I think the Steem blockchain can be all things to all people in that different dapps will cater for different content and experiences.

However, the problem, as mentioned in the post, is those who select to flag posts that are legitimate within the dapps they come from. We've seen this in the past, say when Zappl started, with claims they were not "legitimate posts".

If Steemit is not to be developed as a platform, then it increasingly looks like an aggregator of other sites. It then needs more serious discussions as to what can and should be flagged, or downright stopped, taking into account all those other Steem-sites.