RE: Do the Ends Justify the Means
@slobberchops & @steevc you can see my discussion with @smooth in the comment section of this burn post https://steemit.com/steem/@burnpost/steem-experiment-burn-post-521 . There are some ideas to code in a burn directly into the rewards payout, which could be implemented into the next hardfork.
In addition one of my points is that each of the burn posts and SBDpotato posts are copied and pasted with only the date or post # changed. You are attentive and smart enough to see what I'm talking about correct? You guys routinely flag users for this very sin yet have turned a blind eye to these posts since they are above the "law". And I wrote all of this in my post so your reply is quite confusing(which would have not gotten your attention had I not abused a bidbot so I don't care about the flags or profit). In any event, just because they are doing something that is intending to help STEEM they are also making the trending page look like a Potato Cooking fest with images of Mr Potatohead and flames possibly doing more harm since the optics are terrible. Perhaps we can all collaborate with these burn posts and offer them different artwork, add new text which maybe highlight different minnows,maybe some fresh content.Maybe perhaps have it be a burn post without having to advertise it as such so the trending page doesn't embarrass us.
I think SFR does a good job and I'll put SFR on autovote to help make up for you guys having to flag me, however I would not have gotten your attention if I had not bought the vote.
You could have got my attention with a mention or comment. I do see problems with these posts dominating trending, but given the small size of the Steem community and the lack of other people visiting it is not the end of the world. I have enough to do dealing with people who are selfishly buying votes. I can only take off a few cents from each, so I use my downvotes where they can have an impact. It will take orcas and whales to impact on the trending posts.