RE: The value that @spinvest brings to the STEEM eco-system.
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I was surprised to learn I was on this blacklist as I'm the epitome of boring middle-aged propriety - support communities, delegate to worthy causes, including the odd curation project that puts people on a blacklist without telling them, far less having a conversation etc etc. On the other hand, I did get thrown out of the allotment society for painting my shed pink rather than the regulation brown or black so perhaps I am more of a rebel than I think 😜
More seriously, the blacklisting of accounts has an implication for people's public standing and reputation. There has been no approach to the @spinvest account to ask for a dialogue and investigate properly what Steem Power Investments is about and accounts have been placed on a blacklist without being aware of this or having any opportunity of redress.
I work with charities in England. I'm in a partnership with a UK University to bring 28 London charities with a combined wealth of £40 million each year to the Steem blockchain. In doing this, I have a public role where I I work with the Mayor's Office, London Councils - the umbrella body for the 32 local authorities in London - and the Greater London Authority as well as several other London Universities. I have never been blacklisted on Steem or anywhere else and, due to the nature of my job, I am now obliged to declare that I have been blacklisted whenever I am involved in discussions about the Steem blockchain. To say that this is not helpful is an understatement.
Its very strange, I think. At the end of the day, it's one person's opinion and they are taking an ideological stance for whatever reason. I don't understand it, but it is stake they control and can vote as they please. I'd love some public discussion about it, but would be surprised if they will even see these posts.
FYI. I reached out to the founder of Steemleo to check he is still ok with what we are doing, and he is. 100% supportive.
Well, if a person doesn't like me and won't gift me from their wealth because they don't like me, they shouldn't have to have a "public discussion" about it.
The spinvest people who delegate to them and are STILL blacklisted should definitely have a discussion, but its not public, its a personal investment, they can have whatever stance they have.