Masturposting dog might not be happy with 0.12.0...
A solution has been reached!
As a follow up to my post from yesterday on a possible fix to frequent overposting from users, a solution has been implemented by the devs, available on the steem github page. And the takeaway? Spammers beware!
So what's new?
Users will be incentivized to only post up to 4 times in a 24 hour period. If more posts are entered within that time frame, your returns diminish with how many times you post on average. You can read more below:
Issue #176
Each root level comment has a reward weight which impacts the end payout of the post. We are targeting 4 posts in 24 hours. Your first 4 posts in 24 hours will not be penalized. After that, they weight is decreased from 100% based on your average posting frequency. Having a frequency just barely higher than 1 every 6 hours will have very little impact, while spamming will be penalized heavily. This change is aimed to increase the quality of content at the cost of quantity.
Will this help solve our spamming problem? Or be a hindrance to the creation of new content?
Only time will tell. However, I would just like to add this thought. Usually for a blog post, it is taking me a few hours plus just to collect my thoughts, let alone the additional time it takes for me to proofread, check markdown, and collect images. Then when my wife proofreads, well, don't get me started!
I have never personally posted more than four times in a 24 hour period before, and I couldn't think of any time where I would want to. My time here so far has changed the way I think about my writing and I feel I am getting better at it as I go along. I consider every blog post like a job interview, and I don't want to fool around with my time or anyone else's time either.