Dear @kennyskitchen
Few friends of mine shared with me that publication and initially I didn't think about sharing my feedback.
However, I actually feel your pain and I also would like to share my story. Which in many ways is similar to yours.
Myself, I've also been targeted by the same person (as many other friends of mine were) without any real explanation given. Every single post I published has been downvoted to zero, which not only affected my rewards (which I was okay with) but also affected the rewards of everyone who supported my content with upvotes.
After all, their curation rewards were affected in negative ways.
I've never provoked Acidyo and I've tried to stay away from any way of creating conflict. Many people tried to talk calmly on my behalf and I've done everything in my power to calm things down. Unfortunately, I've failed. Bullying continued and I was left with no option, but to say good-bye to this platform.
Since then, I've seen many other users being targeted by this particular individual. It seems to me, that once he decides that he doesn't want you around - then he will simply wipe out all rewards of your hard work. Bringing reputation to zero and effectively censoring your publications by achieving that.
As much as I wish HIVE to be successful, I'm no longer part of this blockchain. Because one person proved that it's far from a dream of decentralization. One so-called "whale" can destroy the work of pretty much everyone.
If Facebook, Youtube, Twitter ban our posts, then at least we (users) can find out the reasons behind those actions. Those entities need to follow some laws and regulations.
Here the situation seems to be very different. Acidyo do not need to answer to anyone. He is judge and executioner. Proving that HIVE is far from concept of decentralized voting consensus. Proving that one person can make life miserable for many users. Without giving even reason for his aggression and hostility.
Again, I wish HIVE to do well. But in the long term - this behavior of one person will bring so much black PR to that blockchain. And it will obviously affect the value of investment of everyone here.
Stay safe,
Piotr
RE: After dedicating 5.5 years to Hive/Steem, I've been informed by KING ACIDYO that I added no value