Do You Actually INTERACT With the Steemit Posts You Look At?

onceuponatime (72) · 7 years ago

I have made a really valiant effort over the last many months to read first and then upvote the posts of the (limited) number of people that I follow .

This is becoming increasingly impossible as the number of people I am following has crept up (now standing at 113), and as some of them start posting more than once a day and sometimes resteeming several posts of others. This clogs up my feed with many more post than I could possibly read (despite that there is seldom a day that I am not at my computer for at least 12 hours.

I am seriously considering posting my own personal rule that if someone has more than 4 items a day in my feed I will drop them from the list of those I follow (ie. one post by them and 3 resteems, or 2 posts by them and 2 resteems, etc.). This would mean that there is virtually no chance that I would see a post of theirs after that unless someone else I am following resteems it.

Do I interact? Yes, on a significant number of the posts that I upvote, but not all of them. If I have nothing further to say than "nice post", then I just upvote and move on without comment.

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

That is why I wish we had more filtering or options to control our feeds better.

Some people seem to think they need to resteem everything they read. Even worse when they do and then don’t leave a comment or any hint of why they would have in the first place. @denmarkguy seems to understand and uses it in a way I can respect. A resteem from him means something as he offers value in making it a limited occurrence and he also comments on that blog as well.

I do hope you make a blog out of it and further your reasoning behind it. I think it’s an important conversation that needs to happen more often. I have come across once in a while people wondering what is considered posting or resteeming to many times a day. Even if its wonderful content reader fatigue sets in where you want to read from another author.

I hope you just have a couple of troublemakers in your feed that can be easily resolved in making it more reasonable. I’ve got a couple I enjoy talking with a lot here but it’s starting to be an issue when once feed is just all them.

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Yes, I agree entirely on the filtering issue.

It's one of the few areas in which I will unreservedly say that "Facebook has it right." You can sort your friends (what would be "people you follow" here) into any number of your own custom categories, and then view the feed for just that category. Want to just view updates from your friends who write about politics? Click on that group, and you get a limited feed. Want to just see updates from family members? Get a feed.

That's something we could really use here on Steemit, especially as the platform keeps growing.

blunderbabe (50) · 7 years ago

@onceuponatime @enjar - Totally agree with both of you - but I think the real problem is Steemit's UX, that we only have that one feed - and can't categorize, prioritize, or internally bookmark.

I'm sure many people are posting a lot just to make money, but many are also doing it because they may have more time that day - and more to say. I'm sure their intentions aren't to drive you nuts (though I hear you on the fatigue - I get it too, but also have been guilty of the overshare too).

On resteeming - it can be totally innocent too. I often resteem pieces so I can easily find them later (my steemit bookmark folder in chrome is so large, it's getting useless at this point). I never even thought of how it looked to followers until someone pointed it out.

One thing to remember is that there are still many new Steemians - or some of us who may have been here a while but aren't regular posters - and what's common sense to 'regulars' isn't to us.

Again, because of the ridiculous content farm-esque interface here - (and useless search feature) - stuff that could be considered common knowledge isn't easily accessible - I mean type 'steemit guides' into the search bar - and the top results are from a year ago! This is very much a community where you learn the 'rules and etiquette' by doing, almost like a language. So for those who are on here and interacting daily , it may not seem like it took any effort to gain the knowledge you have...for us wannabe ;-) Steemians - learning the 'basics' means actively seeking those often unwritten rules out (and getting confused when opinions vary so much on what is proper steemiquette).

Just a slightly different perspective from someone who loves Steemit - but isn't in a position to always be more active :-)

enjar (69) · 7 years ago

Some of the smarter ways of using resteem are you either have found something outstanding you want others to know about or you found something that is ok and you have not blogged in a couple days so you just wanted to share it with the people following you.

If I have something I am expecting to put 20 hours into before I’m getting another blog out and it could be a few days I’ll resteem content I like. I like to leave my followers with something so if they are checking in on me they notice I’m still active and I hope they think “he must be working on something at this time”. Most importantly I’ll leave a comment so when someone sees “enjar resteemed blab la” they can have some insight into why. This last part is very important. If I have no clue why someone felt it was important enough to share it with their following and they are not being active in creating blogs or comments I start to question my choice in following them.

Now a very large portion of Steemit follows the way too many people. They not only will miss out on you resteem of something but blogs you put out as well. So for this group of people, you have very little danger of them having an issue with it. They don’t even know it’s going on.

