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RE: Swimming in a Sea of Downvotes and I Still Think They Are Needed.
I still don't downvote much even with the new system. I set my line at spam or abuse for the most part. Maybe, I'm just too nice.
"The debate is turning to should you explain your downvotes or not."
I can see a reason for it if one thinks the downvoted will correct whatever caused the flag but Idk if it is always necessary.
Yeah, If I think the user is new to the economy I will explain it, but those who are more seasoned should accept them.
Truth. I tripped more about them when I was new than I do now. I hardly ever get them anyway, though. I might be more salty if it happened regularly. lol
On a related topic, I have noticed more downvote trolls than usual since I have been back and I suspect that is a result of the new downvote system. I got hit by those d-bags twice in the last week (not that their votes counted for anything with their 15 Steem). I am all for removing rewards from those who don't deserve them but mass flagging random people is a dick move in my book. Plus it is the type of thing that would really discourage a new user whose skin might not be so thick. One of my friends on here quit because she overreacted to some random tiny flags. Her absence in on her but dickish downvotes are what pushed her to decide to leave.
Yeah, I agree the sensitive types and those who really want to be right at all times are going to struggle.
I don't hold out for expectations of competing with facebook. lol... I think we shall remain a niche, because it is very difficult to cater to the overly emotional.
I would agree with that. We can't have it both ways here. Few would want to operate under a steemit "nanny state" but that is what it would take to make this place "safe" for those who lack our grit. We are pretty free as it stands so I guess a few unearned flags are the price we must pay. I'm fine with that but I'd still like to slap the shit out of whoever is running those flag troll accounts lol.
I couldn't agree more.
Also, I think communities and SMTs might help.
Someone can make the snowflake tribe for the sensitive and someone can make the radical free speech site for the brave.
I probably land in the middle edging towards the free speech side. But then people can pick their poison.
Haha yeah they can call themselves the Cry Tribe and call their tokens Tears. lol
No!! @artisticscreech you are not a nice or cool chap nor any other similar bollocks like that in the least. You just got the right dosage of healthy Synderesis running inside your intellectual & biological system.
In the proverbial case I'd stumble with some content I don't like, I just ignore it and would move on. But if by chance, I dared to downvote em in the least, of course you will count with an extensive explanation about why the fuck I downvoted em.
I guess this world is already saturated of so many SJW. ¡WTF!