Are you still commenting?
What a difference it is from September when I was Steemit Curator. Instead of more comments, this has dramatically decreased, especially the good and somewhat longer comments that benefit the author and others who take the time to read an article, and like me the comment section.
What happened? Why is no more effort made to invest a little more time in a few fellow Steemians? Is it really too much effort to write something? To get in touch with those who are on this platform? Who knows, you might find a few friends or people who can help you out if you need it. Have you ever thought about that or is Steemit just the cash cow where you quickly earn some money and then call it a day?
I admit that I also find it time-consuming to keep commenting and staying in touch with others and it can indeed be bitter that when you respond there is simply no response.
That happened to me a few times today. I saved the links of these people because I thought they deserved a vote. They provided not only creative but also good commentary. To my amazement, I saw that none of them bothered to give a reply, not to me but also not to others who responded.
Coincidence? I don't really believe in that and of course, there can be thousands of reasons why someone doesn't respond.
Let me tell you that I have the same thousand and one reasons, but I still try to be there and I plough through many notifications every day to at least provide an answer, even if it is so short. Funny that some people succeed and others don't.
What else has changed since September?
The creative field seems to have reached a low point and what there is is rarely rewarded and if so, it is the same few people. Where are the rest? Have you all stopped?
@rashid001 what about you? @sbamsoneu I read your interest in scribbling (I'll answer you later) join in, who knows, you might be a natural talent.
The many comment contests also seem to be struggling.
@liasteem (see @steemladies) currently has one and it's easy: take a picture and comment and then respond to the others.... Exactly, and that's where it goes wrong. How is that possible?
Strangely enough, it wasn't a problem in "Monkey Business" at least as long as the topic isn't too steemit-like and you can play it safe or am I wrong?
In knack4buzz everything is at a standstill, how sad is that? Entertainment never felt like my thing but all the plans that were there were great the only thing missing was support. If you promote a community as supportive, you are supposed to actually do that. Too bad, this is not the case and with that the comment contest, the Photo Story Contest, the out-of-the-box contest and the short-film-review contest have also disappeared. Even the first scribble drawing contest of @tezzmax could not save the sinking ship.
Again the question is why no one responds. Is everyone scared, and fed up or is the attitude "oh well, if it stops here I'll just go to another contest or community or writer"? In the latter case that sounds abusive, selfish and then I slowly start to wonder whether the entire upvote system should not be overhauled. Only together can we keep this platform attractive but also make it attractive for others and without responses that is not possible.
@patudoh and a few others say that Steemit is a family. If that is the case I wonder why the largest part of the family is not looked after and is ignored. Does anyone have a detailed answer to this that I can work with?
(@grebmot your answers are always great, who knows if you have another one or you @suryati1 or @kafio?)
December is a difficult month for many. Let's try to make something beautiful out of it. Words of support or understanding, a golden tip or a little help make a world of difference.
I have noticed that many have disappeared but also struggle with depression. Have you noticed that too?
#wewrite went for commentary and that turned out to be too much to ask for many, just like it was the case with the SEC game. Strange, how little we do for each other.
2.12.2024
The Picture is mine
I don't have any definitive answers and whatever I got is hard to articulate. Personally I've been feeling somewhat like an old turd surfing the toilet flush. Or like I was cursed with mental constipation and a bad case of hemorrhoids (maybe even a fissure). Either or, I've been sitting on that toilet for far too long and keep pressing and pressing, but I keep pushing air. As a matter of fact my digestive system has grinded to a halt. Granted, something will happen eventually, it always does, nonetheless I'm postive I'll be wiping blood. So I'm anxiously reaching for the toilet paper and hope at least it's going to be fresh.
Sorry for being heavy on the scatalogical analogies, but now the damage is done and I'm not able to unflush that toilet. In all seriousness though, I think the lack of engagement is just part of the general psychosphere. War, famine, pestilence, death. Not necessarily in that order and more like a general vibe. That and the ever decreasing attention span of the digitally demented, scrolling headlines on their smartphones without ever reading the articles. I don't blame them either. Heard somewhere insanity is really just a natural response to an unnatural situation. Like being bombarded with endless amounts of information, on top of just living regular life. More or less. More less in my case, which is why I'm writing long wided replies in the first place.
