Spam can be flagged so we don't see it. Bots can be used to highlight abuse. Those who create them need to hit the right balance to avoid creating spam.
who needs a moderator?
I thought that steem was decentralized?
No censorship?
Who died and put the vigalantes in charge? Who elected them to "control spam and abuse?"
Why is it that people talk about how wonderful a free and open system will be..
then they do their best to prevent if from happening?
flaggin is abuse by definition.
It should be removed from the code.
I know you feel strongly about this, but Steemit does need moderation. We don't want central control, so users do the moderation with the same power they use to reward posts. If they can't flag then they shouldn't be allowed to reward either as that can be abused too (and it is). Without moderation Steemit will be 99% spam very soon, much as email is. Nothing is perfect, but the freedom we have here gives us a chance to create something wonderful. I've seen cases where someone was flagged due to a disagreement and others rallied to counter the flag.
and detrimental to the community, diluting the conversation
They have some uses in my opinion. Spammers are a bigger problem and that is likely to get worse
bot's attract spam. Get rid of bots and there will be less spam.
Spam can be flagged so we don't see it. Bots can be used to highlight abuse. Those who create them need to hit the right balance to avoid creating spam.
flaggin is immoral, unethical, aggressive abuse.
It's just a way of moderating. How else do we control spam and abuse? That said, flagging can be abused too.
who needs a moderator?
I thought that steem was decentralized?
No censorship?
Who died and put the vigalantes in charge? Who elected them to "control spam and abuse?"
Why is it that people talk about how wonderful a free and open system will be..
then they do their best to prevent if from happening?
flaggin is abuse by definition.
It should be removed from the code.
I know you feel strongly about this, but Steemit does need moderation. We don't want central control, so users do the moderation with the same power they use to reward posts. If they can't flag then they shouldn't be allowed to reward either as that can be abused too (and it is). Without moderation Steemit will be 99% spam very soon, much as email is. Nothing is perfect, but the freedom we have here gives us a chance to create something wonderful. I've seen cases where someone was flagged due to a disagreement and others rallied to counter the flag.
We have freedom. It's up to us how we use it.
Peace