Won't change much, unfortunately, because when he votes, he always gets something back. And if he knows how to vote, he will always win.
That is because the rewards are distributed. So even if one downvotes a post 1 HIVE, to counter another upvote of a specific account of 1 HIVE too... the 1 HIVE that is being removed is from everyone... hence, depending on total post value, it might be irrelevant.
@forkyishere You're right, the only way to do it would be to completely eliminate the rewards of everyone voted by the Brofi account, which is impossible and unsustainable. It would end up affecting hundreds of innocent people, and in the long run, it would only harm the ecosystem itself.
The Brofi account is connected to a curation trail; it doesn't vote manually—at least in the case of the community we're talking about. It's quite possible that Mr. Ray doesn't even know he left that account linked to a Rising Star trail.
But anyway, everyone is free to vote as they wish, though there are always consequences—good or bad. Mass voting against users who have nothing to do with a dispute between investors is harmful to the ecosystem.
Imagine if Mr. Hurtlocker @hurtlocker manages to power up enough to completely eliminate users' earnings just because Brofi voted for them.
What would happen? That would damage all the curation projects where Brofi's account is connected. Within weeks, there would be chaos in the communities and possibly people leaving Hive out of frustration.
The Rising Star community doesn't deserve this. I also fight abuse, and I've done so massively with hundreds of reports per month to Hivewatchers, but I've always done it—and will continue to do it—with a flexible mindset. I prefer to give a warning before pulling the trigger.
Good luck to everyone, and good luck to Mr. Hurtlocker @hurt-locker with his project. If he knows how to use it, it could be a great help to the ecosystem. He could even create a website where people can send reports of abuse or similar issues.
But he must avoid becoming the abuser himself.
Totally removed from the brofi thing for a second, I would like to see better posts.
I’m having a hard time believing anyone actually reads all these posts because they are all super redundant.
Also, where you going with this, trying to be an oracle or something.
Don't give me any ideas 😆
@hurt-locker 😂😂 It's good to take things with humor, I like that.
Just see me as a friend who wants the best for everyone. You'll see me in your posts, but never to attack you. Only to give my opinion, that's the good thing about comments, right? Feedback for everyone.
And if I give you ideas, it's for your benefit and for others. If you ever create a reporting website, I'll collaborate too.
Well, friend, take care.
For sure man. That’s really what all this is. I want to power up more hive and I want people’s opinions so I can take them into consideration as I do things.
I’m not sure I agree with the consensus on upvotes and downvotes. Both are tools to curate in my mind.
If I have more stake, I should be able to influence the kind of content I see. People who post stuff I like, should be able to get something out of it.
That’s how it works.
If I can’t curate the kind of content I want with my stake then this whole thing is a bunch of nonsense.
Either HP is valuable, or it isn’t.
To me it seems valuable. Most people don’t think it is, so they sell it. That’s ok, it’s their money they can do what they want.
But the reward pool is not free. We pay for it through inflation which causes the token price to go down.
If people are writing things they don’t like for projects they don’t care about, yea, they are going to dump it. And they should be able to.
If people write about things they really cherish, they are more likely to appreciate the HIVE they received and use it to curate content they want to see too, in my opinion.
And maybe one day they too can became a whale? Is it probable? No. Is it possible? Sure!
I should be able to do what I want with my stake. Just like everyone else. We are all free.
And if I can’t do what I want with my stake. What is the point of any of this?