Well spoken Derek! I have to say, this is the EXACT manner in which I have been conducting myself on here since day one. If I see posts I don't particularly take interest in, among other valid reasons, I simply choose not to upvote them or follow the authors behind them. In a place like this that only strives to encourage intellectual and civil discussion, there is no room for spiteful flaggers who only seek to destroy what the Steemit community is trying to build. This should be a place of civility, open-mindedness and a strong sense of community rather than be like all the other platforms that allow trolls to do their bidding upon honest, intelligent and accepting people. There should be no place for that on here. Period. The ability to flag/report/downvote may be useful to a degree, but it is becoming all too clear that there are many who choose to abuse it simply because they have no sense of purpose to prey upon honest people then retreat back into the proverbial shadows like cowards. I hope Steemit can find a way to put a stop to this travesty and abuse of such a wonderful social platform.