One of the great things about the HIVE ecosystem is the lack of censorship. Unfortunately, that means trolls and spammers still get to continue their nonsense even after being downvoted into negative reputation territory. Some of these mental misfits have convinced themselves that the solution to their woes is doing more of the same things that got them downvoted in the first place. Genius!
Anyhow, they seem to believe I am part of a super secret conspiracy. Reason has failed. Ignoring them has not brought an end to their spam. So I decided to amuse myself with some poetic replies. Since these replies are to comments most folks will never see thanks to most Hive frontends (including PeakD, my usual choice) hiding them by default (thanks, guys, seriously!), I decided to share them here in a post. Why let that work go to waste?
I know most of my posts avoid personal conflict, but if you've been subjected to this spam campaign, I hope it amuses you. And if you thrive on drama, here's some hot tea!
A Limerick for LOLZ
I wish you would stop posting spam,
But it's clear that you don't give a damn.
You call it the "truth,"
But it's really uncouth,
Your smooth brain must weigh only a gram!
I even modified an old meme I found online for emphasis. See how much I care about clear communication?
Assorted Haiku
Yapping Chihuahua,
Sees everyone as a foe,
Deserves a swift kick.
Note: I do not actually endorse kicking dogs. Not even the small obnoxious ones.
Irrelevant spam.
If Blurt is so great, stay there.
Downvotes continue.
I simply cannot understand why people feel the need to come here to glaze that pointless fork. If it's so good, you would be there right now. But you're here, spamming. Not such a great advertisement for no downvotes there, is it?
Unable to learn,
And ignoring sage advice,
The spammer persists.
I usually comment to explain why I downvote people, and I try to offer helpful advice. Some heed it. Others, less so.
You could have just stopped.
Instead, you chose to annoy.
You earned your downvotes.
Complain in haiku.
It will be no less stupid,
But it will be short.
Your manifesto:
Testament to delusion.
I'm not reading that.
A.I. slop is spam,
Using many words and links,
While saying nothing.
Pro tip: don't comment on posts with irrelevant essays, especially if it's all A.I. slop.
One Last Limerick
There once was a spammer online,
With a rep that went in steep decline.
"I'll spam even more,
"As an A.I. slop whore,"
Insisted the pathetic swine.
I think I've had my fun. This has achieved nothing, and I'm no longer inspired or amused by this. I'm not going to bother naming names, especially since I suspect they'll out themselves by commenting here anyway. I do occasionally find it useful to track their payout feeds and see who else they're harassing. Sometimes I even find interesting people to follow. For example, I discovered @sosadnomad that way.
Reply with your own haiku, limerick, couplet, or other poetic form for a bonus upvote. If you want to see who I am mocking, just watch the comments. You'll probably have to click a link to display low-reputation accounts. If you engage with them, they'll assume you're part of my posse of vigilantes, so approach at your own risk.
I am not so mean
But I get grief anyway
It seems so pointless
I tried being nice.
I offered good suggestions.
They were all rebuffed.
Hurts to be accused
Of bad things I didn't do
I still wish them well
This conversation
Will be claimed as further "proof"
Of "conspiracy."
Engage with anything
That I find interesting
That's what social means
We are deemed "bullies,"
Guilt by association,
Based only on votes.
I rarely downvote
Try to avoid bad drama
Focus on good vibes
More a "to-don't list?"
An interesting concept.
Yes, trolls shun reason.
Agreed! used the template I could find. :)
10% rewards from your upvote went to @storicious
Decentmemes, using hive frontends.
Your syllable count
Should be five, seven, then five.
But a good effort.
It's late in the day
Creativity waneth
Yet trolls still annoy
A mythological troll is a hostile creature who attacks passers by. To "troll" is also to go fishing while rowing, sailing, or motoring slowly across a lake with bait on a line. An internet troll is someone who adds nothing to conversations, and instead stirs up conflict with lies, empty accusations, and insults. And then there's the troll doll fad which became a recent series of animated films.
Describing and condemning trollish spam is not trolling. Poking fun at trolls is not itself necessarily trolling, although I suppose you could argue lighthearted mockery by memes, limericks, and haiku is approaching that line. Downvoting spam and other abusive behavior is absolutely not trolling, though.
