Dear @nealmcspadden

If they are posting off-topic material they should stop using LEO. That's the entire point.

I believe you didn't get my "entire point".

And entire point is not to lose part of userbase. It's easier to educate people, give them warnings and build awareness.

Focusing only on downvoting will do no good. It will make people confused, upset and perhaps frustrated. And it's not a rocket science that happy customer will tell 1-2 people about your project. Unhappy will share his experience with many.

Guys, you're dealing with real humans. Those users are the biggest asset SteemLeo has. And it seem that so called "whales" with large stakes do not really understand that and are enforcing rules in the worst possible way - by downvote.

Not by actually putting any effort to comunicate with user. This approach will not get anyone far. It's so sad that Steemit is a social media platform and so many people do not understand basics of social media.

Cheers
Piotr