I’m what is considered a hard to get follow. I don’t follow many and I curtail my feed. While my upvote is not worth a lot I do what I can in adding value in both an upvote, comments, and maybe even rare resteem. I’ll even answer questions or offer assistance if I notice it is needed.

Some people can get away with resteem a lot of things. I even have a couple of people I have in my feed just for that. They go out and find me most of the time content I love to read, I’ll upvote, I’ll comment. I have no need of spending hours looking when I have people who do that for me. It’s beneficial for both parties.

So while it might not be 100% for all cases to unfollow someone if they resteem a bunch of times a day if they don’t fill a curation role and they have earned a “hard to get follow” they run the risk of that person unfollowing them. Some of those hard to get follows are very powerful and can make a life-changing impact on your blog.

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blunderbabe (50) · 7 years ago

See what I mean - your comment provides so much insight from the perspective of a blogger aware of his/her audience. Would make an excellent post on its own. And due to the crappy Steemit interface - I'm seeing the importance of paring down who I follow - so I can trust my feed for quality content.

Also good points on following some people who basically just curate - as we all know how difficult it is to find good content.

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

I have a rather funny one called “steemitlice” it’s linked in My Year of 2017. Out of respect I won’t link it here. It kind of goes over some things it a bit dated as well.

I’m more interesting in finding out other people’s perspective on this topic to see if I’m far off base or not. I have way to many blogs atm to get out.

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blunderbabe (50) · 7 years ago

I'll look through your posts and find it. Or maybe the search function will work for it.

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

I empathize entirely with that-- you're one of Steemits authentic manual curators; doing what you do takes time. And it gets to be a LOT to keep up with everything.

I have been working on a post for about a month now (since Steem started upticking in early December, and people suddenly got busy posting again) about the whole idea of "following" and the futility of having more than 100-150 people you actively follow.

I'm about to have "a cutting" of people I follow because the number has crept up to 400+ and I am missing out on favorite writers/contributors. I just don't even get how anyone thinks they can "follow" 2000 people, unless they are just casting 0.05% automated bot votes. And that's just not my gig, although I suppose it could make sense if you're sitting on 1M SteemPower.

Besides, I really enjoy the social aspects of Steemit... I'd rather interact with a few hundred people I've gotten to know over time, than randomly pepper myself around. Which isn't to say I don't occasionally pick up interesting newcomers...

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

I’m going hold you accountable for doing so! Lead by example. You been saying and thinking you need to for a while now! It only gets to be a worse and worse issue over time.

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

And I will!

I keep going back and forth between two systems, one of which I am testing. Either I can just plan cut my followers from the current 450+ to about 150-200... OR I can adopt the system I have been making on a "private" page on one of my external blogs; create my own categories with links to each profile. It's laborious to build but once it's up, it's very easy to use... and because it lives on a web site, I can access it independently of what device I am on.

Stay tuned...

tarazkp (80) · 7 years ago

Sometimes, I would welcome the 'nice posts' as some of the comments are so thoughtful they require as much work to answer as the post itself. I find lately, it is hard to cover all the ground I would like to because I enjoy writing so much, but there are a lot of comments coming in (good problem to have) which take s a lot of time to answer. I still miss some.

So, often when I read now I skip commenting as well as I would like to unless there is very few comments that are worthy. It is encouraging to get good comments so if there are 'nice posts' only on something that deserves more, I will try to spend some time.

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por500bolos (68) · 7 years ago

Then, in that department I suppose I am well fortunate. Since I don't get 'nice post' comments and not even 'Spam Comments' in my content either.

So, I guess I must be one of those rare species who actually have the time to joyfully READ content top to bottom and genuinely ENGAGE with the masterful rants of others to serenely drop a relevant and challenging comment of mine in them... sometimes. LoL

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Well... you're one of the rare exceptions around here in the sense that you are both a high quality writer and commenter...and quite prolific. You're out there walking on that edge where Steemit borders on a full-time job, I'm guessing.

I'm a bit of a statistics nut, and about 1-in-8 comments I leave is 100+ words and it's not unusual that I leave a 500-word comment. Simply because what I read is interesting but it IS a lot of ground to cover, and I am starting to lose touch with some of my favorite writers. However, I really appreciate the interaction and engagement... that's a large part of why I am even here.

But it's time consuming and I also like to curate the comment sections of my own posts... and this one is just a simple "short form" post... anf look what we have here: 60+ comments and that also takes time and effort to keep up with.

