Interesting post @inertia
As a newb of two weeks I don't profess to understand this completely but I do understand a certain issue with flagging content.
My confidence on Steemit is starting to grow thanks to the fantastic reception I've received already but........ I'm not yet 'part of the furniture' and would feel uneasy at hitting the flag button on any content just yet. One, for the risk of offending someone, and two, the actual consequences of offending someone! I'm unclear on that. If I flag a whale will they bury me in misery?
The guidelines say to flag offensive posts but I'm loathed to label anything offensive just because I deem it so. I understand that common sense is also required but is there such a thing as worldwide common sense? Even languages used becomes a grey area. For example, when visiting Bangkok with my family, it was not unusual to see pretty conservative looking people, of different ages, wearing t-shirts with serious profanity on them.
I care about the long term future of this place and will learn to do what is necessary for its well being. Just don't expect newbs to be instantly understanding or comfortable with it.
Cheers, Gaz.
Yeah, I get that. Here I am, rep 70 telling people to flag away. I remember what it was to feel stress about retaliation flags. But the fact is, that’s survivable if you pick your battles. And rep really is a steemit.com thing, mostly. Other front ends tend not to pay much attention to it.
I guess some people will be more comfortable flagging than others initially as well.
What are the consequences of a lower rep? I thought I read somewhere about posts not being visible to others.
If your rep goes to 0 or -1, your content wont be visible.
A lower rep user, cannot effect the rep of a higher rep user (but their vested SP can take rewards away :) )
Hey @abh12345
Ah. Ok. Thanks for clarifying this.