Both groups that were left out, the proxied and individual voters, were part of the 300 that were airdrop-excluded based upon arbitrary metrics. Many of these folks had steem power as low as 1000sp, and their only "crime" was their participation in a vote for witness.
I don't think the majority of these individuals wanted to see a split chain, nor did they know with certainty that the chain was splitting. Yet, one of the metrics for excluding them was that they had to unvote Sun-related candidates, before the announcement of HIVE.
The proposal introduced to address this problem was a feint at best. In my opinion, whoever designed it did not do so to give those excluded a fair shot at inclusion, but rather to provide an illusion that a process to redress their grievances has occurred.
By introducing the proposal in a multiple-choice format and then dividing the aggrieved group of 300 into two different categories, HIVEio has essentially rigged the outcome so that neither group has a chance to defeat the no-drop group within the eight allotted days.
In essence, HIVEio coopted either aggrieved party as a spoiler (in politics) or an unwitting confederate (in magic) or a useful idiot. This, so that a single vote for either party of the same cause will ultimately end up serving to work in the favor of the no-drop option.
Color me impressed, it's a fantastic way to provide an illusion of a fair process while completely undermining it to secure a predetermined outcome. The sad part about this, as I look at the numbers, is that the underhanded tactic appears to have been completely unnecessary.
I avoided this deception with my small vote, and anyone can, by voting for both of the aggrieved parties. However, most folks won't manage to vote for the actual proposal outside of the post, let alone have the foresight to see how HIVEio pitted both aggrieved parties of the same cause against each other.
The move seems to have intentionally awarded the no drop proposal a clear and strategic advantage, one that it didn't even need. HIVEio didn't need to manufacture consensus on this issue to get their desired result.
Doing so only further added to this stupid blockchain war where peoples tokens, stake, and votes are getting assailed by both the HIVE community and Steem. Bearing witness to this kind of crap, at the end of the world as we know it, is causing me to fall more and more out of love with the blockchain with each passing day.
I'm hopeful that at one point, someone will create a blockchain that solves many of the major issues. This, before the various chains, split themselves into oblivion, and people en masse end up deciding to leave 100th-monkey-style because it simply isn't worth the drama, time, money, or heartache.