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RE: Do we need Steemit Posting Limits?
Instead of basing the amount of posts per day on steem power it could also be based on the average amount of upvotes per post.
Instead of basing the amount of posts per day on steem power it could also be based on the average amount of upvotes per post.
nice, more upvotes on previous posts = higher posting limits
I posted 20 times yesterday and they all got upvotes and comments, so I don't want posting limits for myself, but those who don't get upvotes and comments should have limits. so limits based on user interaction instead of SP is much better, and maintains the free economy aspect
This idea is a bit more reasonable but suppose we implement something like this? Could it be restricted on a per client basis where Steemit is considered a client of Steem, but Steemchat or other technologies built on Steem do not have to abide by these rules? I think the issue I have mainly is we cannot implement this as a Steem wide rule. I think for Steemit specifically it is worth discussing at least but for Steem, there is no way I can think of to do it in a way where you don't get unintended consequences.
Even doing it for Steemit could produce unintended consequences. For example what if it slows the growth and diversity of Steem in the long term. Expert and established posters would benefit and this is fine because we have more Steem Power, and it's true most of us probably don't post more than 4 posts a day, but things might be different a year from now with over a million users, and more quality content than anyone knows what to do with.
Take Reddit for example, on Reddit you have no limit that I've seen. People seem to post as much as they want. If there is to be a limit I would say it could cause people to think subconsciously something like; "I can post on Reddit and they aren't making me buy anything or setting limits, and I'm not making any money here so why don't I just keep posting on Reddit?". And it gives Reddit the opportunity to highlight the fact that they don't have any limits, it gives them an edge that they wouldn't ordinarily have.
Reddit is known not to have only quality content. What they seem to do is organize the content very well so that we don't see all the troll posts, spam, and trash. I think that might be a better way to handle it so that there isn't any perceived barrier to entry for the little guy. Logically your idea makes sense but the psychology of it is dangerous because we don't know how the little posters might take it. How would I have taken it if I were a little poster and I feel as if the system is limiting me?
I think steemit the way it is now is much better than reddit, so comparison to reddit does not jive well for me. If I am a little poster and I am limited to 1 post per hour until my posts start getting more upvotes and comments, I would think that to be very reasonable, but since upvotes and comments can be faked, then steem power is the better way to go