It is with great sadness that I have to inform all of my followers today that I will quit posting on this account.
I always appreciated the censorship resistant nature of Steem and I was looking forward to be able to contribute my thoughts without there being any intervention from other people as has happened in the past on social media sites like Reddit and Facebook.
I also appreciated being anonymous on the site as it gave me a sense of safety to be able to say what's on my mind, being constructive when I felt the need to be. I did not expect it to go down this path, I should have realized it earlier but I guess I was too busy with other things.
You see, when there is money involved someone will always find a way to censor you, either directly or indirectly.
Now I don't want to scare you Steemians, but I wanna tell you this story about how my life got flipped, turned upside down.
On the blockchain where I spent most of my days, chilling out, relaxing while curating some posts. I noticed a couple of Steemians who were up to no good and they started making trouble in the minnowhood. I asked them why they were flagging those poor minnows who had recently joined and were exercising their right to freedom of speech only to realize that the minnows had flagged the posts of these whales because they didn't agree on the rewards they were getting.
The whales told me to move along and that it was none of my business. As I was seeing the minnows reputation drop down to zero I had to act. I started upvoting them back to a healthy reputation and that's when it started.
I was receiving direct messages from the whales and their followers, telling me "You are done" and threatening to dox me and flag my post rewards. I got in one little flagwar and my mom got scared and said "You're powering down and from now on only posting on your alt account @bel-air"
For those not familiar where its from:
Really love how you weave the lyrics in you post without making it too obvious lol
Good riddance! You won't be missed.
:)
I would really miss you sir @acidyo coz i really made pretty much from your decentmemes curations , i really hope you give me one last upvote though , thanks man , LONG LIVE ACIDYO!!!!!!!ALL HAIL
Hahaha, I caught myself checking your rep. "Who is this person who dares to be (ironically) mean to Acidyo?"
Not sure rather april fool or not
Guys, if someone is doing this to @acidyo then you better stop this shit. I have been seeing @acidyo supporting the minnows and of course me too. I have never seen a guy on Steemit like @acidyo trying to support us.
In times of hardships he supported me and I am not surprised that he might have supported others too and I have seen him doing this too.
SO please stop this bullshit guys coz if you lose guys like him, then no wonder Steem in gonna die.
@acidyo buddy, I want you to reconsider your decision.
We all are behind you please don't leave like that.
A humble request.
Coz we need more guys like you on Steemit to at least try make it a better place.
Seeing the comments down I guess am badly fooled.
@acidyo you are such an BEEEEEEPPP.
But it's 02 April on my Laptop so :/
But the good part is, that you are not going anywhere :)
:D
I checked that @bel-air too but it won't open :D
BTW why exactly this name? @bel-air? :D
It's a meme, it's a prank often pulled that mimics the opening track of the TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (link to the KnowYourMeme article). It's a famous American show starring the then-young now-famous Will Smith.
Lol..... I guess acydio catch you in this big time @aftabkhan10 ....he can never get discouraged by what others are saying.
Well, I nearly cried man :D
Smile 😀😀😀
@acydio is catching fun ooooooo
xD
No Upvote for the post. You made me emotional until I realize it is 1 April. It will be very strange to see people like you will get such flag war. Since I am active on steemit I found you always fair and friendly. I had to spend some time on your profile to realize it and thanks @journeyoflife as her comment saved me from a heart attack. :D
The sad thing is this doesn't seem that far outside of the realm of possibilities.
Had to take some parts from reality to make this up as my imagination isn't that great.
Hahaha.
I didn't have to read the post to know it was April Fool, I just read the first line from my feed and knew game's on. I've been fooled a lot today even with the most serious matters, decided not to believe anything till today is over and a bit into tomorrow too to allow all countries cross over.
Any good april fools posts here on Steem you can recommend? :D
Many a true word spoken in jest.
You gotta move with your uncle in bel-air!
That was a nice joke lol, it's been years since i watched a fresh prince episode and you made me want to watch a few for memories sake lol
Haha! just blev man lockad till den här communityn av en viss @borran och har varit full av förväntningar och så läser man detta (vilket gjorde mej aningen oroad!) XD Tur att jag hoppade direkt till kommentarerna och insåg vad det handlar om! Bra grejjer :D
Haha, välkommen! :D
Tackar! Kul att vara del av detta :)
You got them good.
I was reading it and then I got it, ha ha ha ha h
Keep on steemin'
WHO ELSE DIDNT FALL FOR THIS?
I didnhhht.
But then, on a more serious note, if this story is true, then this is really unfair. And i'll suggest you give it a good thought before finalizing.
@acidyo, you have been a blessing to a lot of us, and it would really be saddening to see you go just like that
I didn't fall.
Nice one. 😂😂. You had me fooled up to the part where you start the @bel-air rap! Nicely done👍🏼
THIS IS MY ONLY APRIL FOOLS ALL DAY!!!!
