Recently a lot of people have been sending me SBD or Steem with links to their posts. At first I thought that is was kind of fun and I started voting for the links.
Very quickly my voting power went down and a virtual torrent of requests started coming in. Not wanting to disappoint anyone I tried at first to keep up with things but it became apparent that so much was coming in that there was no way that everybody would be happy if I voted for all of it. My voting power would go so low that no one would benefit from it.
I’m really not sure what a fair way to handle this is. Additionally I’m not sure if this is all that good of a thing to be doing for the Steemit platform as a whole. It feels a lot like self voting to me if I’m always just voting for people who send me SBD or Steem.
Contrary to what appears to be public perception, @lightsplasher is not chained to the keyboard like some programmed automaton. In fact @lightsplasher is prone to long periods of introspection when all things electronic are shunned or minimized, hence the long periods of time between postings. (Now you guys have got me talking about myself in the third person like @papa-pepper LOL. ;)
Wood piece that is struck by a mallet, I took this picture when I did 108 prostrations – click for viewing full screen
Trying to refund all of your SBD when I know I can’t or don’t want to vote for your posts takes me a lot of time and is prone to error.
I actually really enjoy just looking at random content and voting for the posts that I like or of people that I have made some connection with. This isn’t always an easy thing to quantify. Sometimes I like butterflies and flower pictures and sometimes I don’t.
I can see many people are making some really good content and I like to be able to vote up as many as possible without having to feel an obligation to vote just for the people who have sent me SBD. I try to give back to people who have done things for me as much as I can but things can’t always be ‘fair’ in a way that trades equal value for equal value.
In short please stop sending me SBD with links to posts. I think this will be better for everyone. If anyone wants any amount refunded from amounts sent to me please let me know in the comments below or through wallet messages and I will gladly refund you.
Thanks for reading! Please let me know what you think. What are your thoughts on selling votes? Picture was taken by me with my Galaxy S7
First I dont pay any attention to those micro payments to get attention.
Second, I have never bought a vote. Its not something I personally want to do. However I have friends that buy votes and think its fine. Im still friends with them, but its just not for me!
My rule is I do what I enjoy doing. This is supposed to be fun. I have been on YouTube for years and learned this lesson early on. If you dont do what you enjoy, you will get burned out. It is your blog and your stake, do what you enjoy and dont worry about it :) Hope this helps a tiny bit.
It helps a lot, thank you for your comment. Some of us have to learn the hard way I guess, LOL.
I agree with @old-guy-photos. I Like to share what I love to do!
This is so incredible lord @lightsplasher
I will do if it can happen but if you are not willing or unwilling then I will not do it.
It's all up to you to master just how good it is..
Thank you sir
Thank you for your understanding.
I read your post, many people send Sbd and steem to you for votes, but the power of yours has decreased,I think everyone will understand after reading this post, Thanks for information.
Thank you. It is a hard thing for me to be fair about. It would rather all of you kept your SBD and I will try to vote for as many people as possible.
Once I see my profile and follow me then I will be very happy @lightsplasher
Incredible @lightsplasher
maybe they all want to like you masters if it is pleasent please sir, it's all there to you. Everyone would want the best in this steemit world and everyone want to help including you sir its intention to keep helping newcomers. my language is wrong.
Thank sir
I'd like to help as many newcomers as I can. I know it is very tough to get started.
I strongly agree with your opinion.
Good luck my friend.
Thanks you
I do not know what i have to say @lightsplasher. Its rarely and i never find it before. What do you say about tis @lightsplasher ????
SBD is hard for many people to earn at first. I would rather everyone kept theirs. This will help out the system because their votes will be worth more and the wealth will spread out to many more people.
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
You are right @lightsplasher. Im agree with you
You are right @lightsplasher, i am agree what talked to me. Im my self hard enough in collect ing SBD
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
Might be some of them looking for kindness of yours my friend. It must be wrong but sometimes wrong can turn into right.
But thats all yours to decide whether giving or not.
What can I say, sometimes it ok to break the rules
In a way we all make the rules. I will try to be kind to all that I can. It is a tough thing to figure out what is best.
wow beautiful post dear @lightsplasher
I #love your all post
and your wonderful photography dear
I #resteemed your all post dear
Thank you for your support. :)
welcome and thank so much dear @lightsplasher
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
I follow you dear @rewardpoolrape
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
Thank you so much dear @rewardpoolrape
#love you dear
and @love you dear #lightsplasher
Hi @lightsplasher! You have received 0.1 SBD tip + 0.02 SBD @tipU
from @dswigle :)
Check out new tipuvote! feature :)
I am glad that I never did that sending SBD thing to get a vote from people.
