1. @betamusic isn't a newcomer since that account transferred 368.132 SBD to a whale of an account called bittrex. Publishing Bot? One can only speculate but I've never seen some random whale recieve a bunch of SBD from a random person. Polished example? Probably..

2. One of the main selling points to Steem is to "blog and get paid". If the changes are to increase the positive tone of Steemit then we should all be for it. Right now, it looks as though the inactivity is increasing and a negative tone regarding Steemit is growing too. Getting paid in nickel, dimes, and pennies for creating a blog post is very defeating. Especially, if you spent all day creating it. The value of Steemit is going down and something needs to be done to stop the bleeding.

3. Someone once told me that anyone can speak in their own language. Yet, if you want to do business, make great money, then you need to read, write, and speak in English.