You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
RE: @steemed has been dropped from the top 19 witnesses
Funny that you use a sock puppet account to post about sock puppets. Whoever you are behind this account, why don't you use your own real account to make the post ? It's a coward act.
This is a good point @aizensou, but we have an interesting dilemma on our hands.
Blockchain tech and cryptocurrencies are meant to allow anonymity in a system, and prevent censorship. By telling someone to post with their real account, we are socially trying to deny them this right. Should a whistle-blower post with their real identity, if they knew the mob would kill them? Drastic obviously, but you get my point.
On the other hand, steemit users are tied to reputation. By allowing a user to post under an anonymous account so easily, we effectively break this tie -- a user can maintain reputation while trolling at the same time.
I don't have an answer or opinion yet, just providing discussion. :)
People could have a different view of point, nothing wrong with that. Important is the courage to discuss it openly and in a gentlemen manner. That's why I totally respect what you did and how you openly ask questions about internal working of steemit. The whole thing I saw recently looks like a carefully designed witch-hunt act specially targets a few witnesses. It will bring harm to the platform nevertheless. See my answer below to @smooth as well. Thanks.
There's nothing wrong with posting anonymously. Evaluate the content and not the person, unless the person is making claims to you that their reputation is relevant. This has been my view all along (including when disagreeing with sockpuppet hunters), and I would apply it here as well.
Exactly I saw nothing wrong with anonymity, I wish to stay anon myself too. But it's clearly a troll action to create a sock puppet account with the main motive to attack someone.
Not if powerful voices have been known to downvote information because it didn't suit them, or they thought it was over-valued, or they can just call it trolling, when those same powerful voices rule who wins and loses. I see your point, but I think a strong platform can withstand a few questions, and a few posts by being open and calm instead of flagging, threatening and calling people names. We are supposed to be an intelligent community after all.
The level of defensiveness is thick on this platform.
A coward is someone who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc. A coward is a timid or easily intimidated person. You are seeking cowardice through intimidation and abuse of power. You have not intimidated me into revealing my identity. You reveal yourself though every time you self reflect yourself onto your accuser by turning their accusations around on them. And we have been collecting data on any accounts held by the corrupt or just somebody who supports your corruption.
Have fun trying to find me. (I'm right here)
Sorry I don't waste my time for a troll. Thanks.
You've been spending plenty of time on this thread I see.
We see who you support.