In terms of technical issue I'd say steemit tends to be a little too complicated. Or at least there aspects that aren't exactly newcomer friendly. imho one way to do it would be to make commenting free of charge, but that's just be me spitballing. Generally speaking though most people wouldn't even know how to buy crypto in the first place and they're making it harder each day. I was converting some of my steem the other day and it took me like half an hour and I had to use like 10 different passwords and keys. I'm probably doing it wrong, but then that would underline the point. I don't know how to do it right.
And if you did not smile this is an eyeopener for the Steemit Team
Thanks!
I was looking into Blurt on the side a while ago and concluded it's even worse, as an example of on what not do. Turned out that everything costs money, even looking at your wallet it seems. I made a few cents with some comments but then realized I couldn't even claim my own rewards because I was out of juice. This might keep the bots out, maybe, but you also limit your user base. For me that fruit isn't worth the sequeeze. Like you can't make everything about money and then wonder why everybody is just treating it like that. Not talking about you Kitty, I mean those kind of sites.
I starte at weku. No idea if they still exist it was the same abracadabra as here although easier to post and comment but no way to lay hand on the weku (they didn't pay out back then).
There are more platforms working this way but I have strong doubts if it fights bots. Steemit had an easier way to buy/exchange but those ways are gone. I used blocktrades.us but it gave up because of all those rules. There was also one before that (I forgot) but I believe I had to swap twice as well. It was the first time I tried with the help of a Dutch lady explaining to me how or what and she was surprised that I asked and didn't know after more than a year (perhaps longer) on this platform.
I never was active on Blurt only heard people talk and praise it into heaven (or perhaps they got paid for it if I joined) and next I heard they didn't do well. It sounds more like a short program like noise.cash once was which I joined for a blue Monday but it brought me nothing. Kind of fake X idea
I remember that as I started here I could:
and that was it. If it comes to it its enough to start with and prepare for the next post (I always write offline) and think about what to answer. What I was warned for was to only redeem the rewards once per week or month because that takes SP so setting it immediately is a waste of SP so is editing content (takes SP as well).
This is how I worked (see above) and still work (except I post in the end which isn't a good idea) and it did give me time to find the right people to engage with.
you can't make everything about money and then wonder why everybody is is a good one to remember (don't worry I wasn't thinking you meant me) but here we also see the other side: even if money is offered people don't show up so what is left is your other options.
Constipation issues:https://www.natuurlijkvoordeel.nl/wapiti-darmfunctie-complex?manufacturer_id=30
flushing the toilet is hard?
boiling water in the pot for 15 minutes
1 cup baking soda
1 cup (just hoppa in the toilet) vinegar
You talked about bitvavo in the other post. The german domain was taken down a while ago. To their credit they handled it like gentlemen, but it still illustrates a general vibe of uncertainty. Fair enough I guess, it's crypto. Then again that's why I'm pessimistic about it going mainstream, because it's a pain in the ass (the kind not even baking soda and vinegar will fix). Like those mandatory hostage videos meant to validate withdrawals, just to receive a snotty response inquiring your financial intentions. Is this a prank? No, that's just how "licensed" exchange operate now apparently.
On a happy note, bitvavo got reinstituted eventually under the hype umbrella and gave their old userbase a bonus, but the future remains uncertain. Nobody knows what kind of 1984 wannabe Brazil horseshit might be legislated tomorrow, and so it goes. Just waiting for a spit sample and that pubic hair super magnification validation app. But I'm rambling.
I'm using mexc.com to sell steem. Basically you're just exchanging it into USDC but german exchanges don't like it so you've got to exchange that into something else, too. At least it works. For now.
