which is quite a problem if you think that reputation counts for something
The obvious solution is to stop thinking that it counts for something or even remove it from the platform.
It was a very stupidly implemented feature in the first place, though it did have its intended benefit in being able to reduce the reputation of pure spammers below zero for hiding purposes. Other than that it should be ignored or removed.
That function is really the only reason it's here I think. I agree that it's pretty dumb and I complained about the soft censoring from day 1. Either this is an anarchy flavoured network or it isn't. In reality it's anarchy lite - but at least we can remove the nonsense. :)
I feel that if we remove that, a lot of people will start posting what's on their mind.
Then, only the people that care about rewards would hold their tongues.
There's nothing wrong with free speech. ;)
" everyone has the right.... to free speech...that is, unless you're dumb enough.... to actually try it..."
Paraphrased from The Clash.....
Seems quite apt, from what I see in these parts...
What do you think,would it be possible to do a better rep system with @steem-ua? Some claimed it is a dead project, but I've seen them using flags at least.
Sure better rep systems might be possible. To me that's a separate question from whether the existing one has any useful value. IMO the existing one really is so bad and has almost no value. As such, there shouldn't be any requirement to replace it in order to remove it or largely remove it.