Fair enough, it should probably be something configured on the account level.

Thank you, I never saw it from that angle.  And you are someone who has blessed my life and the lives of so many others too, so I mean it when I say thank you, I really appreciate it.

Part of the reason for the declining price of steem though, is the dumping that has to go on by @steemit which I can understand.  But I still think it might help the price if we just defaulted to SP only and if we want to get paid that day, then uncheck the little box.  It would certainly compound the SP for everyone who takes the pledge and if enough of us did, it would probably stabilize the price considerably.

Yeah that's exactly why I opened the issue.  Would you mind heading over to github and leaving this comment there as well?
https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/issues/358

Me, too. Every. Single. Time.

>How did you do your math?

On the back of a napkin while sitting in a bar in Tijuana.  
I took an average SBD to steem price since the day I got here then added up my steem then took the total of all posts and converted to steem.

There is something very off about that calculator link, but it's nice wishful thinking.  @wiser actually made a post about it awhile back asking the same question.  I think it's using the ATH on steem price.

Thanks, I see it.  Maybe it should be per account with a per post override option.
Point is that for most folks it really should be default on if we want them to power up as quickly as possible and also stabilize the price of steem.

You probably voted at the same time as someone else.  I nearly fainted one time when I thought my vote had given someone $200.  Turned out it @ned @smooth @berniesanders and @dan all upvoting in the time it took me to hit the button.  It happens that way sometimes, but doesn't it feel good when you see someone suddenly hit like that?

Most likely someone else voted at the same time.

Thank you so much!

There's an open issue on that in github as well....
https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/issues/261

I do support the 100% steempower as well. However, I would really like to keep the option to earn money that I can take out easier as well. Some people will see this platform as a way to be able to have it a little better every month  simply because some of the people here will need the money. If people will only vote for users who use the 100% power up option, the ones that need the money, are still minnows etc... will still be stuck. However, i also like the idea of it being shown so I am kinda in the mix.

I don't think that is a good idea.  

It will create discrimination for those that don't choose the option which will be quite bad PR.  

There are good reasons for people not wanting to get 100% SP which I cover in my direct comment to this post below.  

Also some people simply cannot afford to keep powering up they may need the money.

-We should not do anything that might be seen to deter such people even if it considered to be indirect psychological or social pressure (sometimes that is the most powerful kind).

Just my opinion on the matter.

I just replied to you on GitHub too @liondani
I love the little badge.  I want one next to my posts :)

Wow!  I never saw that and thought I was the first one this whole time.
I'll update my post and include a reference to yours as well now.
Sorry about that!

Excellent and thank you for taking the pledge!  I've upvoted and I'm following you now!

Awesome and thank you for that!  Welcome to the club!

Thanks for that excellent explanation!

Yes that is correct:)

Yeah we're not talking about penalizing people who need money to live.  What we're talking about is, if you don't need it to live, then you should hold it for a bit and let it build so you can do more to help others.
As for those who do need it to live, it's a simple matter to uncheck a box, especially if prompted.  If you can't be bothered to read a dialog though, then perhaps you need to consider why you are making your money here where we are all about reading and writing and understanding.

You can't make the change once the post it up.  It's the one thing that's not editable.
Consider this though...
If you were powered up enough to give $1.00 per vote (which is all this challenge is saying), and you had an average of of 100 voters who were likewise powered up.  That would be $100 per post.
You could unselect for a post on days when you actually need the money or you could start powering down and receive a consistent weekly paycheck for the next few years whether you were active or not.