Yes, you are quite right, it is better to comment and upvote rather than plagiarise entire articles, which happens way too much.
Up voting your own post is completely fine as far as I'm concerned, particularly in the current climate, people put a lot of work in. I up my posts, not my comments, but it is not prohibited.
Self up voting multiple brief comment puts me off. I like to up vote if people comment on my post, because I truly appreciate the interaction, but it puts me off when they have given 10 other people the same compliment in the past 10 minutes and rewarded themselves for it.
There is a fat walleted account with linked accounts that is wiping out the rewards pool with multiple rubbish posts.
People who get many votes and don't make much should somehow be recognised too. The trending pages do not reflect the community.
I haven't been to the trending page since I first got on here. I usually check out who my friends follow when I want to expand my circle and feed list.
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I don't look at the trending either. 😂 It doesn't represent the community. If it were truly decentralised ... Perhaps it would.
I have never engaged in politics here, this is the closest I've come to commenting.
I love steemit. It is human, no human society or construct is free from reflecting human traits, issues and qualities too.
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So true and so wise to stay out of the politics. Dropping suggestion here and there in the comment section may plant a seed:) Great discussion. GBM:)
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