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RE: Steemit Is A Scam! How Bernie Sanders Screwed Me!
berniesanders What he did was nothing less than flag abuse. The devs need to update the flag programing to quickly get this problem under control
berniesanders What he did was nothing less than flag abuse. The devs need to update the flag programing to quickly get this problem under control
@james212 No it's appropriate use of flagging for a whale to do this. They are pulling momentum out of a post and then spreading it around. Agreed about the devs making this more granular.
What impacted his per post earnings was too many posts that day. He still pulled in multiple kilobucks, but he had to work harder for it because of all his posts were in competition for the same limited supply of money.
@wlliambanks. If it is appropriate for a whale, then it is appropriate for any member to do this. I think it is better idea to address the issue by tweaking the programing. I seems that the up-vote/value allocation logarithm is not tweaked sufficiently to deal with highly popular posters likes like @Dollarvigilante or others that are sure to come.
@james212 I think we're both right. My point was that as a whale, bernie had a duty to push down content he didn't feel was appropriate. 1000 minow downvotes couldn't have had the same effect as a single bernie vote, and so you're right too.
There needs to be more granular options available.
"Flag for abuse" vs "I downvote"
The first rule of steemit is do not lose your password!
There are no written rules for the use of flagging apart from individual interpretation. Lots of steemers have declared their views on what appropriate flagging is but people are still free to flag how they want.
I don't agree with berniesanders reason for flagging, but I am glad that he and the rest of us are free to decide what we believe to be appropriate flagging!
Flag abuse 1% mentality. I've already made several comments on this idea of "Quality Content" being a strange concept for a site that states it wants to be a platform for Free Speech and a big Social Media site. Everyone wants to share their point of view, but not everyone wants to be a technical writer or an Author.
Based on one day only and still with an open mind, I am not disappointed there are whales, I am disappointed at the difference between the Whales and the Minnows. (CEO with stock options asking the Janitor to write content)
However, I find the whole experiment entertaining and interesting.
Oh, and one last thought on the voting power. My voting power only helps me if I vote for my own articles, otherwise it just gives me power to influence others. I don't totally "get it" yet.
I made the mistake of calling him out for being an arbitrary, vindictive envy-monger. He flagged this post and it hammered my rep 6 points and took a $260 post down to $33 that was something he hadn't even seen.
I have seen others posting to the effect that when Bernie notices you, suddenly all these bots upvote you as well. In my opinion he is gaming the system. I am sure the devs will figure out what it is he is doing and close the gate.