Voting our witnesses is a mandatory thing that needs to happen universally in Steem. We DO need to know that all the witnesses are on the same page and are all ready to fight the fight though. I really want to have a list of our "dedicated" witnesses. The top 100 list is just a list of names and the amount of work to investigate every one is onerous. These are important times for the chain and we need to have an "all hands on deck" call to arms, beyond the "AMA".
It is a lot of work to investigate witnesses. BTW, I am pretty happy the witnesses aren't all on the same page. It's why voting for those you feel best represent you matters. Vive la difference!
That onerous burden of witness voting is why I set my proxy to @krnel. I did that some time ago, and chose him because none of the witnesses he votes for were running bidbots, unlike @therealwolf and @themarkymark. I have always vehemently opposed botting, and made sure my witness votes didn't go to profiteers.
I only mean same page in dedication to Steem and not over on EOS or other chains. I've been here for more than long enough to see the change in a lot of witnesses and their seeming motives. The proxy can be a good option for people but they also have to do due diligence on the proxy which might not be that easy for some.