Some of you have experienced this bug on your own, some have been warned by @jesta posting about it (kudos @jesta!).
The bug has also been submitted by him to GitHub: https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/issues/199 and a hot patch has been applied: https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/pull/200
Still, some people lost SBD due to this issue while trying to promote their posts, 376.414 SBD to be exact.
With the much appreciated help of @lukestokes who provided me with a data dump on the promoted posts that are paid out, I was able to get a full list of authors who got their SBD burned without the post being actually promoted.
The person who aparently lost the most was @scott.stevens who tried 3 times to send SBD to the @null account but to no avail. The total amount he spent was 119 SBD.
Full table below, sorted by highest amounts burned:
| Username | Post | Promo Amt. |
|---|---|---|
| scott.stevens | what-happens-when-it-ends | 119 |
| puhoshville | popularscience-neural-networks-how-does-it-work-and-my-appeal-to-steemians | 31.026 |
| inertia | radiator-steem-ruby-api-client | 30 |
| thecryptofiend | the-steemit-etiquette-guide-illustrated-by-klye | 30 |
| kendewitt | portal-into-the-multiverse-a-prelude-to-merwin-in-the-multiverse-original-recursive-science-fiction | 21 |
| zaebars | see-you-at-sea-copengagen-or-a-sheer-misunderstanding | 15 |
| galamirissa | gifs-siria-and-delawer-art | 10 |
| begstreets | an-old-town-somewhere-along-the-adriatic-in-black-and-white | 10 |
| jesta | witness-thread-jesta | 10 |
| condra | five-reasons-stranger-things-is-the-best-tv-show-of-2016 | 8 |
| condra | does-steemit-need-a-share-button-and-other-questions | 7 |
| blackeyed | financial-freedom-with-ynab | 7 |
| fyrstikken | crypto-land-a-comedy-by-fyrstikken | 6 |
| albertfall | steemit-ceo-and-co-founder-ned-scott-just-shared-some-exciting-news-of-what-s-to-come | 5 |
| albertfall | shocking-facebook-changes-its-news-feed-algorithm-to-combat-clickbait | 5 |
| blue1950 | obamacare-for-profit-insurers-and-the-luckless-people-under-them-another-outrage-brewing | 5 |
| rwgunderson | gleaning-truth-in-media-tankman-and-the-tiananmen-square | 5 |
| thebluepanda | bluepanda-goes-to-the-beach-a-photo-reportage | 3.067 |
| augur | cartoon-series | 3 |
| nestorstable | hello-steemit-i-d-like-to-introduce-myself-and-a-short-history-of-becoming-a-cooking-enthusiast | 3 |
| deanliu | a-dear-wang-letter-how-i-miss-you-and-steemit | 2.101 |
| deanliu | witnessing-the-journey-of-a-station | 2.02 |
| uwe69 | bitcoin-vs-steem-feinde-oder-freunde | 2.01 |
| cryptos | just-caught-that-one-whale-ing-around-what-do-you-think | 2.009 |
| mikehere | how-to-draw-a-stick-figure-this-is-for-the-99-99-that-think-they-have-no-talent | 2 |
| jenniferskyler | how-cancer-cannabis-an-original-comedy-tv-series-idea-by-jenniferskyler-with-love-from-portland | 2 |
| nebcat | confessions-of-an-accidental-photographer | 2 |
| nebcat | hello-steemit-deneb-catalan-portrait-photographer-in-pdx | 2 |
| steemitcharity | steemitcharity-introduction-post-upvoting-for-good | 1.653 |
| dahaz159 | future-concepts-explored-part-3-collective-consciousness-distributed-intelligence-and-the-identity-structures-of-super-organisms | 1.1 |
| originate | our-alien-megastructure-in-space-kic-8462852-the-most-mysterious-star-in-the-universe | 1.04 |
| timcliff | let-s-make-steemit-better-comprehensive-list-of-suggested-ui-ux-improvements-to-make-to-the-steemit-com-website | 1.03 |
