@themarkymark -- I had 50 cents on this post before @xeldal voted it up, and now that you and yours have come through MANUALLY, it is down to 44 cents. This PROVES what @deraaa and many others have been saying; you and yours are NOT DVing in proportion, but taking EXTRA. This is the very thing we are trying to avoid: needlessly harming other Hivers because you and Xeldal aren't getting along. You are NOT just taking off what Xeldal puts on, you are, IN FACT, taking 12 percent MORE, at least in this case (12 percent of 50 cents is 6 cents).

@xeldal, I need you to understand: your upvotes are being OVER-COMPENSATED for in DVs, so although I know you mean to HELP, that is not what is happening, but instead the REVERSE. 12 percent is CONSIDERABLE damage for new Hivers trying to get established and also those who truly need their rewards. Please be mindful of this fact as you upvote.

@dreemsteem, @acidyo, and @kencode -- PROOF of what Deraaa and others have been saying has now been provided. I myself, on my comment, have taken a 12 percent loss of my comment from Mark and his associate's DV, from 50 cents down to 44 cents. Since Mark and Xeldal are persisting in doing this on my personal posts, I should be able to see if that percentage holds in the next week of my posts, and if it does, @dreemsteem and @acidyo, you will know how much support other Hivers going through this are going to need in order to counteract the damage.