ALL of those names have now a very special place in smartsteem's code which will prevent future abuse and NONE of them will receive an upvote from smartsteem or any of our vote-sellers again.
We've made it clear that abusers will be treated with our NO-REFUND POLICY
Even though I really don't have time right now, I will also personally remove all of the upvotes from those abusers.
Additionally, decisions will be made to make sure that abusers will NOT profit ever again from smartsteem.com
Dang why even bother with posting on steemit if there are still users like this? Though battle for the good guys but thanks for fighting back @themarkymark.
Hey @themarkymark, I wanted to propose you something. You know that @buildawhale has a 10 minute minimum age for a post to be biddable. I don't know if it already does this, but if it doesn't, what if @buildawhale accepted posts that are GOING to be 10 minutes old by the time that @buildawhale gets to vote time?
It does do that but I usually keep it at 20 mins. I moved it to 10 but will likely change it back to 20 mins as many people are trying to take advantage of the vote window to avoid curation rewards.
Almost everything I make goes to my delegator, so curation rewards is pretty much all I get.
It's selfish but I haven't been recouping my SBD investment with many bots, so I'm kind of in the lookout for reliable bid bots for this purpose. I know it isn't easy for the bot owners either, though. It's hard to keep the money rolling when everything is an expense.
Thank you for your efforts, though :) Even though I may not use it, your bot is one of the best out there, so props for that!
Most people are profitable with my bot as we get less bids as spammers are scared to use our service. You need to factor in Steem Power when looking at ROI.
Bots are promotional tools not cash registers. No industry in the world takes money to promote your product and then does that and gives your money back and then pays you on top of that out of their pocket.
LOL! I know :3 I do take SP into consideration, and it's the reason why I'm not shy when picking bots. My only concern is that I don't really have any SBD income, so if I throw money at post-curation posts for a 2.1 multiplier, I will get my investment back in SP, but if I want to keep promoting, I'll have to power down and use that as funds to keep the ball rolling.
That seems a bit counter productive, which is the reason why I look for bots that return the SBD I put in. Things like @minnowbooster or even @smartmarket (which does lose me some SBD but it's not like @postpromoter or other bots that give me a 1.x multiplier).
I know I'm asking for too much, but since there's a market for it, I shamelessly take it.
"Why even bother living when there are thieves and rapists running wild in every city and major town?"
Or you could just try to improve the community and take measures like the ones themarkymark and therealwolf are taking by fighting abusers. I also help a little by reporting abusers to Steemcleaners, although my vote is worth like 0.01 and I have no other way to influence.
Steem is the dream I didn't know I had. I wouldn't let it die just because a few bandits lurk in some dusty corners.
I know you mean well but that quote is brutal. I do not think all bad will ever go away. I was emphasizing that this happens more often than people realize. Especially the large whales that are raking in thousands of steems a day. I tip off my hat to you for calling out the bandits. I for one hope there are more good than bad so that steemit can thrive. Most of my crypto is in steem, so I am a believer good will prevail. I am hoping one day that I have enough steem to actually do something about these like themarkymark. Thanks.
Because it's the only social media platform where a person can invest zero, and grow an account into thousands, with an opportunity/option to invest in other alt coins. If you know something offering better...let me know.
Why not bot-owner association share the blacklist so that time spending research is saved? Moreover, association (e.g. collective bot owners) should take responsibility to flag these abusers. If some fund from the profit is used to fight spam, plagiarism and other kinds of abuse, bot owners will also earn some respect too.
I do share it, but most bots don't blacklist as spammers are very profitable and it is risky to blacklist them. I can vouch for that as I see my bot gets fewer bids per SP than other bots due to aggressive abuse prevention. I also personally validate every single user blacklisted.
Upvoting this post 100% not because I like the content. Quite the opposite. I wish @themarkymark would post about cute kittens (as long as they are high quality, original cute kittens).
Is that hastebin link working for anyone?
Not sure what is going on with hastebin lately, but I switched it to a pastebin link, should be working now.
It worked earlier but been seeing problems with hastebin lately but I just like the lack of clutter.
ALL of those names have now a very special place in smartsteem's code which will prevent future abuse and NONE of them will receive an upvote from smartsteem or any of our vote-sellers again.
We've made it clear that abusers will be treated with our NO-REFUND POLICY
Even though I really don't have time right now, I will also personally remove all of the upvotes from those abusers.
Additionally, decisions will be made to make sure that abusers will NOT profit ever again from smartsteem.com
Regardless - good job @themarkymark!
Thank you. No-refund policy is a good tool against boldness in abusing.
good job @therealwolf
I love to see other bot owners take it seriously as well.
I was already a fan and user of Smartsteem, now I'm an even bigger fan.
Thanks for the excellent work @therealwolf! And thank's for bringing this up @themarkymark!
