How to add value to Steemit

I am currently a user of Hive, Steemit and Noise Cash. These are the networks where I make life on a daily basis. There I post, comment, vote and invest my time creating content and relationships. That's why I'm constantly thinking about what to do to make them work in the best way.

Several months ago the user @timcliff published a post with the following title: "Open letter to Steem stakeholders: What adds value to Steem? ", "Carta abierta a las partes interesadas de Steem: ¿Qué le añade valor a Steem? ". There Tim Cliff reflected on the advance in the number of users joining Steemit in recent months and the projection that it will continue to grow exponentially due to the launch of Communities and SMT. The SMT are the Smart Media Tokens (Intelligent System of Coin Generation in Digital Media), they would be (today they are a reality) the first system that would allow any internet community called social network, blog or website to create its own cryptocurrency to reward its users for the work and time they invest in these communities.

In that post, Tim also made mention of how sterile it can be to have thousands or even millions of users join but without the right guidance could harm the community with SPAM, low quality content or speculative practices. Truth be told, this question is timeless, it is not only valid at the time it was asked or to ask it in an upcoming Hard Fork or something like that. It also applies not only to Steemit, but to any social network that monetizes content you are using. It can and even should be done every time, every day.

For example, I use Hive, Noise Cash and Steemit. And in each one more users are joining every week due to the pandemic effect, the fact that cryptocurrencies are more and more present in our lives and that online work is no longer the future, but the present. So if we are regular users of Hive, Steemit or Noise Cash, we should always, every day, ask ourselves what adds and what detracts value to those platforms. They are ours, that's how we should view them and be jealous of what happens on them.

The question then arises, for new and not so new.

What can we do to add value?

@timcliff, proposed the following questions:
What types of contributions do you see as adding value? **What types of contributions do you see as adding value?
**What kinds of things will you vote for / reward?
**What kinds of things will you turn down?
**What kinds of projects will you consider delegating SP/HP to (in the case of Steemit and Hive)?

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1. What types of contributions do you see as adding value?

Social networks based on blockchain or rewarding us with tokens are a business, a cryptocurrency, bloggin and social media business. So tips, news, tutorials and information in general about online markenting, blogging, cryptocurrencies, finance, writing, socializing, sales, business, are fundamental and very valuable to the community. Also any content that contributes to personal, cultural, intellectual, emotional, etc. growth.

2. What kind of things will you vote for / reward??

As a user of Noise Cash, Steemit and Hive, I will vote for the content I posted in my previous answer. My votes, comments, reblogs and even transfers to wallets will be for those types of posts and I will also vote for content related to social causes: health, ecology, animal protection, education, NGOs, foundations, humanitarian projects and content that brings not only value to those networks, but to the world in general. I would be lying if I said that only those exclusive topics are the ones I will vote for, there will also be trivial topics and somewhat frivolous personal tastes, but in general I will not waste my vote or tokens on posts or proposals that do not contribute or even worse, detract from the value of the platform.

3. What kind of things will you reject?

I will strongly reject any kind of spam and/or negative content that affects Hive, Steemit and Noise Cash and their users. From plagiarism, to poorly written or misspelled content, to communities, channels, groups, projects or users who only want to benefit themselves with the supposed goal of helping others. I also include here, of course, text, images or videos that incite hatred, violation of human rights, harmful entertainment, explicit violence, unfair, monopolistic or speculative practices. I will also reject abuses of power and will raise my voice against any attempt of humiliation, discrimination or similar acts, from whomever it comes from.

4. To what type of projects will you consider delegating SP/HP (Hive and Steemit)?

To delegate SP (Steem Power) and HP (Hive Power) is to share your accumulated power with other users or communities so that they have more voting power. For my part I will delegate to users or communities that fall within the guidelines or criteria I mentioned in my previous answers.

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What happens on these networks is our responsibility. I invite you to be zealous, not unhealthy, with your network, token and relationships you create on Steemit, Noise Cash and Hive. May your permanent maxim be to contribute and add value.

Here's the @timcliff post referenced in this post. https://steemit.com/steemvalue/@timcliff/open-letter-to-steem-stakeholders-what-adds-value-to-steem

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G. S. Bilbao