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RE: A Gangsta Sherlock Would Be an Awesome Dream - Steemit Sock Puppetry Continues?
In response to your "If you find the content to be of poor quality, don't vote for it or downvote it."
I would like to say to you and all whales: If you find the content of poor quality, please don't vote for it.
Yeah. What happened to just moving on? In any case, I wouldn't say this content is poor quality. He (and the obvious others) just doesn't agree with it and doesn't want it to be seen. It's the same reason they downvoted the last post. They didn't like the content - not that it was poor quality. It was not only an excellent quality, but it was accurate data. So, the argument holds no water.
Now, if you want to talk about poor quality - look no further than kushed's response to the previous post. Not only was it not well-written, but it was riddled with personal attacks and false accusations against other users. I believe smooth has mentioned "slander" in the past with other users, but surprisingly, that was absent in regards to kushed's post. In fact, smooth upvoted that post. Interpret that however you wish.
It all is dependent on how much money and power you have. That's why I find this all very telling about someone's values. The continued attempt of suppression of these posts is what's damaging, not the posts themselves. It's so clear to everyone else, except the one or few who continue trying to censor information and raw data. Just move on and ignore it if it's not something worth voting on. If only people would take their own advice....
i hope this is an relevant place for this comment. i started this here, and i thought more people might benefit from this as a post. https://steemit.com/steemit/@lifeworship/censorship-smensorship
I don't suggest downvoting lightly nor maliciously, but the system was not designed according to an upvote-only model. The downvote is an essential component and should be used when needed.
I do have some ideas for how a similar system might work well as upvote-only and perhaps someday I will put them in writing, but it would be too radical of a change to even propose for Steem anyway.