RE: Steemit Reward System 2.0 - It is Time to Evolve
Hmm - there is a large amount of work that i have been chewing through in this blog: for this alone I raise my hat to you! I like the identification of a number of issues. The big one for me is blatant plagarism - but i won't go into that now. You appear to think that new Steemit users need more support to keep going, but the ones with the dedication to keep going just need a bit of faith and fortitude and the benefits will come. Also, the wealth distribution system needs to stay simple and i will read it again later, but the one you have devised does not appear to be simple.
There are some other inportant points you have made: fairness of the flag system included. Might I suggest that this major presentation could be broken down into parts and presented as separate topics that are smaller and easier to consider. You may look to do that in the future and use these at the witness presentations. I would like to see action come from this and not just words...
Good luck 😊
Thank you, @mysecondself01, both for your up-vote and also for your very thoughtful comment. :)
Yes, plagiarism is a very hot potato and it can come in many forms. My personal grey-area failing is my use of other peoples' images without seeking their permission beforehand. Sadly I would take forever to finish any given article otherwise... and I know for a fact that many would lose interest in reading my materials if I were to opt not to include them.
Fortunately I have found a peaceful compromise with myself which involves posting links rather than images (which Steemit interprets as an image) - and always including a link to the source image - but some bother to do a lot less.
In my view, one effective way to deal with plagiarism would be to update flags to include a flag categorization. This would also provide users with a good idea of what is or is not acceptable grounds for flagging.
Well - with plagiarism categorization the flagger is required to include details of the plagiarism alleged.
Each post flagged goes upon a queue (with flagger reputation a factor in order). That queue gets assessed by humans (with the assistance of bots) to determine the validity of the complaint. Such complaints can be rejected or accepted in part or in full.
A post fully rejected is stripped of its rewards (100% cycle-back) while partials can result in a lower cycle-back and a rejection may or may not impact the reputation of the flagger concerned.
Yes... I have a tendency of thinking up complicated methods. Simplification is welcome :c)
As an aside, the nice thing about a 'cycle-back' is that some of it may well recycle back to the poster in a future reward period for that or other posts.
As for my inability to bring about action myself... my words I like to think of as a beginning. If further actions are required of me then I will seek to indulge them - with a helping hand from those more in the know. :c)
Thanks again.