Why it's fairly impossible to beat @lynncoyle1 in the curation league
Let me directly kick in with my conclusion. No one can beat @lynncoyle1 in the 2nd curation league, because it would cost you at least 15 hours per week!
She writes an average number of 490 comments per week and 136,590 characters. To do so she of course have to read lots of articles. And that consumes a lot of time. Time most people don't have or are not willing to spend.
If you are a regular reader of my posts you can now decide wheter you continue to read or that you stop after my main conclusion. I came up with the idea to write this post like this, because I personally really hate to read a very long article with basically information that I would have understood within 1 minute.
The introduction: Ashers curation league
Each Sunday @abh12345 write a post name "the curation" league. This weekly contest contains actually 2 contests. The first one is about getting the highest curation rewards (check out some of my other posts to see how you can win this contest). The second contest is more about engagement. Engagement is all about contributing to Steemit by writing posts, commenting other peoples posts and reacting to comments you receive.
average typing speed of 450 characters per minute
About a decade ago I was able to type with 450 characters per minute. That number was without numbers and capitals. Including capitals and number I was probably somewhere between 300 and 400. I'm quite certain that if you can type that fast, that you belong to the top 3% of quickest typists.
Even if you can type like 400 characters per minute, it will take 341 minutes to type 136,590 characters. Which is about 6 hours. So if you only make it to achieve half that speed, 200 characters per minute you will be typing for 11-12 hours in 1 week to comment as much as @lynncoyle1 does.
Besides the typing time you also need time to read something to react on. 200 of @lynnloyle1 comments are replies to replies. Those probably take a bit less time to read compared to a article. Nevertheless it remains difficult to estimate how much time is spend on reading articles. But if you write about 500 comments I would guess you need at least 5 hours, probably even 10-15 hours to read stuff. So I estimate it takes at least 15-16 hours to make any chance to win the 2nd curation league. And that's based on the condition that you can type pretty fast.
average time per comment
Let's take a different approach. And estimate the average time it takes to write 1 comment. That means most of the time you need to read a post, a comment or a reply to your comment. And then you have to write a comment with an average length of 136,590/490=279 characters. Writing such a comment will last at least 1 minute. Let's assume it takes another minute to read somehting. Then it will take 2 minutes per comment is 980 minutes in total. So with these assumptions it will take 16 hours per week to win the 2nd curation league.
Can you really do nothing else to beat @lynncoyle1?
Based on my analysis you know that you can win by just spending a full work week (40 hours) on Steemit. And comment like hell! Your reward will probably be at least 10+ SBD. 3 SBD prize money from the contest and 7+ SBD should be possible if you write such a huge number of comments.
As I don't have this much time, I wonder if there is any other possibility?
I think there is at least one...........
I don't know exactly what you are implying at the end there @crypto-conom1st, but I can tell you that I'm positive that @lynncoyle1 spends more than 40 hrs a week on steemit. If you know anything about her, she likes to win and she is an wonderful person too. She is also not doing this for the 3 steem prize at the end, Lynn is someone that truly cares about people. And she loves to interact and have fun with her friends like me!
I can tell you that I too probably spend around 70 hrs a week here, and I give away my prize I win every week. Not everyone does this for the money or treat it as a job. I make more money in a day at my real job than I have made here in over 3 months. I do it as I care about the people I have come to know and to help make this place a good support system for real people with good hearts.
I love your analysis and don't necessarily think you are trying to insinuate anything bad about Lynn, but your last line seems to imply you think something negative (which I think you might not have meant)... You might want to correct it or elaborate a bit as it can be taken negatively rather easily!
Have a wonderful day!
@davemccoy,
Thanks for your honest a good reply!
First of all I think everyone in the curation league is doing very good things for Steemit. And I think some or all of these people should get a bigger share from the reward pool. As it looks unfair that other people writing crappy posts get higher financial rewards because the use paid upvote bots.
The whole story is meant about analyzing and number crunching. So it should never be taken personal. But I understand it can be easily seen like that.
My last sentence is hinting towards building a bot that automatically posts comments. Then you just write a 250 character comment ("great post! Keep up the good work! I wonder where you get your inspiration, etc, etc) and let the bot post that comment 1,000+ times.
I prefer to keep my open end. However if you still think I should change it, let me know.