Not that I am complaining!

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tarazkp (80) · 7 years ago

Last night, I was at a friends with unknowns and they asked 'what do you do?' At some point, do I say Blogger? :D

Yes, it is a good problem to have but it is also very time consuming. I am really trying to keep up but the pressure is high. Let's see.

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goldendawne (69) · 7 years ago

I'm a 100% interacting person.
Title pulls me in, scan first paragraph then reply if I have information useful to post.
UPvote When I really approve and resteem to share with my followers.

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Yup! Let's hear it for the human readers and curators!

It's just there's so much chatter about "spammy comments" and people misusing the site, but it seems to me that there are plenty of people who genuinely care about content to offset that.

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goldendawne (69) · 7 years ago

Oh Yeah!!
I love interaction and swapping ideas and comments.

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meesterboom (78) · 7 years ago

I'm a reader. I can't stand the nice post brigade!

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

I'm with you on that one-- I'm a reader, and I'm a manual curator.

I think some of it also has to do with the type of content I read... I lean towards "personal anecdotes" like you often post, rather than just the 5672nd analysis of what someone thinks Bitcoin will do today.

To each their own, and all that rot...

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thatgermandude (59) · 7 years ago

I sometimes just scan it shortly, especially if it is a long one and I dont got the time to read it.

If I comment I usually read the whole thing, that is why I urge people to make shorter posts :D

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

I get that...

I've been experimenting a bit with post format for the past couple of months; like this post was done from the @zappl front end-- quite different from most of my "long form" posts.

I actually get a lot more interaction on shorter posts (number of comments) but the comments themselves are much longer on long form posts.

Different kinds of readership I guess.

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blunderbabe (50) · 7 years ago

Then my comments are books regardless of the length of your post ;-P

That said your long form posts are your signature - and why you have 90% of your followers (ok, well at least 100% of this follower). I know I'm rare in that I prefer reading great content (regardless of length) to watching videos . It would be one thing if you droned on and had nothing to say for 1000 words - but please don't change ;-) Even this short post was thoughtful - sprinkle short in, but please don't make it your thing! You have too many good words to say lol

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

No worries, I'm not going to suddenly go "all short!" I'm mostly using the shorter posts to try to reach a new audience (who might typically be in the TL;DR category), and perhaps a few will become regular subscribers.

I'm admin on a couple of Facebook groups with 20k+ people, and I also manage several "large" pages... so mixing up content is usually a good way keep a wider range of people interested. However there's a major difference between FB and here... in that here we have far more two-way communication.

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blunderbabe (50) · 7 years ago

Funny how that works. In it's 'early' days - FB was the social media spot for interactive conversations - not saying it isn't now, but it's definitely changed - and last time I was on (almost 2 years ago for my personal account!) - it kind of reminded me of two old ladies talking/ yelling at each other at the same time.

People are excellent at ruining things with their need for attention (referring to FB here, not you mixing up post lengths on your blog -which sounds like a good idea!)

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jgvinstl (58) · 7 years ago

I have been reading them. I have a short attention span though.

If I open a post and there is a short novel in there about a topic, I'll scan it and If I think I can contribute I will.

I will make sure and read the majority of a post if it interests me.

Happy New Year!!!
JGV

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Happy New Year back to you!

That's one of the crucial things for me... if it is a topic that interests me, I'll read the whole thing and engage; if it's NOT, I probably will just pass and not comment at all.

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

I can be the same way. I find it really important for people to use formatting to not only keep me engaged as a reader but also to just “find” what I’m looking to gain out of knowledge. The longer something is the better the formatting and usage of headers better be.

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sift666 (65) · 7 years ago (edited)

Nice post :)

Yeah I read them and tell people what I think.

denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Reminds me of one of my favorites... my wife uses it all the time!

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sift666 (65) · 7 years ago

Did you see I just used that pic on my last post about flat earthers? - Its a classic

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davedickeyyall (73) · 7 years ago

It depends.. I interact with different people differently.. some get long lengthy explanations.. some get.. humor... it really depends on the person..

denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Which-- as far as I am concerned-- really reflects the true nature of a social venue like this. Some peopel we know well, some we don't; it all depends.

I asked the question because it seems like more than a few people have a very formulaic approach to Steemit.

