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RE: Sneaky Ninja Strikes Back!! - How Ninja is Combating Bot Abuse! - Special Announcement!
Being new here, I am still confused as to what the issue is over the 3.5 days and after.
I also am confused why it is being battled over by some to continue offering the service after 3.5 days, such as I suppose you are doing. I understand maybe the line is being stood to say no to someone else dictating, but the damage is hitting those who use your service, not you. I am curious why not just move it back to the 3.5 days and the community will shift how they utilize.
I know I have been here for a couple of weeks and I make sure not to use any services that would cost me such a heavy hit over a war of wills I don't really understand. So people can adjust, why not the bots? Is it unreasonable to not want them after 3.5 days?
as soon as we give into a tyrant like that we are opening a can of worms.
The next whale could have a much sicker agenda.
How would you feel if someone came here with 2 million coin and started demanding pornographic pictures of your children or you and your entire following will get flagged?
Extreme example, definitely!
However, letting people do this on this platform can lead to people dictating very bad things because by his example they have learned that the masses here will just roll over and take it.
This is one of the first to use these tactics here, we still have a chance to stop it from happening with someone else. He threatened my fucking son, you think the next guy won't do worse then think again.
For thousands of years people have faced tyrants using the same fear tactics to push their will on the masses. Its oppression at its finest and cannot be tolerated here. Here on steemit we actually have the power of numbers and the power to stand up against such tyranny.
Not to mention what he is doing is so illegal I cannot even count the ways!
You can easily liken it to him standing outside my shop beating my customers up after they leave, taking whatever they bought from the shop then threatening them to never come back or he will do the same thing again. Do you know how many times I have read someone say, oh i didnt know grumpass, i'll never use that bot again? Meanwhile there actually is no such rule. If you think it only hurts my customers your wrong.
It is complete thuggery and downright abuse of not only the platform but also of my fellow man and I will neither stand for it nor bow to it!
This guy has made so many enemies here that he does not even know. We are also working on a way to help those he has hurt it will only take time.
It's the people that I stand for. If he actually wanted to help the issue he would help the issue. So many of us have offered so many times to bring him in on group discussion as well as private ones to actually resolve the issue and all he does is threaten further. Helping the issue is clearly not his goal, pushing his agenda is. If he gets his way what is next from him? Let alone any other asshole with a stack of coin!
Thank you for taking the time to reply. I have spent the last 40 minutes since my post reading your threads and links on those threads to other threads. I am glad I did, you are a good man. You seem to be involved with a really good group of people as well (the alliance).
I understand completely when you say:
And to be blunt, the tactics are working. I spend what little I have spread out for as many small upvote bots as I can get in the hopes of enough visibility someone who may enjoy what I share will like and follow. Many here seem to be against the bots period, thinking they are giving this huge return. My experience is averaged out they produce a slight loss thanks to last minute bidders. But it is worth it to me to invest in my writing, I believe in myself.
But the point is, referencing the quote I pulled from you, I don't use you. I CAN'T use you. Nor can I use any other bots that are not compliant. I really want to make it here, and can't afford to get caught up in some war that makes me a casualty. Hell, I barely understand how any of this works.
Please forgive the length of all of this, but I am curious of one more thing. I have to imagine as the people using your service find themselves getting that special vote that strips them of everything you must be finding your bids decreasing as people shift to the compliant ones. I do not see how you can stop this, so do you just close down shop once there are barely any users willing to use you?
Thanks for saying these things and taking the time to read about me and who i really am. I really appreciate that.
I really don't think it will get that far in my opinion. I really think that grumpy, despite his despicable actions wants the same thing many of us to... for the abuse to stop.
I'm sure once he sees the efforts that myself and many other owners have and are making that he will stop hurting innocent people and turn his efforts toward real abusers. Fingers crossed at least. lol
In fact, I've already noticed him sending some of his efforts elsewhere, so maybe we have reached him but after having such strong convictions he doesnt want to admit it publicly, which is fine by me :)
I understand you not being able to use my bot fully and respect your decision to do so. Yes it has slipped some but still many are willing to stand up to injustice and stand for the little guy like I am so there still are many die hard supporters that know I am no villain lol.
The coast should be clear soon. :)