And if @lynncoile1 thinks I need to change it, I will. Without any discussion. So later today I contact her to ask if she read this.
No that is cool... I think it was good just to clarify... I didn't think it was anything bad, but I know there are many that might've jumped to a possible negative conclusion... I know that you know Lynn doesn't post those kind of spam comments, but I wasn't sure what you were referring to... So this reply clears it up perfectly!
Frankly, like I told @simplymike I like you and think you do a great job. So I didn't want anyone to jump to any negative conclusions! :P
And btw, I think you are pretty dead on right about the amount of time it takes... I think Glen concurred with me about the 70 hrs and that is a decent rule of thumb as I did that hard for about 2 or 3 weeks. Was it worth it? Monetarily no.. But for an accomplishment of really engaging a lot of people and making good friends yes!
This was a good article and give it no further worry! :D
Here's a newbie nickel for writing a nice article and for taking the time to care what I was trying to clarify! You are a good one @crypto-econom1st :) ... Thank you!
What is precisely a newbie nickel?
It is the 0.05 upvote that I give people when I want to make a point
The idea behind it was to get people's attention. It was named by @doctorcrypto ... I received some decent delegations from a contest someone submitted me to, so I used the newbie nickel as something to give back some of that gift. ... Its nothing official, just something I like to do and help people earn a little when I can afford to give the nickel upvote!
Lol, I should have known... :0)
We had been talking about it earlier...
You got a 100.00% upvote from @bearwards courtesy of @davemccoy!
70 hrs a week! Time to enjoy the fresh air. Spring is here.
I must admit I’m also spending like 60 or 70 hours a week here.
But I’m an unemployed handicapped person who has to lie down all day, so I’ve got a good excuse - lol ;0P
Understandable, you're not even supposed to walk around. Did you ever finish that sevendayb&w challenge I tagged you on? I remember you stumbling around cautiously (when you shouldn't have) to take pictures of your cat and wall hanging. Then you got hacked, and I think it was after that point that I simply could not catch up with all the ginabot notifications.
I did manage to finish it. Did the first two before the hack, then resumed three days later with the rest. :0)
That's the competitor in you. ;)
Sorry to hear that. But it looks like you are making something out of it?!?
Let's hope Steemit becomes and stay a really nice social media platform.
haha.. just got back from my walk... kids playing baseball... I will still find a way for 60 though ;)
Addicts! Or should I say peeps with competitive streaks?
That means all of you @davemccoy, @lynncoyle1 and @simplymike. Might as well throw @fullcoverbetting in the mix now since he is up there in league 2.
Thank goodness I am no longer in the path..you guys are commenting forces to reckon!
Did the walk remind you of the good ol' days Dave? Or future days to come?
haha... I it did remind me of the good ole days but my achy body wondered how kids can run around so much and not get tired! :P
I stated the only other possibility in my comment: take out @lynncoyle1 - lol
I’ve read your comment,@davemccoy, and I read @beeyou’s, and I honestly don’t see where you both get the feeling @crypto-econom1st is talking about @lynncoyle1 in a negative way...
He’s just analyzing the facts, ‘cos he likes to play with numbers.
IMHO, I take this article as an expression of admiration of what she is doing. (Please correct me if I’m wrong, @crypto-econom1st)
@crypto-econom1st is investigating the importance of posting versus commenting, and does so in a statistical way. It’s just about facts (unless he agrees with me that the only solution is to take out @lynncoyle1 - lol)
I thought it was pretty amusing, and never detected any negativity.
However, I am curious about how he would finish that last sentence... maybe he’s got some special tricks up his sleeve... lol
So am I!
Did you find and read my idea in the comments?
I think you are right and that is why I said it could be taken in a way that he didn't mean. I try to read how people write things and if it could be interpreted that he was saying something negative, I was merely trying to help him clarify his last thought. He of course was being funny, but when there is a joke sometimes its best to know the punch line (especially if it could be a compliment or a put down).
I like @crypto-econom1st and of course @lynncoyle1 and that's exactly why I was trying to help the end be a little more clear so that no one would take it the wrong way!
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From the little I know from @crypto-econom1st he probably has a plan. He’s been analyzing all this, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he would have figured out a way.
Remember, he managed to be king of curation for I don’t know how many weeks in a row with only 15SP...
He’s thinking of strategies, and that’s what we all lack.
