There is a subjective judgement made about whether or not a given author is a "controversial person" who is unworthy of the support of the guild without regard to the content of their posts.
I suppose that this is inevitable when personal preferences are involved, but I thought that the guilds were supposed to evaluate content more objectively - that they were supposed to evaluate the quality of the posts, not the authors. It is the content that should be rewarded, if I'm understanding their goals correctly.
I don't think it's right for a guild that has been delegated the CEO's voting power to intentionally exclude certain users, particularly if the posts themselves are not controversial. This represents a real problem with those who have been delegated that kind of responsibility. But I don't think you'll get an answer from the guild members about that. Perhaps @ned can comment on it?
Im waiting for HF 17 to comment as I've been entirely hands off on voting guilds. :) Blockchain level vote power delegation is coming....
Fair enough.
But it is your power being delegated to Steem Guild right now. And the response/reactions by some of its members and supporters is troubling.
That is excellent! I remember the idea floating around, but I didnt expect anything to come of it. Glad to learn it is on the way.
I am not sure it is fair to say you are hands off, if your voting power is delegated to the guild.
Eh, give the guy a break. It's clear what he meant. He has refrained from commenting, due to the upcoming changes he mentioned. After voting power can be delegated on the blockchain level, this will be a moot point.
once the abuse is institutionalized, it won't be abuse anymore? BEcause we can only assume that the same practices everyone is concerned about now (SG upvoting their own shitposts as payment for reading steemit) will continue.
Although I understand his point and yours, I disagree it isn't an issue right now. As, it is a creditability issue for SteemIt, and he is a Founder.
I would say it "appears" it is not a hands-off approach. Appearances matter.
I didn't burn him at the stake. ;)