RE: Let's Make Downvoting Great Again!

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Let's Make Downvoting Great Again!

in downvoting •  7 years ago 

That is the intent. Currently users who fight abuse for the good of the platform are actually penalized financially.

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Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:

  • Disagreement on rewards
  • Fraud or plagiarism
  • Hate speech or trolling
  • Miscategorized content or spam

Submit
$0.08
  • Past Payouts $0.08
  • - Author $0.06
  • - Curators $0.02
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      ·  7 years ago 

    No. Not unless they heavily self vote.

    Their downvoting in JUST cases is positive for their real investment..THE STEEM that they have powered up.

    If Downvoting is too easy....abuse will be worse because you can downvote everyone/anyone and not lose your Voting Power. The current system makes most people weigh the cost...and, in theory, only downvote to help protect their longterm investment.

    Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:

    • Disagreement on rewards
    • Fraud or plagiarism
    • Hate speech or trolling
    • Miscategorized content or spam

    Submit
    $0.90
    • Past Payouts $0.90
    • - Author $0.73
    • - Curators $0.17
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      ·  7 years ago 

    They lose out on curation rewards.

    Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:

    • Disagreement on rewards
    • Fraud or plagiarism
    • Hate speech or trolling
    • Miscategorized content or spam

    Submit
    $0.00