Unfortunately because of low-life members like the following, Steemit's days as a viable forum are quickly coming to an end, because it has essentially turned into nothing more than a cesspool of fraud and corruption, controlled by childish members, porn promoters, and other such low-life human beings (for lack of a better word) with high-reputations, and more money (to buy steem power) than brains.
@themarkymark (AKA @buildawhale) - 77.6
@bullionstackers - 71.9
@buildawhale (AKA @themarkymark) - 74.9
@quarantine (AKA @the-reef / AKA @block-power) - 61.2
@bookguy - 61.0
@mack-bot - 58.8
@the-reef (AKA @block-power / AKA @quarantine) - 54.9
@block-power (AKA @the-reef / AKA @quarantine) - 25.0
@blockcreate - 25.0
@steemcleaner - 1.07
and others.
Please help by filing complaints with the following organizations, as I have done, and which may also assist in getting your money back from this illegal ponzi scheme.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/?utm_source=takeaction#crnt&panel1-1
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
https://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
https://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/claims.htm
Good Luck!
I can understand you feeling any number of emotions in response to your experience here and I would have a ton of empathy for that.
I may even try to support your efforts to change the rules about dust payments (or any number of other issues) which I personally believe are working against building our user base.
But your request and list !
I would not support that kind of thing
If Steemit became a ghost town overnight as you say and the price plummeted, I think that it would present a very real opportunity for growth.
I agree, it is very difficult for small accounts to receive rewards. Even most of the votes we are awarded evaporate into the largest stake holders accounts.! The same as it happens in all Communist States.
We can moan and grown about how much the situation sucks for ever, and it will not make things better at all lol
We need to focus on what we DO want, not what we don not want.
So let me ask you the question:
What positive changes do you want to see?
Lets talk about that and find ways of getting closer to making that happen.
If you could contribute something positive toward moving the platform toward a democratic process for choosing our top twenty witnesses, that would be enough.
What would you need to change about the management of your account to achieve that I wonder
Please read the whitepaper before speaking again.
@themarkymark and @unclemantis, can you please let me know what @starworld did to deserve the downvotes and what they might be able to do to repair their rep?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Fixed!
I had no idea I downvoted! Please post link and I will rectify this!
Fixed!
Thanks!
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Libeled buildawhale (me) and implied I am a pedophile.
Would you consider this a "crime" as well?
https://steemit.com/writing/@madalchemist/q3ff7r
Or do you only downvote accounts that mention you personally?
His last post and comment was 2 years ago.
Do some due diligence ok?
I'm asking if you consider it a "crime"?
And the "offender" madalchemist posted a comment 10 days ago.
Waytruthlight quit posting two years ago because they were getting unfairly downvoted. Now they just downvote other people out of spite.
This is an awesome model.
Downvote people so they stop posting and just stay mad for two years downvoting random accounts so they get mad and stop posting and just stay mad for two years downvoting random accounts so they get mad and stop posting...
This BOOSTS THE REWARD POOL which gets scooped into the hands of the TOP EARNERS.
It's a WIN-WIN!!!!
Asking what is a crime? Something no one has seen, that someone claims on the Internet without proof? Steemian's like to claim all sorts of things, 99.8% of it is bullshit.
I have no freaking clue, if it is true, then yes of course it is a crime, even a 4 year old is smart enough to know that.
Oh, ok. I thought you were downvoting @starworld because they called you a name ("suggested you and buildawale were a ped0").
From my perspective that's just, "Something no one has seen, that someone claims on the Internet without proof?"
I'm just wondering if you downvote accounts for name-calling generally, or do you only downvote when someone's calling you (or your alts) names?
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
Isn't name-calling considered an ad hominem attack?
Nevermind, ok, let's call it libel for the sake of argument.
What can @starworld do to slake your wroth?
I mean, if someone called you the N-word, basically name-calling, what action or time-out period (30 days of silence) do you believe would be a reasonable censure?
I agree you've clearly been wronged, but you obviously outweigh @starworld significantly, so it's not exactly a "fair fight".
I'm not even sure if they're willing to apologize or take down (or modify) the offending comment. Maybe they could settle for just calling you a "jerk" or add, IMHO right before the statement?
I realize I have no option but to appeal to your intelligence and reasonableness.
I'm not even trying to help @starworld, I'm doing it for the newbz.
freedom of speech, not freedom of consequences.
Sure, ok, so does that mean that if someone crosses some unspecified line-in-the-sand, that they're just SOL forever?
Don't you think if the situation was reversed that you'd appreciate some kind of warning like a take-down-notice or some quantifiable written rule or at least some option to "pay" for what they've done?
I have trouble believing you think "might makes right".
Thanks again for your time and consideration.
I don't go around calling people scammers and pedophiles.
Of course not.
But have you ever accidentally pissed someone off?
Crossed some line you didn't even know was there?
I know I have.
you are welcome. Please check your wallet transfers for a personal note. I am indeed sorry, it was a mistake. A slip of the mouse. I take downvoting very seriously too!
Congratulations @starworld!
Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade for newcomers in the following category:
Nice.
What specific crime are you reporting?
While I agree with most of your assessment, I'm not sure I would personally call steemit a "ponzi-scheme" (nobody promised you'd double or triple your money in a short span of time).
Steemit does seem unfair and misleading, but it's apparently no more unfair or misleading than the true scam we're all born into (fiat currency).
Actually, the definition of a Ponzi Scheme is a fraudulent venture that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors. If they were asking us to pay some sort of membership fee from which the senior members were getting their rewards - this would be a Ponzi scheme. But when steemers choose to purchase more steam power that doesn't directly benefit those who joined before them or those that referred them. It actually benefits the buyers whose vote now weighs much more than that of a user with mere 15SP.
The best comparison is the online game. Those that are serious about succeeding (or winning?) do spend some of their money buying weapons and armor or whatever other tools they need - even though these tools are virtual and are worth nothing in the real world. Same thing here - people may wish to purchase some virtual power with real money and they may not get any material benefits from it, but this doesn't make Steemit a Ponzi scheme.
Well stated.
I agree.
Steem-power does pay out about 8% APR, + if you setup automatic voting to instantly band-wagon onto the top earners like gooddream and nonameslefttouse and steemcleaners, then you can even boost that up a bit.
It's not bad for a hobby, but almost nobody is "making a living" at this. I mean, last time I checked, gooddream was making about $500 a month in payouts (which is hardly lambo cash).
The overwhelming majority make less-than-break-even for the electricity they pay to run their computer(s).
I'm just pointing out that even those at the TOP aren't exactly "rollin' in it".
By that definition we'd have to include purchasing a home (most can't sell for a profit), paying for a college education (most never pay off their student loans), starting a small business (90% fail) and investing in the stock market (90% lose money).
The kid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a college education has certainly been told they will be able to at least double their ROI.
Ok, ok, I get that you're upset, but you should be able to get at least most of your "cash" investment back after the 13 week cool-down.
Maybe you lose 10%? It's no riskier than investing in stock-market-securities.
I know people who lost $30,000.00 (and more) when Washington Mutual Bank was dissolved.
WTF is the FTC doing about that?!
Don't even get me started on the lottery or casinos...
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