RE: We need a mute feature to protect women from stalkers. I know because I have one.
Steemit needs some equivalent of the Reddit karma. It doesn't have to be on-chain and can be computed by Steemit.com based on the number of downvotes other posts from the poster have garnered in the past. Comments of posters with lower Karma would appear lower in the list, and comments from posters with consistently negative karma would appear collapsed by default or would not appear at all. To avoid blacklisting indefinitely a poster, karma can be computed using an exponentially weighted moving average applied to a sliding window over a specific period of time (a week or a month for instance). This would allow the poster to redeem himself by posting constructively once his past offences are old enough to have less weight in the karma calculation. However, due to the lack of past positive content diluting the penalty, should the poster keep posting offensive content after being rehabilitated, the algorithm would blacklist him again right away.
Level of blacklisting can be tiered in three tiers depending on the level of karma:
- sent to bottom of thread
- bottom of thread + collapsed by default
- not even displayed
This would only apply to steemit.com, and not to the blockchain that would remain unchanged.
100% agreed, if implemented well enough it should be a great solution to many problems.
I have to say, I was getting worried about the implications that features like mute would have to legit accusations. You're idea seems like a fair balance for free speech. People should be able to put their reputation on the line to back up an accusation or other unpleasant information but the community should also be able to ostracize people who repeatedly cry wolf without acknowledging they where wrong. I think your idea would also incentivize would-be-accusers to get their case in order and post their proof and engage in debate with civility and take criticism with humble grace. please accept my upvote for your constructive contribution :)
Perfect
"lauralemons · 2 weeks ago
Also I want to do the secret writer: fake stories idea now."
see the comments section:
https://steemit.com/secret-writer/@stellabelle/get-revenue-anonymously-how-to-submit-a-secret-to-the-secret-writer-project
a mute button would only mute a user for you, not for everyone else.
like on twitter if you mute someone you won't see his posts , but other people can still see them.
Upvoted because you consider not perma-banning which is anti-Censorship imo.
Worst idea ever
That is an amazing idea!