Weekly Curation Journal | Feb 26 - Mar 1
February 26 - March 2, my first week with Curie
Curie Stat: 3/5 Acceptance Rating
In my first week with Curie, I learned so much that my head is spinning. I encountered new techniques for manual curation, began my curation journal, made an accidental submission, and met new friends along the way!
This curation journal catalogs each post I found, considered, and engaged with in some fashion.
Submitted for Curie consideration:
This is what makes Black Panther's Killmonger one of the best villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Dirk Hooper
by @dirkhooper
Having just seen Black Panther, I was eager to read anything that had to do with the film. Dirk does a tremendous job comparing various villains in the Marvel Universe to Killmonger, who he argues is one of the best.
He cites examples from Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Thor: Ragnarok, then does a breakdown on Killmonger's character development and depth over the course of the film.
My only direct feedback is to cite your photos with a link to their source, not simply mentioning, as a blanket, their origin.
Images are cited, the narrative is well-crafted, and his post was accepted for Curie curation.
Read the full post.
Happy Anosmia Awareness Day!
by @r00sj3
I'd never heard of Anosmia and this article was a pristine introduction. The author cites the basics for us, and then goes into an informal but informative FAQ section where she shares bits of her personal experience. One of my favorite quotes:
You might also know one, but chances are that this person will never talk about it.
Because it is something that is easy to hide and is also easily forgotten.
Not many people I know take a stance of normalcy and adaptivity with regards to a medical disruption - much less those who have an entire sense taken from their toolbox.
I found this article inspiring and enjoyable, and I'm happy to report it was accepted for Curie curation in celebration of Anosmia Awareness Day!
In the future, I'd love to see more photographs, such as a medical diagram or an illustrative stock image, to break up the large chunks of text. Additional markdown flair like bolded/italicized text and headers would make the readers experience even better.
Read the full post.
“Elephant Spirit Crushing”: Why You Shouldn’t Ride an Elephant and Elephant Nature Park’s Solution in Thailand
by @wanderlass
The cause of elephant riding is quite new to me but I've done enough research to personally understand its horrid nature. @Wanderlass dives deep in her beautifully formatted article.
Elephant Spirit Crushing, which apparently can be viewed by tourists, is an abhorent procedure, resulting a once untamed majestic creature becoming "submissive to their master."
She shares many photos in her article that she took herself, or that are sourced properly to the elephant refuge she visited.
This article was submitted and accepted for Curie curation!
Read the full post.
I just went to prison for 5 months. Again. | 03
by @lilyraabe
Lily's article series cataloging her prison-centered live theatre workshops are everything I could hope for in a published post.
Beautiful markdown formatting
Stunning and properly-sourced images
Extra design elements, spacers
Readable, enjoyable narrative
Compelling subject-matter
Long enough to feel invested, but not so long as I get bored halfway through
Happens to be focused on a fairly good cause (in my opinion)
At the time I hoped to submit, I had run out of slots! After careful review, my mentor submitted, despite Lily having been Curie'd recently. It's risky but I'm waiting with my fingers crossed!
I will let her post speak for itself.
The process of Creativity and how to embrace it
This was my first Curie submission as a curie curator... and it was by accident. Feeling trigger happy with my first set of articles that I sourced and was considering, I loaded this one into submission and got cold feet for a few specific reasons.
But then, after investigating when I saw my Curie score was lower than anticipated, it was found that I did, in fact, submit this!
A fabulous learning experience for me, and hopefully for @peppermintnick, too.
When I'm hunting for posts for Curie, I sometimes come across posts that I feel are missing just one or two elements. I will drop a comment, as I did on this post, saying:
Hey Nick, this is a great post! Would you mind adding some image sources with links beneath the displayed files? That'll make it tip-top!
It's up to the author to take that suggestion or leave it, but I do hope they take it. Unfortunately, Nick did not and left his photos unsourced.
As an academic [nerd] of creativity, I found this post interesting and mentally stimulating. I hope Nick revisits this topic again in the future.
This post was submitted to Curie and rejected. Regardless, I encourage you to check it out and enjoy the subject-matter.
Read the full post.
Lewis and Clark Monument Revisited-The Views Never Disappoint
When I came across this post, I was thrilled by the audiences it aimed to serve: Those who enjoy blog posts, those who enjoy videos, those who just want to look at the photos. The author even created a GIF!
The markdown formatting in this article is pretty decent, and the narrative is interesting, especially as I have never been to this place. The photographs may not be Ansel Adams, but they show the reader a beautiful day spent in a stunning location.
This post was submitted but rejected by Curie.
I encourage @notconvinced to keep publishing these photography/narrative articles, as you are gaining traction, earning success, and building a following!
Read the full post.
Honorable Mentions
As a new Curie curator with a 3/5 score, I'm afforded 5 submission slots per week. These posts didn't make the cut in my submission collection. Some were out of date or over the earningsthresholdd by the time I was ready to pass them on, and the others were rejected by a trusted source as being too risky to submit.
The Mundane, Medicinal and Magical Primrose
by @skycae
Incredible. But, over the Curie-outlined post-age limit!