However, I understand how you feel.
It was okay and fun at first, but as time went by more people keep coming and did that to you and you weren't unable to handle or enjoy that.
Thanks for being honest and stand with your pride. Let's not make steemit as a vote bussiness. Let's socialize ☺️
Thank you much! I'm very glad that you understand. I think socialization and good content will bring out the best long term value for everyone.
Oh sorry my dear @lightsplasher actually i visit your wallet and i seen to your well people send sbd so i send you i don't know it i am sorry?????
No worries! Please don't feel sorry and thank you for all your support and gifts. It has just become hard for me to keep up with the large number of people that have sent me SBD.
Ok my dear @lightsplasher i am very fear for your post thanks for comment and thanks for your support i am very happy you support me?? Go ahead brother i never forget your venefiting????????
♥♥awesome psotography dear @lightsplasher and great writing very well post.dear @lightsplsher I can not forget you.i just upvote and resteem your post♥♥
Thank you!
thank you so much dear bro
wondear ful photography dear @lightsplasher
i'm very sorry
I miss you a lot of friends, I love your all #post,
thank you @lightsplasher for sharing with us...&.very good job... keep it up...Always be good, this is my wish,Please remember me a little bit,
Your photography is really awesome,
Thank you for stopping by my post; there is no need to be sorry.
thank you for taking a good step, If you go to vote for everyone, you will face problems, everyone should take care of this issue, and I do not have the option to sell it.
by the way good post,dear @lightsplasher
Thank you! I'm glad that you understand.
wc bro. Thanks brother, everybody should be careful about this, great post, I like your all post, love you dearthank you for the wonderful post... misss you 💜💜
Thanks brother, everybody should be careful about this, i love your all post, love you dear, keep it up,miss you so much. @lightsplasher
dear @lightsplasher your right this is very sad for me and everybody,
dear bro i am really sory for its
dear @lightsplasher i #resteem your post for share everyone
There is really no need to be sorry. I did not mean to make anyone sad and I will try to spread my votes out to as many as possible. By keeping your SBD and converting it to Steem power your votes will become more valuable and the wealth will be spread out to many more people. Thank you for your support!
interesting content @lightsplasher. you are a great steemian, I agree not to accept sbd to get upvote ... if we have the chance to get upvote by sending SBD, so everyone will vying to send it to get upvote so steemian no longer see the best content.
Thank you for understanding.
You are welcome.
Let me share your posts to be seen by others. so that the other steemians can also understand the decision. Nice to meet you. I like your post my friend.
Thank you.
I agree with you that we are not robots and can choose and sort out what is best to be with. my best wishes to you @lightsplasher
Thank you much, my best wishes to you too.
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
loving to your update steemit post.
upvoted // resteem
Thank you for your support.
yes New Generation ..................... For New and most Popular .......................... Social Media .
You're so nice for commenting on this post. For that, I gave you a vote! I just ask for a Follow in return!
Ok my dear @lightsplasher next time i don't send sbd your wallet please remember me brother
Thank you, I'm glad that you understand.
Welcome???
Thank you lord @lightsplasher..
whatever you have agreed I will try to do it if indeed the master allows to send SBD or STEEM to my master account will do nya.tetapi if sir do not permit then I will not do it.
Thanks you sir
Thank you much for your understanding.
Such a wonderful post. And amazing photography dear :):)
@upvoted and @Resteem done :)
Thank you for your support.
Your Welcome Dear:)
How to do it is senior @lightsplasher..
I want to learn more about it because I am a newcomer in the world of steemit and I really hope you want to visit my account where there is a mistake about my post so I can fix it later I really hope it's senior.
Thanks for your help @lightsplasher
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Your wellcome
possibly they all need to like you aces on the off chance that it is pleasent please sir, it's all there to you. Everybody would need the best in this steemit world and everybody need to help including you sir its goal to continue helping newcomers. my dialect isn't right.
Thank you very much sir !
Oh, it is pleasant for me, just hard to keep things fair. I do appreciate all the things that everyone is doing but if people keep their SBD and convert it to Steem power their votes will be worth more. This way the wealth will be spread around to everyone and more people will start earning greater rewards.
@lightsplasher
I have send you 1 SBD for 2 link.
