The Elephant in the Room, POB's future?
Maybe you haven't seen it?
That is because the person who wrote the post was "muted" by @proofofbrainio. It is a post by @azircon on LEOfinance warning people about POB not being a safe place to invest.
You can read the whole post here as I believe that no user should be muted.
Grains of Salt
Please, take this with a grain of salt. Much of the article is about a feud which is what it is...and the feud is about the reward distribution... which is what 99% of feuds on this blockchain are about. @azircon has made up their mind about not feeling like POB is a safe place to invest. After reading their article, I get it.
I don't want to promote any drama on the platform, but do want to say that @azircon brings a lot of valid information to the table which is cause for AT LEAST some discussion.
My take on the feud between users and the distribution of rewards... this is not a POB exclusive issue. People feud all over Hive and the reward distribution is far from perfect all over Hive and its tribes. Does POB have issues with a just distribution... sure. Is it any worse than other tribes or Hive itself? I'm up in the air on that one.
The real meat and potatoes of their article is this... The tribe "owner" muted a user. Yes, he was downvoting someone, but that is any stakeholders right.
Should @proofofbrainio be muting users?
No. Under no circumstances. If two users want to downvote each other and fight about reward distribution with their stake, they can go ahead and do it. This is my opinion on the matter. The "rules" of Hive-Engine allow for tribe owners to be a gate-keeper... and I have had a lot to say about the "rules" as opposed to the generally accepted norms.
(taken from the article I mentioned above)
Downvote campaigns can be warranted or unwarranted. Anyone can do with what their stake what they please. If they want to downvote someone, it is their right to do so. Whether or not I agree with how this works is irrelevant.
Trying not to get in the middle
I don't want to get in the middle of any conflicts. I just want to point out an issue that is fairly blatant. If we want to be on a decentralized platform, we cannot have a central authority deciding who can and can not be a part of the platform. We need to deal with our issues and build this thing up as a community.
@themarkymark wrote this post the other day which is also worth reading. When you take into account that the "owner" of this tribe is muting people, it is a cause for concern, especially given what was brought to light in this article.
What can we do?
I believe in this community. I believe that we have done some pretty great things in POB's short tenure. I think that we have brought great value to this blockchain and this tribe. There are a lot of people who have invested a lot of time and a lot of money into this platform and want what is best for it. We have also brought a LOT of value to @proofofbrainio's account as well and it would be a shame if trust was lost in them and this tribe and watch it all go down the drain.
So, I feel it is in everyone who has stake on this platform's best interest to have their say on how to move forward. I am just a guy who has been writing on here for a few months. @onealfa has invested a small fortune on this tribe. @leprechaun has been coding a new front end for the platform. There is a lot going on the really hinges on a tough discussion.
I still feel that POB is the best tribe on the blockchain and there is a ton of potential to grow this thing into something even better. That being said, it is tough to grow when there is an elephant in your room.
What are we talking about?
Should anyone have the power to allow or remove people from this tribe?
I feel that we need to be open to everyone, which means that no user should be muted and effectively banned from the platform. We all have stake and all face downvotes. Calling out the big kahuna, I face to never earn another POB token from writing anything ever again... but I feel that this is important if we are going to have a thriving tribe with any sort of longevity.
Finishing up
So please, comment on this... maybe I am blowing the whole thing out of proportion, maybe not?
I am posting this to LEOfinance because this is where @azircon's post originated.
I am "promoting" this post in hopes that it ends up more visible to everyone.
I am a very strong voice against "drama" on the platform, but I feel some conversations need to be had, and some elephants in the room need to be acknowledged.
Please join in the conversation and have your say.
