Thanks Byran. People fault me all the time for all kinds of reasons. :)

I wouldn't compromise my principles, but as you can see from the comments here, it's quite divided. Some would like to know some witnesses are sticking around. Others are curious why anyone would stick around.

I'm trying to do the best job I can to represent those who vote for me. The more I talk it through, the more I lean towards leaving Steem to the centralized nodes.