BlogHide Resteemsresteemeddwinblood (73)in flag • 8 years agoThe Flag, The Down Vote... my semi-frequent update to this idea... hopefully those in favor of the downvote read itI am not a fan of the flag used against posts for reasons other than spam, abuse, or plagiarism. I occasionally write a post on this subject. I know not all people agree with me, but I continue…resteemedberniesanders (77)in promoted • 8 years agoMoving to hiveFuck you Justin, we're moving to Hive.resteemedmgaft1 (67)in steemit • 8 years agoMany upvotes and zero comments. What does it mean?Hello Steemit gang! Many of my stories gain quite a number of upvotes, but no comments. I wonder what does it mean? If you don’t like the story at all, then what is the reason for an upvote…resteemedfyrstikken (75)in steemit • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Witness Voting - Now you can set @fyrstikken to PROXY-VOTE for you!HO, HO, HO! - A Great change has happen to Steemit - Proxy-Voting for witnesses. Just go to and type fyrstikken to be your Proxy-Voter, and I will make sure to support witnesses that have the…resteemedstellabelle (75)in steemit • 8 years agoWhy I Think The TRENDING Header Should Be Changed To WHALE PICKSWhen you look at the Trending header on Steemit, you're actually looking at the Whale Picks on Steemit. Trending indicates that more people are voting for a post, not select individuals with…resteemedmrwang (69)in mrwang • 8 years agoA Bathroom Break Playing MineSweeperCreating post has never been more stressful... When the submit button is clicked, my stomach growls in response and I have a sudden need to use the restroom. Maybe I should get that checked out.…resteemedbitcoindoom (56)in steem • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Why Down Votes and Flags are an Unavoidable consequence of Game TheoryIt has been suggested that Steem should adopt an "up vote only" system for allocating rewards. I want to demonstrate how this is impossible in a decentralized system. The real goal is to eliminate…resteemeddwinblood (73)in steem • 8 years agoVoting the ups, the downs, the smiles, the frowns...@mrwang wrote a post that lead to me writing a post about the down vote ( flag ) and getting some good feedback. Today @bitcoindoom wrote a response that was well thought out and had a lot of…resteemedsmysullivan (62)in steem • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Voting, Curating, FlaggingThings to Remember Being here for almost two months, I have seen lots of commentary here about the problems that flagging has added to SteemIt. There are people who are mad that their content…resteemedpapa-pepper (80)in whales • 8 years agoA CHALLENGE FROM @papa-pepper FOR THE WHALES OF STEEMITIn a respectful manner, I will attempt to offer up a small challenge to the whales of steemit. For the record, I am not entitled to anything, and I do not envy your position. The job of a whale…resteemederkan (60)in gridcoin • 8 years agoGridcoin polls: January 2017There is no poll open anymore in which Gridcoin users can participate in January. Please see the votes in February: voting was until January 4: Gridcoin whitelist: should BURP be removed …resteemedbiophil (66)in bots • 8 years agoVoting Bot update: you can now pay to vote soonerI've finally implemented a system which will allow my voting clients to pay for a good position in the voting order. The algorithm isn't perfectly simple, but I believe it's a good balance between…resteemedsigmajin (65)in voting • 8 years agoThe Dwin fallacy(In defense of the flag part II)In my last post i wrote about how voting was a means to adjust the allocation of the reward pool. I used a series of examples to demonstrate that, for certain types of adjustments to the reward…resteemedrichardcrill (67)in steemit • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Steemit is not decentralized and it's causing a retention problem. Why not give some power to the people that earn it? Here's my suggestion.The problem as I see it Everyone seems to be aware of the problem that a huge majority of the power here on Steemit is in the hands of a few whales. This is a problem for several reasons:…resteemedsigmajin (65)in voting • 8 years agoStem The Red Tide (in defense of the flag III)In my first post, i demonstrated that the downvote is necessary to efficiently make certain adjustments to the reward pool allocation. In my second post, I attempted to explain how Steemit voting…resteemedamtorresauthor (45)in election • 8 years agoThe Electoral College should be abolishedFor the second time since the 2000 election, we get stuck with a president who didn't win the popular vote. He becomes our president thanks to the Electoral College. From a personal standpoint, I…resteemedzippo66 (39)in blockchain • 8 years agoBlockChain E-VotingIt is inevitable in coming years to focus on voting using block chain technology , just to save massive costs and induce younger digital savvy generation to take up e-voting in a big way for…resteemedsteve-walschot (68)in curation • 8 years agoSome thoughts on voting and curation by @gavvetProcuring the @steve-walschot has had some unintended consequences. I never intended to have 2 accounts with significant Steem Power but it has given me the opportunity to run some interesting…resteemedswisswatcher (56)in funny • 8 years agoVoting: You can never start early to be a thugHello Steemians I want to give people something to laugh about this evening. If you like the 1st video more upvote If you like the 2nd video more comment lets see who wins. Lets see if…resteemedocrdu (71)in steemit • 8 years agoVoting power percentage, easy to forget aboutIn case somebody wonders why I switched to voting at half strength even though my vote isn't worth much: I'm trying to get my voting power up again from the 40% it sits at. I forgot to keep an eye…
