That might work but the abusive flag could still be used and the people using it now will continue to use it.
They are only pushing members away from Steemit back to mainstream sites. A lot of these members might have invested in Steem but if they are treated like this, I doubt they ever will. It's not good for Steemits reputation.
We need to stop talking so much about Steemit, frankly. Steemit is irrelevant compared(!) to Steem.
If this network is to survive, we can't make ourselves psychologically, technologically or economically dependant on Steemit. If we choose to do that for long enough, this becomes just another network among the many.
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