PS: The thing about using a handler. Fuck that! Maybe those were well intentioned offers, but that's setting yourself up to get scammed. A while ago you mentioned the rights issue regarding sub ownerships, I think context of creating one. The original creator goes away, you take over and invest a lot of time, then the guy comes back and just claims it. Someting like that, right? That's what this reminds me of.
Apa yang harus saya jawab? Mungkin saya terlalu sibuk dengan dunia saya, sebagai ibu rumah tangga tentunya saya tidak akan mengabaikan keluarga saya, sebagai pekerja pada pemerintah saya juga bertanggung jawab akan tugas saya.
Mungkin waktu saya harus saya bagi-bagi dengan hal lain, saya juga membutuhkan uang sama seperti yang lainnya, di rumah saat pulang sekolah saya tidak berdiam diri tanpa melakukan pekerjaan.
Kain yang menumpuk, piring kotor yang belum saya cuci, belum lagi hal kecil lainnya yang menyita waktu saya.
Haruskah saya mengeluh mengatakan lelah?....oh tidak....itu sangat memalukan untuk saya katakan, saya terus menikmati hidup saya dengan segala kesibukan saya.
Saya juga harus menghasilkan uang secara langsung teman, walaupun hanya sedikit yang saya peroleh tapi saya sangat bersyukur.
Di rumah saya juga mengolah berbagi makanan yang akan saya jual untuk menghasilkan uang, sehingga saya menyebutnya sebagai mesin pencetak uang untuk diri saya.
Menggoreng kerupuk, membuat es lilin dan beberapa lagi makan yang akan saya jual di rumah dan di sekolah, semua saya lakukan supaya saya bisa menghasilkan dan membantu perekonomian keluarga, kira-kira seperti itulah kehidupan saya sehari-hari.
Saya juga terus berusaha menulis, mengomentari sebisa mungkin, saya sangat senang berada di platform steemit ini karena saya bisa berhubungan dengan banyak orang.
Tidak hanya di kalangan teman dari daerah sendiri bahkan sampai manca negara, kadang saya sangat suka mengomentari dan juga ikut kontes jika ada bahan yang sesuai dengan tema, akan tetapi kalau ada yang seperti saya alami bulan lalu lebih baik saya menghindar.
Saya akan mencari kontes-kontes yang memang bisa untuk saya ikuti, saya juga bukanlah orang yang sangat pandai dalam bidang teknologi jadi terkadang terhambat karena saya tidak tahu caranya🤭.
Apakah saya berkomentar terlalu banyak? Maafkan saya mungkin inilah pendapat saya yang paling aneh
translation - google translate
What should I answer? Maybe I am too busy with my world, as a housewife of course I will not ignore my family, as a government worker I am also responsible for my duties.
Maybe I have to divide my time with other things, I also need money just like others, at home when I get home from school I don't sit around without doing work.
Piles of cloth, dirty dishes that I haven't washed, not to mention other little things that take up my time.
Should I complain that I am tired? .... oh no .... that is very embarrassing for me to say, I continue to enjoy my life with all my busyness.
I also have to make money directly friends, even though I only get a little but I am very grateful.
At home I also process various foods that I will sell to make money, so I call it a money-printing machine for myself.
Frying crackers, making ice lollies and some other foods that I will sell at home and at school, I do all that so that I can earn and help the family economy, that's more or less my daily life.
I also keep trying to write, comment as much as possible, I am very happy to be on this steemit platform because I can connect with many people.
Not only among friends from my own region but even abroad, sometimes I really like to comment and also participate in contests if there is material that fits the theme, but if there is something like what I experienced last month, I better avoid it.
I will look for contests that I can participate in, I am also not a person who is very good at technology so sometimes I am hampered because I don't know how🤭.
Thank you @kouba01. The discussion continues. Let's see what lives among the Steemians about the topic.
I wish you a great day/evening.
Saya mengerti Anda memiliki kehidupan yang sangat sibuk dan yang saya kagumi adalah Anda melihat Steemit terutama sebagai hobi. Apakah saya benar? Sama seperti Anda, saya melihatnya seperti itu meskipun, itu bisa sangat membuat ketagihan.
