My First Shitstorm
hive-126152·@tobetada·
0.000 HBDMy First Shitstorm
 ### Well I kind of expected this outcome [I did promote the post ](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@tobetada/is-self-voting-okay) after all expecting a hot headed debate. And I have to say that I find the outcome quite productive since I wanted the community to chime into the question of **whether or not self-voting is okay?** and we have seen all sorts of opinions regarding it. It' clear to me that **the majority does not believe that self-voting one's posts is a good idea**. Let me be blunt: I have done so myself in the past since I believed that it is okay to do so *until a certain threshold regarding HP is reached* (yes, it's of course a bit vague). Receiving downvotes for doing so is now a welcomed reflection of that practice and I will change my behavior accordingly. *Putting myself in the spotlight can of course be seen as disadvantageous, but I think that overall it can be a productive way in engaging with the community and understanding people's outlook on certain topics*. It probably makes sense to have these "big" discussions every once in a while since we do not have a "protocol" on Hive regarding certain user actions and new users might not be familiar with them. I also again want to reiterate that putting anyone else "in the spotlight" for certain behaviors (in this case self-voting) was not done with ill intention. I am not interested in the drama or (past) feuds that some users have had. **I simply wanted to present the data** of some superficial research I made and if that light of curiosity was shone on you I guess I am sorry. That said, I was considering to make a comprehensive list of people self-voting their posts (with 6 figures HP) so that nobody would feel "targeted". That would probably cause a Shitstorm of epic proportions. *But why though?* We have data on Hive about all sorts of user behavior (staking, delegating etc.) and voting behavior is just another dataset. For now, however, I am satisfied with having received an opinion on this matter, so I don't feel that it's so urgent. If there is interest in it, let me know! <center></center> <center>⛅🌦🌧🌦🌧🌨☁🌩🌦⛅🌧☁🌤🌥🌪🌧🌨🌩⛅🌦☁🌤🌥🌤⛅🌤⛅🌦⛅</center>  ### <center>**[Check out the Love The Clouds Community if you share the love for clouds!](https://peakd.com/c/hive-131609/created)** </center> <center>⛅🌦🌧🌦🌧🌨☁🌩🌦⛅🌧☁🌤🌥🌪🌧🌨🌩⛅🌦☁🌤🌥🌤⛅🌤⛅🌦⛅</center> <center></center>
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