RE: Please help a newbie, I’m not sure why my post was flagged or what to do.
This is a good question to ask. I wouldn't say that person has a lot of influence with a down vote, I viewed your down voters account just to see how much influence he may have. I am not sure why someone would disagree with that article. I suppose it could happen but unlikely. Good luck and don't let the small things eat you up. Worrying is paying a debt you don't owe. One down vote won't kill your reputation. I also agree that the flagging method needs some tweaking. If a post gets a flag is should be up for peer review and a reason it should be under review. I don't think the person being flagged should know who flagged them. I was going to flag a user earlier today for Copy Pasting articles and pictures. I didn't flag because they can see my down vote and might take action against me by flagging all of my stuff. Good luck to you and just keep writing about what your passionate about! You will gain followers that share similar interests and you will gain plenty of upvotes, comments, and followers.
Thanks for the nice comment, advice and reading my articles. I won't sweat the small stuff!. . There are a lot of fine lines to tread with the voting system design, i can see where it'd be difficult. In light of what you brought up, an anonymous system of voting maybe makes sense, but then you also introduce a lack of accountability which has its own difficulties. . . The solution will probably come naturally one day from use and discussion as the system grows.
True, True...Steemit is still in Beta, so what else can you expect?
Happy with it for now, been lots of fun. Doesn't seem to hard to get a post visible again....and yea it'll just keep getting better
Wow @qwaswert! I love "Worrying is paying a debt you don't owe." Great saying!