RE: Proposal To Remove Up-Vote Option From Feeds
I agree with what you've said wholeheartedly. I have carefully read your post just like I do with almost every post. I never upvote a post without actually clicking on it and reading it. If I think that the post was well written and is meaningful/relevant, then only do I upvote/resteem. Also, I make sure to leave meaningful comments.
I propose that in addition to having an upvote option, we should also have something called a "substantiative" rating. This means that the post was actually engaging and is good, quality content that meets the standards of the steemit community/platform.
I've been on steemit for almost a month now and I have very little to show for in terms of financial gains/rewards. Most of my posts are well thought-out and written with a lot of effort. People don't bother reading them and just upvote based on the title of the post without actually reading it.
So, now I've stopped creating lengthy posts and have stopped putting in effort to actually write good, detailed, lengthy posts.
Omar,
This site needs more curators and authors like you. It's unfortunate that you've stopped writing lengthy posts because you are not rewarded for your best work. I too have noticed that I get about the same rewards if I post a random pic or a link as I do when I spend hours writing a really good post. I really don't care about the financial rewards too much, but I would like to be engaged in an active community. I would rather have someone read my whole post and engage in a discussion like you did than someone upvote me for a couple STEEM. Getting more upvotes than views is actually discouraging for me as an author because I know they really don't give a shit about what I'm saying. Also, when I click on a trending story that has made a lot of STEEM, I want to know that it's actually going to be worth reading. The substantiative rating is a good idea, but I thought that's what upvotes were supposed to mean in the first place!
I agree with you that we need to have an active community of members. According to what I know, there are about half a million accounts on steemit. Out of that many users, there are only about 10,000 active users. Even among these 10,000 active users, I think the real number of daily users who actually read through a fair numbers of posts, do some decent curating, and post something decent is probably closer to 2,000.
Also, the whales get almost like "automatic" upvotes for whatever they post. When I click and actually read their posts, I don't even find them to be worthy of an upvote. That may be just my opinion, but I have often been told that I have an eye for good content.
There's so much that's not right with this platform. However, I do see some positive things which is why I still continue to post. I have gotten some level of interaction because of posts. I've noticed that if I interact with the few members on here, who create meaningful posts, by reading their posts, many have reciprocated.
I'm like you in a way that if I've taken the time out to write something meaningful, then I should have some kind of audience that actually does go through my posts by reading everything carefully and leaving thoughtful comments. It's not always about the financial rewards, but if I am going to invest my valuable time into something, then I should be rewarded accordingly. It's only fair, I think.