I haven't downvoted your comments here.
Yet.
Don't give me reason to change my mind.
You're being a bad guest.
When I downvoted you last, you were making false accusations and being a general nuisance when I was trying to get basic netiquette through another spammer's thick head. You were being a dick.
evidence of dickish behavior and harassment
Stop being a self-righteous dick.
I gave them a mute
Not a dispute
They're here for the loot
But instead got the boot
Now they're raising their fit
From within cess pit
But I couldn't give a shit
About their unfortunate bit
Posted via HiveSuite
They whine and they howl
Claiming downvotes are foul
They think we're on the prowl
And can't throw in the towel.
Yet none read their plea
This they cannot see
A nuisance they be
Like a biting flea
Posted via HiveSuite
Thanks for the shout out!
This fool is delusional
Muted and ignored
Seriously though, what a little goober. Im not really sure how I got roped into it; ive never downvoted a post. Not once. If I did, it was entirely by accident. But, like you said, it does sometimes lead to accidental good things, like finding your acquaintance!
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You have a posse of vigilantes?! :O
According to one of my "fans," I am either working for, a secret sock puppet account of, or the ringleader for, a conspiracy to silence an innocent soul's free speech and crush their reputation. Never mind the public record of a blockchain, or any other pesky facts or evidence.
That's...quite an achievement? XD
I am a man of many talents I did not know I had, apparently
22 comments hidden due to author preferences. Nice! :)
That's actually pretty tame nowadays. My fan club is weird. At least one member seems bright enough to not reply here yet.
EDIT: and now we're at 48 and counting!
Haha, sounds about right! :)
Enjoy this selfvote :p
Only 50%? I must need therapy for some kind of latent self-hatred along with my multiple personality disorder.
The Markymark, Buildawhale (Blocktrades) started downvoting my Original Artwork, Photography, Short Films and Music on Day 7 for no reason way back in 2021…. So I sold all my Hive at $3…. I bought Bitcoin…. I even sold all my Steem….. I stopped blogging on Hive and started blogging on Blurt.blog where there are no downvotes...
I still get everything downvoted to zero on Hive so now I just blog whenever and whatever I want. And now I don’t worry about the Buildawhale Downvotes on day 7.
Now Hive is fun again. Don’t worry about Downvotes and just have fun. Many places to earn $1,000 a day … especially on YouTube and Facebook.
My watercolours from the kayak on Lake Ontario, Canada
My issue isn't receiving downvotes, it's the barrage of inane spam from idiots who think I am somehow affiliated with blocktrades, Marky, etc.
I downvote that shit without apology.
Downvotes are the best part of Hive. You can easily earn $100 a day with downvotes. It’s the Shadow Economy. Best kept Secret since 2021.
Can you teach me how to make $100/day with downvotes? Been doing this for 9 years and I am missing out in free money.
I'm not Marky. AFAIK, offgridlife isn't Marky, either. Shall I just accuse you of being kgakakillerg and bilpcoin because you're making the same absurd accusations they make?
We are all Marky.
Ok
I haven't made a cent (or a HIVE) from downvoting the spam farms that follow my account.
Still waiting how I can earn $100/day from downvotes, been doing this for 9 years and haven't made a cent.
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I'm still not Marky. Whatever Marky, Acidyo, Blocktrades, etc. are doing has zero bearing whatsoever on the matter of whether numerous unsolicited irrelevant comments are spam. Whether their allegations are true or false, in whole or in part, the nature of such comments remains spam.
Do you have concrete evidence for your claims of collusion, sock puppetry, or other forms of conspiracy? I've had my issues with how some people downvote here, but the process is far from opaque, and account names are tied to actions on chain. As I have told the various bilpcoin accounts and kgakakillerg before, present a coherent case with evidence to support your claims. Verbosity and link dumps are not making a case. A.I. slop is not making a case. Leveling wild accusations is not making a case.
Organizing your evidence like a journalist or lawyer stating each claim with just a few specific, verifiable points of data to support it showing who, what, where, when, why, and how would actually make a case. I don't think you can do that, though.
Don't spam my posts with this kind of nonsense, though. It is not appreciated.