I've never flagged anything, but I think I'll do so in future. I've mainly been muting anyone that puts up terrible content... but I'm also not really browsing categories though.
I have noticed people with really low reputations, and these people seem to be the worst offenders... so hopefully we can get some code in Steemit that just doesn't show posts from low-rep users until they raise their reputation through up-rated comments maybe? (Or just get banned altogether).
Very interested to get more info on what happens to a flagged post...
I have a problem on the website Fiverr, where someone keeps flagging my gigs as to not compete with their own gigs... and the Fiverr support team are too lazy to act appropriately... I think a support team on Steemit would be useful here... and shouldn't be too hard to put together if there was potentially Steem or SBD earning opportunities there.
Also man, thanks heaps for the shoutout!
No problem, But if you take a look at his posts the example I provided, he is still spamming. .he has put like 15 videos of birds in the introduce yourself section and every 15 minutes he throws another one in.. Also this does is take up space for real authors that are trying hard and really want to be introduced and get some exposure.. It fucking irks me... And people on here who have read this post, are still to afraid to down vote the asshole.. grrr...I can't wait till I get this account up to a decent level where I can put a huge dent on someone that is doing this shit..
I've just flagged everything for the last hour for both of them, but man, fighting spammers feels like such an uphill battle.
I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out what Steem is, and what it should be, and what I want it to be... and I think you're right. If I wanted to review a video, share my thoughts and opinions then that is totally fine... if I'm trying to profit off someone else's work, super not cool.
These video spammers seem to only get $0-0.02 - per post... I do wonder if the effort is worth it.
Whether or not it is worth it depends on a bunch of factors.. for me it would not be.. but if I were in the Phillipines, or Thailand where I could have you killed for say $20.00 then it may be worth it.. When I was in Thailand many years ago, waitresses were making $35 a month... that was early 2000's.. at the time $1200-$2000 would of been the US equivalent.. I agree, its just garbage what he is posting plain and simple.. Well I gotta post the market report now and the study results.. told you I was bullish on BTC yesterday in that analysis...:)..
Hahaha, @pawsdog bullish = all time highs... maybe sneak break of $20k.
I just go by what the charts say.. :)
Very interesting convo here. From what I've seen, getting a post flagged keeps it from showing up on feeds and I think it also stops the payment from the post. When I first started, I started with 25 rep. When I first saw @pawsdog post, his rep was 25 (sorry , I totally forgot to follow you, I am still new, but I am here now!). So it is my understanding that new accounts start with 25. I really like the idea of low-rep accounts needing to raise reputation through upvoted comments. However; there was a recent dispute on steemit where literally two whales were having flag wars against eachother. Here. At least that's when I joined the....show? It was not fun, and one of the "whales" who was flagged is still sitting at -18 reputation. Quite frankly, I can't exactly see who is even wrong in this situation. All creators, IMO, are unique original content creators. Is this guys account forever scarred? It's almost like we need some kind of appeal system.
I was recently flagged because someone thought I copied and pasted someone elses post. I was able to have a conversation with the flagger via said post and he apologized when he noticed that I never copied anyone. This flag was then lifted, by the flagger. It was quite an experience, and let me know we're all human, real people, and there is a lot of vigilance out there dedicated towards plagiarism.
I agree, I think it will all come down to common sense really.. and weighing each situation individually..