Meet your Mods- @rhondak, Appalachia's take-no-shit writing coach

Couple of quick things first. I'm running my radio show tomorrow from 9pm to 11pm EST. I'm giving away 25 SBD and 1k SP in delegation. It's on mspwaves.com. Come check us out.

OK, so, next up on the Meet your Mods series is Rhonda. She's in the footehills in Appalachia. She's tough as nails and spends her time in the Minnow Pond running the Fiction Workshop. It's been hugely popular and helped numerous people win Curie Votes and is a part of the Minnow Support Project that helps uphold the educational mission of this place to improve the quality of content. Maybe one day we'll get more variety in the trending pages, and when we finally do you can bet your ass some of the folks in there will have benefitted from some tough critiques from @rhondak.

Back in her physical world she's fighting corruption and animal abuse with her animal shelter project. The liquid rewards of this post will help her kick some maleficent official ass and take care of some abused animals.

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When did you hear about the MSP?

@rhondak: I'd been at Steemit about two weeks. I had started to feel the pain of no reward for effort, so when I saw posts and comments about MSP, I didn't have to think twice about following the link.

Why did you join the MSP?

@ rhondak: The welcoming committee just blew me away. Shane and Muxxy worked with me for a few hours to get me all set up, and the community was an instant fit for me. I loved everything about it.

What do you think is the best aspect of the MSP?

@ rhondak: The very unique level of commitment and professionalism by community leaders who are invested 100% in making Steemit a lasting, beneficial platform for people all over the world.

You're a moderator what does that mean to you?

@ rhondak: Being a moderator means even more opportunities to directly impact the lives of minnows and fellow writers than I would ever get by simply posting on Steemit or joining chat from time to time. It's an "excuse" to pour myself into this project, and gives me enough visibility in the community that people will know they can reach out to me for assistance.

What's your service project?

@ rhondak:The Fiction Workshop, The SFT, Steemshelves, and hopefully soon, Steemhouse Publishing. All of these have roots in the Minnowsupport Project, and have the potential to not only change the face of Steemit, but change the landscape of indie publishing altogether.

How much time do you spend on MSP stuff?

@ rhondak: I typically spend at least 18 hours a day in the Workshop. I don't sleep anymore. LOL

Why does it matter to you so much?

@ rhondak:The potential for this group of innovators to impact Steemit and therefore impact people around the world is profound. The work I've seen go into MSP is capable of making game-changing--even life-changing--course corrections to social media and crowd-sourced information channels.

We need some channel mods, why should people do it?

@ rhondak: Qualified people should consider becoming channel mods because of the opportunity it presents to not only give them more visibility in the Steemit community, but to impact the overall platform permanently and positively.

What excites you about Steemit?

@ rhondak: Steemit is still new, and bugs exist. However, it has already proven itself to be revolutionary. I'm thrilled that I was able to climb on board for the big ride, which I think is still ahead of us.

What's a long term vision for where Steemit is going?and how do you fit into that?

@ rhondak: I don't think Steemit will replace social media as we know it. I believe it will redefine it. I think it will give many people some new priorities about engagement, particularly with an international audience. And I think the world is going to become infinitely smaller.

What can MSP be doing better?

@ rhondak: The welcoming process is already being improved. That was my biggest concern a while back. The other thing is bot abuse, but that, too, is being addressed.

How can minnows contribute to the system and grow their accounts?

@ rhondak: Minnows can add value to Steemit by providing quality content rather than shitposts or spam. By networking and finding their own tribes within the platform, they can help other minnows as well and symbiotically grow in the community.

What else would you want to share here?

@ rhondak: Only that the opportunities currently being provided by the MSP community are unparalleled in any other online group I've ever been aware of. We're not just burning bandwidth here. This is real-life stuff. And I'm proud to be part of it.

Here's to you @rhondak. Glad to have you here:

Here's her talking about MSP 2 months ago. How time flies!!! https://steemit.com/minnowsupport/@rhondak/betting-on-the-long-game

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MSP link: https://discord.gg/dpGVBcy
Fiction Workshop- https://discord.gg/U4PaDYn

Word of caution. The Fiction Workshop isn't a place to fuck around. Don't post and run. And don't act like a brat when they tear your word baby to shreds. That's what they do and that's exactly how you get real help. But there isn't hand holding in this group. So, drop your shields and keep your chin up. You can thank them later when it pays off and you're doing better.