Dear @blocktrades,

Thanks for having the tenacity to pull this all off. I know it might be premature for that sort of sentiment but I am deducing that if you have made it to the point of making this post then the desired outcome is just a matter of 'going through the motions' to achieve the outcome.

It has been quite the roller coaster of a ride the last month and although I had pretty much given up on the 'top' Witnesses at this point because of their willingness to negotiate with someone holding them hostage and their general mismanagement of the effort to thwart the attempted hostile takeover...it is nice that I held out a sliver of hope that someone like you (and those working with you) would step up to the task of preserving our community and showing that my/our trust in you (and all those working on this hard fork) was/is well placed.

Your post here is nice and all but buried in the comments I found something much more important said by you and for making this comment I absolutely commend you:

>I consider people's trust one of the most valuable things a person can have, and I try my best to act in a honorable way that will not lose it. Indeed, one of my own ideas for future technology is to build a system that lets people trust each other more, and punishes deception. Too often I see people abuse the trust of others, but trust is also essential in many cases to effective cooperation.

If anyone wants to read the context of that comment you can find it here: https://steempeak.com/steem/@blocktrades/q7bgcv

Cheers & My Sincerest Regards.