And from a marketing perspective: he got us to interact about what he would mean with that last sentence. Lol
I think it was an excellent marketing move.
@davemccoy, do you really think he meant something bad with it? All the people that do, are just fools (please, @crypto-econom1st, don’t let me be the fool here)
I can’t imagine how you could take this the wrong way...
The only possible end of that sentence is ‘to take down @lynncoyle1’, and we all know that would be absurd...
No I don't think he meant anything bad... lol ... I think you are trying to get a heads start on Ashers league this week... Wow, you are making some very big comments now... Sneaking up on us??? Hmmm :P
Just happy that some people are awake and it is a real conversation. I’ll never make it to the top with my ‘one-thumb-typing’ - lol
Normally, I’m just commenting into an empty space, then go to sleep and read the answers in the morning...
hehe.. if you are typing with one thumb, you really are superwoman! Wow, that is awesome @simplymike... I think you will be the first to break 300,000 characters... I am predicting it now! ;)
Remember everyone I said that :D
I’ve made a screenshot :0)
It looks like you know me quite well. My last sentence was indeed meant to trigger you guys to react. First to see what you think I'm thinking. But also to provide me some input to see if I can create some kind of strategy.
If you like to know anything about me, just ask!
Cause I don't believe in privacy. And therefore I might as well tell you everything by myself.
I think you are right and that is why I said it could be taken in a way that he didn't mean. I try to read how people write things and if it could be interpreted that he was saying something negative, I was merely trying to help him clarify his last thought. He of course was being funny, but when there is a joke sometimes its best to know the punch line (especially if it could be a compliment or a put down).
I just wanted to keep any drama from happening by being a letting him know it could be taken both ways. That's all ;)
I understand, and I like the way you care. We’ve had enough drama for this month - still, I don’t see how anyone can take this the wrong way. You’re too concerned, @davemccoy. If other people are too ... I can’t say this out loud without offending anyone, let’s say that a 5 year old could get this.
But unfortunately, men can really be like 5- year olds, they just have more expensive toys ;0P
And by the way, a little controversy can be a good thing. Look at the sharkschool posts... everyone can take this the wrong way, still he has many fans..,
Earlier this week the flagger did not only take away the flag, but also started following me. Controvery is the greatest marketing trick in the world- (except for your flattery, off course ;0)
LOL, that must have been Dave's trick all along..flattery. ;)
Of course. Never read @spirituamax’ posts about marketing? Flattery is one of the most effective tricks in the book, together with ‘know your customer’. Never noticed how @davemccoy always knows everything about others? ‘How’s your sister doing’, ‘have you passed your exam?
I suspect him of keeping files about everyone.
But for the flattery, he has perfected it. And it works... always.
He’s a good marketer, because you’re not aware he is one - lol
Sorry @davemccoy, for revealing your secret tactics.
Sometimes I find myself copying his behaviour(ssst, don’t tell him that), using words like ‘charming’ and stuff. And I mean it when I say it, but it is just monkey say monkey do - lol
Oh, Boy McCoy is many of things. COO, politician, Prince of Steemit as you once called him. Even smylie2005 and pretty.dorky calls him Boy McCoy, and they're relatively new to the scene! He was almost crowned with Bad Boy McCoy, but I put a stop to that one. Not nearly bad enough. ;)
He charmed his way into our lives that's for sure!
I haven't stopped by spiritualmax's blog in a while, will have to do so. Marketing seems to be a big thing on here. I really should put my marketing degree to some use.
What happened earlier this week? Where can I read that?
Too complicated to explain and believe me, you simply don’t want to know...
See my reply to @davemccoy a little above this reply.
Take out @lynncoile1 is no serious option. But I hope it makes everyone smile like it did me 😀
I think when if I would succeed to come up with an other trick then building a bot, most people would not mind if I paid the trick once. Just to see if the theory would be practically working. However at this moment I really don't know something that wouldn't cost me 10+ hours.
I did notice a couple of copy/paste messages from you last week, but I decided to let them slide and not do a full investigation as you didn't make the top 10.
If anyone is found to be botting or copy/pasting repeat messages, they will be excluded.
Very well noticed.
Did you also notice that not all of them were an exact copy? The difference was really, really small.
And even that took me like 1 hour to do so. So to get like a 95% chance to win the league I need to spend at least 5-6 hours. That's why I basically let go of that idea.
