Moving to hive

ura-soul (75) · 6 years ago

I've met Luke and think he's a decent guy... but I was thinking of unvoting him because of the situation - so.. done.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

I haven't left Steem to go to EOS, regardless of what bernie says. Not much has changed for me since I joined eosDAC back in April of 2018. If there are better witnesses that you trust to secure the chain, by all means vote for them. I've said the same thing since I first became a witness. Did it make sense for me to be ranked as high as number 2? I don't really think so, but that's not up to me, it's up to the token holder voters.

I'm not a pile of shit. Bernie saying so doesn't make it so and those who actually know me and have read my content for almost 3 years know that.

Either way, I try not to take witness voting personally. I'm still doing the same things I've done from the beginning which is to be involved in the cryptocurrency space and bring that experience and expertise to help others. I'm more busy now involved in multiple things (eosDAC, FIO, consulting, etc), but Steem is still my home on the Internet. It's still the most useable blockchain out there, though I do think it will face very real competition from Voice, Libra, and others. I think that's a good thing. I think it needs to continue to adapt and evolve to survive, as does everything in this space and in life.

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4 votes

anthonyadavisii (70) · 6 years ago

Think this is a good use case for !dramatoken right here.

3 votes

anthonyadavisii (70) · 6 years ago

Appreciate your continued support to @steemflagrewards. It's making a difference one flag at a time. Glad to see you take this sort of thing in stride. Good on ya!

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ura-soul (75) · 6 years ago

Hey Luke, I know you aren't a pile of shit.. lol
For the record, I've lost a few significant witness votes since writing this comment - for really no reason, I feel. I was hoping that EOS and Steem would co-exist and they may well do, but it is pretty clear that Dan fully intends to try to destroy Steem with Voice, not just compete with it. My current assessment of Voice is that it isn't really what I want in a social network at this point, so I'm sticking with Steem. That means that I am kind of forced to choose between EOS and Steem at the moment - which therefore means, just using my standard business logic - that I would be best served to choose people who are dedicated to Steem and not EOS. Maybe things will change in the blink of an eye.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

Well, some of us are working on projects to get EOS and STEEM to work together. I've put many hours into that effort and brought those groups together to build something cool.

It's also possible the work I've been doing to enable DACs might some day be used for the Steem community.

I can't speak for what Dan intends to do, but the market will decide. I have almost 3 years of content on Steem for a reason: it's still the best, most active, and most widely used social media blockchain project on the planet. Might that change with Voice/Libra/whatever in the future? Sure. The only way it won't get destroyed is if we work together to continue to innovate and make a more valuable product here. My involvement in consulting for many projects, IMO, gives me a better context and vantage point to do that. Others disagree. They can vote how they see fit.

I appreciate and respect your perspective to vote on witnesses who are 100% committed to the success of Steem which protects your investment. Makes perfect sense. I'd also encourage you to consider supporting those who are interested in learning from other projects and don't get too myopic or in a Steem bubble. They may miss opportunities to improve Steem by not being involved in other things.

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ura-soul (75) · 6 years ago

I'm certainly interested to see what can be achieved by unifying EOS and Steem wherever possible - I agree that there is some room there for Dan's ego trip to be restrained in that way.

I have no reason to think that you are working against Steem in any way, but for the moment I am viewing EOS as a threat to Steem, more than an assistant - I will reassess that position constantly as things move on.

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schattenjaeger (71) · 6 years ago

The way I understood Voice, it seemed different from Steemit, but if Voice is attempting to compet with Steemit and destroy it, of course I’m interested. I see no reason to be ”loyal” to Steemit. A reason can be given, but I don’t see one on the horizon rn.

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underground (67) · 6 years ago

Anything associated with "EOS" has satanic undertones, mostly in the symbolism. I'm unsure about the future of Steem but in my opinion, EOS is not an alternative.

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ura-soul (75) · 6 years ago

The main issues are that Voice is not anonymous, relies on centralisation instead of decentralisation and has a totally different reward approach that may or may not be an improvement. It's a much more mainstream project due to it's higher funding.

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schattenjaeger (71) · 6 years ago

There’s nothing wrong with centralisation. If nothing else, Steemit is great evidence as to why decentralisation is terrible.

Nothing works here. And everything is a mess.

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jonyoudyer (64) · 6 years ago (edited)

Never was on my radar. You know what is though? SHIT. Can’t get enough of it!

berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

SHIT is right man!

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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jonyoudyer (64) · 6 years ago

Damn one of the guys who comments and tries my best to elevate the cannabis tag for the last two years, and now this. Dude you got issues.

