Reputation Score and Fear
Ever since Steemit implemented their strict "Reputation" system it seems that a certain sense of anxiety purveys.
Yes.
Posts are more careful, and bot comments are nigh completely gone.
However, certain users seem to be getting flagged by BOTS, in such a way that they are completely being filtered away themselves, as the reputation system is TIED to censoring and visibility of posts.
If you have a Reputation of (2) by your name, then you have a reputation 10 TIMES what the reputation of someone with a (1) does!
Likewise, if you have a reputation of (-5), then someone with a reputation of (-6) has 10 TIMES less ability to influence posts than you do! They can never flag you, as your mineral is just a bit hardier.
Anyway, these were just some thoughts- What do YOU Steemers think of the new reputation system? Is is Cool or Drool?
I think it is a great way of weeding out bots and it allows people to quickly see if the author is worth checking out.
on the downside, it will be more difficult for newcomers to get a spotlight. At the moment, steem needs those newcomers. I was thinking about whether it would be good if the rewards from upvoting should be tied to the reputation levels such that upvoting quality content from someone with low rep, is more rewarding. As for now, there is more incentive to just autovote anything with rep 7+ without really reading their post. Either way, I like changes and I'm looking forward to see how things roll out. cheers
Yeah, when you put it that way, it definitely skews things towards veterans- not that they've needed the help, for the most matter. These kinds of systems aren't yet set in stones, being that the whole platform is still in beta, but comments like yours help to shed light on issues which might not be discussed immediately, but need fixing. Cheers, and thanks for the thoughtful comment worthy of an up-vote.
It seems to be working pretty well, for what you see it being a good use for. Hopefully it continues to yield good improvements- (issues seem to only be affection about 2% of innocent users).
Thanks for the comment, Adam! Keep at it with your channel- tuning in almost daily!
Nervous is right. So being a five, I am hesitant to post a reply to anyone with a higher reputation score since they can affect my reputation and as a result my visibility / rewards. This is from a direct experience yesterday when I felt in alignment with a popular poster and linked to my article that I thought shared their point of view. I upvoted them and discovered later that they had downvoted my comment. I can understand someone seeing a short reply with a link as spam but everyone with this new power - please yield it wisely.
I think it's Smurf-tastic! A couple of worries I had that were resolved this morning surrounded new Steemians who didn't understand that they were negatively affecting their reputation before this happened and discovered they were negatively rated.
But then I saw a comment on another page by @ace108, who woke up to a -5 rating but then, with a little struggle and some posting, got that up to a +5.
That said to me that this system has a great chance of working, because if your reputation goes down the toilet, you can always repent and change your ways and get back into the steemit flow.
Basically, no one is banned forever, but you will be identified by the way you conduct yourself round these parts. And with all the reposting and copypastfarianism going on, I think we need to be able to identify these wayward steemians and continue making this greater
Yeah, in the long run this should pan out! Cant wait to see how it looks in the long run.
I think people are worrying too much. Just post and comment and review in a week's time to see if things have changed.
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Glad you brought this up @crypt0 Not really sure how I feel about the bots. I feel like they are part of the system, whether we like it or not. I also feel that there are some benevolent as well as malevolent bots. And yet even the good ones are questionable.
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Its a double edge sword as long as the the people with 8+ reputation dont randomly abuse it. I think its a good idea but if I had a negative reputation maybe i would feel differently.
I'm sure we'll see someone with an 8+ reputation abuse it randomly at some point, but I think it'll be very rare and scandalous, and we'll talk about it for weeks afterwards... scandoloso!
Absolutely love the reputation feature, as it brings us one step closer to a Decentralized Steemit Marketplace. I would love to hear your thoughts about it as well @crypt0
That's the master plan, bootstrap a modern cryptocurrency with a social network... then leverage the platform to sell digital media and services. Where the real money is.
Yes! In a way that is fair to artists and also rewards the creator of the system. Mutually beneficial. A perfectly symbiotic relationship.
Anything new can instill some fear ... but in time we can adapt to our new environment and maybe evolve into something better ...or not!
As a newcomer (just started today), is seems like a good system. Really like this website!