Very timely! @callmesmile and I were chatting last Sunday and one of the topics was the stuff I have been doing here in Hive. She noted that I was kind because of everything I did, but I laughed so hard about the kindness part. I know I'm not kind (@indayclara agrees with me on this). If you'll list all the kind people in the world, you won't find my name on the list. But what I have is integrity. At least that's what I always stand on.

I can confidently have someone audit all my activities and say that they can't find anything that could be used against me. With all the trust Acid has put me in OCD, I know I can easily profit from all of it if I'm just greedy. That's why I'm easily triggered by any accusations (direct or indirect) against me. I always say that if anyone can present a damning proof that I abused, I'll happily leave everything here.

Having integrity is not easy especially when you're tempted every day. Hive is my bread and butter and given the current crypto market, I'm not financially as stable as when the value was at $0.90. I have a lot of bills to pay. But that didn't prompt me to commit any kind of abuse. I would say you can strip me bare and integrity will be all that I have. I'm not claiming to be so noble about this either. I just find it to be the most logical thing to do considering that all your activities are recorded and anyone can easily connect the dots if they're resourceful enough.

Okay, enough about me. I just love this:

One needs to understand that Hive is community governed. This simply means the rules, policies, standards and etiquette are all based on a consensus of what the community has agreed upon as acceptable and unacceptable. You won’t find an “official” rule book based on this fact.

I can relate to this one because I had some unpleasant interaction here with someone entitled. While I believe that community has absolute power in terms of governance, some think that communities are just there as a dumping ground for their shit. This applies not just to the Hive community in general, but also to the niche communities. The owner of the community has the ultimate power and you can't do anything about the rules it imposes. If you're not happy with how the community is run, you can make your own community. It's that simple.

There's always a consensus on the line between the acceptable and the unacceptable. It requires just common sense to discern which is which, but I noticed people just want to do what they want without dealing with consequences after. I always warn my onboardees that if they're not sure, there's no harm in asking questions.

What I hated most is when people are so entitled to call community leaders and moderators as customer support. They're thinking that they are customers and that they can always command the moderators to do their bidding. And when they're called out, they will call you a power tripper.

Anyway, I love how you compiled these three things to avoid here in Hive. At least we now have some written notes to add to the rule book of the acceptable and unacceptable here in Hive.