New on Steemit ... and full of questions.

in #freedom • 9 years ago (edited)

When a friend on Reddit told me about steemit, I was a bit wondering.

Since I work into IT, the concept was clear, so I don't wonder because a blockchain is used to deliver kinda forum. I love the idea: I was a BBS geek in the early '90,  then a Usenet/IRC guy, then... then Facebook, Twitter and others killed the magic. 

And I realized that the issue is not WHO controls news, the problem is that, control itself is bad. I am not a big fan of trolls (If I was, I had 4/8/whateverchan already) so Is not I am into a free-speech fundamentalism. In the other side, I keep asking myself, what happens if twitter decides I must disappear?

So now I am here and I love it. I've read some FAQ, and I only have some questions, like....

  1. Is there a way to block a user? (this would solve the issue of trolls/stalking/harrassment)
  2. Is there a way to create "private" spaces, or in general to restrict the audience?

if only both of answers were like "yes" , well... here is my Internet again. :) :) 


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     9 years ago (edited) 

    Welcome to steemit,

    1. I have been flagged down by whales two times.
      You can scroll down my https://steemit.com/@chrisaiki/comments to have a look at the results
    2. you can use steem.chat or discord to speak about specific subject.
      They are working on private messaging i guess..
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     9 years ago (edited) 

    Hi Chris,

    what you mean with "flagged down by whales"?

    P.S: thanks for welcoming.

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       9 years ago  

      The whales are the people who own a large amount of Steem Power. Their votes have more weight than ours. They can flag your post and it almost disappear. The text become clearer and their is a post saying that it has little interest.

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         9 years ago  

        funny. So I wait for the next version with different payoff to be released.... LOL.

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           9 years ago  

          maybe that is why my recent posts come and go quickly from the feed even though nothing new shows up.... hmmmmm I will keep on reading. Thank you for the tip.

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             9 years ago  

            Hello Alexander, welcome to Steemit! :-)
            Adding a picture to your post could make it more appealing and drive some more attention. ( I used my cat for that ;-) )

            1. [MUTE] was made for that. Also flagging is kind of solution for trolls. That is more about perspective. You can not be effectively restricted by others, even by "whales" in contrary to what @chrisaiki said. Of course they can affect your reputation or make your posts be less visible on some sites using Steem blockchain but in the end they can't stop you... same as you can not ultimately stop trolls.
            2. Currently no. Private messaging is on it's way. For now steemit.chat is preferred way of instant messaging.
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             9 years ago  

            Welcome to Steemit. Stephen