Always the same authors on trending?
Always the same authors on trending?
Is it true? Is it good?
The new whales are always voting for each other?
The bots are always voting for same authors?
By the way, it seems quite some votes went to replies.
By the way, it seems the whales can't hold on not voting.
This "whales not voting" experiment has been great! I feel like the platform is actually starting to function like it was intended to. Except now people will be in for a shock if/when the experiment ends and their votes go back to being worthless lol. Do you feel like this experiment can run until some other solution is implemented... i.e. reward curve, capped voting power, etc.
This. Yes, it really does prove that the exaggerated power of the existing reward curve is deleterious to the community.
n^1.1?
With a relatively small userbase, I'd expect the 'best' and most consistent content creators to trend. That is the nature of the creative industries. Some creators will strike a chord with the audience and reap the rewards.
If you take @good-karma for example. He has put up a couple of great posts on marketing and that has caught the mood of the moment (Spirits are high following the recent pump and the userbase is keen to get the message across about this platform).
This happens in all sectors of the creative industries, from music to book publishing to film etc. "People" trend just as much as certain topics and genres.
The main difference with whales not voting is more people feel like their votes count for something. In my view, this is more likely to effect the long tail of payouts rather than determine who trends and who doesn't.
Exactly! The difference I see with the trending page right now... is not who's trending but why they are trending. It may be the same people on the trending page as before... but now it's because a lot of different people voted them there rather than just a few whales. Meanwhile, the big difference is felt on the "long trail"!
I'm not sure that "changing trending" should be a goal. This is a small community and it has a small number of popular bloggers. Whether voted by whales or a larger user base, many of those will be successful either way (and I told them this when they first started complaining about "losing money" by not getting whale votes). And indeed many of the reward amounts are comparable (adjusting for STEEM price changes).
However, there is a massive change in the number of vshares in the pool, which means non-whales have vastly more influence. This plays out not only at the top (Trending) but more importantly also at the bottom (less recognized posts and comments) where a few minnow votes or a dolphin vote can now make a real difference in terms of meaningful rewards. Those are the places where whale attention is and always was unlikely and even guilds have never been incredibly effective because it is simply work that is better suited to broad crowdsourcing.
I agree with many observations as commented here, but would like to point out one dimension that might be overlooked sometimes. That is,
Current reward curve and the voting habits that have been cultivated by it contribute quite a deal to current situation
Voting for established authors is the less risky strategy for curation rewards - even without whales supporting, because they have become the focal points among all authors. I am not denying that they deserve it (many of them are indeed great), but the advantage they have built could be a greater-than-should-be obstacle for late comers. It is not uncommon for early established players to enjoy a bigger advantage, but to what extent it should be set for the long term success of a developing group, it is up to the society to decide.
Yes the new whales are not much different than the older whales. and bots remain bots, but with bigger influence. Trending is another issue.
Obviously things have changed since you've started the experiment. I don't think I am the only one that appreciates the new distribution of power. It's definitely a plus for the majority of the community (formed by minnows and dolphins).
The only doubt that I have is: do whales miss their curation rewards badly?
Now, that is a good question...
We may ask them :)
If they don´t miss them, things should continue running exactly as they are now...
so this is the end?
No.
Is it true? I've only been here for a week, and I'm simply getting my "fins" wet -- and I'm not sure how this "works". By 'this' -- I mean Steemit.
Initially, it appears to have been a watering hole for crypto currency gazelles being chased by lions and eaten by crocodiles.
These gazelles jumped into their own sea and swam happily.
But whales eat minnows and shark eat whales.
Who are the sharks? And how can we avoid a nepotistic ocean when it's the circle of life?
Yes it seems like there are still alot of the same authors at one point during the experiment during the beginning it seemed more mixed. I dont know whats up with the bots they seem to come and go? Like right now I had no bots? Think some replies should get votes.
nice post @abit
i like, thank for sharing
Like, like, like a bot.