This is another update about the new flag tool I have been working on...

          At first, it was going to only be to check incoming flags on an account but there was a need to produce a report on outgoing that arose so decided to include that as well. Decided might as well check my own flags (Edit: It was pointed out that the number looked small and it was. This is due to the limit on get_account_history and that I need to use a loop to get the complete data). Bear in mind that at least half of my account SP had been delegated to healing accounts during a certain flag war.

          That's a story for another day. Over the course of my account history, the below chart shows the flags issued from my primary account. I'd have thought the number would be greater but gotta remember I am a minnow afterall. The total value of flags include those against not only those against abuse but also general disagreement of rewards which is included in the thing I like to call negative curation.

          Flagging is the misunderstood creature of the blockchain kind of like spiders in nature. Those with understanding know that spiders play a vital role in the ecosystem. Well, I did my homework for you so here's a bit of how we benefit from our eight legged friends.

_{Little known fact about me: Used to own a couple rosehair tarantulas. They were interesting little critters.}

_{Before you decide to "Kill it with fire", maybe think about the bigger picture.}

There are many benefits of spiders. First and foremost, spiders eat insects. While, the details can seem a little gruesome if you think about an unsuspecting insect being caught in a sticky web and consumed by an eight-legged arachnid, the fact is that spiders keep the numbers of bloodsucking, disease spreading, crop destroying pests under control.

https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmaXfDVjczpqNts6ptxDijzCjQwAjYcu134dcwdwJa6EMn

As I am read that, I realize how extraordinarily apt the anology is. 🕷️

          Abusers are constantly sucking value out from the platform while offering nothing in terms of growth that would increase the valuation of Steem. If we work together, we will catch these pests in the web of flaggy justice. This will starve them of being rewarded via means that negatively affect the sustainability of the platform.

          Instead of providing you the 158 downvotes I have sent during my almost 2 years here last 10000 transactions, I will do something a bit more pragmatic. I am going to share only those abuse posts that have pending rewards. I highly encourage you take a look at them and curate accordingly.

https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmaXfDVjczpqNts6ptxDijzCjQwAjYcu134dcwdwJa6EMn