POLL: Are You, is your posts, Visible?
You can get up to all sorts of strange antics, spend hours or even days working on a post, taking photos, painting, asking AI to make your story look better, having AI write comments, using Google Translate to make your post accessible to a wider audience, and yet you still don’t receive a single upvote. There are various reasons for this, and one of the biggest is that you’re simply not visible to other Steemians.
Of course, anyone can check the main feed on steemit.com to see what new posts are up, but the plain truth is that these appear under ‘Trending’, so what do you see first? All those posts with high vote counts, often from voting bots or whales, and indeed, the content leaves a lot to be desired and certainly doesn’t live up to what’s been preached: quality content is rewarded! Indeed, quality rather than quantity, because that’s seen as spam! To what extent is this true? In reality, it isn’t, because the more often your name appears, the greater the chance that it will be remembered and… that you might actually be read and get that upvote.
It’s certainly bitter when you spend many hours active on and for Steemit and just watch as all the votes pass you by, whilst newcomers receive high votes or immediately start begging the ‘whales’ for upvotes. Then you might well ask yourself, along with me, how it is possible that such a newcomer knows the ropes right from day one and shamelessly, using AI, begs for votes without writing a single word, and actually receives them.
If you don’t want to stoop to these kinds of practices, no brown-nosing, no scamming, no letting AI do your work for you, then, if you have any pride at all, you’ll have to make yourself visible. This means connecting with other platform users and writing genuine comments, using a catchy title and the right hashtags so you can be found amongst those thousands of posts!
To be honest, I never use the Steemit feed and rarely even look at the people I used to follow. For years, I couldn’t even see this on my phone. So I know by name the people I find interesting and know where they post.
Incidentally, there are people who don’t mind if you find something worth reading or looking at and then leave a link to your post or mention them.
Now that I’ve mentioned mentions, bear in mind that many people never check their notifications or reply when they’re mentioned. Those who do can quickly find themselves short of time to reply to everything. And yes, you might get overlooked or receive a reply much later than expected.
Steemit is social media, and posting and replying should remain fun and not cause any stress.
Are you visible? How active and original are you? Do you pay just as much attention to your titles as to your text, and are your photos worth looking at? Are the hashtags you use relevant and unique? Have you ever checked how many posts pop up when you click on one of your links?
Like it or not: Steemit was never intended as a replacement for work, but as a way to connect with others, something from which you might also benefit in your real life.
Prize:
The best-reasoned comment will receive 20 SP from me. For this to happen, at least 6 people must reply. No AI generated text or AI brainstorming.
Prompt: I don't know
19-8-2026
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📊 Are You Visible?
- Yes, I receive votes
- Yes, I am downvoted
- Yes, at times
- Yes, I am ignored
- No, I don't know how
- No, I don't care
- Other. Please, explain (use the comment section)
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Me fascina la imagen de la escultura y su sombra: Un cisne en la pared y un cuerpo humano blanco en el salón. Esta foto es muy pertinente para el tema que tocas, pues a veces lo que la gente "ve" no es "la realidad", sino una sombra de ella. De modo que detrás de un usuario puede estar un bot, que utiliza la IA. El detalle es que a veces estos reciben muchos votos de curadores que no se preocupan por revisar si la publicación es auténtica o no.
Mis inicios en la plataforma fueron duros. Pasaba muchas horas estudiando para escribir un ensayo y a cambio no recibía ni un comentario que me motivara a hacerlo cada día mejor. Luego de casi un mes de publicar sin ser visible, recibí un voto de @sanchopanza. Lo recuerdo como uno de mis momentos de máxima dicha. Luego de esta experiencia comencé a publicar con más ánimo y dedicación.
Lo que dices sobre asumir a Steemit como un trabajo es cierto. No debería hacerse, porque la plataforma demanda tiempo y dedicación, y si esto no se compensa con beneficios económicos, la gente se decepciona y abandona.
Yo, al igual que tú, creo que las compensaciones más grandes de esta red social es estrechar lazos de amistad con personas de varios lugares del mundo. Pero, si aparte de eso, logramos ganar algo de dinero es una maravilla.
En este momento, no sé si soy visible, pero en el tiempo que tengo acá sí soy una persona que cree en este proyecto y en sus potencialidades. Por eso sigo aquí. Saludos.
Eres el primero en hablar de la imagen y eso me parece genial. Deberíamos ser anónimos, pero en lugar de eso estamos, literalmente, al descubierto. No es algo que guste a todo el mundo, pero un buen ejemplo es el juego de los diarios, en el que se describe literalmente lo que hace cada uno y también aparecen fotos de toda la familia, incluidos los niños. Imagínate que aparecemos ahí como si fuéramos presos sosteniendo un cartel en el que se cuenta, literalmente, qué hacen los padres, los hermanos y hermanas, cómo se llaman y dónde viven. No creo que esto tenga cabida en las redes sociales ni que todo pueda ser controlado y que todos esos datos se conserven para siempre, porque eso es lo que ocurre, y eso sin mencionar la dirección IP y el número de serie del dispositivo que utilizas. Steemit nunca se concibió así, esa no era la intención; lo entiendo, pero, por supuesto, a los mayores abusadores de la plataforma no se les trata de esta manera, ya que son poderosos y a nadie le gusta que le acosen con votos negativos.