I know I could double the comment legth to halve this time to about 3 hours. But that's still way to much effort.
I was just thinking of something else. Do you think you will always find such a trick?
In case I ever win the 2nd league or make it into the top10. Please ask me first how I won it? And if you should pay out the prize?
Can you please do that?
Some people I watch more closely than others based on what the interactions have been about in the past :P
I also hope the community keeps a watchful eye on anyone who seeks to gain without the effort.
I don't think i'll need to ask :)
Those got me a few nice upvotes 😀 just kidding of course.
I actually expected to make some new friends. But I tracked who started following me and that was kind of disappointing. Also I expected some newbie questions, but I basically didn't get any.
I changed my mind about trying something to win the 2nd league. Although I do have an idea now how to do this. I don't think it's a good thing is you need to track down Steemit criminals in your curation league. You have better things to spend your time on.
The comments I checked were just too generic - a comment should show acknowledgement that the post was read.
Thanks for not giving me more work to do :)
Good analysis. I don't think this is an indictment of lynne at all and this IS a platform for constructive dialogue. If nothing else, you have just highlighted what it takes to win. Clearly, she is dedicated to the endeavor (and so many others) enough to make the commitment to win. Other approaches might produce better results in the end. We can't know until someone tries. However, I do think a bot would be recognized easily. I found you at the #payitforward contest. You were featured by @bengy. Congratulations and I hope you will check out the contest for yourself. Best regards.
Thanks for your reply.
I indeed like to Check that contest a bit better. But I'm afraid I have a to do list with 25+ items. So I actually stopped putting more on my list. As that's kind of useless and only gives me a little stress.
Most things come by in my feed again. So as soon as I have time I look at my feed to spend that time.
I take two days off and come back to all the kids at school talking about me haha
I'm going to try and answer everyone here is one fell swoop; not an easy feat for prose, so bullet points it is!
So there you have it @crypto-econom1st. Wow! this is some kind of day when a post is written about me :P
Cheers everyone and thank you again for your kindness...you all have really made my day!
She’s ba-a-a-ack!
@lynncoyle1, you just made up 2 days of absence with one comment - lol
I agree that it is about enagement, it is about the people! The league is just a little extra game, but not why we are here.
I noticed we’ve gone from coffee over beer to umbrella drinks... sounds like a great evolution. But not in Playa Del Carmen... I can’t take all those dogs on the plane ;0P
I decided to make an epic comment just for this special occasion haha
I read this twice then burst out laughing, imagining you and all the dogs on a plane. Seriously if I was rich, I'd charter a private plane for you to do just that!!
hahaha @bengy...so true!!
So, may I note that this is the longest amount of text, either in a post or a comment, that I have ever seen you make @lynncoyle1 and that in doing so, you have only reconfirmed why everyone loves you here.
I am also going to note here, to anyone who sees my comment, particularly @fullcoverbetting, that I will not be in any way shape or form attempting to double this. :)
re: defense
In reality, you need none, but I thought it might be interesting/insightful to those gathering here on this post to read what it took last week for me to get to the No. 1 spot, and also what you didn't do for me to get there. It was both. If I had not put in the time, I still would not(just added the 'not' because it's kind of important here) have moved past you. So, anyone hoping to take your crown, or in my case, hold onto it for another week, what you're doing in the time allotted is nothing less than spectacular.
I suppose everyone already knew that, but since this is a post about quantifying what you're doing, I wanted to help out.
re: retain the crown
No alterations (it's not one size fits all?). I'm keeping it on a pedestal in a vacuum sealed box under lock and key and heavy guard. Don't really want to be weighted down by it, since I carry enough weight as it is. :)
re: barking up the same tree
Absolutely. Just as I popped into the top 3 along with @leeart, anyone else could do the same, and there's plenty of people joining in that I know I'm not aware of yet, so no rest for the weary.
re: magic in the making
If you say so. I really don't feel like I'm all over the place with my commenting, though I am trying to get farther and farther out, but then I keep finding where the action is and feel like I probably need to particpate there, too.
Sincerely, thank you for all you do. This epic comment and it's contents are the reason why you are and always will be the queen. :)
I disagree with this. This because not everybody can devote the same amount of time on the Steem blockchain. Some people also don't have insomnia like some of us do!
