For those who don't know, the legend that is @felt.buzz (Buzz), is the organizer of a long-running Steemit Contest called #ZapFic. The idea is to tell a story in less than 240 characters that utilizes a writing prompt supplied by Buzz. The current Contest's writing prompt is, "pest."
Well, that immediately got my attention.
Why?
Because it is a moniker that has often been applied to me. To wit, my never-ending haranguing of Whales and Witnesses to reform the blockchain before it implodes. Steemit was designed upon a Central Premise: Content Shall Be Compensated Commensurate With Its Quality.
If this were to occur, it would trigger a whole series of positive feedback loops about which I've written extensively. Unfortunately, the distribution of rewards has become subject to every manner of game-rigging one could imagine and this has completely castrated the Curation Process ... a process upon which the entire endeavor depends. And so ... a series of negative feedback loops has been established.
Not good. We need reforms.
At the bottom of this post are links to a Series of Articles I've written about the subject, including specific Reform Proposals. I encourage you to give them a read.
#ZapFic Entry
Enough digressing. My entry is precisely 240 characters long, and hence, there is no Title. However, if you are so inclined, I'd love to hear your suggestions for a Title in the Comments Section. Not that most of my regular Followers would need any encouragement, but feel free to be scandalous.
A man on a quest, QuillFire a pest,
For Whale and Witness alike,
He nags and cajoles and calls them assholes,
His head, they’d put on a pike.
He wants it, reform; to change it the norm,
For others, inclined they to cheat,
Call thing by its name and change it the game,
On Content alone we compete.
Quill
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A Series of Articles About Steemit Cheating, Bad Behavior & The Need For Reforms (Proposals Included). If you can read only one, read number 4.
- Jerry Banfield, Down-Voting & Freedom of Speech
- "Down-Voting as Censorship" - A Series About Fixing Steemit - Part 2
- "Derivatives" - A Series About Fixing Steemit - Part 3
- "Central Premise & Proposals" - A Series About Fixing Steemit - Part 4
- FOLLOW UP: "Central Premise & Proposals" - A Series About Fixing Steemit - Part 4
- The Bane of Bidbots ... An Intelligent & Civil Discourse
All images herein are QuillFire modifications of images in the public domain.
You guys know the QuillDrill. Be verbose ... but articulate.
And remember ...
Go Love a Starving Poet
For God's sake ... they're starving!
