Exposing Steemit Voting Collusion [6 potential voting rings found]
Introduction:
What is a voting ring: In this context, the algorithm works by finding the ratio of common votes (among a group of users) over the sum of uncommon votes and total votes. High ratios are potential rings. (This is an early stage algorithm, please do not be concerned or offended if your name is included in a potential ring. Nobody is accusing you of anything.)
The Vote Ring Detection Algorithm is commonly used on social media platforms which involve systems of upvoting (Eg. points on Reddit) and with the stakes even more valuable when real money is involved, this seems like a natural application of the algorithm to determine if we can crack down on voting rings on Steemit.
This is my first trial of such a hypothesis and the results of my experiment are below. Please note that I have queried the most recent 100 'active' posts on Steemit. A larger sample size would of course be more intuitive but the steem api did not seem to permit larger sizes. I am open to suggestions as to a better criteria to filter on. Most recent posts was not suited as there was often zero or very few upvotes on the posts by this stage. Furthermore, hot posts tend to dilute the voting rings which makes them less significant. So for now I have opted for the "active" criteria.
Overview of method:
- query steem api and get 100 hits.
- prepare these hits into a csv format with python script for the voting collusion algorithm to then process.
- receive algorithms output and prepare the data for this post!
The results:
Ring # 1 found: http://www.steemit.com/bitcoin/@craig-grant/ethereum-bitcoin-monero-dash-and-steem-with-morning-coffee
| Ring Size | Votes in Ring | Votes outside Ring | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 134 | 0 | 1 |
User in this ring: @saryan, @partrician1, @thebookofuma, @vinayakn, @archerbest, @rhonob, @boren, @yoto, @steemitwahine, @bearone, @sambo-rambo, @glasnicce.shoots, @chitty, @gardenlady, @piedpiper, @dimimp, @beervangeer, @mammasitta, @mctiller, @michaellamden68, @britvr, @kakradetome, @riscadox, @jackkang, @furion, @nepalipahad, @exyle, @shredlord, @james212, @ajay555, @mondeja, @alsprinting, @krabgat, @npl77, @rznag, @youngkim, @ap2002, @elena000, @almerri, @awgbibb, @telos, @andrewawerdna, @nick1989, @daniel82, @trendwizard, @holoz0r, @noggfresh, @totosky, @lifebyadam, @heroic15397, @makis84, @insteadofmoney, @steemsports, @steemtv, @steemvoter, @muks, @carlosgarcia, @soundlegion, @sdwahine, @steeming4, @mornevd, @dragon40, @prezident0001, @roydowding, @sebastianjago, @mattandcristina, @ryanthegecko, @mytechcrunch, @corvuscoraxx, @dovetail, @ligrev, @marcelbraendle, @steemian69, @saikababii, @ceres, @hebrew, @anwarabdullah, @maryfavour, @ghostwriter82, @boxmining, @harleymechanix, @kyoubrian, @malonmar, @cryptokid003, @torem-di-torem, @andrianna, @blackamine, @albertoyago, @adamhole, @datkrazykid, @fatboyjames, @bloomberg215, @nschairer, @topsnav, @buster544, @bryguy, @sqamemal, @greencrypto, @gordonovich, @meme.for.steem, @sorinagt, @artemisia, @instantcoin, @popponayashelly, @doc-speakeasy, @abcdoctor, @raffael, @stefanarud, @reisolutions, @thomasaquinasftw, @rlh100, @skytrex, @cryptocat, @rizasukma, @ijoel, @futuristgear, @licklake, @newprepper, @haywiree, @alexanderglass, @roomservice, @cryptoactive, @lykencrypto, @boyetyamasaki, @cretin, @korinis, @almaamor, @sune-r-h-p, @tizswa, @buguela89, @jigarparmar519, @lupin, @arunava, @steve-speaks
