Thank you for reply. Ok, understand you point.
Unfortunately I haven't enough time to support Steemit like you, but I wish I could.
What I can do, is to run a full node with a 128Gb Ramdisk and a fast internet connection (1Gbit/s) when it is needed.
For this purpose I need do upgrade my hardware and ISP.
Maybe there is no need right now, but if Steemit keeps growing, maybe there will.
That would provide excellent value to the network if and when more API nodes are needed (things have been a bit doggy lately as we may already be beyond the 128G mark). One thing you may consider is crowdfunding the costs of that full API node and potentially involving some witnesses who could help fund it with a portion of their witness pay.
Coukd be interesting. Would need a cost/profit analyses. Guess that 1Gbit up/down and 256Gbyte Ram is required.