Hi all,
I am new on Hive and I really enjoy the community. Although it was complicated at first, I try to have some nice posts and communicate with other users.
My posts are photos that I took myself (no plagiarism, no hate speech, nothing like this).
However, I have to face a really awkward situation as my last posts are downvoted by @themarkymark and some other accounts (@buildawhale, @netaterra, @ipromote, @engrave, @aceh.point, @acronyms ) without an obvious reason.
I have to say that I don't know themarkymark, so It can't be something personal.
When I post something these accounts downvote me, almost automatically.
How can Hive community protect me from WITHOUT REASON DOWNVOTES?
How can a new user like me, without power, face this unreasonable attack from a powerfull user?
Is Hive a community where law of the jungle prevails?
Have I to quit the community as all my posts automatically are distroyed?
I tried to solve the problem through discord, but nobody answered me.
I also wanted to invite some friends to the community as I really enjoyed it, but now I don't know if it's a good idea.
Τhis whole attack not only doesn't let me benefit financially from my posts, but also doesn't let me communicate with other users, as these downvotes make my account look like a fake account.
I hope the community will not ignore the problems of new members. I think that everybody here wants to make Hive a big community and not be a closed group.
@klye | May 1, 2020, 11:49 a.m. | Votes: 3 | [
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It's not very common for folks to jsut randomly target people with downvotes..
Very likely that you posted something that was taken from another site (plagiarism), were abusing hashtags or did something that isn't well regarded in the community to deserve said downvotes.
@themarkymark is a bit of a hard ass, but for the most part is a level headed and fair person. If you honestly believe you are being flagged by mistake perhaps make an appeal to him with proof that you created these photographs and this will likely all blow over.
It is hard for new users sometimes, however it's likely that @themarkymark is just doing his job of trying to protect against plagiarism.. My advice is reach out and talk to him about it, I'd like to see this get resolved and you flourish on HIVE.
I agree with this.
@themarkymark does throw his weight around, but he does not seem to be unreasonable and he seems to really care about this platform.
I try to stay out of drama So I don't know whose side to take here but if you are really being honest, please stay here and make your case. we will all grow because of it and you'll get the respect you deserve if you remain civil. The harder things are for you, the greater the rewards will be in the end, that's how this place seems to work.
Please get to know us and you'll see it's worth sticking around. Definitely better than Twitter. Good on you for promoting a post and raising awareness of your issue.
I find that just making an effort to stay on good terms with everyone without censoring myself is enough to avoid issues with anyone. The one time I did have an issue with someone it was @themarkymark who came to my rescue. Might be a misunderstanding!
Hey Buddy. I'm in a similar position, just deeper into the rabbit hole, check my blog for more details I guess...
You probably said something they disliked and now they want you out. The best way to fight it is to be resilient and stay. Sell all your stuff but keep 30 SP so you can keep transacting. Keep commenting on your enemies articles, sometimes normal, sometimes mean, angry, or threatening. Think of it as a vengeance.
If you go negative reputation because of this behavior, you don't care, just complain to UI owners that they are hiding your legit contents for no reason.
What they took from us, we can take it back through time. They will be silenced in a much more effective way than downvotes.