| condra | botanic-gardens-dublin-ireland-a-photographic-tour | 1.02 |
| deanliu | a-story-of-a-homeless-mom-whales-casual-life-revealed | 1.01 |
| deanliu | walk-into-the-island-s-night | 1.01 |
| team | steemy-steem-emoji-stickers-smiley | 1 |
| jako | steemit-is-the-key-example-of-a-new-entrepreneurship-trend-which-rules-were-set-by-the-bitcoin-protocol | 1 |
| comealong | a-small-peak-into-water-and-how-words-effect-us | 1 |
| goingpaper | awkward-family-story-shorts-with-goingpaper | 1 |
| norbu | world-heritage-on-wheels-the-darjeeling-himalayan-railway | 1 |
| zein | re-jesta-re-bmann-re-jesta-update-on-the-steempress-theme-bounty-20160829t093247333z | 1 |
| belkins | murals-from-our-streets-last-epic-part | 1 |
| cloveandcinnamon | street-photography-on-one-of-the-top-10-beaches-in-the-world-jericoacoara-brazil | 1 |
| acidsun | my-cthulhu-scetch | 1 |
| boombastic | my-5-year-old-girl-s-first-computer-puzzle-game | 1 |
| twinner | financial-freedom-lifelong-with-minimal-effort-introducing-the-permacryptofolio-system-a-public-trading-experiment-using-real | 1 |
| neopatriarch | bus-stop-a-short-comic-story | 1 |
| sandziro | priklyucheniya-sibirskogo-arkheologa-ili-raskopki-po-makedonski | 1 |
| dave-hughes | the-chained-library | 1 |
| driv3n | traveling-the-country-with-the-steem-logo-in-my-head-why-i-decided-to-become-a-walking-billboard | 0.902 |
| virtashare | steemit-cheat-sheet-posting-like-a-pro-on-steemit | 0.656 |
| dercoco | steemitphotochallenge-basic-editing-is-allowed-simple-way-to-make-your-photos-look-nicer | 0.6 |
| moh-rokib | decentralized-social-networks-comparing-steemit-synereo-decent-alexandria-yours-network-safe-network-zeronet | 0.47 |
| bitminter | how-to-avoid-the-physical-hazards-of-steemit | 0.438 |
| brindleswan | forgotten-history-of-wearable-computing-a-steemit-exclusive | 0.38 |
| deanliu | what-are-the-captains-doing-during-the-steem-price-storm-my-sunday-investigation | 0.211 |
| deanliu | 3-ways-to-keep-you-awake-while-watching-the-most-talked-about-interview-last-week | 0.202 |
| timcliff | alternate-steem-powers-evolution-of-steem-an-idea-for-supporting-multiple-independent-steem-based-communities | 0.13 |
| condra | photoshoot-steff-the-charmaniac | 0.11 |
| deanliu | ideal-voting-sea-world-exemplified-no-graphs-sorry | 0.101 |
| deanliu | dailydialogue-beta-0110-auld-lang-syne | 0.101 |
| deanliu | how-can-a-government-boost-low-fertility-rate-a-million-dollar-slogan-perhaps | 0.101 |
| deanliu | owo-one-week-off-initiative-brought-to-you-by-dailydialogue-beta-0101 | 0.101 |
| deanliu | live-to-the-fullest-steam-at-tokyo-night | 0.101 |
| deanliu | we-are-here | 0.101 |
| krystle | the-kingdom-of-valcanne-s-guide-to-keltorin-world-map-histories-and-people | 0.1 |
| ausbitbank | abracadabra-an-exploration-of-words-and-morphing-intent-downtherabbithole | 0.1 |
| deanliu | blocks-chained-and-interwined | 0.1 |
| ranko-k | excellent-free-images-you-can-use-on-your-steemit-post | 0.096 |
| mashup | everything-you-need-to-know-to-start-meeting-more-women | 0.045 |
| condra | fly-my-uglies-macro-insects-with-off-camera-flash | 0.04 |
| condra | headshot-photography-with-a-pop-up-studio | 0.03 |
| condra | red-things-from-countries-i-ve-never-been-to-featuring-somesockpuppet-as-author | 0.02 |
| beanz | training-guide-dogs-for-the-blind-part-1 | 0.019 |
| chhikara | your-steemit-account-has-been-suspended-reason-you-write-only-about-steemit | 0.014 |
| dennygalindo | help-me-build-a-topic-feed | 0.01 |
| alitas | new-steemit-ambassador-invites-you-to-a-city-tour-through-buenos-aires-argentina | 0.01 |