Ring # 2 found: http://www.steemit.com/chainbb-general/@linuslee0216/let-s-celebrate-just-reach-100-followers-2017613t20455359z
| Ring Size | Votes in Ring | Votes outside Ring | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | 223 | 1 | 0.9911111111111112 |
User in this ring: @thomaskikansha, @chingyi, @brothermic, @crypt07, @chaudhry, @stay9n0, @aaronli, @danielle13, @dim1331, @berkah, @xeldal, @adol, @hr1, @xeroc, @steem-id, @lovejoy, @nenad-ristic, @hipster, @instructor2121, @pal, @lola-carola, @blakemiles84, @pangur-ban, @dana-varahi, @tee-em, @michaelx, @albertogm, @crok, @tyler-fletcher, @razvanelulmarin, @venuspcs, @sgtechservices, @good-karma, @roelandp, @nerdlab, @stranger27, @gatoso, @on0tole, @anasya, @vl248, @sveokla, @marinabogumil, @cloh76, @dwinblood, @condra, @raymondspeaks, @kell234, @hyiparena, @rouketas, @fiveboringgames, @konti, @fiona777, @phenom, @bitcoiner, @sharker, @zaebars, @mysteem, @winstonwolfe, @happyphoenix, @kooshikoo, @fatboy, @tygergamer, @bkkshadow, @smailer, @dmilash, @dirty.hera, @gomeravibz, @litrbooh, @always1success, @letc, @brendio, @mama-steem, @yoshiko, @stephen.king989, @uuuhha, @romancs, @ipumba, @krishtopa, @future24, @cmorton, @mythras, @vegascomic, @nano2nd, @dollarvigilante, @anotherjoe, @serejandmyself, @demo, @skylineking88, @ethansteem, @mrlogic, @barrycooper, @sethlinson, @shadowspub, @leno4ek, @nulliusinverba, @charlie777pt, @randomli, @nadin3, @xanoxt, @victoriart, @tatianka, @kralizec, @benjamin.still, @ebargains, @elena-singer, @dexter-k, @charlieshrem, @tracemayer, @feruz, @burnin, @anton333, @ekaterinka, @michelle.gent, @bestofreddit, @worldtraveler, @borishaifa, @okean123, @haphazard-hstead, @fortinbuff, @luzcypher, @grisha-danunaher, @rymlen, @killbis, @htyfn, @rusteemitblog, @ninkhisibir, @orenshani7, @therajmahal, @steemtrail, @marel, @luismy, @steemlift, @marialin, @steemvest17, @astral, @tdv.witness, @ebryans, @jessamynorchard, @max-max, @sstefan, @steemaccess, @garvofe, @innafanz, @hansikhouse, @maxse, @gardening-trail, @foraging-trail, @nikflossus, @baerdric, @alex1983ch, @technovedanta, @esteemapp, @yadamaniart, @ourlifestory, @irawandedy, @steemittalk, @beeskee, @v4vapid, @gildar, @saleg25, @soushi888, @meysam, @steemnews.online, @michaeladamparis, @lastminuteman, @things, @triddin, @cheah, @internutter, @marcosespes1, @fiction-trail, @kostaslou, @jasonrussell, @fbechstein, @poetry-trail, @killinhersoftly, @elgeko, @bounties, @steempoll, @cgame, @blockchained, @ogochukwu, @paolobeneforti, @maninayton, @cfreidsma, @torkot, @libertylol, @frocush, @vadbars, @carbunco10, @heikomahr, @mckenziegary, @crawfish37, @unmean-stweets, @steemfactory, @singa, @tipping, @thecrazygm, @sidwrites, @leanvix, @itchykitten, @tremendospercy, @reconnectnature, @lenadr, @readmore, @gohba.handcrafts, @tj4real, @vaibhavshah, @taica, @xenitron, @royalko, @jimsparkle, @nuagnorab, @victorier, @linuslee0216, @petkovski, @ercpok, @chl, @zenprogressive, @minnyfatty, @fzfred, @droucil, @shirish5
