< never had a curie vote. Not that I think i deserved one.

Agreed though. It really is a case of all hands on deck for the curation cause.

See:

https://steemit.com/stewardsofgondor/@fulltimegeek/fulltimegeek-runs-analytics-on-his-stewards-of-gondor

https://steemit.com/voteselling/@stellabelle/dear-freedom-and-whales-here-s-a-sp-delegatee-menu-to-solve-the-vote-selling-problem

https://steemit.com/steemit/@abh12345/dear-stellabelle-potential-delegates-report-1
for some details on what's going on in this sphere.