The Problem
Over the last week myself and @edje have been trying to figure out how to address various abuses infecting the Steemit platform.
This morning I noticed that the 'Introduceyourself' tag is full of posts that have nothing to do with introductions and are by chronic tag spammers.
I had a chat with @donchate who queried @furion's SteemData to extract the top abusers.
Top 50 'Introduceyourself' Tag Spammers
@ksvvb
117 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@jihadbubba
72 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@farhannaqvi7
61 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@kamilah
56 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@daviddplayer
54 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@xamir15
43 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@xamir5
38 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@shithi-rahman
22 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@worldstravel
19 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@follow10000
17 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@otisjirychannel
17 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@tayyabhussain
15 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@fareehasheharyar
14 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@michellelee
13 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@rajasaqiminhas
13 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@movietrailar
12 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@attilaloe
11 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@cartoonhd
11 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@alizajamesss
11 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@shourovhassan
10 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@alijavaid
10 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@aballarde53
10 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@fady2017
10 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@tabaya2017
9 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@ghoost
9 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@abasinkanga
9 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@elkhair
9 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@esteemvote
8 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@alexandrall
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@elii1
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@johnnplayer
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@reporters
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@marianneaviva
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@tendenciaglobal
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@herizal95
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@neda-j
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@marzuky
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@v1kt0r
7 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@patriotwargamer
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@doulasdonn
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@techinformation
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@medras
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@sara.ben
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@rezarezz
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@badalhossain
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@kamranbhatti
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@fauziananugrah
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@gemsborg
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@pearlumie
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
@guinnessbook
6 Introduceyourself tag uses in 7 days
The Solution
When I used to run my message board communities, if anyone had shit to say to me I've always said "rethink your position and we'll talk tomorrow".
Earlier today I commented on @jihadbubba's post with the following 'etiquette-inspiring' image:
^ Created by me and free for your use.
Since responding to my comment, he has stopped using the Introduceyourself tag in his posts.
We will therefore go through our top 50 list and comment in at least one offending post with the goal of getting the users to correct their behaviors.
If anyone wants to join our anti-abuse project, talk to @edje.