Ring # 3 found: http://www.steemit.com/steemit/@meesterboom/unstoppable-an-animation
| Ring Size | Votes in Ring | Votes outside Ring | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 306 | 0 | 1 |
User in this ring: @fatkid, @shirrou, @amvanaken, @bewe, @adhoctoth, @jaymacvapes, @amristeem, @jerrev, @jaynectar, @anzhu, @bufferxtech, @avikal, @stervocka, @bitsbetrippin, @minhaj.zee, @finance2nomad, @jimybpt, @kenshiu, @slackerstacker, @hashbrown, @gasser484, @avercetti, @mrilevi, @ritualjunkie, @demco, @alejotorress, @shadowmonk, @djbk, @cbennett94, @oxicleanedjamal, @cryptovest, @karmamichele, @cryptogaming, @inalav, @sandy143007, @nhuanvolter, @princekhiwaliya, @bernardrussell, @umit, @jasnxxx, @shawnpady, @hussnainrazakhan, @sohaib1, @sneakydevill, @niallsemple, @unipaint, @humannature, @proctologic, @yefet, @makishart, @gregory-f, @nomoreheroes7, @cyan91, @gavvet, @richman, @avarice, @acidyo, @hossary, @steve-walschot, @klye, @oaldamster, @cryptofunk, @dragonslayer109, @thecryptodrive, @peter-parker, @infovore, @mark-waser, @norbu, @grey580, @juanmora, @matt-a, @yogi.artist, @cryptochannel, @slowwalker, @jacor, @steemit-life, @senseiteekay, @alone, @speda, @igster, @meesterboom, @juvyjabian, @gregm, @hastla, @kendewitt, @the-future, @mynameisbrian, @sgnsteems, @opheliafu, @jens84, @sauravrungta, @crazymumzysa, @ace108, @michaeldodridge, @sazbird, @bullionstackers, @walkerlv, @nekromarinist, @theprophet0, @merej99, @reneenouveau, @andrew0, @lenatramper, @joele, @denisoi, @theabsolute, @hanshotfirst, @lordvader, @bledarus, @wakeupjohnny, @wisbeech, @tolik8080, @creadordelfuturo, @levycore, @englishtchrivy, @jlufer, @uwelang, @davidjkelley, @digital-wisdom, @ethical-ai, @matthewtiii, @triplep, @jwaser, @mixacool, @damarth, @bwaser, @renzoarg, @cleateles, @bontonstory, @ellepdub, @pickoum, @herpetologyguy, @ocrdu, @s0u1, @lajulius, @morgan.waser, @bonvivan, @awesomenyl, @strong-ai, @projectnewbie, @ivand83, @tata.lucette, @bleujay, @lydon.sipe, @aldentan, @wakeupsheeps, @giantbear, @keuudeip, @mokluc, @joshuaatiemo, @eroche, @whatageek, @johnrenald, @crowdfundedwhale, @trans-juanmi, @collabornation, @technoprogressiv, @damiendecoster, @finder, @tradeqwik, @enju614, @dreemit, @juliosalas, @madlenfox, @colin-porter, @fibra59, @riostarr, @inber, @lazariko12, @sardrt, @automaton, @fisteganos, @da-dawn, @eem, @mariaalmeida, @tiowaldecir, @buzzbeergeek, @fleur, @decentralizd, @elementm, @lunatichai, @steemlifestyle, @eddiejmc51, @timvloggt, @muhammadrizal, @btu, @robert-call, @trevis, @zuheimi, @emonandels, @couch-potato, @carloserp2000, @connecteconomy, @natorious, @dracosalieri, @detlev, @myvoter, @qwesttexas, @skririm, @looftee, @fingersik, @razorborn, @steveitt, @marxrab, @cryptodragon313, @ctrl-alt-nwo, @crazykipps, @hackerwhacker, @rolf.bakker, @contentguy, @graveric60, @dankh, @passion-fruit, @david777111, @betag, @richard78624, @queenpine, @c86l, @billyjohnsonart, @wonka, @sighmanjestah, @minotaura, @cobramovin, @dazanar, @mandagoi, @etcbits, @papascrubs, @clysse, @jznsamuel, @eliel, @indepthstory, @ericwoelk, @stadsmanneke, @hebro, @user786, @laloelectrix, @elprofe62, @youknow212012, @scottish01, @bnt, @budimir, @recrypto, @matiasrodrigo, @uruiamme, @mk40, @datosin, @patasieduagh, @cityofzanj, @arqetype, @ally1of4, @vmsolutionsltd, @ubertec, @carwilva, @frostyamber, @babes-mm, @gichan, @justcallmemyth, @warriorlion, @yaoyeguard, @flepmajoor, @chrisx, @skyrex, @azethine, @doughnutsmuggler, @tonygags, @enomujjass, @pf-coin, @debugger, @sahar.meshkin, @dxgam, @mintsauce, @ridi20, @dattabitcoin, @jungleebitcoin, @king-aceh, @jony, @ritsjert, @shehryar, @hintenberg, @oromisglaedr, @nickdavison, @digitizemycash, @capitalpink, @scribblexio, @digital-gypsy, @coinmeister, @gose, @john1981, @skaylap, @tuakanamorgan, @edb1984, @cantribute, @v0nd, @anacristinasilva, @joecoleman, @mcfelix15, @aworandx, @qzsg, @minjun, @paugamit, @infidel100, @surgeo, @kenhudoy, @chedo, @diverse-thinker, @johnlue
Ring # 4 found: http://www.steemit.com/steem/@leesunmoo/successtrainer
| Ring Size | Votes in Ring | Votes outside Ring | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 149 | 0 | 1 |
User in this ring: @inverse, @woojin, @mooncat4289, @jingdol, @muyoung, @sophiamom, @signalandnoise, @vip, @morning, @ninzacode, @leesunmoo, @jay4u, @btcbtcbtc20155, @sokoloffa, @lsc9999, @kview, @kopasi, @ssm1810, @tommycoin, @stylo, @jyp, @inchonbitcoin, @dubi, @ksc, @sigizzang, @arama, @twinbraid, @lhy, @kachinhenry, @sanghkaang, @chromium, @very, @dongu, @superremnant, @july01, @votelotto, @steemexwon, @foodmap, @steem-myanmar, @gotoperson, @neojew, @neogia, @cljg918, @abduhawab, @yuslindwi, @gifmaster, @mandela, @intrepidthinker, @anemona, @jondahl, @behappy7, @seongbuk, @gogumacat, @m8586, @bitcoinsig, @onizuka, @coinkorea, @fernandam, @jazznism, @maa, @goldenman, @jongyeong, @thatgermandude, @ludorum, @toru, @martin007, @tworld, @kskarthik, @changkyun07, @venti, @cherryblossoms, @ludorum-pick, @innovit, @bosman, @daystar, @insic, @ihsan, @pys, @palejack, @koreaculture, @toran, @escher, @temps88, @musicholic, @pyorinho, @maruchi, @teora, @lastofw, @shinidanitv, @ki844, @leomichael, @jeongmincha, @jaguarb612, @toptimist, @nemjun, @jonver, @kaliam, @mattchoi, @gunchul, @usim, @uplus, @choind, @waystobecalm, @freshstuff, @rdccsteem, @acceptkim, @soyo, @boostyou, @danbain, @teojin0503, @oldtaste, @successtrainer, @ghana531, @ammonoidea, @krdoko, @hangeul, @sbg, @yoona7487, @leesongyi, @dmy, @kim0jh0, @sunnnside, @coinist, @zusteemit, @azathoth1942, @iieeiieeii, @philipkoon, @benniebanana, @yoons, @huchu, @laivla, @geusgod, @bemore, @tuvero, @steemit-korea, @steemfuzzy, @meadowolf, @minsa66, @heejin, @no1wolf, @beajinsu, @yidar, @nkc79, @korecaster, @pald, @zweiblue, @snow-airline, @foooodman, @kyongkyulee
Ring # 5 found: http://www.steemit.com/blockchain/@mericanhomestead/my-last-youtube-video-freeing-my-subscribers-you-don-t-have-to-be-held-hostage-anymore
| Ring Size | Votes in Ring | Votes outside Ring | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 158 | 0 | 1 |
