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RE: TIL: Posts on Steemit can Be CENSORED Without Explanation!
I have written in some length on this issue in my last post - I think maybe you haven't looked at it yet.
"If that function did not exist then we've seen abuse problems."
your example of porn animations already has the NSFW mechanism to handle it - but downvotes can be used for literally any post at all. it is obvious that hiding a post harms it's effectiveness, it's just simple logic (at least to me as someone who studies human, computer interfacing professionally).
yes, some will click the post to reveal it out of curiosity - but that will be a small minority. most people don't open most posts even when they aren't hidden!
I just finished reading and responding to your post. You were correct I hadn't read it yet as I was reading my replies from oldest to newest.
How do you know this? Have you done a study to compare views?
NSFW posts are hidden by default and they are making some good money.
Just look at the view count on most posts. I know from my own posts that until I was at reputation 50+ i would rarely get more than 3-8 views (according to my admittedly sometimes flawed memory). Most users of steemit have a relatively low reputation, so it follows they will be getting less views still.. There are thousands of active users and so obviously, since most posts only get a few views, there is no option but to accept that what you have quoted in mathematically accurate.
You also if you watch the views will see a lot more people up vote stuff rather than actually look at it. This bothers me a bit.
I think that is due to the way that curation rewards are given to those who vote new posts that later become popular. Some voters are basically gambling with their voting power by trying to pick posts that get big without even bothering to read them - plus there are probably bots involved too and also just people wanting to push certain topics to the top of the list.
Yeah I believe you are right. I actually wouldn't mind seeing curation rewards go away, but that would remove a way for people to benefit from investing in steem that are not good at producing content.
It would also remove a motivation for engagement - i think/feel that it's not such a bad idea, but it all needs some modifications to get it really optimised.
I actually once was sitting in a chat room on steemit.chat listening to some of these people that only curate suggesting that people who post content shouldn't get paid, only those who actually buy steem, and only curators.
They couldn't see how quickly that'd die. Other than THEY happen to hold the purse strings how is that different from any other social media.