Hi @ozelot47, when you use an automatic upvote script, it's important to have established a link with the authors beforehand, whether via comments/replies or other channels such as Discord, as this means you trust them fully with the content they publish.
Just as it's a good idea to check from time to time whether their editorial line still corresponds to what you've agreed to vote for.
As for the Warden team, because yes, these are collegial decisions and not the responsibility of a single person, when we see, for example, that you upvote 100% of all the posts by these 2 authors, don't you think it's logical that your account should be associated with these cheaters?
etc... To give just one example about this case that speaks for itself. Hence, once again, the importance of total trust in the authors of your automatic voting list.
@nalexadre: Get @ozelot47 off of the coal list! I have known him for years from Hive. He is an honorable member of the German community. @chibuzorwisdom: Why the hell are people being put on the coal list, without even reaching out to the user beforehand, giving him an opportunity to explain himself!?!? Something is massively wrong here!
@saboin @khrom
Vielen Dank für deine Worte. Das war echt eine blöde Situation die passiert ist. Das wird mir nicht nochmal passieren mit solchen billigen Accounts.
Das wird schon wieder 🙏🏽😉👍🏽
Thank you for this information, his case is ongoing and should be resolved soon (probably today). As said before, it is a collegial decision and not the responsibility of a single person, and unless new discoveries are made, the case should be concluded by the granting of a second chance.
Various people used their time to seriously investigate the case and to point out the elements so the decision was taken to add his account with the others to the COAL list while giving him the opportunity to defend his case, which he did through this post and on the Discord, and his explanations were taken into consideration and a dialogue was opened.
Adding authors to an automatic voting script is not a trivial matter when you reach a certain number of BPs and can lead to being associated with people trying to exploit the blockchain, especially when, as in this case, you end up with 7 member accounts in a circle in your script of 15/20 authors max.
I will only add accounts to my list manually after I check them carefully. Thank you.
His matter is resolved and he will be removed from COAL.
As @nalexadre explained previously, it is not a unilateral decision but a whole team decision. I have known people who at first do the right thing and then go astray. Do you know any politician? They are the living example of this. And on Steemit, I hive and here on Blurt, I've also met some like that.
Right now it is under review, so it will be a matter of time before an agreement is reached.
And that is the mistake I can be blamed for. I should have checked the accounts better before. You're right about that. But I can't turn back time. I can apologize for checking wrong conditions in the script. But after all, everyone makes mistakes and deserves a second chance.
Of course everyone makes mistakes, that's what makes us human, just as everyone who learns from their mistakes is entitled to a second chance. I invite you to continue the discussion on the Discord, which I think will speed things up.