Some people will flag vindictively even when they claim its curation. I can find plenty of posts that I consider overrewarded through voting rings or other cliques. He's not flagging them, but I will in some cases. If the actual community likes a post then who am I to question it?
The real problem is that he will put off new users and we cannot afford to lose them. We also cannot do a hardfork every time we find a malic account, although he was known for ages. The main thing is to keep the topic prominent and get people aware.
I downvote art frauds when I find them, plagiarism as well if I stumble into it. I leave everything else alone. I don't have enough intel when it comes to voting rings and the rest. Paid votes I'll downvote if I catch it. Basic abuse, I'll downvote, since that's what their for.
New and old users are being pushed. I push back. Not impressed though and it's going to take awhile for me to settle down. Just being honest here. He's killed Hive for me. I was super excited until this discovery. I don't have the patience for this. Too much bullshit over the years. Even if it wasn't hitting me directly, I was exposed to it. Didn't like what I saw. Always spoke my mind. Should have said more.
You have to be true to yourself and I admire you for putting yourself in the firing line. You have to wonder what would make him go away. People enjoy having some power, as we have seen from various Steemians. Sometimes it does not just seem to be about money. Steem is turning to real shit now, so there's no going back. I will persist with Hive. If we can manage to get enough good people active then his influence is reduced as he cannot hit them all.