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davedickeyyall (73) · 7 years ago

I have a formulaic approach to upvoting comments on my posts.. but not when it comes to commenting ..unless is just a newbie that I'm helping out

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josefinemk (48) · 7 years ago

Honestly, it really depends... I always make sure what the post is all about, but if it is "too long" I don't always read it all. I try to get an idea and then I look at the comments. Personally I really like when a post has picture(s) and tells a story, but if it is something I'm really interested in, I read it all :-)

denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

I've gotten more particular about what sorts of posts I am going to read. If it turns out to be long and on some topic I don't care about, I just go back and leave it. There's plenty of really good content here, so I can afford to be picky about what I read.

I wish I could sort my reading more effectively... there are about 15-20 whose stuff I'd read ALL the time, and them some I'd read SOME stuff from, and others who occasionally publish something in an area that interests me.

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josefinemk (48) · 7 years ago

That sounds like a good way of doing it. Basically, I think I just need to get a small network here, like you have done, so that I have a few people whose posts I always want to read :-)

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kp138 (68) · 7 years ago

Nice post (just kidding, but it is)

Certain authors I try to really read in detail and engage with. Another problem I have is if a post is too long. Not sure if it’s my ADD or affects of the short attention span many of us have.

This is not a suck up comment, but you write some of the best posts of all the people I follow on Steemit.

enjar (69) · 7 years ago

Nice, comment (I’m joking as well!)

It is very important for an author to try and keep the audience engaged which is the danger one runs when having very long blogs. I’ve read parts of some really wonderful blogs but I just get bored and off I go to another one. So I don’t think it’s your ADD as much as it is society’s attentions spam we have these days.

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Awesome comment! So much wisdom I always gain from your wisdom, thank you! (J/K!)

Appreciate the kind words, though... some of all of this also is (perhaps) a self-sorting mechanism... we don't officially have "Communities" as a feature, but it seems that people who care about content have self-arranged to follow each other. I look at the comment sections (my own and people I read's) and I see a lot of "meat" there and very little spam. And it seems that often the same names are following similar groups of people.

Just scroll through the comments here... most of us are having dialogue; sometimes 3-4 people part of the same thread. For me, that's what GOOD social media is about; I'm not in the marketing business; I don't have a product I am pitching... I'm in the interaction business. And if a bunch of people want to "talk" on my posts, that's cool as hell!

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gillianpearce (65) · 7 years ago

I read the content and engage with it if it's something I'm interested in. I wish there was a way for the platform to disallow really short comments that are there purely to game the system.

I can tell that some people only scan my posts because they ask questions that are answered in it. 😁

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

That is so annoying. Even more so when people want to call you out for not using citations or giving credit when it’s clear as day included. Or they want to point your “fatal flaw in logic” and you literary addressed it.

I once did a giveaway and people failed to follow the rather basic requirements. I just shook my head as I not only stated it multiple times I reworded it differently in case anyone was not understanding it.

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gillianpearce (65) · 7 years ago

Yep. There's no way you can make people actually read what you write. I haven't had people pointing out "flaws in my logic" yet though. But then I don't generally write the sort of post where that would be possible. 😁

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denmarkguy (77) · 7 years ago

Yes, it IS rather annoying when people make it patently clear that they didn't read the post... often true when there's a comment eight seconds after a 2000-word essay. Speed read much, lately?

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ashistirkey (47) · 7 years ago

beautiful nature

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paulmoon410 (56) · 7 years ago

I try and be genuine.

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ziofeda (54) · 7 years ago

I usually read what I upvote. If I can give a contribution to the discussion I write a well-thought comment, but I might be the "nice post" guy if I've got nothing to say except my being thankful for the content of the post, whatever it is (information, photography, diary etc.). I don't think there's anything wrong with that, as long as it doesn't become a habit and you stop reading altogether.

enjar (69) · 7 years ago

A lot of it can come down to who you are commenting with. Once you start moving up to more active blogs where there is just a sea of spam comments then it starts to be an issue.

I tend to go with the rule of reading things before upvoting them. If I don’t have anything better to say then “nice” I just move on. I do make exceptions to this rule. When someone makes a milestone post, or something similar to a “Happy New Year’s.” Then it does seem apparat to leave a rather short and to the point comment of just “congratulations” or a “happy New Year’s.” I tend to only do that on blogs I follow.

In my eyes, it starts to become pragmatic when it’s your first time coming into content with someone and all you leave them with is a “nice post.” First time interacts are rather important and that tends not to be putting your best foot forward in introducing yourself in a way to that person.

