Below 1.0 KE is having more Hive powered up than rewards you have earned. If KE is higher than 1.0, say 17.0 that means they have withdrawn much more rewards and have not powered up as much as they have earned. It is like Golf, you want a low score. As I said its not so harsh that someone is disqualified from earning votes just because they have withdrawn Hive, it is just a general metric to assess whether someone has staked what they have earned or has not. Likewise, just because you delegate will not disqualify you either, it depends how you use your stake. I encourage everyone to have at least 150 HP powered up in their account so that they qualify for curator rewards when voting, and that each account should have a minimum real balance. If you delegate 100% of your HP then you might have trouble taking actions on chain, and your upvote power will be low. I appreciate your comment, did you mean to say that for a while you did not self upvote but then eventually did? I dont think there is anything wrong with it, but I will abstain this month, and perhaps self-upvote less often when I resume. I do understand other perspectives and it is an opportunity to spread more rewards farther. I noticed that I am earning more for curating than for authoring anyways, so perhaps I can continue to improve my voting and increase my rewards as a result. !PIZZA Thank you for stopping by, I look forward to reading your stories too. [Update; you have plenty of free HP for voting, no worries at all 😀]