Yesterday I wrote a post about steemit votes & voting patterns..
[Steemit Votes and voting patterns - The reason for less payouts? - A fantastic change?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@hitmeasap/steemit-votes-and-voting-patterns-the-reason-for-less-payouts-a-fantastic-change)

## Today, I'll share something else.. 
I still believe in steemit and I still stand for the things I've said previously..

However, @razvanelulmarin shared his thoughts in my previous post..

**He wrote this:**

> **The reason for that would be IF we did notice that whales VP is at 70% or smth.**
with a few notable exception whales VP is always at over 95%. Mine is at 65% for comparation. I haven't seen 80% vp in weeks. that's what curating like crazy looks like.

- Make sure you read my previous post so you get a better understand of what he comments on.

### Because of this..
I figured that I just had to try to get a better understanding of this entire thing myself, so I did some more "research"..

**Take a look at this introduction post:**
[This looks like fun. Please allow me to introduce myself…](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@davehitt/this-looks-like-fun-please-allow-me-to-introduce-myself)

**And take a look at this:**
https://i.imgsafe.org/212fabb777.png

I don't know if the reason for this post not being upvoted like crazy (as we've seen many times before) are due to the non-existing "steemit verification" photo or something else..

https://i.imgsafe.org/212fa98bd0.png

However, this introduction have been upvoted by 2 of the biggest whales.. Ned & Dantheman. I suppose you know who they are by now?

With upvotes from these whales any post would have had a **BIG** pending payout.. But not this one. Not this time.

### I still believe it's a good thing that the whales are upvoting content using less of their powers..

That would be an amazing thing to do, if they upvoted **more** content, so **more** authors could get rewarded.

I stated that in my previous post too, and I say it again. I still believe that. And I hope that's the actual reason for the whales to do something like this..

- But, this is starting to look ridiculous.

To do such things, with voting power like this:

https://i.imgsafe.org/212faf05e1.png
(Ned's current voting power)
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### That got me thinking..

- Is this the new standard of "whale-voting"..?

I'm satisfied with the whole experience I've had on steemit so far.. And even though I got amazed the enormous amounts of money some of the posts earned.. I've never had any doubts of steemit being real or not.

I still believe it's the real deal. I still believe in steemit.. But what I've showed you above.. looks awkward.

<center>2 of the biggest whales upvotes something and it has a pending upvote of $15..</center>

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I would love to see **more** whales upvoting **more** posts, using less of their powers. Instead of using 100% they could use 50% and **double** the amount of upvotes each day..

That would be **AMAZING**.. But to see whales handing out upvotes with 4% of their powers.. When they have more than 99% left.. That feels.. **Wrong.**

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<center>Also note that I have **no idea** or insight at all on this, so the reason for something like this could be literally **anything**. This is strictly based on this little information I've shared with you in this post.</center>


<center>**And based on that.. This feels bad.**</center>

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### I would LOVE to hear some details regarding this.

- I noticed **several** whales upvoting content with less of their powers which is a **good** thing, and I appreciate that.. But what's up with the 4% upvotes? -**Is this a new trend in whale-upvotes?**