Too Many Tribes, Not Enough Indians

Hey Tribe of Jess

If you're not already aware, STEEM has gone tribal and it's so hot right now and its got people feeling that #newsteem smell and there's a little more pep in the step of plenty of users which is great. We love this place because we get rewarded for the things we do, so getting rewards is going to get us hype too.

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Tribes are springing up left right and centre and tokens are being thrown at us at such a pace many of us don't even know where to look and who to pay attention to anymore.

I think tribes will come and go and there will be those that survive as they create content niches and pocket dimensions for users to jump in and out of to find content and authors they're interested and want to interact with but at the moment its just more of a free for all token grab.

Its all the same people in all the tribes maxing out their posts, ActiFit in Splintertalk who the hell cares right? Clearly, we need more moderation in these tribes with flagging and gentle reminders as to why this tribe was started.

Enter the shared universe

Tribes also need to start onboarding outside steem just like Splinterlands has brought in users of its own tribes need to do this too. I see tribes as all those Marvel movies that built up towards infinity war and end game, all part of a shared universe and each one picked up new viewers along the way appealing to different people.

Tribes will need to start attracting users because its a place where their content interests can thrive and be engaged with and once users feel cosy in their Tribe they can look to venture out into other parts of steem.

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A sense of tribalism

What I do admire now about the tribes is the ability to manage the manual curation of posts and while content is still at a premium in each tribe people are paying attention. What I like to see is other users getting rewards and not just the same old people just doubling up.

With these new ways of rewarding users who submit content, I feel tribal users need to take a little more consideration in those they reward and flagging those who abuse their tags and because they each have their niche you don't have to be part of it if you don't want to

For creators, they need to pick the tribes they broadcast to which makes it for a more refreshing feed.

I'm sure the policing and curating of tribal content will continue to improve and will make searching and enjoying relatable content a lot easier.

Like I follow a few people but I don't have an interest in everything they post, for example, I don't give two shits about Steem Hunt posts, so I can avoid them by viewing tribal content & blocking that tag via steempeak.

Tribal tags

The trouble with tagging is also the fact that with users trying to tag as many tribes as possible to get rewards we're missing out on using tags for actual content curation and content in tags are drying up making it even harder to find posts.

• I think we need a system where we can have a designated section for tribe tags
• Then one for content tags

For example:

I'm trying to keep up with as much as I can, but this place is quickly starting to outgrow anyone users interests and you'll need to pick your tribes eventual.

If we continue on this way Steem will probably end up like this video. Warning theme song is annoying and catchy at the same time watch at own risk.

What do you think of Tribes? Which tribe is your favourite thus far? What kind of tribe would you like to see in the future?

Have your say

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So have at it my Jessies! If you don't have something to comment, simply comment "I am a Jessie."

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