Simply go to Hivewatcher discord and ask them. You'll also be able to get a full copy of their blacklists to peruse :-)
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Simply go to Hivewatcher discord and ask them. You'll also be able to get a full copy of their blacklists to peruse :-)
While I generally support the downvote mechanism, Hivewatchers is one of the best arguments against it. I support the general idea..identify and downvote content that could be considered abusive. However, they are way overzealous and end up blacklisting accounts without warning and for questionable reasons. Except perhaps in extreme cases I don't think "blacklisting" is reasonable (and there are plenty of extreme cases). Also, don't make people go to a third party platform they probably don't use and try to figure out why it is happening or what to do about it.
I speak from experience. What was my sin? I decided to repost some content from 4-5 years ago because 1) It had originally been posted on Steem before the fork; 2) It had some missing image links and other formatting problems; 3) It was probable that anybody seeing the new posts didn't see the original and nobody was likely to see updates to the originals. My intent wasn't abuse but it was seen that way and I was blacklisted without warning. If you try to REASONABLY argue your point you'll just be called names and insulted. I've seen other cases where reasons for blacklisting were dubious at best. An individual downvote because of disagreement with rewards is one thing and very subjective. But an organization that blacklists supposedly because of abuse should be far more objective. Plus the whole "apology post" thing is idiotic.
Although the concept of downvote as a mirror of an upvote makes sense, its actual use is just a tool for the disturbed people who actually use it. You can tell that they enjoy using their power. Your reasons for reposting were completely valid (it was your own content!!!). The apology post is another reason to believe there is a serious psychological problem and power issue, they want you to submit, they probably enjoy those posts too.
It is a massive power trip for them.
I witnessed what was done to @darth-azrael, it was disgusting. They used some arbitrary "rule" against "self-plagiarism" to come after him. I would understand if someone posts literally the same post day after day, but a post from years ago? How do they even figure that out? What kind of boring lives do they have to dig that deep into someone's account?
If the post is your own property, there is no plagiarism. By definition, you cannot plagiarize yourself
They claim it's posting your own photo or text again. Like I said, I can see posting literally the same thing everyday being considered abuse, but "plagiarism"? That is laughable. But using a photo for a series of posts? Or posting the same text for different photos? I can see them stretching it. It's insane.
HW is an outdated initiative anyhow.
I'm inclined to agree with you but again, everyone simply complains but no one comes up with any form of alternative! The other problem is that barely anyone wants to take on any form of individual responsibility to combat abuse.
I'd love to see a proper discussion as opposed to doing nothing but complain.
Lets continue to write against downvoting, lets ask people not to apologize. At some point, there will be a solid initiative from someone who knows more