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ziofeda (54) · 7 years ago

Of course, it makes sense. On Steem interactions are different, compared to other social networks, and I like that, it's actually what makes it work. What I meant is that it's not always possible to reply to a post with something constructive and smart or interesting, sometimes a post is just a bundle of information that you are thankful for, or it's just a really nice photo of something that you really like, so you're not posting "nice!" just because you feel compelled to by a habit, but because you genuinely think that the post is nice :D (of course when I say "nice" I'm not just saying "nice post!", but more something on the line of "hey I love the colors and the atmosphere of this picture, thanks for sharing it")

enjar (69) · 7 years ago

Glad you know the difference. I noticed the low reputation so I thought I would see in case you were unclear. Some people treat Steemit like Twitter or YouTube comment section… Not saying great conversions don’t spark from those platforms. They do tend to make your eyes want to bleed most of the time!

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ziofeda (54) · 7 years ago

Thanks for taking time to check then :D I appreciate the intent. I've been reading a lot about Steem and how it works and I'm happy it's different from other social networks. I'm not terribly fond of FB or Twitter, to be perfectly honest.
I'm starting to get the sense of where I've landed. I'm working on my rep and I've been scratching my head about content creation, mostly, because I'm shy by nature and I'm really not the blogging type, but I'd like to contribute and progress in this platform. But I've been researching curation and commenting because, again, shy :D
Thanks for the upvotes, every bit counts at this point!

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago (edited)

An easy post to start with is a introduceyourself great way to break the ice. Having ideas for content is the easy part. Finding the time to make it is the hard part. I have 50-100 I want to put out lol (working on 4 at this time).

Think about passions, hobbies, work life, things you find interesting. Sometimes if you have a really long comment you can put in some more time and turn it into a blog.

If nothing else look for the contest in something you find interesting. There are an endless amount of ones from photos to writing stories.

Just keep in mind being consistent is key over the long run. People like denmarkguy have put in an amazing effort over a very long time just to start enjoying recently the fruit of their labor. I spend more time making comments then I do blogs. That’s just how I choose to interact with the Steemit ecosystem. Everyone finds what they enjoy the best and do what they can.

In the end, you don’t have to be best of something or even an expert. You learn by doing and if you have a quite a few failures along the way then you have the opportunity to learn. I’m mostly here for a good time and hey if one-day Steem becomes $100 each well I’m very lucky! If not oh well I had an amazing time.

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ziofeda (54) · 7 years ago

Again, thanks for the tips.
I'm going to work on my introduction soon. The rest of what you said is pretty much what I've been figuring out these last days. Problem is, most of my hobbies (music, games, tv series) don't really meet the user trends here on steemit, so I'll have to start a new trend (hell of an endeavor) or adapt and try something else. We'll see!

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

for music look into openmic contest, and as far as gaming it has some big upvotes in that tag. That one is all about quality.

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nachon (49) · 7 years ago

Wish you and your family a joyful, bright, healthy, prosperous and happiest new year ahead! Happy New Year!

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quinnpeterson (49) · 7 years ago

nice post,lovely picture
thanks for share

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enjar (69) · 7 years ago

Nice, post!

(Hi, my name is Enjar and I have an addiction to other people’s comment sections.

I’ve done things such horrible things.

As far as something like “nice post” I’ll often do that as a joke with someone I been a regular of for a while and there nothing but a sea of people spamming “nice post.” I like to think post parties get a good chuckle out of it. I’m more of a fan of “nice comment.” It’s a shame my sarcasm does not come through well over the internet. I fear some people have mistakenly thought I’ve enjoyed their squatter style of comments.

I’ll admit I don’t always have time to 100% read everything. I’ll use a # header/formatting notation to find what I want to drill down deeper into reading out of very long posts some times. It also what I use to refind anything I wish to comment further on easily.

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edges (46) · 7 years ago

Depends on the post.

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matthewoz101 (56) · 7 years ago

It depends what I want from commenting. I'll write a long comment of value that will usually get some upvotes or I'll write a short comment to get possible comments back. I'm really upset how no one engages with my posts anymore... Not sure if Steemit is too saturated or it's a problem with their algorithm.

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erikaflynn (61) · 7 years ago

I use only manual curating and live interaction with people and always love to see same-minded people here.
Sometimes it's hard to non-native speaker to read long stories but I try to read at least a part of the text.

