I reckon you're right on the money. I'd recommend some appropriate guidelines, because there's definitely a lot of potential for conflict of interest. Further, I really hope that specific limitations on flagging pertain. The optics of Steemit or it's employees censoring feedback from the community presents potentially nightmarish consequences.
This won't be a walk in a park, as much as a minefield, unless care is exercised. I'd be pretty surprised if team members weren't already using socks that were not acknowledged to be accounts of Stinc team members to post. That's another potential minefield that neither Stinc nor Steem can afford to tread lightly.
On a positive note, I'd really recommend your team throw themselves into the dapps and feel around for ways they can be better empowered to grow the market for Steem, or for impediments that hold them back.
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Thanks! I actually don't think we have anyone posting through sock accounts, which is not to say people don't have multiple accounts. That is well within their rights. Whether people are posting to sock accounts is not something I'm likely ever going to be able to disprove, so I'm not likely to pay too much attention to that issue. I know the people I work with, their level of integrity, and nothing other than their actions will dissuade me of that. I also know that they're far too busy working to do much else, which is my bigger concern and why I want them to be incentivized to post. If Steemit employees wind up doing things that are immoral, dishonest, or otherwise behave in a way that is grossly inappropriate given their position, then evidence of that behavior would constitute grounds for dismissal. That being said, there is no question in my mind that none of our current staff would ever intentional behave in that manner. Incentivizing team members to use public and auditable accounts is the best way to solve this problem.
I agree that flagging is an especially perilous area for us to wander into, especially for those team members with a large amount of Steem Power. We'll see how it goes, but given the people we are talking about, I'm not especially concerned that they will do anything the community will have issues with, but we'll just have to wait and see.
I appreciate the substantive reply. I am comforted you approach these issues with reason and careful consideration. Some time ago (several months at least) I was flagged pretty hard by a Stinc dev, and was gratified to be supported by unexpected members of the community.
This was long before your relationship with Stinc began, so it had no bearing on your work. It was recalled in relation to this post, so I thought to mention the issue.
You are having a salubrious impact IMHO, and I am glad to see vastly improved community relations, and the apparent trend towards continuing improvement.
Just carry on. You seem to have it in hand.
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Yeah I think I know to whom you are referring and they are no longer with us. Glad you think things are going in the right direction. While I don't know if I have it "in hand" I certainly feel good about where things are headed ;) Thanks for the thoughtful (and positive) comment
Appropriate guidelines is the key !