Hm, how about something like a holiday button or automated posting button? Imagine you don't have the time to be online on Steemit.

The holiday or automated posting button allows you to create a template incorporating articles you wrote and want to be released within that time period you are absent, while at the same time you can choose the exact time you want your posts to be released and, if you wish, pre-invest in a bid-bot which will upvote your article at the time of your choice, or activate automated self-voting on your article. By activating the button, you can reassuredly go offline for the length you desire, and be sure that your posts will be exactly released at the time you predetermined with exactly the same process running as if you were online.

So you can take your time off irrespective of whether you simply want a break from Steemit or don't have the time to go online on Steemit. Yet you are engaging regardless!

Additionally, when the reader opens such an article, they will see that the author is not available, for the holiday button will show that to the reader. So they can choose then whether they still want to leave a comment or not.

:)