RE: War Report: An Interview With War Correspondent Ali Musawi On The Kurdish Referendum
Dear @v4vapid, @ausitbank @stellabelle, @dwinblood @clarityofsignal
I just wanted to ask for your advice on how I should handle two steemit accounts who I believe are maliciously downvoting my posts and comments in an attempt to censor me. @bloom @ronahi
When I tried to bring this up before and tagged you in a post @bloom downvoted it and now I get this message "This post was hidden due to low ratings."
What I found appealing about steemit was the ability to freely post and question the official narrative and share the side of the story through my investigative reporting that is hidden from mainstream media. Now I am encountering that same type of thing here.
I do not understand what goes into downvoting or why some accounts can do it while others can not but there should be some sort of consequence for those that misuse their power. This has been going on for a while now and I didn't bring it up but now that my comments are being hidden and my posts are all being downvoted I felt like I could not stay silent any longer.
Thank you and I greatly appreciate your support and guidance.
Sarah Abed
I have 13 pages of comments that these two accounts bloom and ronahi tried to either have hidden by downvoting or responses made to @clarityofsignal when he responded to comments on a post where allegations and insults were hurled at me. If you need them let me know. These are all from just one post.
https://steemit.com/politics/@ronahi/racism-and-slander-against-kurds-on-steemit#@sarahabed/re-sarahabed-re-ronahi-racism-and-slander-against-kurds-on-steemit-20171024t042637568z
Hi Sarah,
Wow, so much I didn't know. How the mainstream media is dumbing it down.
As far as being downvoted. Yes there are some bad actors on steemit, too. I wish I had some advice or help. I am new and my vote is only worth 3 cents. But if any consolation, you do have my upvote.
Aww thank you! I couldn't get the audio clips to transfer over.. so here is the original article https://sarahabed.com/2017/10/30/war-report-an-interview-with-war-correspondent-ali-musawi-on-the-kurdish-referendum/ and you can listen to the audio clips there if you would like with my guest Ali Musawi. Also http://www.mintpressnews.com/interview-with-ali-musawi-on-the-krg-kurdish-referendum-iraqi-unity/233579/
I will be posting another interview related to this topic, but in that one I was the one being interviewed lol.. I will try to have it up within the hour. Oh.. wait.. I might have the same issue with the soundcloud.. okay I will post a link to the original as well so that you can listen to it there. Thank you for your feedback.
Oh and regarding the downvoting.. I wouldn't mind if it was occasional and for good reason but these two accounts are on a mission to drive me out of here. I get the same reactions on my social media sites by people who are very much against having their agenda's exposed and for the general public to know the truth. Here is my site btw.. with lots of articles related to this topic www.sarahabed.com
Hi Sarah, you typo'd my username so I didn't see this till now :P
I wish I had a more satisfying answer then this, but I think your best bet is to simply mute and ignore him. Bloom in particular just goes around flagging topics he doesn't agree with, don't take it personally.
As long as you're speaking truth and writing quality posts then I will do what I can to make sure your posts aren't hidden by flags.
Hi Ausbitbank, opps sorry about that lol... I appreciate your support. By muting him will he still be able to downvote/flag my account?
No worries :) Muting will only stop you having to see his abuse, but nobody can stop him from downvoting, just like he can't stop people from upvoting your content. He's outvoted, and once he realises he's having the opposite effect to what he wanted and he doesn't get any satisfaction from trolling you in comments he'll probably move on .
Ah yes.. you're right! Kind of like what happens on my facebook account where I have 11k followers, many of which stand behind me wholeheartedly.. whenever a troll jumps on one of my posts.. they tear him/her to shreds which usually causes the troll to leave before I even notice their presence loool.
I don't see any of your articles flagged, can you point me to where you were flagged other than in @ronahi's post?
Below you can see the excessive and obsessive manner in which both accounts downvoted my posts and comments within the past 35 days:
bloom downvote @sarahabed/the-war-on-syria-debunking-progressive-… (-100%) 3 hours ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/re-ronahi-racism-and-slander-against-ku… (-100%) 5 hours ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/re-sarahabed-re-ronahi-racism-and-sland… (-100%) 5 hours ago
bloom downvote @sarahabed/re-sarahabed-re-ronahi-racism-and-sland… (-25%)
bloom downvote @sarahabed/re-ronahi-racism-and-slander-against-ku… (-25%)
bloom downvote @sarahabed/syria-the-criminal-empire-s-strategy-of… (-100%)
bloom downvote @sarahabed/empire-uses-kurds-as-pawns-in-its-imper… (-100%)
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/the-kurds-historical-revisionism-and-th… (-100%)
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/iraq-discrimination-against-feyli-kurds (-100%)
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/kurdish-independence-and-disunity (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/the-kurds-ultra-leftist-opportunists-or… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/kurds-and-assyrians-a-tumultuous-past-a… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/modern-day-horrors-kurds-disarm-assyria… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/kurdish-pkk-and-ypg-s-hidden-notorious-… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/syria-sdf-and-daesh-an-unholy-alliance-… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/the-kurdish-pjak-is-being-used-by-israe… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/the-kurds-make-illegal-claims-for-auton… (-100%) 17 days ago
ronahi downvote @sarahabed/separatist-kurds-a-history-of-human-rig… (-100%)
bloom downvote @sarahabed/separatist-kurds-a-history-of-human-rig… (-100%)
bloom downvote @sarahabed/the-kurds-make-illegal-claims-for-auton… (-100%)
bloom downvote @sarahabed/syria-sdf-and-daesh-an-unholy-alliance-… (-100 %) 27 days ago
bloom downvote @sarahabed/the-kurds-ultra-leftist-opportunists-or… (-100%) 35 days ago
bloom downvote @sarahabed/kurdish-pkk-and-ypg-s-hidden-notorious-… (-100%) 35 days ago
Yes I see the down votes now and I see the support your posts are still visible as they should be.
Free Speech for all.
Some people can't take the truth?
It's become an obsession for these two accounts, I will be addressing it in a post. I really would rather focus on writing important articles rather than waste my time addressing this but this has been going on for about forty days now and I am sick and tired of the bullying, libel, and slander. Especially when everything I write is backed by a ton of resources, facts, on the ground information, research, videos, pictures, etc. I do not attach my name to anything unless I know I can defend it with my life. That is why when someone questions me but doesn't provide irrefutable facts I make them back up their claims. I have yet to have a single person prove that what I write is not entirely factual. I am humble enough to admit that I am wrong if they can prove it. So far.. none have.
I understand some people can't handle the truth and free speech. If they don't like it, it means the article has something with them. Everything we read is always something about us, and puts us into the defensive mode. Sad there are people like this on steemit. I
Oh and when it comes to bloom, he has never once interacted with me. But he thinks its appropriate to hit me with 100% downvotes 10 times in the past month. Ronahi has done it 13 times. Completely unjustified. I expose corruption, terrorism, and address propaganda in mainstream media and write investigative reports.. that's what I do, they, however, want to make it personal and label me as a racist... according to Ronahi I should write about cats.. yes he actually said that.
I know....Well, the articles must affect them so badly. People are so hypersensitive these days. Their actions reflect how they see themselves. I'm not claiming not to be affected by articles/comments sometimes, but I just don't go out of my way to downvote other posts or news. People are free to write whatever they want, it's other people's problem if the articles hurt their fragile ego. It just reflects their own insecurity.
I'd rather read news I don't get to read every day..
Absolutely agree with you! I have not been on in 5 days.. so just seeing your comments now. Viciously downvoting someone just because we do not agree with their views.. is just ugly and I hope people start to call them out on their actions.