There is something to be said for freedom and freedom from censorship!
After taking a day off of being online, I figured it was time to check out what was happening. Most things were business as usual, but not sola. When I logged into sola, I got this message.
Yeah, pretty much for the next five days I am unable to post anything on sola. Why? Because I violated their terms of service.... somehow. It seems to happen to everyone who heads over there. @Bluerthangreen, @Dwells, @Bettertogether, @Papa-pepper.... yup, we are all a bunch of violators. Also, you simply get restricted with no real reason given other than "violation of TOS."
Then, you have to email them, and wait.... and wait.... and wait.... So, at the moment I have no clue why I can't post. I have a guess, that it may have been because I upvoted some comments on my posts at 10 AP each. This would be like giving everyone an 100% upovote for commenting. This could have been perceived as soliciting people to support your card, but I just had a lot of AP to share so I spread it around. At his point, who knows? Here is my immediate reaction and rant.
RESTRICTED FROM POSTING ON SOLA
VIOLATOR
So, the moral of the story is simple. Things like this are why steemit is far better than sola. I've never been restricted or banned from steemit. I've never been locked out of my account. I've never been not allowed to post. On sola though.....
If you head over and check sola out, just be warned. This is common. Hopefully one day I'll get an answer back, but they are often vague anyway, just ask @bluerthangreen. For the next five days, I'll just be enjoying my freedom here! If stuff like this happened on steemit, I would have been gone a long time ago. Thanks for not being jerks steemit! I'm happy to still be here!
If you want to check sola out, you can click here.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-violation
Until next time…
Don’t waste your time online, invest it with steemit.com
Well, you can console yourself that you're in great company with other perfectly normal and nice people who get censored for BS reasons :)
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Honestly, I just some research and I think it was for sharing this video:
They probably thought I was offering for one of them to win one for free, but it's actually only for steemians. LOL! Too funny.
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hahaha... I would like to have one...
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Did @mtnmeadowmomma just call me normal and nice? Clearly somebody does not know me very well. Lol.
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Yeah, she said that about me too. I thought it was like a tongue in cheek joke though.
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Hahaha well, who is normal, really? ;)
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LOL!
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Damn. I was wondering why there were no new posts from your side just this morning! This clears it.
Are you sure it was because of the Jawzercise video?
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They replied back now, here is the official reason: "Yes, it seems like you were restricted because one of our moderators considered your cards spammy. Your restriction is lifted off."
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Wow, way to be inconsiderate and rude. No apologies?
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Nope, not even a real explanation.
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They'll start losing a lot of valuable members if they continue that behavior after Sola goes huge and mainstream. If it does, that is.
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Yeah, it's like it is trying to be worse than YouTube or something.
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Lmao Youtube is the baddest among them all!
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It seems like all social networks are ramping up their censorship big time, except for good ole' Steemit of course. So solly you got banned from sola, but, screw 'em! I am more than happy to be away from Farcebook, they are going down in flames with Yootoob, Twidder, etc. I haven't heard anything bad about Telegram yet, or Discord either. Let the Great Blockchain migration continue!
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Yup, good old steemit!
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hahahaha loved the girlfriend comparation thing @papa-pepper ! definitely, NOTHING BEATS STEEMIT!.. I didn't even know the existence of SOLA...no censorship over here luckily ...love your content... Great stuff as always! Greetings amigo! STEEM ON!
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Thank you, and I like that new avatar!
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thanks mate! I designed it myself in illustrator... i could also create one for you one day if you wanted to! its actually a gif thats winks and shows the tongue hahaha...You can check it at the end of some of my latest posts... Cheers mate! :)
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Wow! Cool!
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I mean it...if you liked I'd be happy to do it for you! I really like your stuff (specially all animal related) and you have been supporting my content a lot...that would be the least I could do for you my dear friend! :)
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If you made me one, I would use it as a closer for a while. I won't turn down a gift.
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Don't you mean you won't turn down a GIFt? Lol.
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LOL!
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So Sola is not decentralized?
I have heard of them and no worries for me.
You are doing good in here, why bother with them?
Keep on steemin'
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I thought that it seemed like a neat thing to try. But now I have gotten my hand slapped.
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i read the hole post....
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
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Wow! Amen to that! I love it!
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Hello @papa-pepper sir
I share your pains in this situation a d I can imagine how you feel right now. I wonder why the guys being Sola are centralizing what supposed to be a decentralized platform! To me this is authoritarian and such platforms have nothing to do with blockchain.
