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RE: Stopping Spam on Steemit without Hurting Minnows - Equilibrium Scores
I suck at mathematics, except when I am counting money but we really need a solution to comment and post spammers. No matter how good you write, in 0secs, it will be sunk by spam posts. Only the rich make it easily on steemit.
I saw one that uploaded his picture, upvoted himself and got 5$, made two comments and upvoted them too.
Well, what can i say? its his money, he can do anything with it
I too would not be the one to work out the algorithmic scoring, but I think it is an achievable feat. The problem is simply that it is too hard to stop abuse when someone is using enough different accounts, which is what the bad actors do. So as I reflect more on feedback from more experienced folks on the platform, it seems that all Equilibrium Scores would do would be to reward good behavior and thus make it clear to more people what the platform wants from them.
If you get higher payouts whenever you vote for a wider array of people, that encourages you to actively follow more people instead of just sticking to a handful you know already.
If you get higher payouts when you comment within a mid-range (not too few and not too many) then likewise, you learn to comment within that range of volume.
Again, what constitutes "ideal" here is something that would need to be worked out by those who know how to look at the platform's current metrics then work out the stats, but it is doable.