@steemcommunity Has Pretty Much Everyone on Steemit On A BlackList
So I haven't posted for a while, and I really didn't have much intent to do so, but I was flipping through some of the Discord servers I'm on earlier today, and came across @tuck-fheman mentioning on the @spl server that SPL had been added to a blacklist "exclusion list" created by @paulag.
@steemcommunity is a Witness currently at full rank 101 and active rank 89 as you can see on https://steemian.info/witnesses - which is an invaluable tool (thanks @drakos! you're also on her list!) more generally than this completely preventable shit-show.
There are about 95k accounts on that list, which includes far more than just spammers, scammers, and vote rings. Go ahead. Type your account name into the search box. Chances are @paulag has you on her "paulag exclusion list". Like that's supposed to mean something.
@gtg, @jesta, @timcliff (who upvoted the post linked above - wtf?), @roelandp, and @good-karma are also on the "paulag exclusion list", and I only checked the top 5 Witnesses. @paulag herself is on her own exclusion list, as is her witness partner @abh12345. So are @berniesanders and @nextgencrypto. So are @dan and @ned. So are @acidyo, @sykochica, @jonny-clearwater, and every other name I entered into the search box.
I strongly encourage users of this platform to remove their votes from this Witness, as they are at best careless and irresponsible, and at worst self-important pricks masturbating to their own delusions of grandeur.
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I don't think it was meant to be malicious, just a work in progress. I have no idea how I got on that list (unless it's really a list of the most charming guys around).
Messaging @paulag about it.
Perhaps, but then as far as I can tell the best-case scenario is that it was highly irresponsible to publish such a list.
That seems to be the case with an unfinished project. No disagreement there.
look now, they just took down the list!!
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https://steemit.com/witness-category/@paulag/reasoning-behind-the-exclusion-list-an-apology-and-time-for-a-change-of-plan
I also saw the comments referred to as a "witch hunt" on the original post announcing a site that had been up for four days before those of us willing to do something about it did something about it. Unless something has changed since last time I looked, none of the comments were even remotely close to "drama", "rude", "aggressive", "obnoxious", or "abusive" compared to creating an arbitrary shit-list with almost every active account on Steemit included.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@battleaxe/the-epic-steemit-blacklist-consequences-will-never-be-the-same
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You are obviously on her author upvote whitelist, (which means you are pretty special), or your post passed the threshold of her algorithm.
Either way she will be along shortly to read your post, ponder it and leave a lovely comment.
yep including artemisnorth and shadowspub .. how idiotic
I mean, they're bragging about it in that post. Like who the fuck is @paulag that anyone should care if she has every account on Steemit on some "exclusion list"? Are they trying to self-immolate on here? Or are they sociopathic enough to think that's actually some kind of community service?
I'm going with yes for the answer to the last question. Beautiful post, btw.
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Thanks for the heads up on this @ancapbarbie
Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately I missed this "list" but from reading both posts do not agree with these actions or the manner in which an "apology" was doled out