When the price goes up we tend to get new users. I feel almost like we are being trolled by a group of traders who have recently joined the community and want to argue with everyone about how the system works, but how it works is really quite simple....
Simple Explanation of how the reward system works:
- Each day the Steem Blockchain creates new Steem
- That Steem is distributed via our votes
- The more stake you hold the more your votes are worth
- When you post (or comment) the community has 3 options
- upvote
- downvote/flag
- no action
- A post is active for 7 days
- When that week is over you get to claim whatever the balance is.
Whether or not you like how it works, that is all there is to it. Anyone can flag anyone at anytime for any reason during the 7 days. After that is all just drama and "reaction".
We give lip service to the reasons we think people should flag... But the blockchain doesn't care.
Those with the most stake can give the biggest upvotes and downvotes. Their stake gives them the right to allocate those funds.
There have been calls to 
The tools we hold:
- Our upvotes and our flags (powered by your SteemPower)
- Our voices and blog page to try to sway others
- Which witnesses we support to represent our voices
Use you voice, but gee whiz the drama level is off the charts on some posts.
Enjoy!
