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RE: Freelancers, we need to talk about our exposure...
What would the difference be between this tag and the already existing one. How would you protect it from the same spam and problems you see on the existing one? If it's successful, it's bound to get as crowded as the other one, isn't it?
The #steemgigs tag was started by @surpassinggoogle roughly six months ago. I've been writing curation posts about said tag since the beginning, promoting and writing about the various services and products being offered. @surpassinggoogle has recently been doing a lot of Steemit promotion, getting new members to join the platform. Those users are seeing the upvotes given by the person who invited them, and see that he has created a tag, and they use it. For EVERYTHING. This is not his fault, but I feel like he doesn't police his own tag. Not even a friendly reminder to these people who he has brought in. I understand that stance though, as he wouldn't want to upset new community members that he himself has onboarded.
I'm not so nice. In fact, I like to call myself the nicest asshole on Steemit. IF an account is created to manage the tag/community, I will do my best to inform anyone using the tag incorrectly, and after multiple warnings, will start reporting the posts for hashtag spam. I will take as much of "the heat" on myself as I can, so that freelancers can have a marketplace that works for them.
I see, well that makes a lot of sense indeed. Good luck in your efforts then!