HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH SPAM FLAGGING?

I would like to address an area of improvement for Steemit. It is in regards to users having the ability to flag content that is not plagarism or not scamming Steemians. I call this spam flagging.

Incident #1:

I have initially used the flag with @sirwinchester. At first, I noticed several of my logos from an early post were being used as the main image and would inform him that I wanted a link back or I would leave a flag.

This happened several times and instead of asking first, I would flag first then remove it when he linked back.

Other users were using them as well, but they all linked either to the post or to my steemit blog.

@sirwinchester has gotten much better about citing his sources (not just me), and I appreciate his posts because they always lead to a good discussion as seen in the comments.

Incident #2:

This was the first time one of my posts was flagged. It was by user @asshole on this post and I didn't understand why. I make most of my content and even when I use the royalty free source called unsplash.com, I still cite the reference. I do so because I don't want to block opportunity from someone when they've earned it.

My post had a flag and despite my request the flag to be removed. @asshole just kept it there blocking some of my upvote revenue.

There was nothing I could do to contest it.

Incident #3:

@onceuponatime and @twiceuponatime both ganged up and flagged several of my last 10 posts. This sucks because I was going to use data from my last Hoppy Hour beer review for a post.

I asked @onceuponatime and @twiceuponatime in the last post why they flagged my content and they didn't resoond. I assume it was because I flagged the recent @mattrainer post and their spam flagging is retaliation.

Whitepaper:

@onceuponatime has written about flagging and After reviewing this post I will be removing my flags from the comments supporting for @matttrainer project post.

After rereading @matttrainer's posts and comments I flagged @stan and once's. I realized that I flagged their comments because their support of a heavily flagged scammer made them look suspicious. And their defense or encouragement of his project made them look complicit with the scam. This is a personal opinion and I won't flag on opinion in the future.

Reflection:

• What is the best way to prevent spam flagging?

• What do you suggest I do when I am repeatedly flagged as I've described in this post?

• What design feature can help EOS prevent situations that would lead to spam flagging?

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Source: https://unsplash.com/@andrewtneel