Well, I agree that posts soliciting paid upvotes should trigger payout declined code. Don't expect Steemit or the witnesses to agree, and I'm not sure how you could be sure to get all the votebots to comply to some kind of registration scheme.
Some would seek to avoid the payout declined code. I am utterly confident folks currently paying for upvotes would almost to a person refuse to decline payout. They want the money.
I think there's a kernel of a great idea here though, and I'll think on it more.
Thanks!
The comunity will have to work together.
'Sure you can buy some rewards, but you will never get another vote any other way. Feel free.'
We will have to downvote the worst of them.@grumpycat seems to be doing alright.
Id prefer the community learn to work together rather than beg the overlords to undo what they created in the first place.
We are here because this is what stinc wanted, its silly to beg them to admit they were wrong.
That's pretty much the way I see it.
I also strongly advocate moderate delegations, for no more rent than the curation rewards they produce, as I've seen how powerfully this disperses rewards.
Again, however, the whales would have to eschew the higher ROI immediately available from delegation rentals, or selfvotes, and I don't see it happening because of their preference for cash over capital gains potential.
I, like you, don't buy votes. The very concept of buying votes renders voting meaningless.
Thanks!