I never proposed a ban. I don't support the autogenerated rewards flowing as passive income.

I don't believe that reposting content that already exists on the internet adds much value. Google and web browsers already exist. Also sticking it on a blockchain is just spam. Why not just post it as a link  (which would at least avoid wasting space on the blockchain)? Because it would then be more obvious that it is not adding much value.

If he were here participating in the discussion, or if the posts actually sparked discussion at all then yes I could support it (as I did, by the way, when he was here and was participating, and was actively promoting Steem elsewhere). Link posts, which is essentially what they are, are conversation starters. Nothing wrong with them, but their naked value proposition is not high.

The only discussion sparked by these posts seems to be about what degree of abuse they constitute.

> To be fair, it's still content that he created

Yes, I never claimed it was plagiarism

>  Do you fault him for not taking the time to reply to comments?

It is not faulting him at all to believe that one post or another does not add value for Steem stakeholders, or adds minimal value that does not justify a particular degree of continuous income.

> Moreover, he continues to promote Steem on Anarchast.

Thank you for that information. I will review it.

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> Finally, according to the rules of the blockchain, he is, as a registered user, entitled to post this data to the blockchain. He is entitled to. It is a privilege explicitly granted to him in the smart contract. Even if he were posting random garbage, he is entitled to do that by contract. And this is far from random garbage; I personally found this post quite informative and useful.

Yes, and according to the same rules, I'm entitled to vote on whether his post is adding value to Steem stakeholders (the steemit.com web site doesn't particularly count). Personally I find that it adds marginally more value than random garbage, but not a lot given that anyone can view it on a web site, and not much else seems to be happening with this content other than people debating its value (or lack thereof). I concede the point that he may still be promoting Steem externally and as I said I will evaluate that.

As for SEO and such, I don't particularly care. That is his benefit or problem and doesn't particularly (if at all) bear any relevance to whether paying these rewards adds value to Steem stakeholders.

He is certainly welcome to post on the blockchain as a parmanent record whether or not he gets any rewards for doing so, but I am going to consider as a voter the costs of doing so relative to the benefits that accrue to Steem stakeholders as a result. I do not believe that it is beneficial to Steem stakeholders for any and/or every web site in the world to post their content on the blockchain (and do nothing else) as the costs of doing so would be enormous and the benefits (again, to stakeholders) few.

> That is three independent, direct value-adds directly to the stakeholders.

By the literal definition of the word those are, at best, indirect value-adds to the stakeholders. I do not believe they compete favorably when compared to other forms of activity which are competing for earnings, if they actually provide any value to stakeholders at all, which I question.

> don't claim to be acting in the interest of the stakeholders.

I am acting in the interest of stakeholders (most notably myself) as I subjectively view those interests. My opinion does not value highly things like SEO ranking of the steemit.com web site (and especially not of TDV's web site) nor, necessarily, the design goals of the Steem system except to the extent that I see those goals as bringing value to the Steem stakeholders.

Again, I won't claim with certainty there is _zero_ value here, but all voted posts and comments must compete with all others. I consider reposted content such as this to be of _relatively low_ value.

Because he owes a lot of people money that he has stolen.
Do your own research, ask questions, think for yourself. Do you think we as stakeholders want to support someone who has ripped off countless individuals? My conscience will not allow it: read the threads. New victim has just arrived
https://youtu.be/IngnX6FaY0A?list=PLX2c_He_9ZFMJXszhwdns2ZVgN-_5vLLt