Saya mulai di sini saat saya sakit dan punya banyak waktu luang di tempat tidur dan selama berjam-jam itu saya punya waktu untuk mencari tahu cara memposting, saya banyak membaca dan berkomentar. Jika saya melihat ke belakang, saya tidak yakin apakah itu memberi saya banyak manfaat.
Saya keluar dua kali karena saya tidak merasa diterima dan semua orang yang saya kenal pergi dan saya mulai pada akhir tahun 2023 lagi jadi saya kembali setelah 1 tahun.
Selama dua bulan terakhir, saya mencoba memposting terutama di komunitas saya sendiri dan mempertahankannya seperti itu. Di satu sisi saya butuh ketenangan pikiran tetapi, saya juga tertarik untuk melihat berapa banyak orang yang akan memikirkan saya jika saya tidak aktif, jika saya tidak secara otomatis memberikan upvote, atau berkomentar, tidak ada SC upvote atau hal lain yang bisa didapatkan.
Saya punya jawaban itu dan itu tidak mengejutkan. Banyak yang saya kenal telah pergi sekarang dan saya tidak melihat mereka kembali dalam waktu dekat atau selamanya. Beberapa Steemian lama kembali dan saya perhatikan tidak banyak pendatang baru.
Saya harap apa yang terjadi bulan lalu tidak akan menjauhkan Anda dan Anda akan melakukan apa yang paling Anda sukai. Jika itu membuahkan hasil, saya tidak tahu. Saya harap setidaknya dalam kontak yang baik.
Saya berharap yang terbaik untuk Anda dan keluarga.
Pelukan hangat untuk Anda.
Benar teman saya sangat ketagihan dalam menuliskan di platform steemit ini walaupun dukungan dari SC01 atau pun 02 tidak menghampiri,akan tetapi saya selalu konsisten dalam menulis.
Saya juga harus yakin bahwa suatu saat nanti pasti akan berjaya juga, roda akan selalu berputar, hari ini di bawah tapi suatu hari akan berada diatas.
Ada teman yang pergi meninggalkan kita namun yakinlah akan ada teman lain yang akan menghampiri kita, saya tidak akan berputus asa.
Teman-teman banyak yang mensupport saya, jadi saya akan tetap bersemangat walaupun badai menghadang.
I have been out from this platform for a whole 3 years, when I left I still run the comments encouragement program with few fellow steemians in steemsea community, but now I did find it's not that interesting anymore. I don't know why?
As you say, if someone leave a comment on your post, if you can't reply longer because you're limited to the power or language, at least you can say thanks and comment back on other's posts. yeah it's time consuming though, but it's fun somehow.
remind me to our old war when the engagement league still there, no?
Do you know that I saw your name on the first of December again in Discord? LOL My child was deleting all the names for me and asked who you are and I told her.
If it comes to SEA I believe not much was going on and @aneukpineung78 lately took over so it sounds to me that he might love to receive a hand from you?
I returned at the end of 2023 so I am back since a year now and during this year a lot has changed. Many very active Steemians are taking a break, or perhaps left, and a few old ones are back.
I am glad you are here and if you like to read more you can have a look at the SCB Monkey Business community @hive-120695.
Here you find all kinds of topics of what's going on, questions asked and many of these topics are also asked in the "Monkey Business" comment contest I host in the community {Steem for Better life](https://steemit.com/trending/hive-153970).
I believe language is no longer a barrier. Some use web browsers translating and there are who add a translation or use a built-in translator. I copy-past in Google if deepl.com refuses.
I do believe that the average Steemian has changed and it's post, earn and leave.
For sure you remember @paulag and I was part of the comment coin project but commenting is and remains hard. What the others write here can be true, or a mix but my believe is that if it's not rewarded likewise posts everyone will see it as a waste of time.
Since September (the last time I was curator) I see a huge fall of good comments let alone replies. I mean if someone takes the time to answer you and write a long text just an "ok" is not enough I you want to see them back.