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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jonyoudyer (64) · 6 years ago

Hey Bernie delegated 10k to canna for 2 months, you 225 for a week? Don’t dictate who and where I comment. Your just proving your self to be a total deusch.

coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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jonyoudyer (64) · 6 years ago

Alright! Make the price go up, so we can make money off you. Thanks man.

coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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fatherfaith (68) · 6 years ago

Done

shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Have some shit!

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tsnaks (63) · 6 years ago

Who ?
I don't think I have heard of him

berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Exactly! Have some shit.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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oivas (66) · 6 years ago

I think that would be the case with most witnesses at the moment.. Most not all. 😊

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berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Yep, most aren't doing shit.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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oivas (66) · 6 years ago

Hahaha. I am just wondering how much of this would animalcontrol would have got? He must be rich! Hahhaha

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danuahmed (46) · 6 years ago

donee.

berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Nice! Have some shit, good sir.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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cadawg (68) · 6 years ago

Did it a few days ago after finding this out. I can't be bothered to find the txn though.

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berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Respect. Have some shit on the house.

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10 votes

coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

It has been determined that you are trash, therefore, you have received a negative vote.

PLEASE NOTE: If you engage with the trash above you also risk receiving a negative vote on your comment.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

Only it's not true. I didn't leave Steem. I joined eosDAC in April of 2018. Not a lot has changed since then other than I've been helping many projects like FIO and others via consulting. I still run secure, trusted nodes. If there are better witnesses to vote for, by all means do so.

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cadawg (68) · 6 years ago

Thank you for your comment. I feel my witness votes are better elsewhere.

Have a nice day,
~ @cadawg

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6 votes

lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

Fantastic. That's as it should be, individual stake holders making decisions in their own self-interests which align with the best interests of the network. That's DPoS at work. Thanks for voting and participating.

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chesatochi (72) · 6 years ago

I have never voted for him. ;)

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Well, you can have some shit anyways.

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10 votes

cloudspyder (59) · 6 years ago

Done!

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Free shit for you, sir!

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10 votes

sems42 (50) · 6 years ago

Really thought out! You just won the internet!

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9 votes

coininstant (66) · 6 years ago

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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underground (67) · 6 years ago

Way Ahead of the curve, I was not seeing what I like from an engaged witness...

Still with YOU, @berniesanders (rather NGC 👍 )

😎👍☝🤑

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3 votes

ats-david (74) · 6 years ago

I don’t think I’ve ever approved him as a witness. What do I get for that?

shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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themarkymark (78) · 6 years ago

Probably shit. Just a hunch.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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ats-david (74) · 6 years ago

Oh, shit! You were right!

syedumair (72) · 6 years ago

Done

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martie7 (62) · 6 years ago

What to do if I didn't vote for him?

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berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

Enjoy some shit anyways.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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arcange (73) · 6 years ago

Congratulations @berniesanders!
Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following category:

Pending payout - Ranked 3 with $ 186,71

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bitfiend (59) · 6 years ago

That sucks, my proxy has him voted. Ill see what he thinks and if i can get him to remove it

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

I didn't leave Steem for EOS. Not much as changed since I joined eosDAC over a year ago. But hey, bernie hates me and has for years, so why let facts get in the way of a good bernie rant. :)

Vote for witnesses you trust to secure the chain or use a proxy who understands what the job of a witness is.

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bitfiend (59) · 6 years ago (edited)

My proxy understands what the job of a witness is. I most certainly did not blindly set my proxy. Thanks for your response. Hope you continue to do good work for the platform.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

Glad to hear it. That's DPoS at work. Thank you for participating.

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boomerang (56) · 6 years ago

This post has received a 53.02 % upvote from @boomerang.

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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agent00nothing (2) · 6 years ago

Why can you only vote for a witness? Why can't we flag them?

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rahul.stan (63) · 6 years ago

Already did that when you posted this

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

Unfortunately I was traveling when that post came out and didn't get a notification about being tagged. Either way, if there are better witnesses to vote for besides me, I'll support them also.

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rahul.stan (63) · 6 years ago

Well, your rank dropped from 2 to 20 since that post came around so I guess you know what the community thinks about you as a witness. If you want to prove them wrong, tell us what you've done for steem in the last 6 months.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

It's a fair question. First off, I don't think #2 made any sense, as I touched on here. As to what else I've done, I continue to run a trusted, secure witness node which, to me, is the primary job of a witness. My reasons for being a witness haven't changed much from when I first started, which revolve around using my technical experience and communication abilities to educate people about cryptocurrency. Part of that value add includes being involved in multiple cryptocurrency projects. Some appreciate this and others do not. As of next month I'll have three years of content on chain helping educate people in the space.

