Well said... I don't wish to be flamed... and as (hopefully) everyone knows, I am doing my best to spread positive energy on our Blockchain. But the down voting has done exactly what you said...
Users who just want to post and earn no longer have any confidence in whether they will be redefined as abuse at any given moment, and this has driven away thousands of legitimate users and drastically reduced the amount of worthwhile content produced for Steem.
Community... each of us helping each other. Thats what defines us... thanks for stating it like it is...