Wow. 😧 Not a fan of the Soft Fork 22.2 decision myself, I actually wrote about your stance on the courage of your convictions, in my own post on this "war" @blockbrothers.
But ...
This is a step too far. Now I will have to go edit my post. How sad.
One of my first Witness votes, in June 2018, now removed. What a mess ... 😞
I have similar feelings, respected his stance on 22.2 (even though I had a different opinion). However his stance on 22.5 is unbecoming of someone I respect.
"Unbecoming" ... Agreed @abitcoinskeptic. +18 MVests now voted in support of @someguy123.
It was actually a tough decision for me to proxy to someguy123, I really like choosing my own witnesses and hope to resume soon. Since the whales are deciding the balance, I'd rather just see witness voting as a issue of black and white right now. Someguy123 has quick servers and is on top of the game.
Generally, there is a lot of grey areas in most witness activity and governance. We need to reach a compromise. However I will not compromise on removing my choice for downvotes.
If you don't want downvotes, there is already a feature that enables it, set 'decline post rewards'. It will make all votes completely irrelevant.
Interesting to know @abitcoinskeptic ...
... as I have retained my independence on voting for Witnesses. Voting is too important an issue for me ...
I may change my mind later, but for now, as I have always been "my own man," I'll stick with it.