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RE: STEEMIT BLOWS MY MIND AGAIN! - Plagiarism, Repentance, and Forgiveness
I too am pleased to see people forgive him. We've all lied before, so none of us are qualified to throw stones.
There is a difference however between forgiveness and restoration of trust. His 67 reputation is a major problem that needs to be addressed. It gives the impression that he is trustworthy, which he is not. He now has the chance to win back our trust, but that should begin from a much lower reputation score.
I was considering that myself. Both the reputation and steem power have not been obtained honestly.
Your second sentence is gold!
Exactly - I agree.
Good point. I think for people who are on the site a lot they know the situation but for others they might not. I doubt he will do anything similar though and think he is truly repentant. If he does the community will see it and take further action.
I've developed my thoughts a little more on this in a recent post. What do you think is the solution to his overinflated rep score?
I don't think there is a solution as of yet. I don't think it would be right to just downvote all his posts from now on to lower it. The community is aware of what he has done and will be more acutely aware if he does it again. I doubt he will though because he knows he will be caught. I think that should be the end of the matter.
What about new people or old people who don't know the story but who do rely on the reputation? Or do most people just wonder what that funny number means?
Not to beat a dead horse, but I do believe that there should be a real downvote firecracker in addition to the nuclear bomb flag. And maybe the flag should automatically (after verification of the infraction) reset the rep score to less than the normal starting point.