Yes, this is exactly why we shouldn't simply throw a ton of rewards at people announcing projects. The rewards should come when they can show something substantive. There are plenty of other users here who put in a lot of time and effort to create quality posts. Giving people money simply because they are claiming to be a developer or have used the "steemdev" tag and whatnot isn't the best way to allocate rewards.
I admit that I have apparently been duped by furion and his SteemQ project. If he has no desire to build this project for the Steem blockchain, then I don't see why he should get any support for it in the form of upvotes/rewards...and should probably send those rewards that he received to actual developers who have actual projects being actively worked on.
More than anyone, I blame the voters who have become too complacent about issues like this. We are seeing more and more scammy behavior, more shady voting schemes, and more empty promises of future things. It's time for the user base to pull their heads out and stop blindly supporting people simply because of their name, reputation score, or wallet size. The users (mostly the larger influencers) are going to screw themselves over if they keep supporting liars, scammers, and charlatans.
Enough is enough. It's time to be at least slightly responsible with your voting.
wow I totally agree. You need to clone your self so these rational and responsible thoughts can get out there more often!
IT just blows my mind how silly so many peoples actions are and how little they really consider the bigger picture.
Thanks again for another valuable contribution!