I agree with you, understanding is key. And I hope 'not getting worn down' is something people aspire to, but I totally understand it can happen. It's great that you shared an example of an investigation that reached a resolution.
A few people in the comments here raised the issue of Hive's rewards playing a key role, but each time someone else pointed out that other social platforms have tons of money-making earners on them, equally subject to plagiaristic-scrutiny, so Hive's rewards may play a role, but it's not clear to me how relevant it is. Either way, your point about how tricky it is to tell a poster's intentions does seem to apply, so great insight there.
I do not want to drive good people away. We really do need them and so we have to find the right balance.
This is excellent and what I was hoping to hear, and from what I've seen so far, you do well with that personally, so thank you, and please keep up the great work. Thanks for the pizza, and wishing you a great day! 🙏
Most other sites that pay require you to build a big following and you will probably get manually checked out. On Hive anyone can earn and it's down to the community to check what is fake. I have been part of anti-abuse efforts for a long time and you can get all sorts of threats. We had a recent case of someone who was very reluctant to verify that they owned the videos they posted until we sent some downvotes. Some of those were removed after verification. Some people want the rewards, but do not want to publicise Hive. They may not make much if that is the case.
If/when we get millions of users then checking for abuse will be harder. I think it is worth paying people via proprosals to do it.
I understand and appreciate your perspective and contribution as someone who's part of anti-abuse efforts. Indeed, bad apples and people who want to take advantage exist, and I'm grateful for most well-thought-out efforts to curb that. Paying for a moderation team is certainly one option that may be worth exploring. I guess we'll see what happens as time goes on. :) 🙏
I just think that many people do not appreciate the scale of the abuse problem as they may not see much. Sometimes people will get flagged in error and then we have to deal with that in a reasonable way. I get fed up with those who say it's the end of the world if they lose some potential rewards (not final until 7 days). Seen too many threaten to leave to get attention.
Totally understandable. I imagine it's quite a large-scale issue, and I'm happy you find ways to deal with false-positives reasonably. And yes some people have a persecution-complex, or feel unjustly entitled, or become attention-seekers, unfortunately. 🙏