This is the appeal procedure that has been done since 5 years ago. If an appeal is granted. Some appellants receive extra steps in the appeal. This user was only asked to write an apology post.
You have no idea about Hivewatchers work and how things are working around Hive as you have been busy farming "free money" with spam posts, and busy engaging on Steemit.
Very good questions to be asking Dan. When Hive Integrity is at stake a high standard of accountability to the owners of this blockchain should be explicitly required by the community. I don't think that HOW @Hivewatchers conducts it's self has been fully examined and decided upon by the owners it say's it serves. More transparency, more accountability, and on chain delivery of those things should be a given.
Clearly @hivewatchers needs to be reformed or completely done away with as a failed attempt at Hive Integrity as it is now eroding the platforms marketability.
But of course... if you ask it's proponents! They will contradict as usual saying the same exact static things.
That's like asking the barber if you need a haircut.
Hang in there.
Many of us have been through what you are currently going through.
@wil.metcalfe
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