Thank you for this data... although I am prolific, and although I do what I do for the future here, I do see in the red and green a problem. And then there is also the fact that the creation of new accounts has been tailing off all year (@penguinpablo's daily data shows that clearly) even though engagement is up.

I'm a newbie. A lot of us are smart enough to track the steps that Steemit is making to make life better or worse for newbies. There are plenty of places newbies can go too, and fewer are coming and staying on Steemit. HF 21 may not be helpful in attracting and retaining new users, because newbies WILL be able to find out what the trends have been, and can find out if HF 21 fits the trend of helping or hurting new users.