This is certainly why steemit is best of all. I pray this is resolved in no time. God bless you.
@eurogee, the founder of @euronation community
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this is very good, you should never leave this steemit, because there are so many oyang that support you in steemit, and they also really need you here.
success is always for you @papa-pepper in steemit.
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Steemit is the best am so happy to be in this community thank for the update sir papa pepper
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Thank you!
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Steemit is good but, it isn't perfect either. Flags are for hate speech, which in my book doesn't exist. Freedom means freedom, say what you want it will only enrich the conversation. I saw a guy run off steemit by trolls too.
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Yeah, I've seen a few people throw in the towel here, but there is no censorship.
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Well, that was my point and I'm not trying to have it both ways here. There should be reasonable limits to speech. You can't yell FIRE in a theater. This guy has 105K followers on YT. Twenty three trolls followed him here and maybe two of his YT followers. They constantly referred to the same off topic subjects, they were childish, they were vile, they were rude, they did not provide original or unique content, they did not advance Steemit.com or the community here one bit. And while I did not endorse his leaving, he left the trolls are still with us, yippy.
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What is hate speech is subjective.
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Whatever the aggrieved wants it to be.
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Wow.... it's an experience for @ papa-pepper ...
we are waiting for you, because you are a person who can share with everyone without looking in any way ...
good luck @ papa-pepper
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wow nice post D:)
we are bangladeshi achieved freedom 1991 A D from pakistan.
i like very much your writing dear,
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i love papa pepper post
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Maybe they restrict ppl so they cant cash out
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Me too...never been blocked by Steemit....I came back to Steemit after 1 year being away.....regret it.
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At least you came back!
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The “Papa the Violator” cartoon is hilarious.
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That was a gift from @shayne... I probably should have mentioned that in the post.
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hello @papa-pepper....
good morning...Wow.... it's an experience for @ papa-pepper ...
we are waiting for you, because you are a person who can share with everyone without looking in any way ...
good luck @ papa-pepper
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captivating & pleasing!
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perfect & significant!
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It's time to wait! while you enjoy your stay here...
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I intend to also post this on my facebook page. I have been on steemit for a short while now. I am totally fascinated by this platform and strongly wish to recommend it to all people who are not yet signed-up with steemit. Particularly my friends from BD - The world is very interested in BD. The wide open space and culture, and friendly people - and wonderful music.
I think steemit goona break down all social sites down and gonna put his step on the prime .
Be proud of you if you're here .
What do you say @papa-pepper
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First they stop you online. Then they stop you at the university. Then they stop you at the park.
It's as if people are becoming blind to reality. Most will only probably wake up when they won't even allow them to shout for help.
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wow, I guess a lot of social media sites have been cracking down over the gun control thing I have not heard of this site you are using but it sucks that people are being suppressed over their politics.
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You're better off here than somewhere else! 😄
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Amen to that!
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I cannot stand such things.
"You are bad! Go stand in the corner"
But, what did I do?
All of the big companies do this.
F-c-book, NotUTube, Tweeter
Further, the law makes them act like this even more.
And then SJWs get their feelings hurt.
The end result is real, good people stop speaking.
And that is the end of a good world.
So, in order to stave off that apocalypse, we will make more and more distributed and open software. And if that isn't enough, we will make a more distributed and open internet.
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Thanks. I appreciate your insight.
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thank you for sharing@ papa-pepper, @ jhoni very proud to get to know your post this friend👍😊
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Just went on Sola and endorsed your frog photo for 25, so f*#k them!
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That'll show 'em!
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That's not cool man! Any clue?
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No idea... yet
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Sola? What now? We're that good that there's already cheap knockoff?
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LOL!
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Well @papa-pepper quit breaking the law you criminal. Dah ha ha what a joke!! It’s your AP you ‘should’ be able to do with it what you will. Hopefully that crap stops.
Keep doin work!!
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Yeah, who knows. Will you miss me? LOL
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You will rise from the depths of censorship, and I will award you with much AP. I’ve been kind of stocking up on it lately. Been kind of busy.
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I think that I may be on a five day stockpile. Can't make a card for five days, so maybe I'll check in every day to claim my AP and then unleash it in a few days!