| crypt0mine | chasing-the-world-record-in-overclocking-cpus-with-liquid-nitrogen | 0.01 |
| twittering | what-could-possibly-beat-pokemon | 0.01 |
| luisucv34 | the-necessary-rescue-of-venezuela-the-words-of-a-young-father-english-version-upvote-for-venezuela | 0.005 |
| beanz | greetings-fellow-steemians-i-hope-the-oceans-not-as-cold-as-it-is-here-in-ireland-because-i-m-getting-in | 0.001 |
| luisucv34 | synereo-alternative-to-steemit-what-do-you-think | 0.001 |
| steemwelcome | hello-steemians-i-m-steemwelcome | 0.001 |
| krystle | steem-will-rise-the-steemit-anthem-new-video | 0.001 |
While doing the stats I looked at posts that were promoted and had their payout before the @steemitblog announcement of the Post Promotion feature (8/29/2016 21:58) which enabled the option and obviously, any post with its payout before the option was active experiences this issue by default.
I continued to analyze the list and have found a few more which I added to the table.
If your post didn't have its payout before the post promotion option became active or the Boost Payment is below 4 SDB, you may not be in the table above. Let me know in the comments if you're not on the list and should be.
Hopefully a compensation way will be found so that everybody is happy in the end.
Later Edit:
Everyone in the list above should now have a reimbursement in their wallets. @ned provided the budget to @zaebars who ensured the reimbursement distribution. For full transparency, Ned has also sent him and me 100SBD each as a reward for the initiative.
Me so happy to have helped make a difference. Steemit naysayers: eat you heart out! Steem(it) and the people behind it rock!
With this post I also want to start a personal initiative. I've decided that 10% of all my post earnings from now on will be directed to supporting community efforts, people and initiatives that I believe benefit Steemit and make it a better place.
For this post, 10% of its total author payout value (SBD+STEEM) will be transferred (as SBD equivalent) to the @robinhoodwhale as sponsorship.
Please consider sponsoring this cause yourself if you haven't done it already.
Robin Hood Whale (RHW) is the community's solution to an essential problem that plagues Steemit: how to get noticed and upvoted before you have a big enough following. Right now, if you are not upvoted by a “whale” account, it is very difficult to get exposure and any substantial rewards, which leads to many great authors leaving Steemit.
Robin Hood wants to be the “whale” that finds and helps a diverse set of talented, yet unrecognized authors. The proposed way of doing this is to cycle between different authors, upvoting ~10-20 quality posts daily. RHW won't upvote the same authors twice in any 10-day period in an effort to support more people and discourage any kind of abuse or ulterior motives.
For RHW to have any meaningful impact, it must reach whale-status of SP and/or many bot followers. Yet, this is just the tip of the iceberg for this initiative. As featured authors and posts will be publicly announced periodically, we hope to inspire a movement that will lead to authors gaining fans, following and eventually to be able to self-sustain a blog on SteemIT without the RHW help at all.
In a way, RHW's ultimate goal would be to not be needed at all. But as new enthusiastic authors join, RHW will be here to find them, help them and upvote them, growing the community and the overall quality of what you can find on Steemit.