User in this ring: @rafael1983, @dwells, @lovleacloud, @pennsif, @pennies, @mongosmash, @jtitus07, @beatitudes8, @pizzamacgyver, @warriormom, @jarobbins11, @hopespringsetrnl, @essentialoilmom, @mamahubbard, @joce289, @gulfcoastgardner, @gordoe, @joshua-1, @chikkadea, @jeremiad, @k1k1, @hotham, @northofatlanta, @tuck-fheman, @nikolai, @full-measure, @arcaneinfo, @artem-sokoloff, @tommyquest, @ausbitbank, @fulltimegeek, @khursani, @bitland, @krystle, @adamt, @animus, @bola, @arcurus, @papa-pepper, @brianphobos, @jasonstaggers, @tommycordero, @jhonprinces, @joshsigurdson, @themonetaryfew, @runridefly, @sammie, @daveks, @freeinthought, @ghasemkiani, @titusfrost, @allyouneedtoknow, @yuriks2000, @rigaronib, @inarix03, @lucashunter, @wakeupworldnews, @ianstrat, @shady, @geggi632, @chromiumone, @kennethbosak, @tigercats, @little-peppers, @a-condor, @ijavee, @azlicr, @honusurf, @macstyly, @eyeofthestorm, @sawang, @plainof6glaciers, @estronitex, @pbock, @mutant-x, @toniesteem, @grandpa-pepper, @truthceeker333, @charxrid, @moksamol, @patrickmohr, @froghollow, @dune69, @makecents, @omninova, @nap-g, @roadkill, @joklahoma, @barbara-orenya, @garden-to-eat, @greenacrehome, @schlees, @eggmeister, @opinizeunltd, @scorchdojo, @shahzadnisar, @jiva34, @thelemicdragon93, @rohnsleather, @robc, @nristen, @countryprepper, @greyman, @thelionwithinus, @securedcomputer, @cheapassbastard, @timmo3663, @urbansimplicity, @raincountry, @bucko, @gregorythomas, @mkcmst, @saved4newlife, @simms50, @daddykirbs, @mygraymatter, @drprepper, @lifewright, @unclemike, @gardener, @ironshield, @papermill2006, @bthompson, @jacoblesterread, @marillaanne, @stormriderstudio, @bernz78, @benzomatic, @maxdevalue, @lokii, @henaynei, @beyondmountains, @travelersmemoire, @afhusna786, @theywillkillyou, @whytedragons, @gyanibilli, @bakermom, @dafinds, @nolongerignored, @benjust123, @freetissues, @engineertomas, @sandhillson, @thehomesteadlife, @raynewman729, @ernstjan, @minighomestead, @jenwen, @stortebeker, @olinweisz, @gregandsandyk, @agilblade, @flightgod, @piggypower, @nuedareniel, @blaze007, @inanna
Ring # 6 found: http://www.steemit.com/introduceyourself/@marle718/hola-comunidad-de-steemit
| Ring Size | Votes in Ring | Votes outside Ring | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 47 | 1 | 0.9591836734693876 |
User in this ring: @etnique, @jupiter5, @marle718, @ivan-perez-anies, @juanmiguelsalas, @heiditravels, @avellana, @twinner, @gargon, @pgarcgo, @wartrapa, @efrageek, @moisesmcardona, @albagargon, @joaquinpixan, @nomadnessie, @crowe, @titin, @betamusic, @jgcastrillo19, @juliamateo, @teo, @dresden, @alfredozofio, @dulcinea, @mdcomes, @cervantes, @aniestudio, @assus, @jorlenbolivar, @tamim, @loreennaa, @teacher, @tincho, @fidel-castro, @mckenzie259, @acromott, @clacrax, @osmerj, @gmaktub, @oscarcc89, @kilianmiguel, @bwmiao, @adipranatahendi, @joseluishimself, @lrsm13, @cindycam
Please let me know what you think of this experiment and help come up with better ways I can improve it to accurately eliminate voting rings from Steem! :)
Also please comment, vote and resteem if you found this post interesting :)
I see that you claimed I am in some sort of "vote ring" for upvoting the post by @mericanhomestead. I have no idea how you reached this conclusion as I have no users on autovote.
I upvoted and resteemed the post last night, and will actually be driving over to meet @mericanhomestead in person next week. I'm just upvoting content that I find enjoyable.
