RE: The elephant in the room you don't see until it steps on you or someone near you...

Great Post @dwinblood ! I agree with your premise and reasoning. I liked the approach and introduction to the main problem on steemit basically being aimed at new people to steem, and also a reminder to all that yes, there is an elephant in the room and we can do only one thing about, use civility and reasoning for dispute resolution. Everyone must remember the entire legal systems of the world were originally established for one reason, Dispute Resolution ! Personally I believe in the Non Aggression Principle, where civility, reasoning and conversation is first and foremost in a dispute resolution situation. As you have said to new people and to all, I say also, There is in fact an Elephant in the room which we have yet to be able come to a resolution, but how we personally deal with this problem is what, I believe in the end will contribute to a positive resolution.
In other words, Don't be a jerk just because someone else is !