I stopped using communities because when posting to a community, the post no longer shows up in my OWN blog. That means if someone wants to see what I posted, they need to check BOTH my own blog AND my posts links. Everything I post should be found in ONE place. You need to make things easier, not more complicated in this already-complicated platform.
The other thing I'm waiting for is for the algorithm of our earnings to change so that the small accounts have a chance to earn something here. Get rid of the 2-cent minimum pay-out! That hurts the many small accounts, especially those just starting out. Who would want to work hard to earn nothing because all their earnings are confiscated because they are below the minimum pay-out? PLEASE change that as soon as possible. Make Steem great again by allowing the small accounts to earn something.
I think it's actually useful that posting to a community doesn't necessarily show up as a "blog post", for example I think it makes more sense for my Actifit posts to not be highlighted -- I don't think they're bad posts but they are usually of limited interest. But many community posts are just like blog posts so I can understand your frustration. Maybe it would be better if it was configurable, but that would make things more complicated.
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I can see your point and agree that there may be certain cases where one may not want to have posts show up in your own personal blog but I think that would be very few cases. Perhaps some statistics or a poll on that topic needs to be done to provide a clearer picture.
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You can post in a community and Resteem your post. It will show up in your Blog too.
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I know, but that's a hassle to always remember to resteem. It's simpler just not to bother with communities. Especially since once you post into a community, its not easy to get OUT of the community again. Totally a pain in the butt.
Personally, I think it's simpler to just follow people and create your own community circles that way.
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You are right! I don't need communities either. It's not a feature a blogger ever needs. I don't want to customize my readership into small boxes. We have keywords (tags), that's quite enough.
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