My thoughts are as @jwolf stated- what about people who have multiple accounts? True, if they have many accounts the rewards' abusers could continue as they do now; just as they are now, spread over more than one account.
While I am still new to the blockchain, steemit and cryptocurrency I have been following the unfolding of this issue that has plagued the platform.
What can be done? It would have to be a multi-level solution.
- Limiting number of daily posts- even as active as I am, I have maybe posted four times in day a dozen times in the last eight months. Percentage-wise, that's fairly low. Honestly, how much can you say in a quality post; let alone four times a day? This would effect the multiple account issue too.
- Limiting the how many times an UPvote can be used at high percentages by each member. (ie. Member A makes a post. Member B comes along and upvotes 100%. Member A now posting as Member C has Member B come along and does another 100% UPvote. After Member B has made X-number of 100% UPvotes in the 24-hour period, he has to wait for the clock to tick to be able to do another 100% UPvote for anyone else.) Maybe a restriction of the number of 100% UPvotes allowed would help curb the excessive use.
Magic Number so far. Maybe this needs to be reconsidered and lowered. But as @clayboyn stated there is already a limit on ten 100% upvotes per account per day; so this is the
@clayboyn adds about curation being rewarded. I fully agree with that too. I scour the platform on a daily basis for my homesteading community, qurator and muxxybot looking for quality posts to share with others in my following and groups. I started doing this from day one of being on the platform. t's time consuming and I do it, not for rewards, but because that's the type of person I am. Helping others is the way I was raised.
I know the witnesses have long days, work hard and have the best interest of the members' at heart- if they didn't, they wouldn't be where they are now. We vote for the witnesses we feel will do justice to the platform and keep the reputation of steemit in a positive light; so to speak. I know they will read this post as well as ALL of the comments and suggestions (which the comments are enlightening and full of great possibilities and concerns) and take into consideration what some of us are thinking.
Thank you for attempting to help us evaluate this and adding to the discussion.