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RE: Gamification for HR: Super Blockchain Brothers!
Upvote and re-steemed.
This is an innovative use of a blockchain.
This is your only post in your blog that is within the 5 day window for upvotes.
Have a great weekend!
Steem on,
Mike
Thanks! What do you mean by "window for upvotes"? If a post is not upvoted within 5 days it cannot be "discovered" anymore? Jeez, that is disappointing! ... I mean ... I should abstain from posting from now on until I get enough people lined up to upvote or else I would have produced content for nothing ? Can't be fair nor right ...
It is a two-edge sword. I started in August 2016 and because I have a variety of interets (I do not blog post about one topic) it has taken a long time to get to where I am.
As I tell newcomers, SteemIt is what you make of it, but it requires perseverance to succeed.
There are people who come to SteemIt with a huge following from other social media venues (like YouTube). Those are the overnight successes everyone hears about. But that is not the normal experience on SteemIt.
I made a lot of posts in the beginning that did not earn anything.
The two edge sword is you have to post consistently to build a following and if you do not post because of low payouts then you will not build a following.
This was my main reason for putting together my mutually beneficial upvoting technique. I remember how hard it was as a newcomer to SteemIt with no following and earning next to nothing on a post. But every once and a while hitting the jackpot.
By upvoting those who make meaningful comments on my posts, I can at least share some of my success with them. The first big payout I had on SteemIt was not one of my blog post but on one of my comments I made on another person's blog post.
The subject of "fairness" is always a debate on SteemIt. There are whales on SteemIt and people like myself who are trying to make a difference. You will find that some of the same people who promoted BitConnect and other schemes to people are also using SteemIt solely for themselves.
You will see me promote things I use and trust that have stood the test of time.
You will also see me blog about opportunities I am exploring and participating in. Those blog post have caveats and disclaimers on them.
A lot of people will become rich in the crypto-space and, yes, there will be those who lose too.
On SteemIt I will try to help people learn and earn. It is not a get-rich quick scheme, but a platform that you can make work for you. It just takes time.
Steem on,
Mike
Question: wouldn't it make sense for people like you to somehow "get together" and act in agreement to your common philosophy? You can't be alone to see things like this (I know I would enroll in your community gladly). Are there ways for people like you, with this set of beliefs, to act in concert so as to make a difference ?
I am a supported of @bullionstackers who started a #minnowsunite curating group to upvote new, quality content produced by minnows (new comers with little STEEM Power). I support those who organize these groups.
I am also an advocate and fervent supporter of those promoting SteemIt as identified by @stephenkendal and @steem-ambassador for those using the #promo-steem tag. I also support the #promo-usa tag.
I also support the efforts of @lemouth a co-founder of the #steemstem tag.
What I am trying to say is that yes, there are different groups on SteemIt that are support groups.
I also support people in my feed producing quality content. Here is an interesting post I just found in my blog that you may find interesting:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@revisesociology/eleven-steem-data-analysts-to-follow-if-you-want-a-deeper-understanding-of-steemit
Before I retired I was not able to support as many people and groups on SteemIt. However, I will not spread myself to thin too. This is why I support those who are making a difference and reaching out to more people than I can.
There are other tags you can use to get your post recognized, I only know a few of them that I have used or have been asked to support.
Steem on,
Mike
I forgot to answer your "window for upvotes" question.
This is my understanding of the earning window as I understand it:
When I started on SteemIt there was a something like a 7 day payout period and a monthly payout period on blog posts. But that changed to the current system during a recent hard fork to the STEEM blockchain. The STEEM blockchain needs to be fast if SteemIt is ever to become the size of Facebook. The complexity of the 7 day and 30 day payout period was slowing down the transaction speed of the STEEM blockchain. Since most of the votes come in within 7 days the earning window was shortened to what it is today.
Question (yes, I know, I'm tired myself of all these questions I have): why isn't it officially explained somewhere (and easily accessible) ? Why is it that I (and others) have to learn it from a user (who might have misunderstood or whose information might be outdated) ?
The steem blockchain certainly has a hashtable that allows to quickly identify, locate and the rewards on any content, irrespective of how old it is. I can't believe the trade-off is meaningful. More speed but in turn you discourage thoughtful, timeless pieces (because they cannot accumulate rewards over a long period of time) and you encourage fast depreciating news like "what did the cryptos do today". That can't be good policy, it drags down the overall quality of the content in the DB and implicitely the overall quality of the DB itself ...