugn Dan's character. I'm grateful for what he has done to create this platform and this community. I think we all are, and we can all acknowledge that even when we disagree.