Think You Respect All The STEEMIT Rules? Here's How to Still Get in Trouble:

 If you think that by respecting every rule on STEEMIT and publishing good content is enough to stay out of trouble... think again!

There are actually a lot of things you can do that can get you into trouble, or even sink your account alltogether. As I like to keep you guys informed and safe, I decided to let you know how you can get in trouble even if you're a valuable member of the community.

So, without further ado, here's how to do things correctly and STILL get in trouble.

 

Repurposing Content You Have Posted Elsewhere:

If you think that you can use your blog posts here in order to get added readership, well you can... but it may get you in trouble.

You see, I was a blogger before coming to Steemit, and I had a lot of posts but I never even tried bringing them here because I brought one of my YouTube videos to DTube and @cheetah came to comment and upvote the post, saying she found something similar etc...

Now, there was no copyrights infringement, as the video was mine and I held all the rights. Cheetah didn't flag me, but other users saw the comment, and even though I replied to cheetah on how the content was mine, there was one user with a big voting weight that voted up the bot and flagged me!

 

Flag the Wrong Person:

Now, we all know that in an ideal world we should be able to flag anyone who wants to abuse the system or that is spamming. We're not living in an ideal world... and as such you can be in for a world of pain if you flag the wrong user.

There are some users with a huge voting weight that spam and abuse the system. They tend to get flagged in time, but while they're still healthy they can cause a lot of harm to those who flag them, especially if they are newbies with low Steem Power and Reputation themselves.

Thus, if you find someone abusing and you think of flagging him - check his steem power first, because he could sink your account with a single click.

 

Getting Involved in a Flag War:

If flagging someone can have destructive consequences, then being involved in a flag war is a whole other story... the consequences here aren't destructive, they are catastrophic!

Don't use your main account to participate in major flag wars. We have some flag wars going on just now, and when the powerful wave their sticks around you should keep your HQ out of their sights.

If you feel fervently for one side, then by all means get another account to help, just dont get involved personally... in flag wars everyone loses!

 

Talking About Politics and Religion:

This is another risk you have. We all know decentralized platforms have no censorship right? Well, that's debatable. There are a lot of posts in STEEMIT talking about how flagging can be a form of censorship.

If you fervorously defend a political or religious point of view, you may find people who disagree with you with just the same amount of fervour, and they may flag you just because of that.

I tend to stay away from hot topics to make sure I keep my reputation healthy, and you should do that too if you value your account more than sharing this idea.

If on the other hand you really want to share it, do so, but know you may be penalized (it sucks, but it's the truth).

 

Posting Too Much:

So, you're a full time blogger and you came to Steemit in order to really capitalize from that talent? So you manage to pump out 14,000 words per day with no problem and you want to post 10 articles per day?

Well, this may also get you in trouble... some people here may think that you are just farming, and I dont mean farming with a hoe (hehe I'm so funny), but rewards farming.

There are people who feel that is abuse, and that you should strive to post fewer times per day.

There was a rule around Steemit for a time in which only 4 posts per day would be rewarded, so that says a lot.

 

Failing to Abide the Steemit Etiquette Rules:

Google "Steemit Etiquette" and you'll find a lot of unofficial rules on how to be a proper citizen of this platform that no one owns and yet is owned by all. I said "Google" because the search function sucks, but that's a thing for another blog post.

Failing to abide by these rules may some times get you in trouble as well.

 

In conclusion, these are the things that may sink your account even though you give value to the community. Writing this post I realized the community still has a lot to learn about the gift economy, and on how to switch from competitive economies to collaborative economies, so it was an article that was definitely worth it to write.

I hope you enjoyed these little tips, if so - vote and resteem them.

Cheers

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