I do not to intend to take any credits away from the engagement you all are giving to Steem! You all deserve your spot in the top of the league! But we all most stay humble and remember that not everybody is playing with the same chances. Let's be honest, if you take a step back and look at the engagement of the top 10, they could quantify us as lunatics :)
That's why I did find it important and the sponsor the lucky 25!
It definitely requires time. In my case, more than I will be able to keep up for more than a few more weeks, maybe, unless I can find a way to streamline things a little, get more organized. There might not be a way due to the nature of a global social media platform that literally never sleeps because the participants are all coming and going at different times.
However, anyone who can and wants to dedicate the time can end up in the top 10. I would hope that it wouldn't be such an easy thing that someone who spent an hour a day ended up in the top 10, unless they're really, really good. :)
It's true, not everyone is playing with the same amount of time to dedicate here. My concern there is they get discouraged about what they're doing, when all of it contributes and all of it counts. You obviously feel that way, too, through rewarding No. 25. It's a great thing, I think. It makes the first idea, the leagues, that much better.
Goodmorning @glenalbrethsen!
That's indeed why I decided to sponsor the engagement league a little bit! I know how much spend I do spent on the Steem blockchain, I can for sure understand not everybody can spent so much time to the Steem blockchain.
It is possible that they just don't want to spent so much time on the platform, or that they just can't. With 2 kids growing up, a full time job and a wife, it is hard to keep things in balance. And, although I do like it very very much, my offline life will always come first!
To give the people who are not capable or willing to spent so much time on the Steem blockchain but still do their utmost best to engage and interact, the lucky 25 came to mind! It was also giving @abh12345 some support! He does so much for us, so it was time to stand up and instead of saying that I do support him, actually show the support!
And his idea works! All over the blockchain I do see names for the engagement leagues popping up! And that's what it is about. It is now how much we spend here but how we use it!
haha all your "re:" are killing me, but a very effective way to respond. I sometimes wish I could just "get in" your comment and reply there!
Good thing the crown's under lock and key and heavy guard. And silly me, it was the 'cloak' I was also given that needed altering. What?? You didn't get a cloak?? Oh, wait. Nevermind. Neither did I :)
And if this doesn't scream "magic", nothing does!
Thank you Glen!
I just realized that I missed a 'not' in that part where I was trying to explain that if you hadn't had taken off all the time you did, even with the work I did, it still wouldn't have been enough. Kind of an important word, 'not', particularly in that sentence.
Since you didn't mention it, you either supplied it yourself, of which I thank you, or you gave me a pass, of which I thank you even more. :)
Both ;)
Wow, that is a reply that counts!
First let me point out that I don' think that @crypto-econom1st was trying to be nasty. He is just a guy that likes statistics, he really did not want to offend any of us! I did see some spread sheets he made about his curation tactics, so he is only analyzing the results and give his viewpoints in the league. Which was refreshing and a little bummer, because now I do understand that I will never have a change on winning league 2. Thx for spoiling the fun :)
Not all my comment are written on my phone. :)
I didn't think he was being negative either. In fact, he and I have been conversing in a different area about all of this...secret location lol
Ah remember numbers can be manipulated...keep goin' at it; who knows, you may win in league two someday ;)
I'm so glad to hear they're not all on your phone. I can quit feeling sorry for you now haha
The last 2 comment to you are written on the phone, so I deserve a little bit of compassion!
Number always can be manipulated, of course! And I can think on plenty of cheats, with which one can easily win league 2! But I will never use them. I have just too much pride for doing that!
Me winning the second league 😂. This will never happen, I just ran out of words too quickly!
I'm loving the short read analysis of the topics that you cover. This one was particularly interesting, I know @lyncoyle1 does a lot to help the community here on Steemit, but I had no idea it was so much!
I have included you in my curation entry here.
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@bengy/pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-2-entry
Well I gave it my best shot last week but it just wasn’t enough. If I could stretch it, I would be able to reach 25000 points max.
Glenal has a complete different approach. He writes loooong comments, some even longer than the post he is commenting on. If you reply him with a longer commenter, than he just doubles his comment!
There are ways to beat them, but that would require a cheat and I am not willing to do that!
Sometimes I do feel that he is doing this on purpose.
Most my comments are written on my iphone! And even on my laptop I can on write with 2 fingers!
