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Indeed, I tried in vain to point out in comments before any flagging the appropriate way to source images, the use and his abuse of #IntroduceYouself tag. We tried to provide help, as we all were new at some point. It was when he decided he knew better, and even though he knew he was abusing the system, that he felt he deserved to play his games... well... that's when things went down hill for him.

<center>*Mess With The **Bull,** Get The Horns!*</center>

This is an excellent example of how our community can both support the growth of quality content creators, while ensuring the reward pool is not drained by people literally taking others work and trying to earn rewards for it.

It's important that the advice you have given is clear - while everyone in the community should be vigilant at reporting people posting content that is plagiarised - it is NOT their battle. We have accounts like you mention @steemcleaners, @cheetah, @tagalong who will investigate and deal with anyone who is abusing the reward pool for their own gain. 

You also have your Witnesses you vote for, any Witness will always be happy to help in situations like this and either pass it onto the relevant people that deal with it or provide direct support.

Our community is strong, and the sooner these people realise it is easier and more rewarding to put a little work in and produce something unique - instead of trying to pass of other peoples work and put no effort in - we will all see the benefit.

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Thank you for the kind words! The reality is, we need to take some of the stigma out of downvoting, for whatever reason we conclude to do so. I totally agree that flag wars are a complete waste of time, and when you do find something that is important enough that you decide to communicate with and then follow with a rewards adjustment, that you look at possible repercussions for you. You're spot on - the occasional downvote paired with feedback should be a small portion of your curation as you move around in the ocean of content we all inhabit. It won't be your main focus and some days you may not use it at all, and that's a-ok! As long as when you do get the urge to downvote with a valid reason, you trust your gut on *why* you feel that way, and even just *consider* following through or leaving feedback.

What I can say out of this situation, is when you give and get your first downvotes, close your eyes and take a breath. In 99% of the cases, it will not harm you monetarily or rep-wise long term. You're still here. You're still kicking (typing.) Getting caught up in, "OMG I HAVE TO DOWNVOTE THEM BACK BECAUSE THEY FLAGGED ME AFTER I DOWNVOTED THEM REASONABLY" will just dilute your initial message... keeping at it just gets you caught in negativity. Once you get past the fear of giving, and the fear of receiving, you will have an expanded view of the platforms around us. Being able to feel it, and then shake it off and realize there's so much more going on that needs your attention, will kind of make you a little bit invincible. Cool guys walk away from explosions.

Each day, there are new usecases, new front ends, and new businesses. As we discover which ones fit our goals and our needs, we will see less and less of the content that doesn't match up with our interests... and that means you'll use downvotes even less. As we move into a time where we can join communities and niches which have the option of moderation, even less so. Until then, the occasional downvote and constructive feedback is just your way of picking up a piece of litter on your way to work. If each of us picks up a bit, and also goes out and curates what we like, we're adjusting rewards up and down. Picking up trash, planting flowers. What each person thinks is beautiful and not useful will vary, which is why when we all participate we end up with content that is more diverse across the board. Don't waste all your time and money on downvoting... just open to your mind to downvoting instead of being terrified of flagging, and that's a great first step.

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**Additional comment:** Here you are describing your experience and raising some valid points important to all of us, especially in situations when we are engaging and helping the people. We hope you will continue to do the right things for the crowd around here. On the other hand, we will always be here to support texts like this – small sparks which could trigger debates and help us make this whole place even better.

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@hidden84

It is a story as old as the hills.
Copy and then paste....It has been told time and time and time and again and again and again.

Newbies can never win a war. So I would call this parental punishing.

You have been defended with a 100.00% upvote!
I was summoned by @c0ff33a.

I love that you are helping to keep the platform clean. And I agree. .15 is a lot right now and many newbies that put much work into their posts can only dream of that.

Not cool to abuse the system...

plagarism
its copied from website ,guyes mut him.

This is a real community act revealing an attitude to be followed. I have always admired your iron hand in a velvet glove approach. Love to learn and fine-tune with you.

Not to discourage you from flagging yourself, but in instances of clear plagiarism it's generally better all around to just file the SteemCleaners form. They'll take care of it and send you a little bit of SP for the trouble.

In Rafikiderpaderp's case, you would think an engineer would know better.