Hi @ned
Good to see @steemit getting some promotion in the media. However, when I invite friends to join, here are the problems that needs to be addressed:
Two weeks for an account to be opened for most ordinary people is too long to wait in this day and age.
When they get here, it is a confusing mess. The user journey is fragmented and doesn't flow well. Your typical facebook user will have no clue where to start on steemit
Asymmetric reputation scores. Why does someone with lower reputation voting on someone with higher reputation, push there rep score up, but doesn't push it down when they flag? Why the inconsistency?
People who flag bad content should be rewarded in the same way that those who curate good content get rewarded. Why not just make it symmetrical both ways?
Whale abuse. I have been flagged down numerous times by @haejin not because of the quality of my posts, but purely in retaliation. There needs to be some sort of cap on the number of times one user can flag or upvote another user. This will avoid abuse and stop small clicks developing. This is needed if you really want to create a truly global community.
You can listen to this or wait a few years for some guy in a suit from an expensive consulting firm to come and tell you the same thing.
Waiting for your response.