Let's talk about down-voting/ flagging on Palnet
One of the features you may or may not be aware of on Palnet is the 1 free 100% downvote that you can utilize each day.
So if you downvote something at 100%, it's used up and subsequent downvotes will come from your voting power. You can downvote in smaller percentages and have more of your free flag. (I am using the terms flag/downvote interchangeably here) So that could be 2 50% flags, 5 20%, etc.
One of the main reasons the moderator team received larger drops was the use of these flags in situations that warrant them.
I figure it's time to announce what my current personal flagging system is (Other mods may have the same or possibly different rules they set for themselves) This is NOT the guidelines for @nopal4u as we are still working on that as a team. Keep in mind that is this for the Palnet side of things, my Steem side is insignificant and does very little to the rewards there.
So. Right now I have 4 accounts that I am flagging or keeping an eye on for flags.
The reason is they are automatic posts that are a headline and a link to an offsite article. In my eyes it's plagiarism and something that I am against people gaining rewards for.
That's it. That's my guideline for right now.
@techwizardry is the main focus as they are the largest offender that I have found on Palnet. Every 3 or 4 hours a new junk post is made with zero content. Here's an example of an average post from this "content creator"
Top notch, huh? Not so much.
These are the types of accounts that do zero to add value to the platform and suck from the pool.
So I urge you, if you are one of the people that votes for this account to save your VP and vote elsewhere, you will not be getting any curation from it as I will be removing all of the rewards that I can. If you see any other accounts like this, please feel free to alert me here and I will take a look.
I will update my personal guidelines as they become necessary to make sure that post rewards get into the hands to as many real content creators as possible.
Thanks for reading.
Let me add an edit to this: Be aware that a flag on Palnet also flags on Steem with equal vp power. The only difference is your stake and you will be using Steem vp each time. That said, it will get tricky trying to balance flags and may result in your account on one platform being hit in retaliation. Always be aware that a flag may have consequences!
@captain.palnet will try it. Hope so there will be no war :)
I wish you Peace, Abundance and Liberty , signed your friend CPT PAL
Oh.. You actually bring up a good point. Only flag if you're willing to get into a possible flag war. You never know who is on the other side of that username.
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This is an incredible account name.
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I just did my first downvotes! Thanks for this.
Just be careful! This post wasn't meant to be a call to arms, just a guide if/when people notice flags. lol
It makes sense to me to use our free downvotes. Thanks for the warning, though.
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Simple guideline and I would agree with you on flagging those types of accounts. They need to at please provide some value but not take credit for someone elses work.
Had no idea about the 100% free downvote so if I run into something bad will be happy to flag it to do my little part in keeping palnet positive and clean. Thanks!
great awareness for the free downvote..
i read it but didnt read it you know...Will use these when it looks shady!
It is good to learn and be aware of what the free downvote is @swelker101 and yes if I see one I will take action and also notify you :D
That is good of you
On Palnet there are so much less shitposts to flag. Maybe most of the shitposters have stayed on Steemit?
Some have, but there is some creep-over happening. Hopefully they can be discouraged.
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To be completely honest, up till this point in my year and a half steemit journey, I've been explicitly anti-flagging, anti-bullshit, anti-internet hyjinx on the platform. I've never seen a shred of good come of it.
...... that being said ......
... since joining PALnet and experiencing what I can only describe as the bill of goods I was originally sold re: steemit, I'm actually becoming a little more protective of this oasis of actual content. I am -praying- bidbot culture is outright banned here and along those lines, I think some healthy discouragement from what is without question one of the most pro-steem-blockchain communities aimed at people looking to double dip on their spam is a hell of a lot easier to justify and get behind here.
I know exactly what you mean, during discussions on what we should do, I was one of the few that was against any free downvotes. Now that I have "ownership" I can see where I was probably wrong in that stance. That said, I need to get back to watching some of your patches and see if I can learn something on the rack. :)
You can definitely learn how not to manage your cables. = )
Awesome post @swelker101 , I hardly ever flag but I totally agree that when its something like techwizardry its definitly warranted ! Thanks for the info about the 100% free downvote on palnet, its good to know. upped and resteemed to spread the word!😎👍
Good job!
I agree to give downvote to those post that do not contribute anything, that only place a photo, an empty content, a vulgar plagiarism, so we should not pay a penny for them.
Yesterday I used my free downvote to flag someone that stole one of my older posts and posted it as his own work. Thanks for letting us know about this, it is a step in the right direction.
Just remember that the flag is also happening on the Steem side and that isn't free right now.
That is fine because I needed to take their Steem rewards they were making from my post. Thanks for the heads up on that though.
wow - thanks for the enlightenment
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