Reputation has some value as an indication of how someone does here. It's taken a lot of work to get mine up and it's not due to just one whale. I think it should take votes from multiple high ranking people to get it up or down to reduce abuse.
I doubt it's possible to get to 70 that quickly. It's taking me a year to get from 70 to 71.
That is what it should take. But as it is, one whale consistently at at 100% upvoting you, can take you all the way up. @hajein is a classic example.
I am not sure of the metrics, and have only posited the 70 as likely, and i bet you it must be.....post ten times a day, have many bidbots upvote you, and you will. I saw an account climb from 25 to 58 in 48 hours!
You are an exception, i surmise. And your growth is based on the general public upvoting...It is how it should be. If it takes you that long, and i am sure with as much effort, your reputation reflects your true worth. And you can be proud of it.
That is how it should be. Except, it is currently a requirement one can so easily game. And so those who don't deserve it, acquire it. And come forth as the image of what steemit is!
It's just a number and doesn't show the full picture. It's not easy to buy a high rep, so it's still a useful indicator to me. Other services based on steem can calculate their own scores
I personally find it a very useful and necessary indicator, but its should reconstructed to reflect and indicate what it is meant to indicate!
I have just been reading through, and i found this account trending @mattmonarch. 27 days, REPutation 60. And all because of bots....https://steemit.com/ormus/@mattmonarch/new-ormus-pure-white-monatomic-powdered-gold
I have been here two months, and still in 53 (made it today), despite posting what i trust is quality stuff, and almost everyday!!! My crime? I have never used a bot.
No question, should i use a bot, i can shoot it to 65+ by tomorrow and 70 in a week or less.
The REp score should stay, but it should be fixed
We have this choice. It just feels wrong to me to buy votes. I could get a higher rep that way, but I'm not that desperate. Others can see what you do and judge you on it. I see some trending posts get flagged for buying big votes
Very true, the other tweak would absolute be to make sure bots remain to affect everything except reputation.