Resigning as a witness
For some time I have found that external demands have made it challenging for me to devote the time and attention necessary to be a conscientious and committed top 20 witness. With the recent sale of Steemit Inc. to Justin Sun (Tron), it seems apparent that there will be new short- and long-term challenges facing witnesses, likely increasing the necessary level of time and commitment, which I would find very difficult to sustain. For these reasons I will be stepping down as a witness effectively immediately.
If you are voting for my witness, please re-allocate your votes to another deserving witness to help secure the chain.
Thank you very much for everything you have done for Steem. We will certainly feel and miss your wise, invaluable, objective guidance!
Respect & hats off to you. You have been dedicated to Steem from as long as I can remember and deep inside I know that you are always keeping the best interests of Steem at heart in all that you say and do.
Sorry to read this, yet at the same time, fully support your rationale and decision as an individual.
Can't wait to say "Welcome back" when/if you decide to do so.
Seriously? Why?
Please tell us the real reason, as I don't buy the reason your wrote. Sorry for being abrupt...
It is the real reason. See some other comments here
yes, reading all your comments. I hope you stay active. I honestly enjoy our discussions. Most of the time it is like drinking from a fire-hose for me, but I learned so much blockchain from you that way!
Thanks for your time, effort, and feedback smooth. I've learned a ton from you and am very grateful for the opportunity.
Thank you for the several years of supporting the chain, you have been one of the best witnesses. Regardless of where Steem ends up, hope to see you around in the future.
Thank you for your invaluable contributions!
Sad to see this happen. But respect the decision and also appreciate your own respect for the commitment needed to be a top witness.
I hope you will still be around to provide your opinions and thoughts regardless. They are much appreciated and needed.
What do you know, what have you heard???
Joking aside, even though we disagreed on some things you were probably one of the witnesses i would last consider removing my witness vote from.
I hope you still stick around and continue providing your valuable insight into things...
Peace...
Sleep over it, Steem has taken an emotional toll on a lot of members. This period emotional is quite emotional, you can feel it from the comments and posts, especially for the folks that would have invested a lot of time and money to ensure that this becomes a success.
I feel like having your around, more or less ensures we have a stable head around but also understand your time would be better serve elsewhere.
Sleep over it
You were the first witness I voted for, and that was the third ever non-mining transaction I did on my account. You also have the most chat lines in the Steemdevs slack, if you didn't know. You've been a great voice for reason around here since the start. Frankly I'm surprised you stuck around this long given all the crap with Ned. Anyway, I'm sad to see your witness go. Thanks for all you've done as a witness. I hope to see you stick around nonetheless.