There are few folks here on the blockchain that I enjoy reading (outside of my #steemsilvergold friends) and one of those people is @themarkymark. He is a steem witness, a programming guru (at least it seems that way to me, I mean, popcorn), he holds meme contests and he's funny as hell when he posts his conversations with people on his blacklist ( I tried to find one but can't seem to at the moment)
Anyhow, today he posted his thoughts about engaging with each other here and issued an engagement challenge. I like it and I am in.
Now, this is not a thing where I say, "I am going to reply to every comment blah blah blah..." I am not "vowing" to do anything, it usually ends badly. Truth is I LOVE commenting on other posts, in fact, that was my bread and butter when I first came to steem over two years ago. Commenting. That was all I did. I was not a "blogger" and I sure didn't think I had anything original or interesting to add as far as posts went so I commented on other posts. Sometimes with a serious question or comment and (more often) with some sort of silly shit designed to get a laugh.
An example of this engagement changing me is #steemsilvergold. I knew nothing of silver stacking and precious metals before coming to steem but I saw a post by (a long-gone) guy called @vegsansilverstack, I engaged with him in the comments and before I knew it I had acquired my first ounce of silver.
So I am going to accept @themarkymark's challenge to engage more AND leave my comfort zone too. I'm not sure how I will do that last part yet but if you follow me you will find out as I do. :)
I peer pressure challenge the following users to take part:
@plaid
@champagnecrypto
@naltedtirt
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SEE!!
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You used to be all over the place here. But i think we all fell off the wagon. Its hard to engage when you only get 2 or 3 comments on your posts.
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True @silverd510, especially in any group like #steemsilvergold. I love the group and most the folks in it and their posts but how many things can one say about silver? The other thing is we are all of like mind so not much to say that the other person doesn't know already.
For me, it's going to be checking in on some other tags I don't normally check and looking at some posts under the "new" tag. I know, mostly shit, but even now as I posted I found this post that is a quick read and kind of interesting. It's just tough to carve out 10 minutes to do this sometimes.
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Thanks for checking out my post @silverd510 . I'm into these Beer tokens after the fork as a way of rewarding comments now that there is not much incentive on voting for them anymore. One of the things I hate about the fork. So have a !BEER on me.
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BEERat steem-engine.Hey @summertooth, here is a bit
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I'm sure you've been to posts that have nothing but Bot comments listed in the comments as I have seen. An odd feeling when I being the only Carbon based life form commenting.
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It's true, sadly. But I do see you around here livening things up @kerrislravenhill! Keep it up.
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The bots could be a bit more engaging, at least. I tried giving one the Turing test from Blade Runner when the bots came for my first introduction post, but it didn't even answer.
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This seems like a lot of effort. 🤣😂🤣
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I KNOW!!
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Do you? 😜
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Nice. 42 points.
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Thank you summertooth! You've just received an upvote of 100% by thejollyroger!
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Thank you summertooth! You've just received an upvote of 45% by artturtle!
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That is your first Silver piece? I wish I knew what the first piece I got was. Probably already melted it down. LOL.
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That’s a great goal @summertooth! You know, in SSG there are only a handful who post every day. I am one of them. You can start engaging me more and those who sincerely try to contribute to the blockchain and keep steemsilvergold a thriving tribe by writing articles. After all there is nothing to curate if there are no articles to curate. Engaging is simply reading, commenting and upvoting articles from the family. I did a GAW, and one can tell who among Ssg support all of Ssg, and not just a select few. Charity starts at home, they say. I think that it is absolutely un-family and bordering in unkindness for others to not reciprocate my efforts of commenting on their articles and yet not make some effort to come to my blog. It is as bad as a downvote, I think.
Thanks for allowing me to vent... you are after all... family , my brother.
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Wow! I am glad you feel comfortable enough to vent here @silversaver888. I didn't know you felt that way but I am glad to know it. You do make a GIANT effort to comment on SSG posts and it is admirable. I do love silver and try to comment as well but there are times I want to read/see something other than silver and that is going to be a part of the next month for me. In addition to staying true to SSG, I am going to try the "new" tab more often to see what I can find. Stay cool sister.
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Yeah, I know I have been guilty of not posting or commenting for a little while. Haha! This time of year is super busy and I am hoping it slows down a little so I can get back to my second full-time job...Steeming.
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I almost called you out in the challenge dude, but I know you are super busy bringing in the corn and the cattle so I gave you a break. I am really just looking to see if there is anything new here that is of interest.
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Haha! Thanks @summertooth. I am going to strive to at least comment on some posts, even if I cannot put enough brain cells together to get a good post written. lol
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Cool croc you’ve got there and great post Steemians commenting on each other’s posts is one of the most rewarding ways to keep each other motivated to stay engaged with the platform. Let’s hope the #sdg community keeps pushing on.
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Thanks @stephen-somers, I really do enjoy the discourse in the comments sometimes. I do find with posting daily then replying to comments on my posts I have less time to search out new stuff and comment on friends posts too. So that is what I am going to try to do more of. See ya around.
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Me too! I'll start by checking out the accounts you mention here. Enjoy the challenge!
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Right on, @wholeself-in!! I am already enjoying meeting new folks like you.
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