I know that there’s a flag button, but I’d use the flag button only for abusive content. I’d use the downvote button with the posts that I don’t agree with or that don’t provide much value, so that they get hidden, which would remove the clutter quickly.
Steemit can get copy features from StackOverflow. They have some good features to moderate the community with a functional rewards system.
Do you really want to see up and downvoting wars ?
No, but the flag button could be abused like that as well, no? I’m sharing a feature that I have seen and used in a website, that is very successful in moderating the community and providing value to users, which is stackoverflow.
Good thoughts. The problem is with users who already misuse the flag button, who would spam a downvote button. Steemit doesn't have enough bots or moderators for that.
Thank you. A community of moderators can be built like they have in StackOverflow.
Yes, and I think that's needed here anyway. The platform is growing, tags are being abused and manipulated... without a better framework in place, Steemit is as unstable as bitcoin.