I am not sure if my post will make any difference (read the answer of the community).
If you ask me long(er) texts are not read at all but I hope someone who concerns it will deal with it.

Just like @sbamsoneu I blamed my internet connection (slow, unstable, off) for written content being lost, comments not shown and indeed votings not shown which makes me hit the button twice if not three times and keep writing comments.
It's frustrating, takes way more time but I'm glad @blessedlife and some others told me it happens to everyone and is a Steemit-thing, an issue that occurs since a few weeks.

I noticed notifications aren't shown or show up hours later and if I post and forgot to add a tag or one of those .... rules it takes in average 1 hour before my post shows and I can edit. It may be clear that in the meanwhile the link left on X is dead and so it the X link.

It sounds to me as if the surfer can't handle the "traffic" and at certain times of the day it's worse. At 5 a.m. it works better than from 5 p.m. on or are certain parts of the world simply kicked off the network?

Like said I hope these problems will be solved preferable yesterday then next week. I can imagine how frustrating it is to be a SR under these circumstances.

With you I agree there are plenty of good writers and I even read them but they are abandoned by most communities because they do not join the club or had it with the endless list of diaries and Q&As. I have strong doubts this is what people like to read about.

I hope those small communities for those who care about words, no matter if it's a long story, a 5 minute freewrite to fight a writer's block or a mindblowing haiku of 10 words will continue writing and reach out and bond with all those artists of the written word.

Feel free to tag me, I love to read you.

Dear @soulfuldreamer it's good to have a great person like you around.
I wish you and everyone else all the best.

❤️🍀