Let me put forth my points in this discussion.
I completely understand a downvote if you don't agree to what I say in my post or if it is under plagiarism. Other than that, it is a misuse of power.
Regarding 50% beneficiary, you cannot judge my intention of why I am giving 50% beneficiary.
On hive, by default beneficiary is added, 3% Peakd, 1% tipU, 1% hiveonboard. Now if you say there is difference between 3%, 1%, and 50%, big and small.
But there is no difference, big or small is just a point of reference. If my post is receiving $10 and your's $200, my 50% is less than your 3% .
Whenever I have posted directly from hive.blog and not from eccency, I have kept all these beneficiary intact ( 3%,1%, 1% ), addition to 50%. No one can judge my intention of keeping beneficiaries.
Taking about ecency and peakD, there is a feature of promoting or boosting the post, you have shell out hive to promote, I don't understand how is this different from setting beneficiary. Both ways I am shelling out my hive.
What if I want to promote every post of mine, I am setting up beneficiary. There is no limit on PeakD or Ecency how many post you can promote.
It is not right to consider your own way of doing things right and finding fault at other person doing. My intention are right.
Moreover, you are advertising it as vote selling/ self voting. I am neither selling vote ( I have delegated all my hive to tipU). And if you are calling self-voting, how it is different from promoting.
I am very new on HIVE, came here with a very clear and distinct mindset to grow a learning community of my own and to promote awareness about learning and education.
Don't call it as a SHAME, I don't give that right to anyone.
Regarding ph-fund, I was not forced into this, I joined voluntarily. I am setting up beneficiary voluntarily.
Personal opinion, I don't like the curation trail at all, I have seen many posts, having big upvotes, but if I look at the comments, 0.
What does that mean?
The more the upvotes, the comments must be proportional.
P.S. If my intentions of using this platform is right, I don't fear of a downvote. Neither I give anyone the right to judge my intentions.
RE: Warning, please don't encourage the self-voting/vote-selling of the @ph-fund initiative