As for the last 6 months, here are some examples of things I've been involved with:

Advising projects, including those who want to bridge the gap between Steem and EOS: Announcement: APPICS' Dual Blockchain Solution
Drawing attention to centralization concerns related to Steemit, Inc: Is Steem Centrally Controlled?. During that turbulent time, I was elected by a group of about 50 top STEEM stake holders and witnesses to be in a small group to represent the Steem community in discussions with Ned.
I continue publishing the Exchange Transfer report (though sometimes when I'm traveling, as with the last few week, I get behind on doing it weekly). I also published a summary of exchange transfers for 2016, 2017, and 2018. I think financial transparency is really important, so we can all know who is selling their Steem on a regular basis which holds the price down and who is holding or buying to support the price.
I took my work with eosDAC and proposed a solution to apply it to Steem with a DAC (Decentralized Autonomous Community): SteemDAC: A Plan We Can Start Today to Decentralize Steem Governance.
I remain an active Witness on Steem, publishing content and promoting Steem on social media.

Some may prefer that I only promote Steem and not the other things I'm passionate about such as eosDAC or FIO, but I'm more interested in creating a world we all want to live in. I think it will take multiple cryptocurrency projects to do that. If that invalidates my eligibility as a top witness and there are other more trusted, more active, more beneficial witnesses to put above me, I'm fully okay with that.

Being a witness, IMO, is about being trustworthy and truthful. My record online demonstrates my commitment to those key principles.

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rahul.stan (63) · 6 years ago

All valid points but I'm afraid not enough to deserve the #2 spot in my opinion. I'm not going to reply addressing all the points in your comment above because in the end my opinion doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. I'll just let the community be the judge of it. No hard feelings mate.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

I agree, as I already stated, not enough to earn the number #2 spot. I can't explain why people like @jesta are not in the top 20 after all the value they've brought here (Vessel, SteemDB, etc)

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underground (67) · 6 years ago

It's a "what have you done for me lately" world I guess...

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3 votes

swiftcash (64) · 6 years ago

This post has received a 10.00% complementary upvote from @swiftcash 🤑

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littleboys-faiz (59) · 6 years ago

where did this garbage come from, damn it! Never in my library... @berniesanders 👍👍

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princeola (55) · 6 years ago

I don't even vote him before.

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diogosantos (62) · 6 years ago

Never had it on him...

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shadeserver (44) · 6 years ago

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Thanks for sharing SHADE
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shadowspub (70) · 6 years ago

I scrolled down through the comments here ... looks like you were just wanting to spread / shoot some shit Bernie .... So I'm going to toss some SHADE
!SHADE 5

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promobot (60) · 6 years ago

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blind-spot (70) · 6 years ago

If I don't know them, I don't vote for them.
So I I never voted for the guy, but the comments were kind enough to let me know about him. I wish him luck on his endeavors, but that doesn't mean he will be getting a vote from me.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

I never left Steem, but that's the challenge with DPoS in that it's much like a popularity contest. Unfortunately perception outweighs facts. Vote for witnesses you trust to secure the chain and that's at least as good as anyone can hope for.

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blind-spot (70) · 6 years ago

I am going with the facts I have come across. There isn't a single witness I have voted for without looking over their work after considering the recommendations. Popularity does matter. That's a fact.

In this case, perceptions are the only facts I have got. Am I wrong?

It is pleasant to know you are around, and I might vote for you with my tiny stake when I feel like I want to vouch for you.

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ronel (61) · 6 years ago

I didn't vote him!

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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fredkese (69) · 6 years ago

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adenijiadeshina (66) · 6 years ago

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berniesanders (77) · 6 years ago

They should, but most are shit.

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shitbot (55) · 6 years ago

Speaking of shit, I took a dump in your wallet! Take a trip to the bathroom to claim your worthless SHIT!

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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gjones15 (52) · 6 years ago

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sameernawab (68) · 6 years ago

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cryptojiang (60) · 6 years ago

didn’t upvote him ever

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bangladeshiman (43) · 6 years ago

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bangladeshiman (43) · 6 years ago

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

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marki99 (54) · 6 years ago (edited)

Here is a healthy dialogue. You bring no value whatsoever to me as a steem user or investor. I also don't like most of your ideas. I hope you get voted out of the top 20. Two more spots to go.

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lukestokes (75) · 6 years ago

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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martie7 (62) · 6 years ago

You have to move to whaleshares where flags were removed after last hardfork. Best place for you.

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago (edited)

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iflagtrash (63) · 6 years ago

Look at poor little @coininstant being trolled like the bitch he is by an automated bot. Jump monkey, jump!! Good boy.

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coininstant (66) · 6 years ago

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