Great analysis!
Yes, I enjoy reading Glen's comments too @fullcoverbetting. I realize I have to make time to read his comments. They're not the ones you can simply read and quickly comment back, and that is that. :)
I dropped off the top of league 2 and happy to do so! Have fun challenging each other up there.
You probably have the right idea about all of this by just getting outside and enjoying life.
I have several more weeks to go before going outside is going to be enjoyable, so I'll just keep pounding away here, I guess. :)
Good to see you also here. I have some free advice, write longer comments in this topic to beat @lynncoile1 again 😬
Well, thanks for the tip. I think it's pretty much consensus around here that all I do is write long comments, but thanks for the free advice anyway. :)
I'm not sure if you did it intentionally or not, but if you were hoping to ping @lynncoyle1 of what you just said, the i is a y in that last part of her username. Like what I just did. 😁
You're right I made a typo. That actually happens automatically die to the auto fill and/or auto correct
@lynncoyle1, let's hope I got this out of my phone by typing it one more time correctly.
Looks good to me. :)
That autcorrect is great when it works, not so great when it doesn't. I'm glad it doesn't know what I'm thinking, but I wish it wouldn't think it knows what I'm thinking, either.
I wonder if anyone will be left to pound away when summer hits? Steemit won't be able to compete with beautiful skies and fresh spring/summer breezes.
But that is were it comes in handy that I write almost all my comments with the iphone! If have been practising for summer 😁
Well, and to your point, because laptops and phones and other devices can go a lot of places thanks to an internet connection, there's no reason why someone can't be enjoying the sun and the breeze while they're on Steemit, or wherever else. And if they're blogging about their travels, then there's even more reason to do it.
Won't be happening. My wife would kill me :) My kids probably too!
I've been thinking about your comment, and I realized that we have a lot of people who live south of the equator that will be in fall/winter as we head through spring/fall. So, I don't know, maybe there's been some folks who have been vacationing all of this time that will actually get back into it because the weather won't be so nice down there. I keep needing to remind myself this is a global platform.
As it is, it will be interesting to see what it is like around here. I'm going to guess that it won't be that much different, except people might disappear for a week or two at a time and then come back from their vacation. Still, bills need to be paid, which means work, so the routine of getting on Steemit when they can will still be there. Weekends could change I suppose, but there doesn't seem to be that much going on now either. :)
I’m just too competitive to give up - lol.
Fortunately, I don’t comment just to comment. I do have a goal for each and every comment I make: I want to spread love, awareness and appreciation... and beat @lyncoyle1 - lol
You and Lynn can go at it. I will cheer you both on from the sidelines!
I just gave it all last week and am now suffering from a lack of interest😩
Just like @simplymike I cannot comment to comment! I do think that a comment should add something to the discussion!
But I do love competition and discussions, o man I really love both!
The biggest gift @abh12345 gave us, is that we now understand how important interaction is here!
And besides that we all probably never would have known each other without the leagues!
Glad you found our bunch then @fullcoverbetting. We seem to love commenting! Although I find I don't have much time for it anymore. It took me nearly 3 days to get back to people on my post.
Yes, Asher did encourage us all to out-comment and engage with one another. Not simply for the prize, but well, that really is the only way you get to know another person. Living life in your own blog is simply too boring.
I am indeed very happy to know all of you!
Thank you!
Don't burn out, you have a friendbase now and don't need to be in the top 10 to interact with those that make it there each week :)
I know Asher! Still last week asked a lot of me!
I will not quit, I will just lay the competitive aspect besides me!
There just to many great Steemians which I did get to know via the league! And maybe I will surprise myself again!
Great! Just remember to give your eyes and fingers a break :D
I admire that quality, @beeyou. Being as competitive as I al brings more disappointment than victory, and I always have to pick up the pieces after losing another place in Asher’s league. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it is true. How I would like to just stand by the sideline, cheering for others. There would be no win or lose, especially if you support both teams. :0)
Why on earth did I choose the username simplymike - I’m complicated as hell, lol
I think I never played a game for fun in my entire life. Of course I play for fun, but I don’t settle for second place. If I play, I play to win. I was like that even when I was in kindergarden, I guess I’ll never grow out of it - lol
complicatedmike doesn't have such a nice ring to it. ;)
I have my fair share of friends with one heck of a competitive streak. My bff in grade school was the same way too. I think that's an admirable quality to have because it encourages others to do better as well. That is why you have so many out there looking up to you. You are a role model to many newbies and veterans on here.