If you can Upvotr for the last.. I very happy
But if you can't, sent back noprblm.. thanks..
This is a great argument.. I agree..😊😉
Thank you for your understanding.
U'r welcome @lightsplasher
But I only got 1 upvote from the 2 links I sent. I thought maybe you were mistaken.
If you wish you could return the space or you choose one only.
Sorry for this complaint .. your vote is very valuable I expect it.
I am so sorry. Please..
if in my opinion, make upvoting program and everyone can mebgririm 2 post a day do more, because every country has a curator but unfortunately sometimes we are not considered, so people are looking for ways to make posts by sending sbd
Perhaps a better upvoting program could be built directly into the Steemit system. People don't seem to be using the 'promote' button much, I know I have never tried it.
yes my friend, but I also have sent sbd 1.100 I hope please on upvote
Okay, at this point I consider things even. Please do not send any more SBD.
so how to get upvote from you how comrades, what should i do
Hi friend @lightsplasher , I think you need to help us because me and my friends really need help upvote from you because we are here no one can help us like you, we can only ask for help to someone like you, and I hope you want to help us how do you think can you help us?
I think you have been posting many interesting pictures and wonderful photography. If you keep your SBD and power it up to Steem power your vote will be worth more. I'll be stopping by in any case, when I get the chance because I like your content and value your friendship.
thanks my friends, I also really appreciate our friendship, so I have send 4 link yesterday day if you have time please visit my blog please upvote my post, steem that I send for you do not have to return, do not forget visit my blog upvote my post, thanks my friends @lightspalasher 😊😇
hi friend @lightsplasher I send 3.000 steem for you, do you want to upvote my post or want to return my 3.000 steem, I hope you want to upvote my post, because I need help upvote from you. Thanks my friend
Okay, thanks for your understanding.
Ok friend, yesterday I sent 6 link or posts for you upvote, so do not you upvote my 6 posts, but you upvote 3 posts is enough for me, please visit my blog and please upvote my 3 posts, Thanks my friend
I think for what it all goes on, it will even make you burdened..
You have doing kind for many people. I am very grateful to you who often help me. I hope you are always blessed and success for you :)
Thank you! I hope you are always blessed and successful as well.
Dear my friend @lightsplasher, many people like me hopefully of your kind to help them by your upvote, but after read your post i really understand your reason, i have sent 2post 1 sbd, maybe you can upvote 1 post and refund 0.500 sbd, thanks my friend
Let me take a look later, I need a nap. LOL. Thanks for your understanding.
Ok my best friend
It's a great solution in you thinks... buddy, I think in Steemit we have to play casual or see a nice contest in choosing or supporting their post, with post their purchase... will make a post not focus. because only for a place to buy votes, of course, people make posting no longer attach importance. jedi all their posts is one reason where vote purchase with SBD.... thanks friend
Thank you friend. Play casual sounds very good to me.
I see you are wiser in helping others because they are worthy, for doing their good activity, thanks. I hope your day is more beautiful
Now I understand what you were talking about in the next post. I skipped this one for some reason.
I'm so old school. I love the steemit platform. I am on it to write, do poetry and post my photographs. If I purchase votes, what does that say about my content?
Exactly. Nothing. I have lots of friends that use all the upvoting devices they can and personally, I don't care. It is fine and I don't even blink at it.
It just doesn't work with my moral code.
Tip!
I really love this platform too. I've always enjoyed writing, art and photography but frankly never really got good enough at any of it to make a reasonable living off it. It has been just plain fun to be able to post stuff and try to think of things that might be of interest to people.
I've never purchased votes either but when I got started it was much easier for me to purchase Steem. I'm glad I did it seems to be paying off nicely. Although, it seems to have resulted in some issues - perhaps it is not the best place to come for an accurate assessment of your content and creative skills if your a dolphin or whale, LOL. Sometimes as an artist in particular I find that a good thing; it is really easy for me to get discouraged and this platform is very supportive.
It is interesting and fun to me to see all these different approaches that people are taking to earn money off of Steemit and enjoyable to give back to others through voting.
It's really clear that your heart was in the right place @lightsplasher but it can be next to impossible to keep a light heart, when it's being pulled in so many different directions. 🦋
You seem to have remedied it all. Expressing what you needed to do, or not do, with no hurt feelings. 🙏
I don't know what to tell you... there are a lot of newcomers to the platform who are desperately wanting to be seen; some are just plain greedy people wanting a "free ride" from those with seniority and influence.
