I would encourage Steem to be a blockchain that allows for as much free markets as possible. Ultimately, it may come down to what might be and what might not be Steem. It depends on if Steem is private property and/or public..... to what extent... etc..... etc...
What "improvements" would you personally suggest?
I would substitute downvoting with dislikes. I would bring back the views counter.
The views counter would be awesome.
Also, instead of rep being tied to downvotes, I'd like it tied to the MUTE function.
If over a hundred people (with your rep level or above) MUTE your blog and your rep gets sliced by two thirds or something like that.
Yeah, if a certain number of people mute an account, then keep their newsfeed in a mute channels tag or category and remove them from the main feed perhaps. Also, they should filter languages. I would love to see only English in the new created posts feed on Steemit.
Good ideas!