is this an answer you can live with?
As for your question about why contest hosts require participants to be in a club, I don’t think anyone has directly answered yet—only speculations. So, I think I’ll hold off on my judgment for now.
We are all required to invest. No one is exempted because we're left with only two options: 50/50 or 100%, which is totally fine if it's for the good of the community. As for membership, I didn't know till today that you have to power up thousands of SP? to be a member? If there are benefits, I’d understand, but requiring it in contests seems like a barrier, especially for newbies (like me😅) who are finding ways to grow (organically).
I guess there's no helping it if contest hosts impose those rules, it's their contests anyway. But I do hope there are regulations in place to avoid scaring away new Steemians who might have the potential to become great contributors to this community if given the chance. Like what you said that this platform won't be a success if it's just you so there has to be some regulations.
I did lie before about clubstatus as I have no idea what that is and just typed club5050 tag, I wasn't caught though, I guess the host didn't check?
I greatly appreciate your initiative for voicing this out, and I really like your straight to the point, no-holds-barred way of writing. For a woman, you've manned far more than any man. 😎
Good to see you. Let's lighten you up a bit. There's no need to powerup thousands of Steem to be in a club. Just a percentage of what is left (your earnings minus what goes to the curators!). So if you have 1 Steem you can powerup 0.50 and be in club 5050. If you powerup 1 Steem it's club100 (note: upvoting should be done for a certain period!). So the clubs say nothing about how rich you are, the amount you are rewarded with but about the percentage you powerup from what is left and that can be a very tiny bit!
Example
Settings 50/50
Of the rewards a part can go to:
Imagine your reward is 2 $... How much do you think is left?
I don't agree with you that each host of a contest is free to set the rules. I can if I pay the prizes myself but if I use booming upvotes it is a complete different story. Those votes are not given by a host or community.
If you go for regulation, rules you agree this platform is centraluzed, right?
This also means that rules set count for everyone and it can't be that who is clubless can asks others to join or reject them. With you I agree there's no answer given and I would not count with the fact that will happen.
As you can read the excuse is "they might not have known it".
Better be careful what I say or... Interesting how adults hide and don't dare to speak out on a platform they say is de decentralized.
I would love to hear some answers amd if the answer is: I never check, I am lazy and don't care but just do as I am told, I can live with that. It would be at least a honest answer.
But who knows all who I mentioned are ill this week and next week.
I tried. No idea if it's a woman or man thing to do or just a nutjob done by a crazy idiot no one takes serious. But hey, the blockchain noted it.
😁
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Thanks so much for clearing the air. I'm curious about how you get those clubstatus label besides your names, let's say I did all that I powered up 100%, will that label automatically appear or is there another process?
I'm merely speaking from a newcomers' perpspective. As someone who is new to the platform and wanted to gain exposure by participating in contests, and then suddenly barred from entering one due to this club membership stuff. Is there anything we can do? Likely not, why would hosts prioritize or hear out newcomers with little influence? That's why I gave up on it and now only enter contests that interest me and have more relaxed rules. I guess that's one of the disadvantages that comes with a decentralized platform.
So I really appreciate you for courageously speaking up about this and evn calling them out which is even more daring. I think you’re the only one who did—unless someone else has? I’m not sure, but anyway...the blockchain noted it indeed 😎
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