Hi @jadams2k18
It must have been difficult for you to write this post but it is very well written and I congratulate you for it.
I've realized that the attitude of people towards memos can be very variable. There are the ones who are happy to get them and the others who feel invaded by them. The later category can become quite angry about it and this casts quite a shadow on the whole process.
When I look at what has gone on in the domain of e-mail where there are quite strict laws about to whom we are allowed to write a mail, I believe that we should also observe some ground rules about the memos. I believe that it would be enough to create a form with google forms or another service where people could actually enroll to the distribution list. Like that we would send memos only to people who gave a direct consent.
You are doing an amazing work here on steem with @crypto.piotr and the project #hope but I think that the choice of using the memo as a means of communication can cast a negative shadow on it.
Best regards,
Achim
Hello @achim03
I'm glad you took the time to respond.
Yes, It was hard. The worst part is waiting to read the comments. Yesterday the electricity went out 3 times and I was eating my nails to know what was going on!
You're quite right in what you say, possibly there should be an option within Steemit that would allow the memos to be filtered. But since they are money transactions, it's probably not possible.
Thank you for your support and kind words
I won't abuse memos or tags.
Why do you think using memo's can cast a negative shadow?
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Some people can feel offended and they tend to express it quite clearly. So instead of having discussions related to the subject of a post it can lead to emotional discussions about spam and privacy. Which can drop a shadow on the good work.
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I understand. Thanks for explaining.
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Dear @achim03
Reality is that most of those who complain about memos will end up having very little to no traffic and sooner than later will abandon Steemit.
For that reason I do not worry about those users in a long run. When someone seem to be upset about receiving memo, then best thing we can do is to apologize, mute and move on.
Trust me - in few months if you visit accounts of those people - almost all will be already gone. They will end up giving up on this platform because of the constant lack of engagement and visibility.
That's so far my experience.
Yours
Piotr
I have read the posts that woman made. It's really crazy, but you will see more of these things happen. It's the type of yellow vest people.
Dear @niel96
It's more like Antifa than Yellow Vest :)
Cheers
Piotr