Votes are not equal but determined by STEEM POWER. You could make multiple accounts, and many do for various reasons, but it isn't easy to use for a scam from multiple upvotes, because you would need to delegate or divide your STEEM POWER, which means all those little upvotes would be the same voting power as one big vote from an account with all that steem power in it. Generally when people create a second account, it is for a bot, a special project or some other serious reason.
Also, you can upvote your wifes posts no problem.
Thanks. thats the precise answer i was looking for,...
One caveat, you can't use the regular steemit sign up process to create a second account. There are several methods of getting one, depending on whether you want it anonymous or not.
do all you want. ANYTHING is ok here. you can send your or wife's money wherever you want - it's your money. Upvote what you want, flag what you want, follow anyone you want. total freedom of actions
This isn't quite true. There are certain unsociable actions that can get you flagged into oblivion.
what is oblivion here? negative reputation? that's all?
Can you still post - yes. Can you get out of there - well, let's say, possible.
What are the rules?
go check this post
https://steemit.com/steemit/@softgrip/censorship-is-benefiting-the-whales
what the guy is getting flagged for?
I consider that unsociable to flag because you can, right? =)
Well, I meant more the art fraud cases. Text fraud tends to be caught by @cheetah. Not saying the flagging system is perfect, like everything else on the STEEM platform, power is relative to your VESTS. That means the platform isn't quite as decentralised as it claims, but it is compared to corporate platforms like facebook et al.
if your vests go to zero, can you still post? I think, yes
so, you cannot get really "banned" here
No, but your VEST level does impact your 'bandwidth' on the blockchain. You won't be able to 'like' as often. (Not that your likes will mean anything with 0 VESTS), comment as often, post as often, or claim rewards etc. You will also have a problem getting noticed, if that matters to you. If you are just here to mess around, and don't care about all that, then sure.
all that is true. There are many factors. But cheating on steemit is just impossible. Nobody checks if it's your real account (whatever author meant by real account) or fake.
Be nice, post interesting stuff - you will get rewarded.
Be shit, post shit - you just won't get rewarded. But not banned
Ban here doesn't exist.