Could you not blacklist repeat offenders IP addresses? As well as the accounts they would be using... This would deter the majority. i would believe it's newer members mainly due to them wanting to have more reputation, not understanding the ethics and morals of the community.
Realised i was replying to 1 persons comment 😂
Not sure if that would work with Steemit. They can operate on the blockchain directly to avoid web blocks. There are also other sites such as Busy they could use.
Ah, shows how new i am to all this! Was a nice idea though ;)
Or at a later date... when it seems a larger audience is using steemit, make a small charge to join... maybe a text message or you have to buy some currency.
Then whenever people get put on blacklists, it would be at there expense... that's if we could detect them accounts quick enough
Actually they do have to pay to join to jump the queue. That may be the only way eventually as Steemit will run out of funds eventually. My suggestion was based on my long experience here. Steemit is not like other social sites. It's more of a wild west
I agree there, but I'm confident the community will eventually have everything umder control. Genuine people will be the only true earners and anyone doing this "follow for follow" will just get phased out and become very unpopular as are ads on tv and who doesnt start flicking channels when you've seen an ad too many times, hopefully similar will happen with them