Absolutely agree with the annoyance about the absolute garbage on here but I dont believe use of the flag is the way to fix things.
The flag is for a specific purpose and flagging shite isnt it. When you use the flag, someone has to look into the post to find out if the post is against the rules and is going to make a lot of work for some poor admin so.....
As I discussed with some friends in a post recently, I suggested that the only way to curb this spammy behaviour was to comment on the post, which the OP cannot do anything about. I personally like to add a slightly trolly comment such as ' is this your video/work/photo' ? or even something like 'this post is shite'. If you do this when the post is new, it will make others think twice about the post before they reply or upvote.
Playing the system back is the answer as opposed to abusing the flag system I think.
I also suggested making mandatory use of @originalsteem and asking someone to kindly create a bot similar to tineye which can check source of photos and videos.
Finally, curbing the use lf upvote bots will help and encourage organic patient growth of peoples blogs and content.
It just needs the community to support this with group action.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@nathen007/so-much-shite-and-spam-posted-here
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I am not so sure that an admin will actually look into a "Flag" as it is nothing more than a downvote. What I do if downvote any of those vids that have a payout so hopefully discourage it. Also the whole "FLAG" thing sends the wrong message entirely.. the current flag should just morph into a thumbs down and share equal real estate under the article with the vote up option. This would encourage more people to engage with a post without the whole "FLAG" thing.. If we are to keep a FLAG it should have a real purpose which would be offensive content, illegal content, snuff videos etc.. As the flag currently only carries the same weight as a down vote it should be labeled as such and put where it belongs..
fair play, but the problem with a downvote button similar to the upvote button is that people will use it if they simply disagree with a post or the opinion of a post which isnt fair. The good thing about Steemit is you can enter ito discussio , or simply not upvote, like we are doing here lol
I still think much better to troll the genuine bs and spammy cut n paste posts out of the community!
That is life, people are going to disagree, you can't please everyone all the time. You will get downvotes.. as it life.. happens on youtube, fb etc.. being afraid to put the whip next to the carrot or use the whip is what allows the proliferation of spam to begin with.. That and human nature to be somewhat sheepish, afraid to hurt feelings etc.. more a byproduct of the participation trophy society we live in now.. Regardless and to prove my point. Of the 70 odd views this post has had, only one other user has nutted up and tried to make a change for the better by downvoting his garbage..
Take a look.. https://steemit.com/@labony In the last 2 hours he has spammed the life out of introduceyourself with bird videos. What has he accomplished with his 20 odd posts to that category in the last few hours? he has knocked down or out 20 odd posts from people that may have put some work into their introduction post in the hopes of actually getting noticed.. Ergo he is a cancer.. Exercise your power.. help keep it clean and see that deserving authors get a change to be seen.. down vote or flag those posts, especially any with a payout.. or be a sheep and sit by and watch.
Imagine how you would feel to put an hour or more into your introduction post only to have it pushed off the list by that bullshit group of bird posts...
A tineye bot is totally needed but I see some bots making a ridiculous amount of money. These devs are getting rich off an autonomous bot. Gov't are looking to tax these things because of the AI involved
Yes ALL the bots are definitely an area which needs looking into.