Absolutely magnificent
As someone who creates original work to share with everyone here, thank you for this.
wow. is it really possible?
i wanna try it.
Dang why even bother with posting on steemit if there are still users like this? Though battle for the good guys but thanks for fighting back @themarkymark.
Because I have a small glimmer of hope it will be worth it in the end.
Hey I had commented on a post I didn’t realize was a scammer. I unfollowed and thank you for pointing it out!
Keep up the good fight👍
Hey @themarkymark, I wanted to propose you something. You know that @buildawhale has a 10 minute minimum age for a post to be biddable. I don't know if it already does this, but if it doesn't, what if @buildawhale accepted posts that are GOING to be 10 minutes old by the time that @buildawhale gets to vote time?
It does do that but I usually keep it at 20 mins. I moved it to 10 but will likely change it back to 20 mins as many people are trying to take advantage of the vote window to avoid curation rewards.
Almost everything I make goes to my delegator, so curation rewards is pretty much all I get.
Oh, I didn't know that u.u
It's selfish but I haven't been recouping my SBD investment with many bots, so I'm kind of in the lookout for reliable bid bots for this purpose. I know it isn't easy for the bot owners either, though. It's hard to keep the money rolling when everything is an expense.
Thank you for your efforts, though :) Even though I may not use it, your bot is one of the best out there, so props for that!
Most people are profitable with my bot as we get less bids as spammers are scared to use our service. You need to factor in Steem Power when looking at ROI.
Bots are promotional tools not cash registers. No industry in the world takes money to promote your product and then does that and gives your money back and then pays you on top of that out of their pocket.
LOL! I know :3 I do take SP into consideration, and it's the reason why I'm not shy when picking bots. My only concern is that I don't really have any SBD income, so if I throw money at post-curation posts for a 2.1 multiplier, I will get my investment back in SP, but if I want to keep promoting, I'll have to power down and use that as funds to keep the ball rolling.
That seems a bit counter productive, which is the reason why I look for bots that return the SBD I put in. Things like @minnowbooster or even @smartmarket (which does lose me some SBD but it's not like @postpromoter or other bots that give me a 1.x multiplier).
I know I'm asking for too much, but since there's a market for it, I shamelessly take it.
I know exactly what you mean and it is difficult. The secret is making AMAZING content that gets organic votes. Then you really come out ahead.
Bots will give you a profit, but not always in liquid SBD. Which makes it hard to "churn" the bots.
If at all possible, consider buying SBD or even Steem and invest in the platform you use.
"Why even bother living when there are thieves and rapists running wild in every city and major town?"
Or you could just try to improve the community and take measures like the ones themarkymark and therealwolf are taking by fighting abusers. I also help a little by reporting abusers to Steemcleaners, although my vote is worth like 0.01 and I have no other way to influence.
Steem is the dream I didn't know I had. I wouldn't let it die just because a few bandits lurk in some dusty corners.
I know you mean well but that quote is brutal. I do not think all bad will ever go away. I was emphasizing that this happens more often than people realize. Especially the large whales that are raking in thousands of steems a day. I tip off my hat to you for calling out the bandits. I for one hope there are more good than bad so that steemit can thrive. Most of my crypto is in steem, so I am a believer good will prevail. I am hoping one day that I have enough steem to actually do something about these like themarkymark. Thanks.
Oh, to be young (on Steemit) again. Flush with hope.
Because it's the only social media platform where a person can invest zero, and grow an account into thousands, with an opportunity/option to invest in other alt coins. If you know something offering better...let me know.
Peace.
Why not bot-owner association share the blacklist so that time spending research is saved? Moreover, association (e.g. collective bot owners) should take responsibility to flag these abusers. If some fund from the profit is used to fight spam, plagiarism and other kinds of abuse, bot owners will also earn some respect too.
I do share it, but most bots don't blacklist as spammers are very profitable and it is risky to blacklist them. I can vouch for that as I see my bot gets fewer bids per SP than other bots due to aggressive abuse prevention. I also personally validate every single user blacklisted.
Upvoting this post 100% not because I like the content. Quite the opposite. I wish @themarkymark would post about cute kittens (as long as they are high quality, original cute kittens).
Aaaaaaaaaaa, such cutesy beasts.
This help?
awww so cute <3
It looks like Photoshop o.o but super cute.
Three Mus-cat-eers to fight abuse? ;-)
I wish, they are just to restore faith in the world.
Selfie?
=^..^=
How 'bout this one?
@themarkymark I would suggest you also check the current Steemit Top 5 trending and what @chbartist is doing.
I had to re-read this as I thought I was on a completely different article to what I clicked on :-)
Ha
Keep up the great work highlighting this and I wish you luck!!
PS - Love SmartSteem and what it is trying to do on the platform.