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RE: Witness Flags - Should Witness Downvotes Exist?
If people were fair then it would have been a good idea, but then probably not, because there would have been much less of a need for it.
The way things are, I believe that such an option will be abused like everything else, but even then I saw much worse ideas being adopted in this platform and elsewhere, and it may be worth of giving a try at for a while and will be interesting for sure.
" I believe that such an option will be abused"
How do you predict they will be abused? Collusive downvoting to control the witness slots would destroy the value of Steemit and the future profits of any colluders.
Not necessarily.
Any such colluders or just 1 big player could present a well functioning alternative of his/their own.
Consider berniesanders.
"Any such colluders or just 1 big player could present a well functioning alternative of his/their own."
That is true, I hadn't considered that. Of course, I assume this would be vulnerable to the same result.
"Consider berniesanders."
You mean, as an example of abuse?
He fights some abuse while committing abuse of his own.
And as an example of potential abuse of such witness voting.
Who is more likely to do such a thing?
But then, there are about as big players whom could downvote him so hard as a witness.