We would like our users to note that this is a centralized decision by a little group of users on Hive it has nothing to do with PeakD.com, Hive Blockchain or any consensus decision of the community.
On another note you Also you do not have to participate in the Hive Reward Pool system and perhaps if the decision of this group causes you concern we remind users that you do not have to participate together in the reward pool with this small group. This group has the right to state their decisions for how they want to vote with their stake and their vote represents the decision of a small handful of individuals and even though it may seem official you do not have to appeal to them unless you want to be in good standing with their own decisions and policies.