Just offering my... what appears to be, two cents, so far.
You did say:
In my opinion this box should have been removed...
Whereas I think those are solid guidelines. People can use words if they want to troll or have personal battles and opinions.
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Ah, okay... I misunderstood.
It's a good point. My issue with the box is it encouraging people to say things like..
I was downvoted for the wrong reasons. And as we both experienced lately what are we going to say about the idiots who downvote everyone to express their sad lives?
There are bad reasons to downvote. Just like there are bad reasons to post or complain or whatever. Just because someone can do something, doesn't mean it's right, or that you lose the right to complain.
Honestly downvote harassment is 100x worse than people complaining about it.
Steem is trying to do stakeholder governance, but having stake doesn't give you the right to be an ass, or undermine the company. Imagine if shareholders used their stake in a corporation to waste executive time, troll or otherwise undermine the company. Or as more commonly happens here try to pocket the company's budget. It would be unacceptable and potentially criminal.
With guidelines in place, it's much easier to pinpoint irresponsible behavior.
Even the plagiarists and art frauds I've caught and downvoted in the past would insist they've done nothing wrong, even when I could offer evidence. Much like when a shop owner catches a shoplifter, the thief always denies the existence of the KitKat bar in their front left pocket, even when there's video evidence.
It's easier to prove an idiot is acting idiotic, when there are guidelines.
I'm probably crazy for hoping folks could just act professionally. This place is viewed as a place of business by many who would prefer the entire operation to be successful. Sure, we can keep saying, "It's the wild west," and be stuck in an endless loop of history but I'd prefer to advance now into the industrial age and put all of this petty behavior in the past. Again, crazy.
Will you please stop making so much sense! How dare you come here with such rational thought and trying to make the place better with feedback. Honestly...[sarcasm in comment]
It was an accident!