nicely explained. I have delegated 250 SP to this project.

I'm not going to claim I did it out of pure community esprit either, but rather out of enlightened self-interest.

I'll digress for a moment to a good point you make:

those dolphins, orcas and whales willing to help & support the new & promising users simply are unable to find them within the "sea of plastic soup".

By automating the process of rewarding already vetted "good" authors, dolphins and "fat minnows" can spend less time chasing curation rewards, and MORE time interacting with the community.

And this is a point that should be recognized

Good engagement is one of the best ways to retain users!

Two years ago, I did a poll here, and most of the respondents stated that a good comment that showed their work had been read and understood pleased them just as much a a decent upvote did!

Granted, this was in the <.50 STEEM days, but $ isn't the only reward we look for in a social media platform.

So thanks to the steem-ua teem, and I'm looking forward to the success of this venture!