@stellabelle - thank you so much for the recognition of some pretty great organic curators. While I would absolutely love to have some extra coin in my pocket, my personal goals have remained steady from the beginning: jockey my ass off to build my reputation; help others who are floundering but willing to put in the work; develop/create my own original work; learn new things; make-a-da-moolah.
My participation in many of the curation guilds is simply passing through for a quick hello just to stay in their consciousness - but mostly to help promote others - even more than I do any self-promotion. Honestly, if everyone's so busy on chat, how do they have the time to create quality work??? There just isn't enough time in the day to do all of it well. One must simply pick their battles and pray they win the war, if you catch my drift.
Building a rock solid community is formed from true engagement, making introductions, and following tags and people that personally interest each individual. It's about digging for hidden gems, and blazing a trail for others to follow.
You are a trailblazer and you have cleared a swathe for so many people to succeed - myself included
I have seen abuse of power on the platform, and there have been times when I'd refrained from an upvote or a comment because the person was way too angry and on the verge of nuking themselves. And then there are times, like the situation with carlidos, where I came to his defense because it was the right thing to do, even as he was assigned "the scarlet letter".
But here's my take on flagging that I've mentioned on other blog comments:
- Bring back the down votes.
- Allow down votes to have an optional comments box so that a healthy dialogue may begin.
- Have a link to an objective moderator available should it turn into a flame war.
- Down votes should NOT affect reputation or monetary value.
- Flags should have a mandatory drop down menu with serious offenses listed: SPAM, Plagiarism, Abuse. Those should immediately go into a queue so someone can research the issue before making an objective determination based on FACTS.
I'm an engaged user because I'm doing what I love. Incentives are great but it's not the only factor. I want to see Steemit come out of Beta and take over the world, make a difference in an individual's life, and expand into humanitarian and philanthropic avenues.
Chances are I will never been a Steemillionaire but I am an early adopter. Steemit isn't just a platform. It's an idea and a think tank. The developers really need to focus on keeping the site stable. The whales need to vote their conscience and become re-engaged with WHY they came here in the first place. The minnows need to stop bitching that they're not making any money or getting attention. FUCKING DO THE WORK, PEOPLE. It's that simple....and that hard.
Hi @merej99, The update to the upvotes/flagging is likely going to require a Steem engine change, which does make it more complicated than something that can just be made to the Steemit.com website. The developers and community have actually been talking about this a lot on GitHub, and I just got confirmation from one of the devs last night that this item is on their roadmap.
I know that a lot of these changes are crucial to the success of the platform, and it can be frustrating that they are taking so long to get implemented, but I assure you that they are hearing our requests, and working around the clock to bring as many of the features we want online as soon as possible.
It is a massive project though, and they have a ton of features they want to add. To get to where we want to be with all the bells and whistles added and kinks ironed out is going to take some time.
@timcliff, I sincerely appreciate the time you took to read and comment. I've personally not been affected by flags but as an observer, I have witnessed an outcropping of bad blood: members v. members and members v. platform.
I know the dev are working hard and I feel like I've been heard - even if I had to yank you in here. LOL Thank you.
This is a great response on many levels. You are a very good person inside.