If ever the day comes that you are not up there in the top 11th ranking anymore..just come chill with me for a while. It really is nice to take a breather. I actually enjoy my steemit time more being on the sidelines.
As for never playing a game for fun..what the heck are you doing with newbiegames then? I think that qualifies as fun. Even my let's talk contests..and that cat one..which is on my list to stop by and see what you and @lynncoyle1 wrote about.
All I remember was Lynn saying something like, bee..now that is how you do it! with a swagger in her words. ;)
Oops! Somebody noticed I was cheating - lol
Double posting replies, that could work 🤓
Has happened to me also!
I promise it was an accident. I never even thought of that.
But it could be the end of @crypto-econom1st’s last sentence:
... unless we all start posting double replies...
I know it was! I do have an idea how I could easily win it but I won't use the tactic! If I want to win, it will be fair and square! So it will probably never happen!
Haha, blame it on the phone glitch.
It’s the bad Wifi connection when I’m in bed... or the phone... or my fat fingers... but it’s definitely never MY responsibility - lol
I suggest to learn typing with 10 fingers. I think that really saves a huge amount of time for the rest of your live!
Again an upvote from @hr1. Thanks!
But does anyone know something about this user?
Asher told me that he is whale supporting th steem blockchain! Hope he wil visit my blog soon again!
Way to clumsy and probably to old to learn to type with 10 fingers 😂
It could save some time though
I know he seems to upvote a lot of our interesting posts. I think he watches certain feeds like #newbieresteemday and pulls out the decent articles. So good job if he voted for you! Its a good thing ;)
I still think it's automated Dave. His intro post has him as being interested in artificial intelligence. I think he has a software running that detects key words and randomly give his 0.02 % upvote then.
A couple of weeks ago, he upvoted every post I made, so I asked around. Someone told me he was a bot.
But he seems to have a (dormant) profile. Although his rep is only 59, he has 209k SP, so he’s a big guy. Automated or not, I appreciate he is supporting the little guys. There are definitely not enough of those here on SteemIt.
I do hope that changes when ‘our’ people of ‘the new generation’ (I like to refer to all of us like that) have a chance to become the ‘big guys’. It would definitely mean a big change for the platform
Agree, I appreciate every vote he gives me and very glad someone is sharing the SP, automated or not.
That day deserves a celebratory coffee on me. :)
We’re going to have loads of coffee, I guess ;0)
certainly a bot running on keywords and reputation scores - an ethical, friendly minnow support bot :D
Glad to hear I’m not the only one. I’ve been using my phone for the last 6 weeks, and the fact that I type with one thumb only is not even the biggest problem; my fingers are simply to fat for the keyboard, which results in a huge number of typing errors which I all have to correct. It is driving me crazy!!
My replies to the comments on this post alone make my thumb hurt - lol
It’s just easier if you’re good with words. I often write long comments, but just as often I simply don’t know how to react to something, and I just want to write ‘nice comment’. Lol, can’t do that ‘cos it gives a wrong impression. So I use the smiley :0)
Says everything but nothing, lol
Somebody ones said to me that I should turn my comments into posts. Lol - I would have like a year- long supply of content to post :0)
Did you change your profile picture?
For the rest we are on the same page. Have to get some sleep, the alarm clock will activate within 5 hours because the wife has to work in Brussels!
Same here. The misses has to get up in exactly.. ehm... 4.30 hours. Fortunately, she doesn’t require me to make her breakfast, so I can sleep in, if I want to.
I’m so blessed.
And I did change the pic. I’m always very Colourful in real life, and I decided it was time to stop hiding and use a pic that shows the real me for the first time in my 20 years online :0)
She doesn't want make to make here breakfast but we have to fight with one of the cats so that it can swallow its pills. Than I can prep the kids to go the football camp! And then of to work, will be a busy day!
I know all about cats and pills. Better go to bed now, you’ll need your energy ;0)
Writing a longer comment is certainly part of the equation, but it's only part of the equation, and it's not what got @lynncoyle1 to the top at all. She does it through a great combination of everything.
As it is, my CL came down somewhat this last week from the week prior, simply because I was commenting more and there's only so much time to do it in.
