Should we be limited to how many posts we can make based upon our Steem Power? Here I discuss the theory.

So I was watching my buddy @craig-grant 's video ( View Here ) a few minutes ago and he mentioned the thought that users with lower steem power should be limited to how much they can post. The reason being, since Steemit has gained popularity these past 2 weeks there has been a huge influx in posts from smaller "minnow" accounts. A lot of which are spamming and abusing this current no limit system. My guess on the reasoning of this would simply be, minnows are small earners and don't earn much when they post, and to get the most money they feel they need to post a lot to be seen. In reality they are better off spending a day writing a great blog post on a topic that they enjoy and their chances of earning will increase. Taken into consideration that they also comment a lot throughout the day. Here is a screenshot of Steemit's posts increase over the past week:

The Idea

Users with more Steem Power will be allowed more posts in smaller time periods than users with lower steem power.

Minnows will be allowed 1-2 posts a day, increasing slightly for users with higher SP thresholds. Ex: Below 500 SP 1-2 post per day, 5,000 SP 3-4 post per day, 10,000 SP 5-8 post per day and so on. This may seem unfair from a smaller accounts point of view but some type of limit must be put in place for quality control. Larger accounts have proven themselves as good bloggers and their posts enhance the platforms feed. Smaller "newbie" accounts tend to sometimes spam and also tend to try and gain their SD and SP by posting multiple posts within the hour. There are low SP accounts that posts great content, but you only need one piece of good content to be seen by bigger accounts. Being that smaller accounts must post a very good blog post to earn a good amount it will cause them to try to post better content.

The Pros

More curating and commenting.

I've said this before, new users on Steemit have a better chance of earning through voting and leaving comments. With an algorithm keeping low SP accounts posting less, users will be forced to interact and feed off of higher earning users. Good content will be easy to find and ultimately there will be more minnows making money because of their commenting and voting. People will also take their time with creating content and will be forced to make their limits count. Spam will drop off nearly 97% because users have to think and make it worth their post. No spam means a cleaner feed and a higher quality site which will ultimately encourage more users to compete to create better content.

The Cons

Whale and dolphin spam and abuse.

Just because an account has a lot of SP, it doesn't mean the account is a good blogger, or even a good person. One flaw that I see with this idea is that power could be given to the wrong people in a sense. Larger steemed accounts may see this as an opportunity to spam and abuse this new system. They can post more and being that they have higher SP and higher limits set in place for posting, they may spam and turn the site into a dolphin and whale show. Where meme's and quotes are earning thousands, while smaller accounts are stuck having to put together huge blog post masterpieces just for a shot at making a decent amount of money from it. The average human isn't a writer or blogger so this idea would turn off a lot of newcomers to Steemit within their first few days. They would see what it would take to earn big and realize that they missed the train to become a big earner and quickly give up on the site.

My Solution

No Bias.

The best way to combat the cons of this theory would be to simply make the limits for posting onto Steemit for EVERY account low. There shouldn't be any bias. All accounts should be limited to no more than 5 posts per day to keep spam low. Ideally 3-4 posts. This will keep spam low and the quality of most post will rise. With these limits ALL users will be forced to think out their blog posts before posting. 3-4 posts per day allows for one post in the morning, one around the afternoon, one around the evening and one before bed if the limit is set at 4 which from that angle actually seems like a lot of posts. Creating the bias for larger accounts could be a good idea for curating content but overall people want their own posts to make money and not depend on their curation rewards to get them started. What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below.