PostsCommentsPayoutsgovspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Negative Voting and SteemSelf voting should be removed, but also what if vote value was related to how close two users are to eachother in reputation? What if two large whales, that use the website…govspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Negative Voting and Steem"downvote" a flag should be used for much more serious things on a platform advocating against censorship, although it is not censorship, it can quickly restrict users from…govspiders (38)in #freedom • 9 years agoRE: REFUSAL OF CITIZEN TO IDENTIFY SELF:I 'identify' with this entirely. As an online pseudonym who would like to get out and make a change through peaceful means, I am restricted by the unawareness of the law held by…govspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Negative Voting and SteemI think that is a very difficult cop-out to make to just say "I hope ethical behavior prevails" this is the internet and placing a dollar value next to a post influences…govspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Negative Voting and Steemi believe that this cryptocurrency an this platform have amazing potential :) Amazing potential either way, but as far as exploit-ability, whales will always carry the weight…govspiders (38)in #introduceyourself • 9 years agoRE: IS STEEMIT THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET OR JUST THE NEW FACEBOOK?Which can be a good and bad thing. Depending on hype, which is coming, whether I agree that it's warranted or not, Steem will be creating an economy based on tokens, that is…govspiders (38)in #introduceyourself • 9 years agoRE: IS STEEMIT THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET OR JUST THE NEW FACEBOOK?"So what do the rest of the users do that is engaging?" It's true and is a valid point. On most media platforms, there is a ratio of 90:10 for consumption and creation…govspiders (38)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: well that suckedI don't think flagging should have any significance unless it is content against the site's terms that may be eligible for ban, only then should an administrator have an…govspiders (38)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: well that sucked"Images were hidden due to low ratings." SO I can't even properly view this post to join an educated discussion about the improvement of this site because it was removed by the…govspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Author Reward for Being a WhaleI guess that makes perfect sense ethically, but the excuse can't simply be that it's 'in their best interests' to act innocently within a fundamentally exploitable environment…govspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Author Reward for Being a WhaleBut don't whales have 'less' by giving out votes? Doesn't this discourage a large user from voting unless it's truly beneficial to themselves or not voting at all?govspiders (38)in #introduceyourself • 9 years agoRE: Tales of OliasGood, valid reply. I guess as a new user it's sort of discouraging for interaction to see most posts marked as irrelevant spam; but I do understand where value is important and…govspiders (38)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: well that suckedVery very fundamentally exploitable, there should be a master thread for these things if Steem is going for transparency and progression of their platform's ethics.govspiders (38)in #speed • 9 years agoRE: 4 tools to know the speed of website pageGreat tools thank you! I used them to test out minds.com steemit and a few other sites I use a ton, good grades all around!govspiders (38)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: This is actually for real!!!!You've been paid 'instantly'? by what means were you able to instantly collect payment?govspiders (38)in #steem • 9 years agoRE: Author Reward for Being a WhaleExactly, whales are whales because of their base mass. The largest most reputable accounts have those most weight in the value of their opinions, regardless of how they got…govspiders (38)in #introduceyourself • 9 years agoRE: IS STEEMIT THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET OR JUST THE NEW FACEBOOK?I agree with the premise of content quality finding its worth in votes, but I'm concerned with what happens when demand leaves and there is an inability to cash out to all users…govspiders (38)in #introduceyourself • 9 years agoRE: Tales of OliasI guess my valid question would be, what is deemed a legitimate meaningful response to an introductory piece of content here? I notice they all become voted down. Seems quite…govspiders (38)in #steemit • 9 years agoRE: Hardfork 13: Minimal Steem power to vote + Steem mining bug fixedHow does the average newbie user gain initial voting weight?