Unlike back then today there's no need for a fellow Steemian to upvote you, at least that is how it feels to me.
A great evening dear. I hope you have a great time and Steemit will bring you fun. For sure you find your way.
If you have a tip or like to start something let me know. You have my support.
... and @aneukpineung78 lately took over so it sounds ...
Yessssssssss, I friggin' love statistics. I love how numbers tell me the fact, the information. I love how sometimes numbers break my heart, and how at another time bring some joys. But, maybe I am just not a good host. It is work and all that make me occupied.
... he might love to receive a hand from you?
What have you found so far, Kitty? Am I a good team player? Would you like to team up with me again and again?
... Since September (the last time I was curator) I see a huge fall of good comments let alone replies.
You should have followed me. I am not a good commenter. But when something caught my attention, I will give my best, which much of the times are also not that good. 😅😅😅 But, I don't really give a duck.
bah... it's half kinda white lies!! I know how bad is our war-comments in the past, you're nowhere to beat! we're just like racing on reaching the top 5 commenters on steemit
Let's say I find the bugs and you fix them
You have eye for details (haahtags and weirdness) so this crazy chaotic artist finds you useful.
Next to that you have humour and make me laugh. Yes, you are a great teamplayer especially because you don't give a duck (did they die because of the bird flu or did @el-nailul take them?)
I follow you.. I read your comments 😁
@ wakeupkitty
🍀♥️
Thanks for the explanation @wakeupkitty.pal, LOL... we're in CCC with @freedomshift back then. I remember @paulag and somehow, she sets an auto vote to my posts on bee thing. I left my discord abandoned for the last 2 years after I left my job with splinterlands. But now, Im back.
there're many things to catch up with and I will try my best to read and learn about the "new environment" of steem for now. I do write in Bahasa just to get myself used to the platform, so i can make a post with a style dangit, that 5.2 achievement is a past for me. I'll be around and come to you when I want to know more.
Have a blessed evening to you too!
but now I did find it's not that interesting anymore. I don't know why?
Maybe because the current program's host sucks.
all i need to do is adapt to the whole new environment again, i was having second dormant account for 3 years again and now I'm ready to come back to my old days having fun with the comments again. still... I need to one step at a time, long comment thread is challenging, right?
Good to have you back. Will you start blowing life into commenting again?
I'll try my best to do so, I need to find the best community to engage with. for now, I'll just do random comments when I found interesting posts and want to learn more about their story. Just keep up with those chosen posters, I'll be there
What are your interests and what would you like to do?
@wakeupkitty
I love commenting more than anything, because it's always interesting to read other's perspective and posts. while for myself, I think for now... I'm going to just post the diary game to make myself familiar with the ecosystem first and then I'll find a way to some contests when I have time.
I found steem mobile app, so, it would be easier for me to just looking around anytime
Not enough time to read it all, but... Are you on Discord?
We all have an account but you better ask: Do you use Discord.
I believe the answer is no...
Greetings @ wakeupkitty
Thank you ma'am @wakeupkitty.pal for this unique reminder for everyone of us here.
I can remember when I started steemit early this year, making of dairy post, participating in engagement challenge and contest, I did not always get support or comment from anyone, and these made feel reluctant about writing.
I had to talk to my mentor @megareigns how I felt and that I will not be writing again, but he encouraged me to keep writing and that there's a secret to having support and also being visible. He said that if there's a contest or an engagement challenge I'm participating in, that I should make sure I leave a valuable comment on other people's post.
He said that with my comment alone I can gain enough visibility on different community's. So I gather momentum again and started writing and also engaged in marathon comments on every post that catches my interest, I take time to comment well and also upvote on other people's post, now I am well recognized in some communities.
