To anyone reading this...
I have openly on multiple occasions called Marky a dick. Ive trolled him for things i considered he was dishonest about and trolled him in response to his trolling. I called him out on multiple occasions as recent as a week ago.
BUT there has not been a single time he downvoted me or tried to retaliate for my words.
The Steem "abuse fighting" community does not abuse downvotes to retaliate to anyone. Please consider my example.
We actually also try to counter abusive downvotes when a post or comment is made invisible.
You don't see it because we do it using a trail. It's something similar to how @smartmarket works. And that, we work with @freezepeach and other larger stakeholders to soften the blow.
All you need to do is ask.
I can attest to this is as well. I've been a bit rough around the edges towards Marky before and he has never sought any form of petty retaliation or anything of the sort..
Amen