It's been a little while that we've all been playing with Steemit. It's been fun. I am checking it more and more .. at this rate it may soon be like email for me. ;)

These lessons are less directly anecdotal and more the results of a few experiences .. here is what I've learned so far:

Treat people on Steemit like you are at a dinner party or family gathering. The Steemit dinner party is sometimes more like a masquerade, but nevertheless, everyone at the party is a person, and should be treated like one. This means treat all people positively.

Down-votes are like fines. A down vote is brutally negative and should be reserved for blatantly negative posts and spam. Using it on someone's post that is not brutally objectionable would amount to issuing a fine at a dinner party. Like, what? So that shouldn't happen. I learned this lesson after I used a down vote today on a post that beat me to posting my own video. Certainly could have handled that better by not voting .. letting poster know I would be posting later .. and carrying on.

More positive votes, less problems. My personal feeling is I am not voting enough but wish I were doing it more for more posts and people. I want to be more positive, especially after causing a negative interaction today. Perhaps when the GUI allows us to weight our votes, similar to a five-star system, it will become easier to vote with.

Looking forward to the coming days .. I really think we can drive a very positive ecosystem .. that encourages helping others .. complete thoughts .. less trolling .. identity .. and on and on. Very exciting days ahead.