Even when I make a post and someone comment on it, I will always reply the comments even if the comments I received is not really valuable I will still appreciate it and respond back, because I have this golden rule in my life, "so to others what you wish them do to you", so in this case, I choose to respond to all the comments on my post so that if I also place a comment on someone's post I will receive a response to.🙏🏼
0.00 SBD,
0.11 STEEM,
0.11 SP
It is good you stayed and your mentor is right. You are not noticed because of your posts but comments. If you show up at the right places and engage everyone will know your and it doesn't matter how much SP you have.
A valuable comment? You wrote it here but what if no one answers or I write back; OK?
A comment is great but just leaving a comment is not the same as engaging. If you read mainly comments like I do you will notice that many do not comment at all and out of those who do the biggest part always writes the same and with their words, the discussion is closed. If you write comments in such a way it's easy because there's no reply and no need to answer again but is this engagement? Will those people like you, answer, think of you, notice you, upvote you? I don't think so.
You're right, simply leaving a comment isn't enough, it's the follow-up conversations and responses that foster connections and build relationships.
To truly engage, one must be willing to listen, respond thoughtfully, and show interest in others' thoughts and opinions. By so doing, we can create more dynamic conversation that benefits everyone involved.
0.00 SBD,
0.11 STEEM,
0.11 SP
That is what all platforms need and why commenting is important. Once the talk continues it's fine if it's shorter since you talk up and down. Also it's important to have some fun. I read today how it was said that if there are comments at all they are so serious and I think that's right.
A great evening and don't forget to have fun!
It seems to me that if the comments are made for their own sake, then they are worth nothing. With pressure and too much insistence on active commenting, you may generate reactions in terms of quantity, but not in terms of quality.
I see it as the authors' responsibility to arouse interest among their readers and thereby provoke comments. That is real, lively interaction. As long as comments are made primarily because it's part of the terms and conditions, I hardly take them seriously as such...
I don't see reactions in terms of quantity you? Do you see a difference if you compare the months you curate? If you ask me always the same people comment. If they are busy it's shorter but you can easily find back in the comment sections of an account who always does and who doesn't.
Comments are always made for your own sake if you like to see it this way or not. If you comment you show your name and a part of yourself (idea, thoughts, opinion, a part private life, a link (like) you name it). I agree with you that the author should see it as his responsibility to attract commenters and the only way to do so is: engagement (commenting yourself - not that that always works out besides the system counts comments like "thank you" and "ok" as well so it looks great in steemworld.org or wherever you check).
Another point is: Why on earth would I comment if I always receive upvotes from SC01 - SC09 even if my post is shitty or a copy--paste from a different post? Why bother if the rewards are paid anyway?
I am sure you know like me where most votes go to (countries/continent + people). Is this coincidence? I doubt it. No way they promote themselves better than others I know. Many of them rare write a comment unlike what @patjewell did (the already forgotten Steemian).
Provoking comments is indeed the only way because if it doesn't "hurt" the average person isn't willing to ventilate.
That being said we know what to post in the future to attract attention even if no one (dares) to comment.
Good talk, thanks for stopping by.
YES, it's always the same people who comment. Sometimes some of them disappear - good people leave, you yourself mentioned quite a few with depression and similar problems. Other good people move on. I can't complain about good and successful interactions! And only these, the intrinsic and spontaneous ones, are valuable (for me). If, on the other hand, I have to make 5 comments to be allowed to take part in a contest myself, my enthusiasm is... minimal. If I have to comment to prove that I've read other people's posts, I feel like a primary school pupil. Yes, that's exactly what the Steem has become in large parts. My little ‘island’ is barely touched by it. It works. And it is either voted on or not. So what... ;-))
Well, I took part in a contest and didn't comment. I didn't feel to it and the only reason I joined was because I noticed there was hardly an entry so I thought what the heck, wrote, invited a few.
@liasteem who hosted it told me: you should comment on three others if you want to win. I replied: I don't need to win, I just joined because no one did, to make it more visible. (you didn't reply on that @liasteem or did I miss your answer?)
I am not sure if it's about proving you read others, to me it's more (If it comes to posts) that everyone (hopefully) has someone who said something (we all need a bit support now and then). If it comes to a comment contest it's also nice if there's a topic to be discussed if people read another and jump in, correct or share or whatever.
