While we on the topic of Hive in general i wondering if it would make sense to make changes to the downvote? allow the downvote but not have it relevant to the persons stake. That way people don't get bullied off the platform, which as i see it is a massive problem. It should be free to all.
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I think you're suggesting "anonymous" downvotes. Most everyone agrees it would be an improvement, but its not easy to figure out how to do it. But it's something I'm going to think about after the HF, and see if there's a solution.
not necessarily anon downvotes all though that would be cool but i meant just not related to a users hive power so that its more of a fair game. People don't come here because person x or y doesn't like them and they have more power than them. Beef starts pettyness etc etc its toxic for a platform like this.
Do you mean that all hive users would have equal downvote weight? If so, there's a problem with this. It's called a sybil attack. The problem is that one person can easily create many accounts, then vote with all those accounts, magnifying his power. To avoid such attacks, Hive relies on stake-weighted voting, where people at least have to pay for their voting power, instead of just gaming a signup system.
It is worth pointing out that a properly designed reputation system might enable a more democratic system. But this is a topic for a much later date.