I don't really think my use of quotation marks there, in context, indicated a direct quote. But to avoid confusion, i have removed them.
The following is taken from whitesmoke, and is a use of the quotation mark found in most style guides (and the manner in which i intended the use of the mark to be taken):
- When you use self-coined terms your readers are unlikely to be familiar with, draw their attention to these by using quotation marks and providing definitions.
On our last writing assignment about creating instructions for a new game, we received one grade for writing proficiency and one for "idiot proofing , " that is, how clear and self-explanatory the instructions would be to even the most obtuse reader.
I do understand your point. I simply think its based on a false premise. The types of posts most likely to get paid at the moment simply don't bear it out. Your previous post on your blog seems to indicate that you know this.
A majority of that, is simply because of the endless scroll problem. Another factor is that normal users like to upvote content with already large $$. This isn't the fault of the whales themselves, it's a community perspective that we're going to have to address at some point.
I think the devs are aware, and are making tweaks and adjustments already. It won't stay like this sigmajin.
Its not a fault of the whales themselves, no. But its two unfortunate side effects (voters like to follow whales votes and whale votes effectively sticky posts to the top of the page) that amplify an already huge disparity in voting power. A disparity, incidentally ,that is growing, not shrinking..
At the end of the day, this will hurt the whales more than anyone else, because if 2 cents worth of voting power costs $100K, no one is going to want to buy it, and the value of the SP they hold is going to tank.
Keeping it real with class . Intelliguy almost lead you away from the high road. I predict bloggers will now take the effort to defend their work or respond to untrue allegations. This is positive in my opinion . Sharing thoughts or calling BS in an appropriate manner will increase real conversations. Well done Steemit , getting humans father a head .
I wish you could quantify how you feel I "almost lead you away from the high road". I really didn't try to do that..
I agree with you that increasing conversations between bloggers is great though.