What is the difference between a normal user, a dolphin and a whale in your mind ?
and what is THE original intent of the flag? and I insist on singular "THE".
A flag is a downvote, it's exercising power, power that need to be purchased to give value to steem.
BTW I downvoted you not because I "hate" you or your opinion, but because I think you are wrong, your content/opinions is also wrong and has less value so far than everything else that was posted in this thread.
So, now people should be afraid to comment, just in case someone comes along with a higher reputation and doesn't like their point of view? I feel that your action here shows why some people are so against downvoting.
This really is a pity because I don't see that @barrydutton has been in any way abusive. I suppose that my other comment will also be flagged, which means you will not get a full and frank discussion.
I am risking the flag because I feel the point has to be made.
Goodbye and enjoy you discussion.
Exactly my point here David, you are spot on brother. And people know it.
Flags also damage people's account reputations.
This is a great example here of what is not right and God forbid you say anything here to question a handful of opinions.
It really does make and prove my point, in short order.
@barrydutton, @davidnx, yeah, agreed, people downvote as a way to disagree.... and I joined Steemit June 2017 and got downvoted when I said anarchism and bad parenting or discipline practices can be counterproductive at times maybe for some people and stuff............ and I may not like Jihadism and I might not like vaccines or mercury.... and so on...
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After getting my posts flagged like ten times in a row during my first week here in June 2017, I started censoring myself...... because I am afraid of getting flagged if I say like I like Trump for example.... we can become a place of the left..... of zombies........
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My goal now is to not mess with whales or bears until I can improve my reputation a bit more first..... and that seems o be what we have here I guess.....
kind of makes my point for me.
Thanks.
have a good week LOL