Please answer with simple "yes" or "no" It would be really nice to know what percentage of the steemians check the promoted tab for new articles. This is important in deciding how much

This is the greatest sell wall I have ever witnessed for ETC. What do you guys think, who might be behind this and what are the intentions? Here is a screenshot from my Coinigy account:

Please pick your answer: a) I upvoted purely because of the value the post gave to me b) I upvoted because of hopes of gaining some reward from the upvote on a potentially popular post c) I upvoted for