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460 sats \ 30 replies \ @grayruby 24 Jul \ on: Incentivizing Downzapping meta

I don't think about the cost or consider the lack of reward. I just downzap what I feel should be downzapped.

I happened to be SN briefly around 3am this morning and I saw a new user joined and their first post was just a cut and paste of your entire Punishment as a Public Good post. Clearly they saw the numbers you did and were trying to get some sats. I downzapped, then downzapped their bio post, then left a snarky comment.

If Stackers want the best possible SN environment they should take the approach that the cost is worth it long term because if the site is riddled with spam, sats farming and garbage posts SN will not likely succeed and that will be a net loss to all stackers both from a community perspective and a financial perspective.

Downzapping can be looked at as a maintenance cost.

102 sats \ 29 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 24 Jul

I nominate you for sheriff.

161 sats \ 27 replies \ @grayruby 24 Jul

Make @siggy47 the sheriff. He knows the law better than most. I don't want to downzap anyone to be honest. Only obvious bots, sats farmers and grifters.

116 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 24 Jul

Yes, make @siggy47 the sheriff and @undisciplined must be judge to decide upon if there's any controversy arising out of downzapping.

83 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 24 Jul

I am not qualified for the task. No boomers should be considered for this position. Our technical skills and judgment are questionable.

77 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 24 Jul

I would be terrible in that role. I lack the ability to spot stuff like obvious ai, bots, etc. Often other stackers have to point them out to me. @carlosfandango seems to have a knack for sniffing this stuff out, as did the legendary @nemo

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

I dont know why, but I am also terrible at spotting ai.

125 sats \ 3 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 Jul

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82 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 24 Jul

I like that. "The dark times"

51 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Jul

You don’t mean @hn do you?

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 Jul

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95 sats \ 4 replies \ @carlosfandango 24 Jul

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50 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

I havent seen @nemo.... Did he disappear?

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 25 Jul

Yes around the beginning of this year.

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 25 Jul

Hopefully he comes back. He seemed to have deleted a lot of his stuff.

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 25 Jul

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40 sats \ 13 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 24 Jul

Only obvious bots, sats farmers and grifters.

I think that's all most of us want. I've been making more of a point to downzap stuff like that, too.

The change I made is that I'm just doing one sat, unless it's egregiously bad. My thinking is that if I'm wrong, the one sat won't hurt them. However, if I'm right, the downzap will make it cheaper for someone else to outlaw them.

71 sats \ 12 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

I dont think I have met any sat farmers or grifters yet. Were they more common before? Or do they still show up?

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 25 Jul

No not too common but you do get some.

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

It is interesting to see metrics. And how people go about posting and commenting. @Rsync25 has his own unique style.

40 sats \ 9 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 25 Jul

Do you have Wild West mode enabled? If not, you won't see the posts and comments that have been outlawed.

41 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

I dont have it enabled.... I dont want to see all the nsfw content. Is it worth it to turn on?