Say hi to Zac for me, he's a top guy :)
This is an algorithm which seeks to detect patterns of similarities among upvoters which may be indicative of a voting ring. I am not accusing anyone of anything. Merely attempting to work with the community to develop my approach to a point where it is a reliable and consistent means of predicting voting rings. As with any experiment, there are levels of statistical confidence which exist. While I have not included an exact confidence for this first experiment, it was heavily implied that this was an early stage and not very confident trial. Hope you understand and can commit to helping me improve for my next trial. :)
Okay, I get that. Although maybe people with similar interests upvote similar content.
Yeah I follow @mericanhomestead and @papa-pepper and I upvote them. I think you may need to adjust your algorithm. Not everything is a conspiracy. Steemit has much more positives then negatives in my almost year here. Concentrate on + 😊
I'm in the same boat as @papa-pepper. I manually curate all of my posts.
Classic witch hunting.
Hey man, can you get with me on chat or discord quick?
Hey, yeah I'll jump on now
How can I downvote or is it just flag?
Same thing.
the sign of a guilty man!
Because I upvoted a guy talking about bringing his youtube subscribers to steemit? Or because you clearly suck as a programmer? Or because you are attacking new users and an awesome guy like @papa-pepper? Or maybe because I don't want to see you get paid for this garbage?... focus on going after real voting rings and maybe I would support you instead of releasing this garbage in the wild before its ready
just playing devil's advocate https://steemit.com/votingtrail/@acidyo/curation-trails-bad-or-good-for-the-platform
Please don't get offended. Discussion is good. Let's help me improve as a sucky programmer then :)
I'm an IT guy (not a programmer) and If I released this before it was ready, to test on my users, I'd get fired. So you're playing with an algorithm that has potential to do good but as you can see by the comments it is targeting and potentially chasing away new users that probably came here to follow a popular content creator from another platform.
Clearly you are a gifted programmer that would never do anything irresponsible as I pointed out but I think you put this out just to incite, troll, and most importantly to make money... But please don't get offended #sorrynotsorry... you should remove it til its ready or it should be flagged for trolling
I respectfully disagree. Programming is about collaboration and short feedback loops. I am sorry this post has not gone as well as it might have but I will not shy away from it. I am taking it on board and the next post will be done better. Hope you understand where I am coming from.
Very cool. This ladies intro post.
and @linuslee0216 celebrating 100 followers and @mericanhomestead with his 46k youtube subscribers
CLEARLY they are involved in voter rings and should be publicly blasted forever on the steem blockchain... collaborate your alpha release with other programmers not new customers. Until the public release I call this trolling for $$$ ... Hope you understand where I am coming from
Also, let's take a closer look at your code. It is your code right? or did you just run this code, https://api.steemjs.com that you fished for early and make some trolling statements? I do know python so I can compare this to yours and see where you went wrong. In the spirit of collaboration of course.
Wait...what?!??! So using streemian to follow other peoples votes is a bad thing?! i don't guess i understand...
Ive literally joined steemit yesterday and am already being accused of vote manipulation? Youre completely wrong.
Please don't let this type of post scare you away. This is just someone who is "playing sherlock holmes". He is fairly new, as per is profile, and has no idea what he is talking about - none of these are "voting rings".
Thanks man, pretty much what I thought
No problem! We get the occasional nut around here that tries to pass off their 'new' idea as "helping to better the community". lol These arguments have happened on the platform more times than I care to count, and they fall through every time. They do, however, reveal that the people screaming "unfair" are just upset because they aren't instantly popular on here. It takes time and hard work to move up on any social network, but especially this one.
Also, if you want to read a better response than mine, check out @lovejoy below. They get it.
Have an awesome day, @mrilevi!
Thanks man, this seems like such a fantastic community. It's amazing how much harder people try if theres money to be earned haha :D
It's true! But money also tends to muddy the waters at times when someone thinks that they aren't receiving enough of it, or feel that they are entitled to more.
It's an interesting dynamic for sure.
Good work encouraging!
Hey, same to ya, @papa-pepper!
Here here!! @ironshield <--- yes i'm on the list.
Likely an alt account for someone we know and love... ;)
Hahaha No joke!