Not always I have a time to leave a comment, but if I think that the post is good I leave my few-cent upvote, if I think the post is perfect I use resteem option. In my opinion this is the best way to show your attitude to the content.

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therecantonlybe1 (52) · 7 years ago (edited)

Interacting with people is the main reason that I am here. Everything else is secondary. I do believe that a lot of people are not interacting.

There is an incentive for people to upvote people based on what they think will earn them money. I am sure there are people upvoting without even opening the post. Even if you look at this post for example it has 43 votes and 41 page views:

So we know with certainty that there are some people voting on this post without even opening it. They see that this post has made a certain amount of money and it is somewhere around the 22 to 30-minute mark and they try to hop in and get curation rewards. Of course this only works if you have a decent amount of Steem Power. If you have low SP it is really hard to make money on curation. I have been here for about two weeks and I've only made 0.01 SP in curation. I don't think the post that I vote on are bad, but its just my votes are not worth anything, lol.

The sad thing is that I actually read the post. The bots that have a lot of SP behind them don't read the post and their votes are worth 100s of times more than my vote. What is zappl by the way?

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beatenegg (53) · 7 years ago

I read. Because, seriously, I want people to read what I wrote too.

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nevies (56) · 7 years ago

I for one do, @denmarkguy
Once I'm interested in a post I READ em and genuinely engage in them, I do a thorough or rather a deep work; that's as long as I'm interested and want to engage. But when I wont go deep I don't bother to drop any feedback at all cos I don't like speaking from a half baked info, half baked because I didn't read deep into the post.

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josediccus (75) · 7 years ago

Sometimes it depends on a writer to start in a very captivating way, however I take joy in reading awesome contents and leaving beautiful comments

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dennisdaniel (51) · 7 years ago

Honestly, I read as many posts I can and upvote them as well. I use steemauto to upvote some posts that I could buy enough time to read.

At times, I get lost trying to pick the best post to read first.

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weetreebonsai (54) · 7 years ago

I will read it and sometimes make a comment.

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lucylin (67) · 7 years ago (edited)

As always, time is the great enemy.

I always try to read everything , and not just scan it - but as the follow list gets larger, time constraints tend to push you into scanning, more than reading.
(and I always - daily - try to make the conscious effort to look around around for new people's content to read).

And writing your own content also....
There is only so much you can do in a day...and I have all day.

For you guys with other business to attend to, I can only imagine how difficult you must find it...
Admittedly, my 'time' self discipline, is lacking, to say the least.

(Attila the hun's new years resolution not to kill people anymore, would be said with more meaning, than my resolution to be more time efficient)

Pesky time....

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swati-s (50) · 7 years ago

As many bloggers have already mentioned, it depends on the kind of post. A blog about mountains and food will always have my undivided attention though :D

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viralvideospoint (45) · 7 years ago

sometimes i read but sometimes i just scan as the post is not relevant to me but i have to comment as the author is a friend 😂

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blunderbabe (50) · 7 years ago

Blame it on the ADD, baby
(I'm the pink pony in the back)

You know, I think I'm a combination of semi-relevant /total engagement. (though all start off with total engagement intentions until my tangential tendencies take over lol ) I almost never do the nice post thing - if I like something, but don't have anything to add (or don't have time to comment), I just give an upvote. I never upvote anything I haven't read though. (I end up upvoting but not commenting on a lot of your posts - you put so much thought and effort into your content, I consider it almost an insult to leave a 'nice post' note on here...many times I MEAN to comment but don't get around to it)

I kind of laugh when I read 'I only curate manually" - because I forget how many people have pet bots to do it for them. Doing it any other way isn't an option for me. I can honestly say rewards are the furthest thing from my mind when it comes to 'curation'...I don't even know how that math works. I really should learn though! Sounds like it could be lucrative ;-)

I hate to blame stuff on my ADHD (ok, I do though, it's a real challenge!) but I tend to be 'working' on a few things at the same time - and will often have 20 tabs open - many of them Steemit posts I've read and want to comment on, or posts I intend to read. It can take me a ridiculously long time to finish a comment on someone's post because of me being me (long winded and easily distracted even when I don't mean to be! ).

Sometimes I'll spend a long time working on a comment - and end up deleting it - for any number of reasons.

I rarely engage as much as I want to. I also get overwhelmed by my feed - and tend to only really engage/look for posts from a few people who I sort of 'feel comfortable' around? (if that real world analogy makes any sense on here lol). Then, when I do sift through my feed, I remember there are so many other people I'm following - with great content - that I forget about.

