I know you, and I have butted heads on this subject several times, but I have to say that I'm impressed that you seem to have taken on board one or two of the points I made to you. What a brilliant, well thought out, even-handed piece this is. ^5
"He was making $1000+ each day "
I think we should highlight that there are two complaints with regards to DV
- 1. The use of DV by the likes of Hivewtacher and or other groups.
- 2. The use of DV as a personal weapon.
It would be nice if all cases of DV were so crystal clear or blindingly deserving of retribution, but sadly they're not. The problem is that while we do have a marginally high proportion of Deliberate, wrongdoers to use your favourite phrase, generalisations are made in that THEY ALL KNOW FULL WELL WHAT THEY ARE DOING! I suppose people are not willing to cut anybody some slack anymore after four years of dealing with, effectively, crooks.
I'm pretty uneasy about a massive DV being dropped on someone for failing to give the source of a single image, for example. It seems overly harsh to me. A warning message and or an invitation to have the problem explained seems a much nicer way.
Then we have the account holding a hefty Hive amount, not necessarily a whale either. An account that doesn't like you criticising Hive or groups such as HW or asking any questions that might be uncomfortable. It Downvotes you, "I will downvote EVERYTHING you post from now on." it certainly makes an outspoken person such as myself ensure that what I write is carefully thought out for fear of inviting the wrath of Khan the downvoter! Which begs the question: Is Hive Free? Yes, it is free, but not in the values of freedom I hold dear.
Sadly, it is free for those who hold a LOT of Hive; they have nothing to fear "Meh, that DV is only a couple of cents." but to some accounts, they can't afford to lose 1 Cent let alone a couple. Oh, and while we're on the subject of 'Losing your rewards' again, only the rich can afford to make statements like that to someone who generally only makes $0.03 a post to lose $4.37 on a potential payout is probably devastating, let alone the effect on their mental wellbeing. So please, everyone. Get a grip! You do lose those rewards. Stop insulting people by saying "You haven't earned it yet, so you haven't lost it because you never had it." How about I speak to peoples employers and say, "Don't pay them this week; they may well have made 3000 bricks, but until payday comes, they haven't earned it yet." 🤦♂️
The latest one I'm seeing is communities throwing their weight around, and I hold my hand up; I was party to this yesterday over the teamuk tag whereby I was saying that only Brit's should be allowed to use the tag and anyone "That wasn't a Brit who used the tag should be taken to the market place and shot in the back of the head!" We both know I didn't actually say that, but you get my drift. I noticed this afternoon yet another individual has had their spuds kicked for posting in the wrong channel.
There's probably more I want to say, but I'm sure someone will try to control me and my comments by claiming I'm posting yet another "Wall of Text." 🤦♂️