Hi @pipiczech,
I saw your comment on moon32walkers post about why he is getting flagged. I'm someone who has built themselves up from absolute scratch here. In fact, in my entire time here I have had exactly ONE post make over $100 (you can check my blog history).
I wanted to support you as I know how hard it is to make wonderful posts and not get the rewards you deserve while others self-vote and otherwise game the system.
It is actions from those sorts of people that do not promote a platform for user growth. As people come and see this sort of behavior and turn away. Cryptocurrencies get their value from the number of users that find them useful. So the more people using Steemit, the more valuable Steem becomes and we all win.
Those just out for themselves are the worst kind of people.
I just wanted to let you know that there are good people here too, which I know you know but sometimes it can be hard to see.
All the best,
Wow, thanks a lot for the support! I have to admit that I was hoping somehow that someone will notice me, but I didn't stick to it. There are people who need support more than I. If I wrote an article every day and it was just gaming; I'd be doing better. But I have my own life, now I have exams, so I don't have much time for Steemit (since February it should change, I plan to create a smaller community and competition :) ).
Against upvoting posts of their own, I don't have anything at all, I do it myself, but when it comes to a whale whose upvote has enormous value, it looks a little awkward. I think they would earn almost the same amount of money if they only supported others because if one looks at their curation rewards, they can make a lot just by curation. Their curation rewards are similar to the payout of our good posts. Also, a lot of sheep, which are hoping to get noticed, is following them so they would earn quite a bit even without upvoting their posts.
It annoys me a long time, but I was afraid to express myself more publicly because their flag could destroy all my efforts.
When I think about it, it would be great if every whale/dolphin had some mentoring or just picked one minnow (always one at a time to avoid being abused) that is a benefit to Steemit and helped him grow up to a point where he would stand on his own feet (he had enough people to read and support him, so he wouldn't need a mentor anymore). High-quality authors would be more motivated, and spammers, shitpost creators, etc. would have no chance. I think it would help the whole community. But it's just an idea.
And I know that there are also good people, but in trending, man faces mainly the rest because a huge payout attracts attention.
So once again thanks a lot for what you do :)