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starworld

2020-02-06 20:34

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"Some people have access to hundreds of computers with unique ips and unique hard-drive serial numbers." While that may be true, I'm not sure that such people would waste their time on Steemit

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starworld

2020-02-06 20:23

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"Are you familiar with the difficulty of defining pr0n?" Yes, I realize that! But that should not mean that since "porn" is not easily defined, we should simply ignore it. We have to

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starworld

2020-02-06 19:12

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"What are your "clearly defined violations"?" Virtually anything that you want to include in your terms of service, provided that it does not violate some existing law. i.e. You can't

starworld

2020-02-06 19:03

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"Many users have access to hundreds of machines with unique ips and have the scripting resources to automate nearly undetectable sock-puppets." Nothing is "undetectable" if you have

starworld

2020-02-06 18:41

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"Who would make such a decision? And how would you mitigate the damage potential of a "rogue mod"?" Such decisions are easy to make (by anyone) if the parameters for violations are

starworld

2020-02-06 17:05

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"How is flagging superior to downvoting?" Downvoting has an effect on member reputations, and can actually cause articles to be semi-hidden. Flagging on the other hand would have no effect on

starworld

2020-02-06 16:55

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"but we need some enforcement mechanism to remove scams and illicit material" Yes, we would need the ability to actually remove posts, not just hide them. "but we would need some sort of

starworld

2020-02-06 16:44

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"What enforcement mechanism would you propose?" The same mechanisms that other platforms use: A combination of bots and member flagging/reporting, and of course the ability to actually remove

starworld

2020-02-06 16:25

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"They permanently ban people for no reason." PayPal does not ban people for no reason! There is always a reason, and usually a good one, even though the PayPal member may not like the reason.

starworld

2020-02-06 16:17

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starworld

2020-02-06 16:16

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"You can't make money with upvotes, but there are other ways to make steem-money. People run a lot of contests, photography, creative writing, that kind of stuff." None of those things will work

starworld

2020-02-06 16:11

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Build a system where... Articles cannot be downvoted by others, regardless of reputation. Allow only upvoting of articles and comments. That way the articles with the most votes will truly be the best

starworld

2020-02-06 15:54

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"That's the beauty of the blockchain. Nobody can be banned." No, there is no beauty in that! In fact, the fact that nobody can be banned is one of the biggest flaws with the Steemit platform.

starworld

2020-02-06 15:43

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"You can easily identify users with high-rep and post thoughtful comments to get their attention." Perhaps, but I find that even the most positive of comments rarely get votes from high-reputation

starworld

2020-02-06 15:37

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That may be true! But without a positive reputation and significant SP, your votes mean nothing, nor can you ever make even the smallest amount of money.

starworld

2020-02-06 14:40

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Oh please.... "No capital investment is required." Sure there is! Without an investment in Steem, there is virtually nothing you can do on Steemit. "No other significant public forum offers

starworld

2020-02-06 14:19

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"Permanent web hosting." Not at all! As long as the vast majority of Steemit members can have their posts downvoted and hidden, and their reputations ruined by a few slimballs, nothing is permanent.

starworld

2020-02-06 13:48

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RE: ‘Not Fair, Not Equitable’: Softwood Lumber Producers Continue To Press For Free Trade After U.S. Duty Cuts

Great News Articles...and interesting read! Thanks for sharing.

starworld

2020-02-06 00:10

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"If your business model relies on charging people for ZERO services, you are running a scam." But isn't that exactly what Steemit is doing? What benefits (or services) do the vast majority of

starworld

2020-02-05 22:05

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"You accrue interest on paper, but the bank never has enough capital to cover that paper." That is true, but aren't a lot of things setup that way? Technically they have no means to fully comply

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