Palnet is not Steemit vv.
I have been using the Palnet frontend for almost 3 weeks now and I failed to see its difference between Steemit until today. I’m talking about the major differentiation between them that are invisible to my perception.
The obvious difference between Palnet to Steemit is shown on its pages wherein I view a different set of influencers in terms of post payout value. And the currency is displayed using the native PAL token and not in Steem or SP.
The distinction that I’m starting to realize is the rigorous implementation of rules and guidelines that was set by the team of moderators & curators. I believe that this effort is good to organize the system while the Palnet is still on its early stage.
That’s the part of me that adheres to their belief.
However, while reading the discussions about the recent action of Palnet team when they muted one of the PAL users and imposed penalties for the PAL user’s behaviors. I also realize my lack of information about the guidelines or rules that are governing Palnet.
In Steemit, I feel like I’m in a public space where anyone has a total freedom to express themselves regardless of whether the other users may view their actions as good or bad.
While in Palnet, I feel like I’m in a public space where anyone has the freedom to express themselves. But there are specific users that are rigorously watching over the entire space for the users that they think is not adhering to the guidelines or rules that are being imposed. Sort of like the police in the virtual world.
What I mentioned above is my personal “subjective” view of things and I don’t intend to agree or disagree with the actions that the Palnet team is doing. I'm merely expressing my observations.
That being said, I do think that them being present in imposing their guidelines or rules will have a positive impact to the Palnet ecosystem. In addition, their actions may even inspire other frontends to follow their lead in creating a proper environment based on their objective point of view.
On second thought, I do think that Palnet may not be for everyone. The other users may look at it as a “centralized” social media platform that is being governed or controlled by an authority or a small group of users. It’s too early to assume it that way since Palnet is still at its early stage.
I would say, let it go through its own evolution until it clearly defines its distinction with Steemit.
In addition, I do think that the interface should be reinvented as well. A simple color change may not be sufficient enough to detach the sentiment that we had from Steemit. If Palnet is deemed to revolutionize the blogging aspect of Steem, I believe a complete refurbishment of the interface is required to turn around the mindset of the Steemit users when using the Palnet frontend.
Let’s hope for the best. Cheers!
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : http://funtraveller.repollo.org/2019/06/30/palnet-is-not-steemit-vv/
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We actually aren't actively searching for wrong doing. What we found is, by doing manual curation we're just seeing a ton of stuff that's out there on the platform that usually goes unnoticed. Like your post here, I was just scrolling through the "new" posts tab and ran across it since your thumbnail caught my eye. :)
The front-end is definitely something on our list to change-up and make pretty but we still have some kinks to work out on the server side before that can happen. It will in due time.
Noted & thanks for the correction. I'm glad that you pointed that out, I may have assumed Palnet has moderators that are actively scouting for bad actions. I'll correct that in my post.
This gonna be a big leap ahead of Steemit.
Hi!
I've been meaning to look in palnet but haven't had a chance yet. Thank you for the good explanation.
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The simplest way to participate and transition is the use of #palnet tag. At this stage, there is a high chance for being curated and rewarded by the top palpower users. All the best :)
Thank you. So I don't need to use another interface? 🤔 I've now got so many apps on my phone.. 😂 😂
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It's not required. When #palnet is included to any of your post from any other frontend, your post will be visible in Palnet and it will be eligible to recieve PAL tokens when users with Palpower voted on it. It's a minimal effort from our part :)