This is true. I have a friend who made a self introduction and has been marked as negative just because they do not put a picture holding a sign written steemit. for I say To hell who scored it for beginners who have just arrived in steemit community are not seers to know how the picture has to be to please the eyes of some. In her words (I lost the will to post on steemit as already started with a negative reputation in my first post show) ....
RE: You don't get to choose who joins Steemit… deal with it!