RE: Weekly report as steem representative- 8th October 2023
It was clear to me that there are a huge number of small "cheats" running around here who are trying with all their might to generate a few cents. The gang organisation you pointed out, which takes money from the poorest people with a little hope, is a completely different dimension. It disgusts me so much that I honestly think about whether I still want to spend time in such society.
You did a good job and the painstaking work of the "greeters" is also very commendable. It must be cruel to read the same "Introduce postings" over and over again. All the same pudding. You just have to change names and number of family members. Cruel!
But we have only ourselves to blame by allowing such a notion to take root. "In the past", users with such boring introductions were left out, because one thing was clear: such "newbies" are not and will not become bloggers, people who can write interestingly!
99% is an exaggeration. But even if: This one percent (1%), who wants to be entertained here and can write at the same time, will also be lost under these circumstances. No honest investor will put money into a system where there is more fraud and money-grubbing than decent content.
Video identification may be important for certain groups of people. For others (the ambitious bloggers and investors) it will be a deterrent. That being said, I don't think a video KYC will ever be introduced. That means development...
I looked at the users you mentioned and wanted to downvote them. Unfortunately they have all been inactive for 12 days.
The downvote is a normal tool to influence the ecosystem here. Why the sc teams should not use it, I can understand: They are working with someone else's stake, as an owner I would also want to know that it is not abused (it is relatively easy to abuse "power" with downvotes). However, I don't understand why the sc itself doesn't use its option against obvious scammers.
My suggestion: If you come across similar users again where fraud is proven, name them to me. I will downvote them (about other investigations like blacklists or labels such guys just laugh). And I'm sure, at least @kiwiscanfly and @the-gorilla will do the same.
No. I am not afraid of counter-flags. I'm just afraid of the platform I love becoming all cheats and losing my already very tarnished enjoyment of it forever.
I feel the same as you do and want to quit because my working ethics stop me from staying with cheats and scammers/farming accounts especially when people who can control them do not listen to suggestions.
Now, admittedly, this is not the first time in six years that I have been faced with the question "Should I stay or should I go?" Maybe it's the hope that never dies, maybe it's a form of arrogance, thinking that even the smallest screw in the gearbox can make a difference. I always come to the conclusion: Stay. Stay and change. Even if it causes a few more grey hairs.... ;-)
Unfortunately, I am graying faster than I can afford to especially when they inform the cheaters and they come to threaten me. I am trying to get rid of all the responsibilities and will stay an independent blogger and leave everything to the management and powers that be.
Wise decision. Though you have to be in certain "positions" if you want to be heard having suggestions.
For example, you can always emphasise in your sc team "No, we're not voting for that, there's already a booming vote. No, we don't vote for that, another team has already voted for that. No, we're not voting for that, that's just your best friend again." Just for example. And I know how exhausting it is. How exhausting it is to keep fighting windmills. But only movement can make a difference. Movement is life, stagnation is death.
Well, that's easy for me to say. I left an sc-team over a year ago when SEC posts were mushrooming. I was so tired of reading the same thing over and over again. But if you want to do your job properly, you have to read. A lot of reading. And even at this point, I realise that not everyone does this...
Unfortunately, I read every post and go into the background of the so-called authors. I have been doing this even before I took the moderation duties and saw the growing number of farming accounts. I have busted one and managed to drive them away (14 accounts) but the one I am having problems that consists of 7-8 and only two of them are real. I can handle them on my own but I don't want to be rude. The irony of the whole story is that they aren't scared of the outcome as they believe there is nothing wrong as long as they have managed to cheat the newcomers' team. Sometimes I believe that everything is possible including votes if you trust in "Sharing is caring". I hope you know what I mean.
Thank you ma'am for understanding my concern. The fact is I am running behind them from April and also requested the admin of Bangladesh sharif to arrange a meeting so that I can convey the same. But unfortunately, I didn't get any cooperation. Later, with the help of my discord in charge and some victims I did this operation.