RE: My flagged posts
If my posts of complaint make people aware that this is happening and something gets sorted out about it, would you say those posts served the community or not?
What is it that needs to be "sorted out?" One stakeholder decided to upvote your posts. Another stakeholder decided to downvote your posts. That's how the system works. With both votes applied, you're still coming out pretty far ahead.
If this comes to an amicable conclusion and people realise the flagging wars are doing nothing to help promote this platform in any kind of positive way, would you say that would be deemed as a success?
What need is there for an "amicable conclusion?" It's two investors using their stake as they see fit. One wants to allocate rewards, the other wants to limit the allocation. There is nothing that is not amicable about this. It doesn't factor into it at all, actually.
And this isn't a "flagging war." This is how the platform was always meant to be used. I think the idea that downvotes are something to fear and are inherently unfair is what does more damage than stakeholders actually using those downvotes. Writing post after post about it - as has been happening since last year on this platform - simply perpetuates the false notion that downvotes are inherently wrong and are somehow ruining the platform. They aren't. They're a necessary function for the designed system to work properly.
By the way, do you have any reason why I shouldn't be in the top 100 in posting rewards? Or the top earners for the past 30 days?
Nope. And my opinion on your writing or your rankings have nothing to do with it. I was simply pointing out that you're not being victimized by one user who happens to disagree with some of your rewards...unless, of course, the rest of the platform is also being victimized by one user allocating those rewards to your posts in the first place.
Yes, of course... that's exactly what it's all about nod wink.
I don't think I'm being victimised.
It was absolutely nothing against me whatsoever.
I do believe that this kind of thing is what will prevent more quality writers from joining this platform and that is what needs to be addressed and sorted out.
Can you see the likes of Stephen King, JK Rowling or Stephen Hawking joining Steemit when all this is going on?
Therefore, their followers won't be - well... following them here. Is that good for the platform?
The potential for earning is the biggest draw - it's what got me here - but there would need to be a bigger payout to balance the risk of getting flagged when you've done nothing more wrong than attracted a reasonable payout in exchange for a good post - a payout I neither expect nor demand, by the way.
I'm not sure I made it clear what my objection on the flag was. I interpret it different to others on the platform, that's clear.
To me it's disapproval - whether that's because they don't like my writing or the payout, or even if they don't like me that's irrelevant, but disapproval that my work isn't worth what someone else believes it is came as a jolt - to me.
If you enjoyed my writing, if I gave you a few minutes chill-out time in which you read my stories (or part, thereof) then who decides what value is placed on it?
Like I said, this needs sorting out and until it is, I honestly don't see any big hitters coming to this platform for anything more than fleeting curiosity.
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