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RE: A question for the Steemit community about the mechanism of downvoting and the dangers of charlatans
Everything is becoming more and more complex. I guess it also depends on the article to be flagged. I think hate speech, violence and abominable acts type of posts should for sure be flagged. I personally wouldn't flag a post that just has a difference of opinion to what I like or would say. Not everyone has a degree in writing. Some people are happy to post pics of their kids, while others will write a treatise, so I am more lenient in that respect.
I totally agree. Flagging should not be seen as a form of opinion disagreement button. Unfortunately there's quite a bit of confusion out there between what's fact and what's opinion, so no matter what, people will downvote things they think are harmful that in fact aren't, purely because they are misinformed, such that their downvote is based on opinion instead of fact.
However, I'd personally prefer things getting downvoted that aren't harmful to people, versus things not getting downvoted that are harmful to people, because the option doesn't exist, or does exist but in a form people don't use or are afraid to use.