This is already huge and I had a lot more to say LOL. But - part of the reason I left Steemit for a while was because I was overwhelmed and too focused on how I could make money or find a niche or find time to be as 'social' on here as I needed to be successful...I hate rules ;- ) So mostly now, I treat Steemit like a hobby, and if I eventually can organize life enough to generate some income - that's a bonus. But I'm sure there are others like me - who want to engage more, but can't for whatever reason. That way of thinking - that we MUST do anything can be counter productive at times...we all have to start somewhere - and who knows, some of us who don't post or comment regularly could eventually become 'pillars of the community' - or maybe we just remain as 'seasonal visitors' ...community is essential, and it's part of what makes Steemit so awesome. That said, for those of us who see it as an outlet or sort of escape from the daily grind - too many expectations could be off putting...a welcoming community is nice for all...a gated one, well...it's nice for those behind the gate ;-)

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por500bolos (68) · 7 years ago (edited)

First of all, I suspect those who admitedly says "I don’t always have time to 100% read everything" must have one of these two syndromes:

Or they follow way more people than they are able to digest their content or they suffer of a lack of curiosity that is next to kill them out of laziness.

Obviously, everyone always will try read entirely a post if the content interests them. But it's not the issue here. But, ¿Why just simply scan through it and then commit the imprudence of commenting if they have not read the whole content before?

Yep! I am certainly one of those who write long-ass format posts most of the time. And it's never a big surprise for me not to get comments or some sort of engagement in them.

But what has always surprised me is: ¿Why any content sprinkled with some humor has been always so despised on steemit? }:)

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emmaculate (54) · 7 years ago

Those are the lifestyle of some people 😃

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erh.germany (64) · 7 years ago

I am altogether what you said. ... Wait, not the last one. Never just say "nice post" only. What I found out while I am on steemit is, that there is no strict way to act and react.

It is always a dance.

I do not load any "once for all" set rules on my shoulder. When ever I did that, I failed greatly and felt shitty afterwards. It simply doesn't work to follow a strict plan for me.

I do behave here more intuitively and comment as I feel, follow whom I find interesting, drop where I notice that one is repeating oneself or just let enough time go by to find anything catching me. Also I behave loyal to those who helped and supported me and give them my share.

What I find helpful is to let go of the thought that I might miss a good post. If it's good and I find it after the 7 day time window, than be it. I can comment it even it IS past the window. Actually I find it a nice surprise for the receiver commenting on an old article. Still there can be a dialogue of quality.

Sometimes I make a semi relevant comment, just to act nice and let the other one know, that I am still there and interested. A vote is sometimes not enough, in particular when I am already in touch with the user for quite a while.

For me it is as for all other users here: I like it a lot when I can see that a reader indeed engaged with my content and so I want to give that back. I guess sometimes I am brillant and sometimes I suck in commenting.

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steemitri (64) · 7 years ago

Hey!!! Don't like the "nice post - keep up the good work - and begging comments"... I'm not native english speaker, but I understand most of the things I read... Sometimes it's not that easy to express some "more sophisticated" opinions... so it's easier to upvote.
But I try to do my best and interact... I love it... and I received postcards, gifts, from other Steemians... That was awesome!
Big hug from Switzerland
Steemitri The Mannequin

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jlufer (75) · 7 years ago

Excellent question dear friend @denmarkguy, a very good that invites a reflection.
I have a work methodology, divided into several sections, not all the posts that I read, but they do not get more than 10% of my voting power, another part I vote to the people who follow them, they receive 30% of the votes. My power does not necessarily read the work you vote, then there is a more summary circle to whom I visit every day and I stop to read their work, in this can vary between 30 and 100% the power to vote, I do so for a question of time, I currently work more than 15 hours on the platform, I publish a lot, the preparation of the work takes a lot of time, that is the reason why I can not read all the work I vote.
Thank you very much for the opportunity to express ourselves
I wish you a wonderful day

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sandrina.life (58) · 7 years ago

I work full time, I take painting classes, have a youtube channel and a social and sporty life. I am quite busy.
I am trying whenever I can to read other posts, to leave comments.
Of course I am not always thoughtful/mindful. Especially in those days where I have a ton of information to handle, like today.
However, I try to not be harsh with myself and I am not with others, if they don't leave me a very deep comment.

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