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RE: The Updated Steemit Etiquette Guide - New Additions and Your Help Needed
One thing I would add is do not drop your post link in post promotion on Steemit.chat and expect upvotes without first upvoting a few posts before leaving. If we don't build a culture of reciprocation there, then the postpromotion channels will be useless walls full of spam. Even better to let other know and interact a little.
that is a bit of a conundrum for me. I usually open a reading queue from the posts that I see in the channels and then post my link. I haven't read the posts yet so they haven't been upvoted. Would people get what I mean if I said.. "okay have opened posts for my reading queue.. votes may follow"? or is that just as bad as dropping and link and moving on ?
I don't think it's essential to read and upvote immediately. I do think it's good though to let them know you upvoted them or in a post comment mention you found them on post promotion. That way you stand out from all the others on the post promotion page and it builds a culture there that people should interact rather than just spam the wall. It's not a hard and fast rule of course but just something I think makes postpromotion better.
good point ... my problem becomes that by the time I start reading.. I have 30 or more posts open from various sources so I don't really know where I found them. Maybe I need to find another exploration method :)
Not sure you should tell people that you voted for them though. It might be seen as putting psychological pressure on them to reciprocate. It is a tricky issue.
I understand what you are saying. I will need to think how to word it.
I think it is polite to look at other people's links but you shouldn't feel pressured to vote for them unless you like them otherwise it negates the idea of curation.
"Don't post and run in the chat -try to review some of the other links too" - do you think that works?
I agree. Only vote on posts that interest you, not just for reciprocal votes.
I think your wording is good, but I would say it a little stronger, and explain why. If we're being honest, how many people actually go there to vote on posts without hoping for some votes in return. If those posting on the channel don't follow some links and vote, then who else will? Also, by interacting there, you can build some relationships and find people to follow.
I agree. I often find new material there. In some ways it is easier than checking on Steemit! Let me think on how to word it. Maybe add in something about supporting others - I'll sleep on it and see what I come up with.
Great, thanks :)