I'm the last to reply but comments are a hot button and I can't help but have my say!
They are a fundamental part of the platform, but no one understands this, in fact they are often perceived as a burden.
I see many users who receive comments under their posts but then don't reply!
Besides being disrespectful, it means that the purpose of those users is only to publish their post without caring about others!
But without comments any blogging platform dies!
I understand that it's discouraging to comment on many posts and then receive a small percentage of replies.
But I continue to leave my comments in the hope that even the lazy ones will sooner or later start replying.
Surely rewarding comments is a great incentive, what's happening with the curation of steemcurators.
It would be nice, however, also to rediscover the value of comments without any purpose. Just because it's nice to interact with others we come into contact with.
Then of course, rewards are welcome.
Thanks for leaving your opinion and I hope you will not be the last one who will reply.
For sure without comments a platform dies but just dropping a comment is not enough. It is also not real engagement. I read many comments which only cite what the author said and I wonder what the value of such a comment is. I read the same in moderating reports. It might look great to see a long epistel from a moderator but if it's only a rehearsal of what the author said it's better just to give result of whatever is moderated and give the reason why it's a 7 and not a 10.
Should a comment be short or long or does it matter? Should we take into consideration that no one likes to read and everyone is tired of long comments? I wonder if that's the case who this "everyone" is since most people never receive a comment.
I check many accounts for hours per day and night but if the comment section doesn't show zero then it's filled with auto-replies of witnesses or communities.
There's hardly an exchanging of words except if it comes to a small group always willing to comment or to "chat".
The value of comments only counts if you like to meet someone, have time to chat or like to connect. I don't think most Steemians are willing to do so. They rather have fun or invest hours in other social media. I wonder if the reason can be that to many Steemit is a place to earn, a job so if we want to have fun we go elsewhere. The pressure can be very high here.
Thanks for commenting, know it is appreciated.
@jiva34 @vwrites @ sahar78 why is it you comment or not?
Unfortunately, it's the sad reality.
Steemit isn't perceived as the place to chat and exchange ideas with other members/friends.
Perhaps, as you say, it's perceived as a place to make money and have fun elsewhere.
Of course, it's also true that comments take a lot of time and we don't always have any available.
Who knows if we will ever find a solution?
Steemit is in danger of becoming a platform where we post our work and then go elsewhere to chat.. that would be a pity.
a try we will start from Monday on with the #wewrite group. I left a comment behind and like to know if you can help if we enter Italy.
Perhaps we can change something and start a snowball effect?
You know that our community is open to everyone and to any experiment...
I'll be happy to be of help.😉
Great to have you on board, thank you.
I sent Franco (Telegram) a draft of Lesson 2.
First, the participants will comment on 3 different communities, one in Italy
Task 2 is to write about their experiences and they can post where they like - links to posts they commented should be in their post as well.
Task 3 is they participate in the contest: Create a Picture and write, following the rules. The deadline for task 3 is Friday. We will see who will check these posts most likely we are with 3, perhaps 4 but I am not sure yet.
I added you to the Italy comment check group jiya99 and me to check all comments left in Italy (4 per person x 50 (?) people that's going to be fun.
A template is made with 10 points to check thumbs up or simply remove it. That's all we have to do. The deadline for the comments is Wednesday. Let me know how I can send you the template (via Franco or e-mail?
Tomorrow morning I leave early but will be back in the evening.
@stef1 @rashid001 do you have time to newcomers community and CCS to comment a bit extra?
Kitty I didn't understand, do you need my help with curation?
I can do it, just give me some more info on the criteria for curation so I don't mess up.
I'll leave you my telegram - it's not very original, it's the usual mikitaly1. 🤪
we have a template, I left you a a message and added you to the group in Telegram. You can also find an example in Lesson 1 - the 10 thumbs up.
What can I say about telegram @Wakeupkitty - isn't it creative?
https://steemit.com/hive-161155/@wakeupkitty/writing-course-curso-de-escritura-wewrite-l2
Ok, I looked at various posts to get an idea. 👍