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RE: SBD TA projection for Jan 2018

Got to keep calm and remember that the wheels turn slowly in this kind of decentralized, widely distributed setting. Got to pick your battles, and start with small, incremental achievable steps. Finally, you've got to have faith in a majority that thinks like you, whose dream is that Steemit be home to quality along the lines of Stack Exchange, to name one example. This is not something that happens overnight. It requires networking and stamina, lots of stamina. Personally, I don't have any problem with self-upvoting. I distribute my voting power equally between others and myself. And I deserve every penny I make because I always post quality. Always. Can't say the same for others unfortunately, but they're not my concern either. Sure it gets my goat, but that's how the system is made, and the hope is that the gaming of the platform will slowly lose out, if, and this is a big IF, those of us committed to quality focus on the positive and let the negative wallow in its own mire. That having been said, I agree that changes should be made, but we need to have reasonable expectations and not see this as all or nothing, now or never. Gather your data, prioritize your actions, and slowly move forward. You know that there are lots of people like us outside the inner circle of "whales", and some within I'm positive, who are going to be in basic agreement on this. The big question is how, how much, and how soon? I'd say a good start would be the elimination of downvoting all together forcing everyone to start focusing exclusively on the positive.

I don't think it would be fair to put any kind of cap on rewards because of posts like this one (which, in fact, I think should have made more!): https://steemit.com/dtube/@sndbox/ll4ld67n

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Yes it is an interesting problem that is for sure. We shall see what changes are made. It will take time but I do think we need some goverance

And let's get rid of downvoting. Who cares if a couple of nitwits go off on a tangent? What's important is that the majority of us move forward together in the positive. The most important enemy of positive action is the downvote. Get rid of it and those nitwits off on their own can no longer cause harm to others.

I agree, but I don't think we can totally obliterate it as it is needed for certain types of content. I think the "flag" sends the wrong message we should have a thumbs down for routine bitching and a flag for illegal content

Okay, a flag for illegal content, and/or content expressly disapproved by Steemit.

But the negative voting, as in censorship, is something I don't like at all. And it's a financial waste of resources to boot!

I totally agree, there should also be a penalty applied for simply acting like a dickhead.. like losing a time out on a failed challenge in football.

Make it simple and just get rid of it.

Nah, can't justify getting rid of it as there are time when it would be useful such as cases of abuse or illegal content