I don't have enough SP to have had to worry about this particular phenomenon, but I also know some of the big whales get 100's of messages like that daily. Personally, I prefer to find new content that is not "solicited" like that...
I never figured there would be this much interest in buying votes. If the price of Steem keeps going up you may soon have these issues as well. Oh well, it does keep blogging interesting, I'm having fun and trying spread out the votes as best I can.
Great post @lightsplasher ...I totally agree with your opinion @lightsplasher. if already cultivate sending sbd to get upvote, so posting or good content forgotten and not get upvote. I like your post friends.
Thank you! I'm glad that you agree.
Yes my friends.
Dear @lightsplasher friend, I do not miss you anymore, but, always love you
Big smile. :) Love does not always need a target, sometime you can just be love. Thank you for your support.
good job dear @lightsplasher, everyone should understand this situation, thank you for taking a good step, I'm always with you, have a lovely day.
Thank you! It is a hard situation that is tough to deal with in a good way.
yeah dear you are right, I love your all post, keep it up, miss you so much dear @lightsplasher
Hello my friend @lightsplasher
That's a good argument, and you'd prefer not to disappoint the person who sent you the SBD to get your upvote.
But I belim though get upvote from you after I send 2 SBD for 4 links.
Then I tried to send 0.5 for 1 link again.
If you please please upvote 1 only. If you do not return also does not matter.
This is the link I sent last, https://steemit.com/writing/@walad/wife-of-the-age-eng-ind
Thanks 😊
Hi @walad thank you much for your understanding. I sent you an upvote but I hope it doesn't encourage others to send SBD who have not read this post, lol. I plan to keep looking at your stuff that was an interesting poem.
sorry my upvote value is very low. LoL😂
No problem, LOL. Power up your SBD to Steem power and it will get higher. :)
Ok my dear @lightsplasher..
I need a little SBD to be made into IDR .. to buy a hp ... smartphone that I use is not adequate .. often blank 😂LOL
Next i want to convrt All SBD to SP...
okay @lightsplasher and thank you very much, i feel very happy 🤗😊
I'm in total agreement - I'm still new here, but buying votes, and people thinking you're obligated to upvote them, isn't what Steemit is supposed to be about.
I'll side with old-guy-photos on this one. If it takes me longer, so be it, but at least I'm being true to myself and my own sense of fairness and ethics.
I does cause all kinds of issues. It is never an easy thing to figure out how value from cryptocurrency should be distributed.
Indeed.
Like you, I am here because I love to write, share my photography, my poetry and my art, and as a privacy advocate, I sincerely appreciate that Steemit isn't datamining me for that privilege.
I'm just in one-foot-in-front-of-the-other mode. Most days I post twice, often more and occasionally only once, but I figure consistency is key, and posting real content with which people will hopefully want to engage.
Since I've been taking it seriously, my reputation and followers are steadily increasing, so I think I'm finally on the right track. ;-)
wonderful story you become the best example in this life ,,, it is really very noble your heart, you are fit so our curator or our witness I am very happy to read your post I feel comfortable with you thank my senior
Thank you.
welcome
Iam upvote and re steem because amazing story really amazing your very noble heart, you fit so our curator or our witness I'm very happy to read your post I feel comfortable with you thanks my senior :-):-):-)
Wow what a great post ..do u know im your big fun in steemit im always waiting for your anew post thanks a lot dear for sharing lovely post @lightsplasher
really amazing your very noble heart, you fit so our curator or our witness I'm very happy to read your post I feel comfortable with you thanks my senior
Its suprised me @lightsplasher, everybody would be more happy with their kindness. It's hard for somebody but easy for somebody. In this case, what is your opinion @lightsplasher ?
how ni friend on monday kemare I have kitim 2 posts. but have not been behind until now. I hope from you please return my SBD which I have sent yesterday. I'm sorry yesterday I do not know this information.
That's true friend @lightsplasher. I agree with that, what you do is appropriate and very appropriate.
it was a great decision and the decision was very fair. I strongly agree with the decision. I like your post @lightsplasher.
Its right my friend. it was a great decision and the decision was very fair. I strongly agree with the decision.
it was a great decision and the decision was very fair. I strongly agree with the decision. I like your post @lightsplasher.
uncommon photography
@lightsplasher
Delightful pictures say thanks to you..Greets as a picture taker I can state this is great work!Please remain with photography.
wonderful post..thats like a great post..
owesome photography..
thanks for sharing@lightsplasher sir...