I am trying to come up with something supportive to say, but all I am coming up with are expletives regarding the current situation.
As an author on steemit, I used to see your posts in the trending section (yeah, they totally made to the general trending page) and think: "If I work hard on my writing and invest time, one day I will be like @michelle.gent ". I am sure I am not the only writer on steemit to think that. So what are we supposed to think now? We can only do as well as the whales allow? We can only succeed over time if our content pleases the men in power?
Or to express my feelings about this whole flagwar:
It's not at all a flag war, it's just a few downvotes.
Most fiction writer are wasting their time expecting to be paid long term solely from the reward pool. Better they learn now.
What additional work is it for them to copy-paste their text onto Steem? Almost none, so it's nearly fee extra money.
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So steemit is not the place for my fiction. Won't even think of posting it here ever cause I got just about enough of a flogging from bernie for having an opinion. So no opinions and no fiction. Noted! Thanks for the clarification!
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Why are they wasting their time? At some point, they spent countless hours writing their content, whether it's a recent work or an older one. There was effort put into it, they deserve to be rewarded. Doesn't matter if there get 20 or 1000 views. That's not a meter for quality.
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... expecting to be paid long term solely from the reward pool.
Because the reward pool doesn't magically expand to account for the hours and efforts put in.
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@transisto, If @michelle.gent is overpaid for his work, Then what are you doing by upvoting This Post? Don't you think that post, contains the only report of the flagged post, is overvalued? You should flag that too rather upvote. Also, The reward pool is for writers and curators, Any user wants to support an author's work they should utilize the reward pool rather sent steem him from his/her own pocket. Also If you support yougotflagged work why did you send steem him/her wallet?
I totally agree with @drakos.
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It's to reward the hard work of @beniesanders and promote the concept of giving out downvotes while giving out the reason.
I would have upvoted much stronger if I could have had.
Rewards in my mind is not just for good content but for initiatives that help Steem gain in usefulness and value.
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You speak for many of us. If they attack Michelle, what are they going to do to us minnows? Absolute power corrupts absolutely. No one should have this kind of power over creativity.
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I have to post this one ... minnows unite
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LOL That's just about how I feel right now.
I have always hated being told what to do and how to do something when I'm bumbling along minding my own business... this, however has gone beyond the pale.
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Today is exactly 7 days since I wrote my "I am quitting steemit" post. But I am still here for the same reason you are - peer pressure and support from my followers and other steemians.
I've given this a lot of thought and I think that what we need is a platform like utopian-io but for creative writing. Get a bunch of us editors, authors and avid readers, and disrupt the online publishing world. If we put our power together somehow, and get support from the good whales like utopian did...
I wish I knew how to code such a thing.
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Your here cause your broke and want money... stop playing the "I care too much" card. Its quite pathetic
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My what is here? My what broke? :)
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We need a safe haven. A place where we can work and get feed back from our peers. Steemit is becoming very unsafe. I didn't come to steemit to be chewed up and spit out by some whale who thinks he has the right to be Gestapo.
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It's amusing how every crypto enthusiast on here who can't write more than a blog post on some currency market of what not goes around attacking authors, blaming them for being greedy and whining.
Basically, you're just jealous.
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"Basically, your a pathetic shill brown-noser trying to get noticed..."
*you're
By the looks of it, you are jealous of our ability to check spelling, know grammar and use punctuation.
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@techslut thanks for voicing what I have thought more than once about a site for writing and arts.
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Know anyone who can code one? :)
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no ... I am very non tech .. sorry
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I am an ex-tech-journalist. That's about as techy as I go. Will keep looking, though.
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Stick around, I'm sure we can work something out.
Of you're on FB find me and join the group I set up to mentor newbies to Steemit.com.
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I found you. No group though.
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Message me I'll add you :)
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Done. But I should really sleep. It's 3AM here in the Holy Land.
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No message yet...
Try here
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Check the message requests. AKA "Other" folder.
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