Funny how some newbies unaware of the good old deeds of some folks here just try to impose what they think is right. Makes me wonder whether they've tried looking at things here, through their target's perspective.

Though oldies and newbies both matter in this ecosystem, Imho, we must not forget the fact that the more oldies we have staying here, the more credible and attractive this ecosystem would look like for investors. If we drive each other away, how are we going to grow and achieve being the most used platform and make the Steem price rise? It was when more people adapted to using BTC that it hit it's 20k, wasn't it? How wonderful it would be to have the Steem price hit even a hundred.

Ditto on respect, if we could just give each other that - the world would be a much better place. Although we probably all have a point to make - downvoter and those who are being downvoted, "living and letting live" is still more effective to drive this platform to a higher success. History has seem to repeat itself when it used to rain downvotes back when it was Steemit's first year and in a few months the price has bottomed at that time. Am not a fan of that downvote button, it seems to create more negativity here but who knows it may actually fix the system plus, evil and good seem to have to exist _edit to be able to distinct one from the other.

Imho, it's because if one outsider would take a look at the platform for the first time they'd probably get directed to the trending first and then they'd see the comment thread on the post there and if it so happen that they landed on the post and they read on the arguement on the downvotes it have, just imagine ...no matter how much euro or dollar you have to buy Steem would you be encouraged to - knowing that the moment you step in here and post something you are capable of - would be downvoted? I reckon you won't.

Although the original purpose of curating content is - because they add value, Imho, people matter more than just their content, besides ... just because one post is not meeting "English Profeciency" does not mean it's a poor quality content nor not adding value at all. It may not to some but it may to some plus .. who are we to decide whether something has value or not?

I'm pretty optimistic when it comes to people - in my early years here, I may have done considerably stupid things that may have led some to having negative feelings over me and those are the moments I regret the most so my personal advice to those who have enough RC - before you click on that red button - think about how you'd also feel if it has been done to you. It would be hard gluing back shattered pieces of a broken mirror so does fixing burned bridges.

We may all have good intentions all for the good of Steem but none of us really know whether our method of doing it would really bring us any good nor would really decide for the success of Steemit because nobody holds the future. Perhaps, if there would be more curators who could help find and curate value filled post so they get properly rewarded then more value filled/ high quality content would get to trending. If the many huge steem power holders would up that post who knows - perhaps they get to trend more and perhaps, Steemit would look more attractive?

Who knows - because we can't tell about the future.

Imho, it's more important to respect the existence of who is here now and live and let live - whoever said that quote.