I do not want the next 3 or 4 posts to appear negative.

*In part 2 I will apply a technique I/we use in the automotive industry with regards to engineering, it is simply called root cause & corrective action. @ned I want to help you, not hurt you. Part 2 will be root cause. part 3 corrective action.

At times on here, it is cult like, and also resembles a ponzi scheme. If you dare speak out - those with a stake (bought or other) will shun you, as they want to protect their stake, and sell more. This is human nature, and will never change. The more inquisitive (like me) prefer to look under the hood before buying in. You may remember earlier in the year, I was thinking about investing heavily in here, though like any other investment I make, I wanted to know what was under the hood (bonnet UK) :-).

This sell the product mentality would be fine, if this was decentralized like it claims on the label, I aim to prove in part 2, beyond any reasonable doubt, it is the exact opposite. This place also claims freedom of speech beyond compare to any other site, I can prove that 2 fold to be false.

*(Ned has already started to apply corrective action, he needs to go further, which I will explain in part 3 tonight.)

HF 20 also provided more proof as if it was needed, that it had become a even more ponzi like scheme with RC's. anyone like me that spoke up about this was shunned, as per usual, it is the "I am alright jack" mentality that will sink this place, along with greed. Ned knew the large stake holders would lap this up, like a cat with cream, as they would think it "shuts up the comment trolls". To have a voice now when new, you need to buy in, or face severe restrictions with regards to transactions/comment & upvotes you can do per day.

I want this place to succeed and to thrive.

If I did not I would not still be here. If I did not I would not be doing or writing this. If I did not I would not have spent the past 2 months putting all this together. I have a vested interest also, 1239 sp to be exact, wow big deal I hear some think. It matters not how much I have or have not got. I am more than comfortable off site, I never needed the money. Some of you do though, so with this in mind I will try my best to outline a plan, for all, not just the greedy few (stinc).

So this is my disclaimer for the next 2 or three posts, anything I say is going to be backed up with facts, and with proof, screenshots etc, that anyone can check in seconds, via steemd. I am not going down the road of outing specific people, that would do more harm than good, account names only. I am also not going to show linked wallets, you can find them with the above tool.

• From this point forward, anything I say in the next two or 3 posts is to benefit steemit and the community as a whole!

• If we want to fix it, facing up to it is the first step!

• I will die trying, rather than do nothing at all!

To the tune of some famous lyrics - "everything I do, I do it for you!

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