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RE: Regarding Transisto and Flagging
Hi Dave,
"They are not the same by design."
I fear that in this instance you are wrong.
The Steemit White Paper itself tells a different story. They are the same, by design. At least they are said to be.
In fact, the word "Flag" is found nowhere within the WhitePaper. Search as you will you'll only find "votes," either up or down.
However, I have heard it said that down votes affect reputation more strongly than up votes. I am having a great deal of difficulty finding accurate documentation about that, but I'll keep trying from time to time.
The word "flag" has a very negative connotation, and perhaps for that reason alone the user interface should be modified to show up and down votes instead.
Thanks for the correction then, it will help me have my facts straight in the future.
I would certainly advocate for this to be the way we view them though.
I wonder if changing the downvote to a flag was indeed a conscious decision and I wonder what's in the code base, not just on the most popular interface.
While I haven't examined the code myself, I have read from several who have that the code treats up and down votes symmetrically and does not mention "flags."
However, my confusion remains as far as the exact way reputation works in the latest fork of the system. I would love to know if that is truly symmetrical or not. Much of the discussion I've seen strongly implies that down-votes have a stronger impact on reputation than up-votes.
I am adding another comment, because I would like to mention that I think that a number of people (after deducting those who are here only for the money) find enjoyment in discovering such a surprising plethora of new talent.
Yes, I enjoy posting and being upvoted, but just as much, I find myself delighted by the discovery of a new to me talent and if I see he or she is young and struggling, Steemit offers me something miraculous: Without having to take out of my small out-of-steemit income money for upvoting, I have the ability to help thanks to the brilliant system devised here.
Downvoting or flagging - it kills that (and without reason for it existing beyond preventing crimes).
I agree. I have met friends here that I value very highly, no matter what becomes of Steemit. I have also had some very enjoyable and educational reading.