We all know that downvoting is increasing vote value of accounts that do not downvote (bid-bots for example) ,that gives opportunity to certain individuals who are owning these bid-bots to increases their profit simply by downvoting with alt accounts and encouraging 'community' to do the same . The more people get involved , the better for them . Steem rewards pool will stay intact and their bid-bots will bring more profit .
Now you understand why some characters like @themarkymark is so obsessed with 'blacklisting' and 'spam' fighting , it is all about $$ baby .
If you think steemit inc is all over this fraud , trying to fix things with some coding or cooperating with law enforcement , you are in for a surprise. They not only avoid taking about this , they actually want more downvoting . 'People are not downvoting enough', 'lets make downvoting even cheaper' .
What this tells me is steemit inc is behind this fraud my friends . They are after your steem and they are using little tricks to steer you in the direction they want you to go . It is a cunning plan but I guess not cunning enough .
Here is proof # 7659
Voice to Skull.How do I join this exclusive gang? I'm only in if there is a cool secret handshake.
just kidding
How do you figure that we are increasing bid bot owners profit when we have bid bot abuse as a category???
I mean how many posts would they have received from curation if our downvote gang hadn't shaved off rewards?
Personally, I'm an equal opportunity flagger and it's based on substance of content. Not identity of the user. That's the way it ought to be.
I know you have been a victim of both justified and identity flagging so I have mixed feelings on the matter.
Anyways look forward to your explanation on the bid bot abuse flagging and how that would improve the business. Seems counterintuitive, no?
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@smidge-tv thinks by flagging people the cents we return to the huge reward pool somehow brings more value to my bot so I make money.
I still don't understand how you think me spending $100 in flags to get less than $0.01 in voting power (more likely $0.0001) would make someone money.
Nope. Wrong again.
You are 100% right but the scale is so far off. I could flag $100 off a user and I'd likely make less than $0.01 in increased voting power. Yet I spent $100 worth of voting power to flag.
But I understand you will never comprehend this and continue to talk nonsense.
Ignorance is bliss
One thing I love about you smidge, no matter how many times you are proven wrong, you always come back with the same argument. Truly intelligence was not wasted on you.
The proof is all over the blockchain. You can see despite all the flags that happen daily t he voting power of my account, my bots, and anyone hardly fluctuate.
There are so many people pulling from the reward pool and so much Steem Power the change to any one person is insignificant.
Even in your scenario (which is stupid by the way) if one entity owned 50% of the steem power and they flagged someone for $100 they would at best get 50% back. Self voting would be way more profitable. But the one entity that owns 50% doesn’t upvote so it is a moot point as it doesn’t benefit them at all.
Well that is in fact scale duh.
No one controls anywhere near that but Steemit Inc and it is non-voting.
@justineh maybe could drop an /s next time. They don't seem to keen on picking up sarcasm.
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“they” i hope you are not talking about me? Who is they? you refer to? I am me, that is all!
Smidge thought Justine was being serious in their context. I'm pointing out the comment was riddled with sarcasm.
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drop an apostrophe s, what does that mean??? escape s for what?
It's internet slang if you will for when one is being sarcastic.
For instance, say I tell a bad joke at your expense hypothetically speaking.
You could retort:
Oh, you're so funny. You should be a comedian. /s
That would tell me you are being sarcastic and then I would spared from the mistake of quitting my day job to do stand up because I thought you were being literal.
I'm astute enough to perceive sarcasm generally when I see it but I suppose I could make an error as well.
Nobody is perfect.
Thanks I already used it thrice tionight! Like this yeah?
Oh Wow thanks, I learn something new every day! I had no idea, hadn't seen that one before! I'll add it to my repertoire right away:
> "Since I heard it straight from the horses mouth!" :D ./s
--- Mr Ed!