Ignore this guy. Many of us use SteemVoter, Streemian and other tools as a means of using our voting power. My Steem Power is mine to use as I see fit. There are some here who think it's their place to attempt to demoralize anyone who doesn't fit their personal perspective on how things should be done. It's just them attempting to make everyone else conform to making Steem in their own image.
We had one guy accuse some here of scamming because of using these tools. Interestingly, that same person sold votes from his account. I guess that's more integrous? Go figure...
Enjoy yourself and do what you want.
Kinda curious how you came to the conclusion I am in a "voting ring"...I really don't have the programming literacy (or desire) to set that up. I manually upvote posts I like (and try to support other good steemians). If you want to do away with voting rings then that's your prerogative, but I have a feeling most of these people just follow and manually upvote one another...
Me as well. I curate manually and wouldn't know how to join a "ring" if I wanted to.
This post could just be an angleshoot to tag hundreds of people and get attention and some votes, while pretending there was a legit reason to tag everyone.
Same here, me too.
I just joined steemit yesterday and now I'm somehow in a voting ring because I liked a post by one of my fav YouTubers. Are you seeing this @mericanhomestead?
Don't worry about it @dwells. We are pleased to have you here. A lot of users got mentioned here that have nothing to do with anything.
Thanks @papa-pepper I'm not to worried. I just find it funny, I quit FB and joined steemit to get away from drama and 1 day in I'm accused of being in this voting crime ring. Cheers bro. We might meet some day soon. I'm good friends with Zac at @mericanhomestead. I live near him.
Well at least you made more money out of this thing (your comment) that I have in many weeks of being here hhhhhh. I hope they accuse me of something too.
This is well over a year old, how did you happen across it?
People might take offense to you exposing this....oh and i voted in 1, 2 & 3 and am not part of any voting ring.
Not exposing anything "his algorithm" was provided here https://steemit.com/steemit/@sigmundnash/is-there-a-steemit-api-capable-of-grabbing-latest-posts-and-its-upvoters and has nothing to do with voting rings
How can I get into one of these voting rings? If @papa-pepper is on board count me in.
Lol, not sure how I got in, but if I figure it out, I'll let you know!
i know! i must have missed the meeting where they passed out the decoder rings and showed everyone the secret handshake 😉 crap, i miss out on all the goodies and get lumped in with a bunch of alleged conspirators 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😜😎
Accuse me of this crap again and I will sue you for defamation...
Clearly you don't understand what FOLLOWING !!!! is all about BUCKWHEAT
No reason to be mad.
This post is just the authors interpretation of what's going on here.
I think he has never heard of curation trails. In stead of leaving an 'angry' comment you could just explain what's going on :p
Peace! <3
I'm a successful parent of 20 years and the number one rule for naughty children is never reward naughty behaviour. Swift harsh punishment correctly and precisely directed results in never having that boundary crossed again .
I like your view on it. Teaching what's right is also important. If you don't understand what/how you did something wrong, and you're a bit stubborn, you eventually won't care. Some people just don't care much about negativity or emotion.
I guess we're both right.
Negativity is an essential part of the human psyche.
All things that exist have a place.
Poorly disciplined emotions creates manifestations of inappropriate negativity.
I second that motion, it is defamation what he is doing, and it should be punished.
Wth... Im being accused of being in a group for this ends? Its really stupid. I came here for around four days, still learning many things, and you jump to conclusions? You should come here and give me apologies.
You are not alone, many new users made this list and are offended. I hope your time here improves from this point on. Have an upvote!
Thanks @papa-pepper, came here few days ago, but I know you're well known and a good being, around community. Cheers!
First of all, I really feel confused about being mentioned on those lists. Second of all, I'm a newbie who signed up today. (exactly, permitted today) Last, I can't understand what the hell you do using just ridiculous means.
DO NOT WORRY ONE BIT. THIS PERSON IS WAY OFF TARGET. Way way off base!
Thank you ! I'm just gonna ignore that ^^
Could you use https://steemdata.com/ service for larger sample size and more accurate results?
Do you plan to share this algorithm or python source code? It would be interesting to see and may be we could improve it together.