FITNESS CHALLENGE!
by @coachjj
I have joined this challenge at the top tier! But, this post was removed from submission running on account of the photography. Having spoken to @coachjj, I've learned she's buying herself a new camera/phone this week! Keep up the great work, Coach!
Astrology for Beginners (Part 4) - The outer planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto...
I'm a sucker for astrology and this is a well-written (and informed) post. However, it lacks image sourcing, so I did not submit it. I will be following along!
Bright portrait of a beautiful woman. Learn to write oil paintings with me.
by @daio
This post came to me early on in my curation week, but minutes after it was posted. The authors high-reputation and previous post earnings were a sign that this might exceed most of Curie's "undiscovered quality" standards. Therefore, I did not submit for consideration.
A whirlwind first week as a Curie curator!
I had immensely generous help along the way from multiple group members and personal mentors. I'm getting to know the groove of manual curation and am dusting myself off after a few rejections.
What do I love most about being a Curie curator?
Even though I am barely a minnow, my due diligence and my vote have the opportunity to be magnified 100s of times over. Being a Curie curator is an honor and a responsibility, and it's a service I undertake with the utmost reverence to the creators of Curie and the established members of our team.
Do you have a favorite from this curation journal?
Please share with me in the comments!
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Thank you so much for sharing all these amazing blog posts! I will check some of them , that one about elephant riding sounds interesting to me! Thank you again 💕💕😚😚
You’re welcome! I’ve been enjoying your blog as well. 😸
Great seeing this, not leaving Curie process so behind the scenes.
I'd recommend changing the notes for the top submissions' format, as right now the spacing beforehand makes it so you can't actually see them without scrolling. If you want additional spaces, you should go for
 per space you wish to add, or just use a quotation mark or something :3Thank you for the tip! I will definitely work on the notes formatting and use that little code you pasted there.
I am VERY happy to see someone else keeping a journal of their curation process! The feedback I have gotten from it is great. People can sort of see the process we have to go through, and seem to implement it a bit in their everyday personal curation. This of course will all lead to better content getting more attention even outside of Curie.
Just don't be discouraged by the rejections. My first week I went 2/5 and got pretty down on myself. I quickly realized it is all a learning process and as long as we learn from our "mistakes" (or misjudgments) it will all work out for the best.
Good luck in week two, and if you want help on figuring out when your 5 submissions will open up just shoot me a message on Discord.
You know I learned this from you! I adore curation so creating a public journal was only fitting. ☺️
I am glad you are doing it too. I also like it because even the posts that don't get accepted can still get some recognition from those reading our posts. Plus it really has helped me learn form the missteps I may have taken. Hopefully it can do the same for you.
Fuck yeah for this! Id love to be a curie curator, and tried a little bit, but I soon realized I dont have the time now haha. Next wintertime, I probably will try much harder. Thank you for your support of myself and @solarisastro!
Please be on th look out for this dude: https://steemit.com/mythology/@arrrados/haitian-vodou-baron-samedi-and-maman-brigitte-the-lord-and-the-lady-of-death-and-sexuality
This post is too old for curie BUT GOLDEN HOLY, like, the next one deserves a curie. I am impressed entirely.
Definitely will check him out! Anytime you see a post you think is curie’able, send it my way or to any other curator. Better to see curie hit it than not at all!
OMG! Thank you very much for submitting my post to curie! This is really a great motivation to continue creating quality content. :)
Thank you for your time to check out spirit crushing to get a better understanding. I also just want to clarify that at the Elephant Nature Park, they only let us watch a video (I have updated my post with this). Thanks for helping me spread awareness because this was seen by more people. :)
You’re very welcome. As heart-wrenching as your article was, it was a pleasure to come across such a well-crafted post. Keep up the great work!
Thank you again! And congratulations on being a Curie curator. This is an honorable title here in Steemit. Fantastic work! :)
First, congrats on becoming a curator! !! It's grat to see somwone as open to supporting others and passing on knowledge as you as a curator.
I never knew I had asomnia till now. I experienced it for a short while after my synus operation.
Great collection of posts. My favorite was from Nick and this part especially :
Thank you for taking the time to get to know a few authors from this list!And how interesting that you could learn something about your own experience. Reminds me what a small world it is. ☺️
Quite a research. I am sort of confused about the Anosmia summary. I need to read about it more.
I'd never head of anosmia before... but now I feel like I know much more about it! Reading the article caused me to google the subject matter, and now that I've been talking about it a few days, I definitely feel more understanding and empathetic toward those living with anosmia.
Firstly, THANK YOU for all you do!
Great first week indeed. Some amazing posts here. I think I might have used up more than my planned voting power on this post clicking all the links :)
If I had to pick a favorite, I'd say it was the elephants. Amazing photos and a heart felt post.
💓 I'm glad you enjoyed the compilation. I love that this is a place to share how much you love other peoples' work.
Congratulations on becoming a curator! I imagine it's a lot of fun.
Thank you, Mallory! It is fun, but it’s also a ton of work done quietly behind your computer screen. The best part is when you peek back in on a submission hours later and see it was accepted! Having the opportunity to bring focus to a talented author feels amazing.
Love your curations!
Thank you, @lifeisartsandy