I agree Steemit is indeed a school (How is your first Aid doing?) if you give in to every step asked although I see here changes as well. I means the newcomers have it way easier than 1 year ago.
I believe there's a huge difference between your little island, my little island and the average Steemian's little island.
You are an SR since many months, you receive a huge SP support from SC01 and know that if you post a report or something else there will always be a reward.
The average Steemian doesn't have that luxury and only hears: you have to do this, you have to do that, you have to be smart, you have to write good content and if, if if.. you will be rich soon on Steem.
Back to Steemit and rules: don't you believe this year changed a lot? The newbies, no club forced upon, the burnsteem25 mindset.
We can work on the "more freedom in writing and let go of the templates" and also the "resteem" and "upvote me if you want to win". Every rule can be deleted but what remains is the problem:
That no one will tell newcomers or those who joined in the past 3 years what the need of using your upvote is (it's a way to promote yourself without saying a word) and how connecting with others can help you to receive higher rewards. Both seem not to be important especially not with the present system.
I find it a pity that commenting isn't rewarded more because those few good ones indeed will give up sooner or later. Not because of the lack of rewards but the investment of time and the fact that a reply is getting rare. In my experience, most do not want to invest in relationships just like in real life which is totally fine but don't get mad if no one notices and upvotes you.
Of course I see changes. I welcome many of them, some of which I helped initiate myself - my Team Freestyle was the first curatorial team in 2022 that didn't have to observe any conditions when voting. And we were good ;-))
But first and foremost, I see something else: people are being ‘recruited’ here with the prospect of making money quickly and easily. That's an outright lie. Most of the people here on Steem are not regular writers, authors or bloggers. Most people here are not interested in networking either. Most of them have existential fears and would do anything to alleviate them.
Humanly only too understandable. From an artistic point of view, it's the death sentence for a blogging platform.
I remember that before the hard fork we tried very hard to stimulate people to comment. We had @paulag and the comment coin and @cicisaja was very active. Back then also the good news was spread that you can easily get rich if you post a few words (and that's it).
This year I heard it several times again that everything is possible (buying a house) if you only write good content though no one knows what good is (I assume the markdowns) and if you are smart. I guess not the smart patjewell promoted but smart in different ways.
The only difference with years ago and the past years is the huge number of (new) subscribers in high financial need who all claim this is their job. It's great if it is possible but if that's the main idea it is a problem.
With you I agree here is not where you find the writers. I believe 90% can't write and hardly read. This is a huge problem but a part of those people can post something else. It is a fact that without commenters Steemit will be a dead end.
I can't say I saw many comments the past week and unlike in September, I spent way more hours searching. Plenty of posts to upvote but comments?
I can't blame it on Christmas because it already started earlier.
To most writing comments is not in the system, it's never taught. Also not to all those newcomers who had to achieve their certificate. I wonder why not, but also why commenters aren't upvoted more or perhaps mainly to try out if it stimulates after all a post is a post.
Everything can be learned and I notice a handful is willing and it shows.
If the Steemit Team doesn't care and rewarding posts is the norm nothing will change.
Is it a loss if people not earning on posts leave? I doubt it and it will not affect the quality writers, those who like writing and reading. There are many here who write good content, never join a contest, old Steemians or new ones who keep posting regardless if they
couldn't agree more with you!
a post is a post, your own idea and nothing other people can interfere with. but a deep talk and discussion which can broad your view and perspective only can be done in the comments section and sometimes, it's more meaningful than the post itself.
anyway, I remember reading the ethics on steemit when I first joined, I try my best to understand that steemit also a communication or social interaction media, so, it's a bit weird when the posts are more valuable than the comments. Question is, who cares and who will go check the best comments of the day and upvote it? with the "best time to upvote and earn a few" on the FAQ, unless you are a witness with the concern, then we can a make a different.
