RE: from steemboad NO ONE WILL WANT TO JOIN STEEMIT AS BY THIS TIME IT WILL BE VERY WELL KNOWN AS A SCAM, AN UPVOTE RING.

I think I represent the average Steemian, since I upvote all my own posts, but rarely do I upvote my own inane comments. Upvoting all your own comments is viewed as abuse by the majority of Steemians, and I am going to actively discourage people from following those who do. You know who you are. If you're voting for yourself more than 50% of the rewards, you're actively destroying the value of Steem and the entire concept of this ecosystem. Gaining followers will become more difficult, and like a drug addict, you will start to feel the hangovers more and more over time. You will lose friends too............Just an FYI...