I've seen hundreds of posts flashing by, some by new users, some by whales, all instructing others to write "Quality content" on Steemit.

No more circkle jerking, no more #introduceme, but good, solid, fresh contents. The problem here is who'll be the judge in this game, what are the rules, where are the sidelines, and what can be defined as "quality".

A good post is subject to the person reading it. I for example could read all day long about development, while someone else might hate that topic. Does this defines the quality of the post itself? Here's the truth of what defines a good, quality post that is likely to trend:

Anything a whale upvotes. We don't even care what whale. Any of them.

Our objective point of view is getting blurred by posting what we think whales will love. We tend to upvote what we think a whale might upvote. We monitor them, following their leads. Our objectiveness is gone.

The whales set the definition of a quality post, and the users adapt to it. If all the whales upvoted the introduceme tag, everyone started writing introduction posts. Now the whales are switching to a new tag, users will post accordingly.

The content of your post has little to do with the objective quality of it. Several tools to detect possible trending posts look at the number of lines, number of images used, author reputation and so on. Never will a tool or bot read your content. All these parameters are based on detailed charts about the posts our whales have upvoted.

In a way, we're all sheeps and we have some shepherds. It's our nature to follow the shepherds as a flock. It almost seems like the vast majority here is afraid to lose some of their voting power to a post that will likely never trend or pay some rewards. For the sake of this community's future i would like to make a statement:

The definition of a quality post is the one who reads it.

The outline of a good post is if you enjoyed it. The rules are that it must please you, as a reader. And in turn, the judges will be those who support you because they like to read your posts.

Don't be afraid to read the new section, even if it's a new user, or a poor written post without any images. Stop following the whales like a bunch of psychopaths monitoring their every move.

Be the judge in all objectiveness.