I have thought it before, if you want the steem price up and give you profits, why the witness sometimes asking for SP delegation so e can get upvoted? or why we need to burn steem while we can take it to the exchange and let those who had a lot of steem in their wallet join the liquid pools somewhere. I mean, everyone can join the LP if they're eligible to do so. But, I dunno, it's just me thinking after having some LP in hive and pancake swap related to splinterlands.
I might not be able to write something meaningful like you do, it's just come accross my mind, I'm a noob about crypto, never tried to cash it out until last month.
It is good that there are people like you.
Enjoy your Sunday.
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Normally,I see it as fun commenting and applauding my fellow steemians post but it's crazy how most of them react to your comments. You will spend time crafting a nice comment on a fellow steemians post and you will end up not receiving any reply which is heart breaking and discouraging.
But non the less,I will always try my best to engage with my fellow steemians through commenting on their post's. Because that's the only way to get more visibility and make more friends on the Steemit platform. There's one thing I have discovered about commenting on fellow steemian Post,it serves as encouragement,it shows that people are seeing you and your contribution to the development of the Steemit platform.
This is an old issue. I have no idea why people do not respond but I believe the main reason is they post and leave. I am 100% that the biggest part of those on Steemit never check the notifications. They simply do not care. We can say it's a lack of time and with you I agree it is. Not for the the receiver but for us the commenter and that's why I advocate for commenters to be rewarded.
It takes a lot of time to comment and if I start with it, it takes me hours and I don't come to writing which does bother me but so does being impolite and not answering as many as possible although that is a hard task as well.
I started with the search for good commenters with team True Colours in September and theremgreat commenters, good long comments, pictures included and they were way better than the average post. During the past months I saw it go downhill and I don't know what happened. Most likely the fact that the enthusiasm of receiving an upvote for a comment is taken away. I can tell you it's a hard job to find them but in average a good commenter is connected to other good commenters. For example if you look at my comments you can see what I write but you can also see who replies.
That is how it works and I can do the same with you. I look at the comments in your account and see who replies and if there's a good commenter or engage between your replies I can visit his account and do the same.
I truly hope the commenters will be rewarded.
BTW I don't understand why many have the time to spend hours on whatsapp or discord or wherever they chat but have no time to do it here. Whatsapp doesn't pay and here is as good as any other place. I must say I found some good friends through Steemit and after years we are still befriended.
The best thing is to write first and next read 2-3 people and comment. In average it's enough since if they reply you have the next day 3 replies and there new posts you will comment on (or you ask someone a question).
I wish you a great Weekend and I hope you won't let yourself be encouraged, simply delete those people from your list. It's what I do and trust me I have a very good memory if it comes to these type of people.
Well,I thank you so much for this piece of encouraging words u just outlined. Maybe I will just do as you said by deleting such type of persons. I love commenting on people's post not just because of the reward but to encourage my fellow upcoming steemian.
But the truth is, when you comment I don't know if they feel too tired to reply or they are feeling too big? That's left for them to answer. But it's best for any steemian to reply when a fellow steemian comments on your post, that way, it's balanced. Thanks for your wishes, have a great weekend too.
You know what? What you just wrote makes a good post. Copy it and add a bit thoughts about commenting and how it feels if you write but and receive no reply and add the different answers from "ok" to "thanks" to the great ones that boost you to continue.
Once in a while it's good to shake up a bit and make people think. Imagine a platform where we can only post and not comment/communicate...
We wouldn't give up!
Then you better start writing more. Just a few words doesn't do the trick I'm afraid. Not if it comes to promoting yourself, being noticed takes time. It's also important to share a bit of you. BTW you can always add to your comment of 100 words a sketch. I am happy to read you as well.
I hear you but I just find it difficult to reply your content most times.
That's a good answer and I am satisfied with it. Feel free to answer someone else. I know how to find your comments and replies.
Appeal to community members:
How about sharing your opinion @irawandedy.. I know you can comment and you are funny so why don't you? Did you sell a car or is it high water? I hope you and your family are fine.