RE: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Let's all step back and figure out what can be done to stop LOSING STEEM USERS
Dear @whatsup
Thank you for your kind comment. I actually appreciate your feedback greately. I always like to hear people thinking alike - however I like to hear out those who disagree even more.
I fully understand your view and in many ways you're right. Noone does say 'it's unfair' that I got upvoted. But do we ever in real life complain when we're receiving gift? Or someone is showing support (that's what upvotes means)?
People never do that. It's simply against our nature. Wouldn't you agree?
However majority of population will feel stressed if they will feel targeted. That's how we all function.
And if at the end of the day our goal is to bring new users and to keep them here - then we need to understand that we're dealing with people. And being sarcastic isn't going to help us to reach our goals.
(by the way, i really enjoy sarcasm and I enjoyed yours too))
Just like you said: Everyone is acting on their own views of what is good and bad for the platform
I do agree, that we need to have downvotes. However at the same time I believe, that it's important to build awareness between huge whales that this tool can bring damage if it's being used like a machine gun.
Making posts about how you are a hero for downvoting or a victim from getting a downvote is just lame.
Unfortunatelly it does reflect on your lack of understanding how general population seem to function :(
Yours, Piotr
And your constant cries for removing downvotes showcases that you don't understand it is the only tool we have for fighting those who would harm Steem.
You have to take the good with the bad and stop yelling about the unfairness.
have to agree with you on this. Instead of complaining about the downvoting, engage in educating people that they are a balancing point for the platform. That sometimes people doing the downvoting are not always going to make sense but it's going to happen.
As much as I loath Reddit ... the only real difference between downvotes here and downvotes on Reddit is that here they will impact rewards earned while on Reddit they impact visibility of the post. Their purpose is the same and just as important.
ShadowsPub
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Dear @shadowspub
What about educating people who have power to downvote others? What about educating them how powerful is this tool and what are consequences to those who are being often abused with flaggs?
I don't think "whales" need much protection here. But those users who receive downvotes for reasons like the one mentioned in the post (downvoted for not downvoting others) need to feel that someone care.
Yours, Piotr
The biggest part of the problem is they wont be educated. They know how powerful it is and choose to use it indiscriminately at times. I suspect they are over-compensating for other failures but that is just a theory and one I prefer not to seek further on.
ShadowsPub
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Hi again @shadowspub
Can I ask you for little favour? I joined contest called "Community of the week" with project I manage and I would be grateful if you could RESTEEM it and help me get some exposure and drop some encouraging comment :)
Link to my post: on steemit or on steempeak
Thanks :)
Yours, Piotr
We may have different views on very same topic @whatsup, however I respect the fact that you're very mature and polite with your replies.
Yours, Piotr
I've never found that having different opinions makes others unlikable.
I think via discussion we can come closer to at least understanding another point of view and in some cases finding agreement.
I also respect others who can discuss differences without getting personal.
Hi, buddy. I don't really know what to say about what this person says, but it sounds to me like what a socialist dictatorial authority would say: If you don't like the way I'm governing, you'd better leave the country
But it would probably draw too much attention and I would also be a victim of downvotes. Which appear for no reason in my posts every time.