Your ideas around the DAO are interesting... it does seem strange that DAO votes are linked to Witness votes, rather than following the traditional voting mechanism. As you suggest, if a big account liked numerous proposals but wanted to display a preference towards one, they wouldn't be able to.

a lot of people keep clamoring for something like this so at the very least it is worth someone doing an experiment.

From my point of view, it's a relatively cheap and low risk project which sends a positive message to the "world".

If, as a community, we show our combined strength and get this above the return proposal (without Steemit's support), the "message" would be more meaningful than what's being changed.

I think most of the time the content in any given feed won't support a "magazine style" layout

I will bear context in mind when planning changes. What works for a community feed probably wouldn't in another context.

Thank you for supporting the proposal, I appreciate it 👍