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Oh yes, unleash the fury my friend. Muahahaha
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Oh what a naughty bad boy you are, put on the pointed hat and sit in the corner for half an hour. :-)
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Hi @papa-peper. Regards from me. Hope we will be friend
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Good to you. Can take a bit rest!
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I'm actually on Sola but I still cannot understand how it works till now. Unlike steemit, you cant endorse yourself with numerous AP. @papa-pepper
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Violation by generosity... you would be doomed if that existed on Steemit... LOL!
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LOL - No more being nice! Shame on you!
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What is this Sola thing?
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You can look at it here : https://sola.ai/papa_pepper
But it is kind of like an instagram/twitter type thing with some crypto thrown in.
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I wonder? What is this SOLA is? What I know is the SOLA SCRIPTURE @papa-pepper.
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Sola Scirptura would be much better.
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i'm cashing out my 8.00 sol.
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Let me know how that goes. I got like 120 Sol I'm gonna cash out after my 160 hour ban is up.
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I was more joking ...because I only have 8.
But I did see that there is an exchange you trade sola on.
Sorry don't know the name. I'm worhtless
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You have value in my book dear sir! You actually took time to comment on our Steem-pocalypse show posts! I've never exchanged crypto outside of the Steemit internal market so I'm a little nervous to screw it up. I prefer if someone else shows me how to do it first.
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I was thinking the same thing....
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I tried Sola for a minute. I didn't have any problems, personally; but I saw a lot of people who share my point of view on a lot of things being banned and censored, so I kind of lost interest. I may get back to it later on when springtime rolls around, and I can get out and take some pictures; but, I don't plan on trying to post any real content on there.
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Yeah, I just try to share pretty pictures over there rather than those dangerous "ideas."
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Steemit is a land of opportunity, everyone in steemit have their unique role to play to ensure the sustainance and development of this great platform and for this reason. Nobldy has to be locked out for any reason.
Steemit is one the best thing that has happened to me this year, when I discovered steemit, my long gone passion for writing came back.
Proudly a steemian, can't even remember when last I visited facebook, for me it is now a Fedbook, I am fed-up with it.
It's Sunday over here.... Happy new week
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LOL Fedbook! I love it!
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That’s messed up. They probably just jealous of steemit.
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Interesting subject to talk about... Actually Steemit gives the user more freedom...and also gives the responsibility of voting or the other things to user own... So long story short you are right my friend... Meanwhile I am at work but this night I will check Sola... I hear first time it...
Have a good day my friend...
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Heyyyyy Papa-pepper. Welcome back to Steemit.com, the land of freedom :) Gonna check out what this Sola is.
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Check it out, but be careful!
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I have an account on Sola.
A boring place where everyone hates Americans.
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Yup - you are so stoopid, why would you ever choose to be born in America?
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why didn't I choose to be born rich?
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I tried SOLA few weeks ago... But in some kind of way I didn't like it, so I focused only on Steemit :-)
After your video I don't think I'm gonna get back, haha.
Thanks man.
Plastic hug
Steemitri The Mannequin
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I have heard about Sola but i have never felt the need to register or go there. When i heard about Steemit, the excitement was there for me, but Sola? No. I hope they have the decency of at least giving you a response. Don't worry Papa, some of us want you full attention here haha so we jinxed Sola. running away
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I Got it :p Sculpt :p Looking farward to seeing how you use that machine.
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I have a sola account @papa-pepper and I am afraid I might get banned because I am endorsing a 5-100 especially with my friends. Haha!
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Looks like you will have to fly "solo" for the next few days. No sola for you!
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LOL.
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Honestly, I don't know anything aboute sola, but still I think that it not cool that they restrict their users without any explanations. How they expect that people don't do it again? And to be honest, give 100% to people in comments doesn't look like reason to be restricted.
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I've never heard of sola, I guess there's a reason for that. lol I love steemit I'd rather put in all my energy to this because I have faith it'll always be worth it!
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Great point!
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Stupid autocorrect has me writing crazy things lmao I fixed it anyway, have a good day and Steem on 😊
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Haha how dare you use your own "money" to support someone else, haha. Thats the man holding you down!
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I think I'll just continue plodding along on Steemit...
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Good idea.
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This may be the way we often meet in steemit for the next five days.
Greetings an introduction from me.
I myself do not know sola, but just now I have started to peek, What is sola?
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I have joined the club of violators! ... at least I know I'm in good company :)
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