I don't try to double anything, though, but I do try to answer the salient points. Sometimes there are more of those than others. If there isn't much there, than I either stop commenting all together or I may end up adding some other point, but something that goes with the conversation.
And I certainly wouldn't try to do any of this on a phone. :)
I'm going to agree with your assessment of time spent on Steemit in order to unseat @lynncoyle1, but instead of 40 hours a week, I'm going to adjust that to 70 hours a week.
And that's if she's not on as frequently as she normally is because of attending to her husband, a laptop meltdown or just plain needing to get out and live life.
I say this all, because that's exactly what it took this week for me to end up in the No. 1 spot. Hours and hours on my part, and her basically not spending as much time.
However, while reading a post does take up time, so does finding a post. I don't know how she does it, but I know I don't just comment on every post I see. I'm trying to be more discerning than that, and I would say she is, too. If anything, she's able to comment on a whole wide range of posts that I just don't know how to approach.
So, I am in agreement with you, it's going to take a lot of time each week to unseat Lynn, it's just the amount of time that needs to be adjusted up.
What is the other possibility you have to defeat her without putting in the time? You kind of leave off with that as a teaser. Does that mean a continuation of the discussion in another post?
Also, you've done quite well for yourself in both leagues, especially in No. 1, but you shot right up No. 2 this week. Congratulations.
I was thinking about a bit is the only way to defeat her 😀. But thats of course against the rules.
Some of us posting all these comments here is probably helping a bit. But I think it probably only helps like 5-20k characters. So never enough to be a serious competitor for the 1st place.
@lynncoyle1 is the best out there... she is simply amazing and one of the strongest most dedicated people I have seen!
I second that, @ilovepoorpeople
@lynncoyle1, I truly hope your following all this ;0)
You got a 5.08% upvote from @minnowvotes courtesy of @crypto-econom1st!
I don’t find it surprising that someone can spend so much time commenting. This is a great community. Well done to @lynnecoyle1.
By the way, before I read all the comments below I was speculating on your last line and what it means. I thought you could be referring to the amount she earns or implying that there is another way to win. As per your penultimate paragraph.
Allow me to finish the sentence based on my speculation.......
“I think there is at least one.......other way to win the 2nd curation league. That would be to harvest a long list of longer generic comments - which are easily available from steemit itself and then work in conjunction with a robot to post them with human assistance, to various blogs. If each comment was long, and different, it would be hard to identify it as the act of a robot, or spamming.”
I was indeed thinking of a robot. My robot would be spamming the same comment over and over. So @abh12345 already showed that he is able to detect such spamming.
You seem to suggest that robots could even be a bit smarter? I'm not sure if that is really what you suggest? Neither do I know of it would be possible as I can't code myself.
Anyways the best thing of this is all the effort @lynncoyle1 puts into Steemit.
Hi @crypto-econom1st. I wouldn't have seen this post if you hadn't use the #newbieresteemday tag. Your name is familiar, top ranks in Asher's curation league right?
If you follow Lynn's blog, then you would know her personal story. People come on Steemit for many reasons. Some want to blog, others want to earn money, and some like the people they've met on here and stay despite the pitiful earnings. Steemit is also an avenue to escape the real world. You can get lost in people's stories and engage with others from across the world and build friendships.
For some, Steemit is the peace and quiet that is needed from the reality of life. So if someone finds commenting on here their escape, why would you spend the time analyzing such a factor?
You should also note that Lynn actually spends time reading other people's posts. If she cares to know about you, then she can spout out some information about you that only someone who spends time reading a post would know.
I know many that are smart with analytical mindsets that will find your post interesting. I'm not a numbers type of person, hate math and statistics to be honest, but that's good you computed some math for us. I do hope that this post was made more for fun & games than anything else.
I thought it was quite entertaining, and definitely a nice compliment to @lynncoyle1 :0)
To be honest I almost don't know Lynn. That's not because I'm not interested, but just because there are to many interesting people to follow. And there's to much quality content. I still need to read like 15-20 articles I have bookmarked.
Nevertheless I think I have learned that it would be nice to investigate a bit further then just the numbers. So I started following Lynn as of now.
Btw, all your comments at my post did not really help. I have used all my Steemit time for the full week 😜😋
Just kidding of course, but it took a lot of time to catch up.