Thanks @acidyo - i needed this! :D
LONG LIVE TOMFOOLERY
<3 I got caught up till I read the end and was like "noo way, I thought you were being serious"
Lolx these typeof jokes sometimes take the breath of many. As we did this type with one of our fellow friend back in school life and his GF left him forever, poor dude still curses us :D
Thanks to the April Foolery :D that is quite smoothly saying us " Do not you worry @acidyo is not going anywhere :D ;)
Nahhh...no one is messing around with @acidyo.
Dude they wouldn't dare...not because your are the most powerful but because it is known how much you help the community.And i say that even if i haven't been benefited from your acts
Have a nice month bro
Haha, thanks man!
I saw you in steemgar earlier! :D
hehehe.I saw you too.Come on to the next one.It is so damn addictive
Yeah, I'm also waiting for Steemslither. :D
http://slither.io/
lol i just saw it.
Is it something similar?
Kinda, but simpler. :P
well i ll see you there :D
Very similar. It has better graphics, and it has the same premise, except instead of becoming bigger you need to become larger and you cannot split. But Slither has the same mechanics as Steemgar. You move your mouse and lead your character to grab points all around the map, you eat other players, etc.
hahaha awesome because in Steemgar sometimes i want to throw the mouse on the wall because of that splits
Everyone seems to be attempting the same April’s fools joke. Ha ha ha way to be original. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What the hell!!! Oh goodness you had me their @acidyo. Their is no doubt you were standing for the minnows that got flagged. I've got pranked. This is fun.
Well if your mom told you that you have no other option than listen to her and never post again as acidyo.
I wish you good luck man
xD
xD
Haha! Tänkt först jag o att va fan! xD
xD
Yeah, yeah even without April fools. Who would dare to bark at you?
You will just crush his balls with heaven shattering nuts punch and go back to posting. While nonchalantly flipping your drink and crunching some cookies.
Earlier it was @Good-Karma who reported that Facebook is buying Steemit, and now it is you.. Haha
The day a million minnows cried!
Are you for real?? I want to believe that this is April fool prank.. I'm just gonna chill until tomorrow to know if you are serious.. If you are, then its sad.
Check the tags.
The best part was seeing the people fall for it.
APRIL FOOL I GUESS
I would have believe this if today is not 1st of April.
We can't afford to watch you leave @acidyo
You are the best.
Enjoy this season man
hahahahaha... as you wouldda be quitting just like that only because another person tellin you to do so. That way I always have seen and learned from you is making up your own mind about things and not letting others dictate what to do or think.
i guess i was caught. One moment, i was scared and filled with fear and the next moment, i saw your tags and the comments..
Fantastic, i guess i was caught half way
April fools!. At the beginning I was scared but then I remembered that it is April 1.
Nice joke
LoL. Really?
I would have been so upset is you actually did this . But thank god it’s April 1 :D
April fool!
Nice try though
I guess this one is a prank. If it is, then I almost fall for it.
Edits: I just saw the tags now. Great one, well played.
nice one acid hahahaha :D im so really sad ::D
Nice to post mr @aciyo 😎
So cool !!
A big April Fool I have ever seen. Nice one brother 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I almost lost my mind.......................... 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
I only hope it's just a joke from the day of the innocent, which I had no idea was today, since in my country it's celebrated in December!
Why end it now when we just released cute new avatar? I know the situation of the flags became unstoppable, but we wait for you here every day, happy day.
Excuse my English, I use a translator.
Today steemit be shocking. I am very surprised at this General "fool's day". Until this day, I thought that it is celebrated only in Russia. Ha ha! You leave, I look in your back, dear friend @acidyo. Stand... You... You got your whole back covered in white.
That last paragraph was gold. Lmao
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Glad it was april fools joke....I was actually believing you about quitting.
pfffiou.. What a way to remind everyone about April's fools ^^ You got me!
Hahaha you deleted your first comment :D
XD hahaha yep! :P
I was trying to send a banana and wanted you to join me in eating that after receiving it from @acidyo but it was giving error, then I realized that you deleted that comment xD
Damn!!!!!!! You almost killed me Acid!!!
WELL PLAYED DUDE!
oh nice april fools , when i see the message in my head it was "wtf seriously noooo , seriously nooo"
I’m not sure whether it’s a joke or not but I have seen some nasty stuff here too in my very short time of being here.
People asking others to flag certain accounts because they make more money flagging them
I’ve also seen that ignoring the bad and just focusing on what’s good prevails here too.
I honestly don't understand these April Fools posts, They are not fooling anyone and not creative at all.
Whatsup with that?
seems to be 1st April joke @acidyo
Gotta admit. You got me good with this one. I am a natural jokester and still fell for this one.
I almost fell for this one. All day today I have it in the back of my mind that it's April 1st and I should get fooled by anyone. But when I saw this I forgot about it for like a minute.
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Really? this bloody site sometimes gets right on my nerves with the ones who have it all spoiling it for us who are trying our hardest. Why can't everyone just get along and look after there own blog without hurting others... sometimes wonder why I hang around and keep trying :(
And if this is a Aprils fool.... I still feel the same way pffftttttt haha