Wow, thank you so very much for your in-depth response and appraisal of my suggestions! It is extremely heart warming and is very motivating to know that it valuable! 

>One of the big problems on Steemit still is how easily things of tremendous value get lost!!

You are right, and there is a lot that can be done to combat this issue, which is where I have been putting my focus upon innovating in the last few days.

>I am also putting it in front of at least one group I belong to on Discord.

That is very very much appreciated!

I have checked out and followed @unmentionables and I am always glad to see curation efforts! Human curation is by far one of the most challenging tasks and it requires copious amounts of time and effort. 

I am not very much, short of maybe an innovator of solutions, and for that, curation is high on my list to focus upon innovating intuitive solutions. Not just in streamlining curation but to uplift curators like yourself to be able to curate better. My proposals are ongoing projects, and given that you have any input on something that can be improved upon, I would absolutely love to hear them. The first proposal, for me, is getting the general idea out there, and if it is a worthy idea, the input of the community will help me expand upon and refine the proposal to the point it is a shining gem worthy of being implemented. 

>This has led to the current controversy involving vote-buying ... when that remains one of the few ways for a new account to get seen and gain the necessary traction to make a Steemit existence worthwhile and ultimately profitable. I am absolutely dedicated to finding a way to work with this though. (I am not one to sit on my hands and lament "the situation" if I can take any remedial action at all.)

Funnily enough, I too, am of the opinion that vote-buying is of a massive consequence to the Steemit ecosystem, and my first proposal was to combat that very problem, I broke it down into 2 posts, 1 diagnosing the issue, and the other proposing the solution. 

[Growing Unhappiness with Upvote Bots on Steemit](https://steemit.com/steemit/@bitopia/growing-unhappiness-with-upvote-bots-on-steemit)
[Proposal for New 'Promoted' Function](https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@bitopia/proposal-for-new-promoted-function)

These ideas are still being worked upon and refined as I go, and I have an iteration to these solutions as well which I am working on in my follow up proposal. 

>Thank you so much for your ideas and suggestions this morning. It has renewed my determination and inspired even more thought on the subject (which I'd say was your intent.) Excellent work deserves to be seen, encouraged and rewarded. If there is a way -- even a small way -- I can manage this, I will find it. My husband and I will be talking again about this as soon as I post this comment. Thank you so much for the work that went into this post.

The praise is very much appreciated and I am astounded yet humbled that you hold it to such a regard. I am very appreciative of your response and I am working upon further innovating and refining on this proposals that I am creating. 

My strongest intent here, is to actually see this solutions reach the point of implementation, which, as of this point I can't say is near close that being the case in all honesty. 

I believe it will require, on my part, much refinement on the ideas that I bringing forth, as such, there will be refined versions of the proposal, both in the ideas and systems instilled within it, as well as it's readability and aesthetics of the proposal itself for the ease of anyone reading it to comprehend and decide whether or not it is agreeable by them. 

Even so, it would still require a community effort to lift it up to be seen and support by enough Steemians, for it to be seriously considered by the Steemit developers to implement. 

Regardless of the post payout window closing, there should be more Steemians knowing about the proposal such that it may see the light of day.