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RE: Steem - External Indicators Reddit
I think it is very unfortunate that the Steem and Steemit subreddits are so inactive. When I first learned about Steemit I checkout out the subreddit first, because these places typically gives me a good impression about what a community is about, but I was absolutely not reassured by the state of the /r/steemit subreddit at that time; everyone was just posting random links about whatever topics they wanted to promote.
I believe that we should keep the subreddits meta (so only discussing Steem and Steemit, no post promotions about random stuff like protography and stuff like that) if we want to give outsiders a good impression of our community.
Anyway, nice analysis, and I can't say that I am surprised by the results.
Best regards from @valth
@valth, don't you think that Steemit is naturally prone to less Reddit activity though, because if somebody wants to comment something about the platform (even your comment here for example), they might as well do it here on the platform and have the possibility to get some Steem or a follower or two? Most other platforms don't have a built-in blog like Steemit, so then you have to go to Reddit to comment about it. Do you agree?
@eroche great research as usual. Really appreciate your dedication to making this a better place!
Yes, I absolutely think that the subreddit is prone to have pretty little activity. However, if some knowledgeable users spend a few minutes to make a few replies to potential new members every day, the platform as a whole could grow. It's not that I don't get why there is little activity there - I just think that this inactivity is overall bad for the blockchain.
And I still think that it is very unfortunate that people use the /r/steemit subreddit as a type of channel for post promotion, because it really makes it seem like the whole platform is just a place for spam.
Good points. Yeah, the spamming is a problem for sure. If I didnt know anything about Steemit and that was my first impression, I probably would just move on and forget about it
That's exactly my point. I just took a look at the /r/steemit subreddit, and right now the front page is just filled with random crap about pump groups as well as random users that are trying to promote their posts.. I get why people don't want to dive deeper into Steemit after seeing that subreddit.
That's a very interesting perspective, and resonated with my own experience.