Your account is more then a year old. Times where different then. Times where different six month ago. Voting power for plankton is on a decrease.

> the hundreds of minnow 

And what about the plankton? 

> very well in time. 

that in time is getting longer and probably exponentially. I don't think you can reach dolphin in one year any more. Heck you are now hard pressed to become minnow in a year.