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Thank you, it was indeed a lot of work although split between many people. I think @stoodkev had the most work with the development but he was also rewarded for it very well by Utopian. Amazing system!

Is every 1up vote the same weight? Hence the minimum rep requirement to at least create somewhat of an obstacle for bot-netting the results?

Every 1UP uses 100% upvote weight. However, the trailers can adjust their own weight as they please.

So... I'm an idiot, to be really sure I'm understanding this... the 1up vote uses your regular steem voting power? Or is it a separate 1up power bar?

Regular Steem voting power.