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RE: Lost my cool a bit and stopped self-upvoting a few days ago.
Self upvoting is very helpful if you are hardly seen these days.
I don't understand why that has to be such a big problem around here. It seems that every few weeks they find a new reason for a witch hunt and it makes me sad. I use it because that way I get at least 1 bigger vote. If, I don't do it right now my posts hardly get seen at all because lets face it, most people here ( sadly) Only vote on posts who are showing a good payout.
Well, I strongly disapprove of any #witchhunt here at Steem. That is part of the reason I decided to stop self-upvoting, it is a #statement. When I became aware that there were some Steem members that were organising this like some secret police force I first wanted to quit Steem and pull out.
Sadness, frustration, anger, I have experienced that a lot also recently and I dislike that a lot. But, after a short break I decided to go at it differently.
Self-upvoting is part of the Steem system and therefore any witchhunt is wrong. Needless to state that because I named it witchhunt already should have given that away. But I know it is planned like that and executed. And the group that does the witchhunt on self-upvoters also makes up the rules who is still okay to do so and who is not. To me that is fascism.
If I would self-upvote my posts and replies, I could make an extra 100 per week, which I could really use well. So, I do get that you use it for your income. And so will others do, especially the newbies. But also the Legend Levels have the perfect right to do so.
All this combined means a lot of Steem. Your and my part might be just a drop of water on a hot plate. But if a self upvote is worth a 100 every time? Now I can not blame those who do, why should they not? It is the same for every Steem member.
But... All that Steem from that self-upvoting combined is a lot of potential payout. That even might benefit you and me, if we get voted on. Or when we would vote at a 100% for a newbie post. It will create a different kind of distribution.
So, even though I will cut into my own flesh, as a figure of speech, with this, I first of all want to draw attention to the fact that there are Steem members collaborating in active witchhunting. And I think that is very unhealthy for the whole Steem community. That has to stop.
And secondly I want to create awareness that it will leave a lot of Steem in the pool to be distributed among many if self-upvoting would be cut out of the Steem blockchain system.
As long as self-upvoting is part of the system it is indeed a way to get more potential payout. It was constructed to do so and as long as it is part of Steem, members should be free to use it. No matter how much Steem Power they have.
But I think it will be at least good to think about what the effect would be for Steem and its community if the self-upvoting was left out all together.
I agree with you 100%.
Its part of the system and any member is free to use that option, yes also the big players in my eyes. Its written that way so why and how can such a thing be wrong?
My vote is not that strong, I think I am a little dolphin by now and I do vote a lot on others and I am in a vote guild to make sure I vote when I am not here. I think as long as you also vote for others there really is nothing wrong with a self upvote for your hard work.
I think in time it might go away and then I will also support that!
I salute you and I think you are doing a great thing to make a statement.
plus i think that your reply to me should be a post because its written amazing and really makes a point about the witch hunts that are starting to pop up more and more here these days.
ditto that, I just voted on it - you can always edit it after you've given yourself time to cool down and then post :)
Thank you, I am glad to know we are on the same line on this subject.
It was my innitial plan to also make a post on the witchhunting subject. But I also know that as long as I am angry that is kind of a bad idea, hahaha.
And indeed as long as it is there, you and I decide if and when we want to use it. Just like voting for friends or those who we think make great posts.
Freedom of expression I think is important for this platform, and these witchhunting innitiatives should really be discouraged by a combined Steem community.
Have a nice day!