Estoy seguro de que te están tomando el pelo, aunque solo sea porque eres curador; entonces todo el mundo quiere ser tu amigo y vota tus publicaciones para llevarse una parte de tus ganancias. Hay quienes se ganan muy bien la vida con esto sin publicar nunca nada.
Por lo demás, tienes razón. Da igual cómo te muestres o no, lo que vemos es solo la sombra que proyecta una persona. Esta puede ser real o falsa. Aun así, estoy de acuerdo contigo y con @lunasilvervdat en que aquí se puede leer mucha basura, pero los contactos auténticos son buenos y duran años. Yo todavía los conservo, aunque esas personas ya se hayan ido.
También influye un poco la adicción a la escritura, al arte y a la plataforma.
Sigo contenta de estar aquí. Si ya no quiero seguir, simplemente lo dejaré.
No es como se prometió, pero eso no significa que yo, que nosotros, no podamos crearlo en el espacio en el que estamos.
Gracias por tu comentario.
You’re the first person to mention the image, and I think that’s brilliant. We’re supposed to be anonymous, but instead we’re literally laying ourselves bare. That’s not something everyone’s comfortable with, but a good example is the diary game, where people’s activities are described in detail and photos of the whole family – including the children – are posted. Imagine us standing there like prisoners with a sign in our hands, whilst it’s literally explained what our parents do, who our brothers and sisters are, what their names are and where they live. I don’t think this belongs on social media, nor do I think everything should be monitored and all that data stored forever – because that is the case – and I’m not even talking about the IP address and the serial number of the device you’re using. That’s not how Steemit was ever set up; this wasn’t the intention. I do understand it, but the biggest abusers of the platform aren’t, of course, dealt with in this way, because they’re powerful and nobody wants to be bullied out of the platform by downvotes.
I’m sure you’re in the spotlight, if only because you’re a curator; everyone wants to be your friend and votes for your posts to get a share of your earnings. There are people who make a fortune from this without ever posting anything.
Otherwise, you’re right. However you present yourself – or choose not to – what we see is merely the shadow cast by a person. This can be real or fake. Still, I agree with you and @lunasilverv that there’s a lot of rubbish to read here; the genuine connections are good and last for years. I still have them, even though those people have since moved on.
A certain addiction to writing, art and the platform also plays a part.
I’m still glad to be here. If I don’t feel like it anymore, I’ll just stop.
It’s not as promised, but that doesn’t mean that I – or we – can’t create that right where we are now.
Thanks for your comment.
Thank you so much for your support dear @jimiaera02 @steemcurator05
It is good to see you appreciate comments as much as I do.
I wish you a super week!
I remember how invisible and frustrated I felt in my early days. I got off on the wrong foot, because for privacy reasons I didn't want to publish the tasks given to beginners.
Perhaps due to past abuses, they thought it was a good idea to force new users to post a photo of their face while holding a handwritten note with their username and the date. I found it bizarre.
And also, I posted my introductory post on my blog, another mistake. I think the first person who noticed me was @wakeupkitty, who commented on a post in the new community.
Because of the emptiness, I left the platform for many months. Then I returned and had better luck, as I found a community where I could publish creative writing.
I honestly started because I wanted to earn something for the future, but as you say, this shouldn't be considered a job. Now I see it as a way to exercise my mind through writing.
Fortunately, I also found some people with whom I could have frank exchanges of opinions, which is hard to find on social media, making it worthwhile to be here.
Regarding visibility, I can't complain, but to be honest, I know that the number of votes isn't usually correlated with quality or even effort. But that's society.
Now, I confess that I don't dedicate time to discovering new users, and I think I should change that, considering that I was also - am - new, and that we need to think about how important that first vote is.
Who cares about ego in public? Everyone wants to get fame, but this is possible for very few people. Most people work hard for a long time, but it is very difficult to get the reward. I have worked on Steemit for a long time and I also felt that the reward for hard work here is very difficult. I stopped using Steemit a while ago because I did not feel any attraction in it, but there was a time when the Steem dollar rates suddenly increased and when I cashed out my savings, it became a handsome amount. After that, I became excited and excited and I entered Steemit again with enthusiasm. It is a fact that to be visible on Steemit, you have to work hard and save the different opportunities and scenes around you in the camera so that we can also participate in various Steemit competitions and also present our own content. For this, I often use the memory of my mobile. I keep clearing my space so that I can collect the best photos to create new content. My family members are often surprised by my behavior that I often take photos of things that my family members find useless, while I find all those photos perfect for my Steemit competitions, such as a picture of a shadow. I have started to feel very interested in taking pictures of different types of shadows and I have also started noticing shadows that I never considered important before. This time too, it is absolutely true that commenting on other people's posts and improving yourself by reading their posts is a great practice and is also great for coming into the eyes of others. After using Steemit, I found a great change in myself that not only has it become easier for me to read English, but now I also write a lot in English, whereas earlier I used to speak and write only in my mother tongue.
That's right, sometimes hard work doesn't get the reward we think we deserve, but the good thing is that we can still have the satisfaction of doing well even if we aren't rewarded.
I also hope, of course, that the platform will become more equitable over time, and I think we can have a little influence on that by helping those who are starting out and increasing our SP to give valuable votes. For now my vote is worth zero, but I hope that will change over time.Greetings, and I hope you can buy your refrigerator!
But I'm surprised that there's so much to demotivate about. Just a while ago, I got a message from Curator Nine saying he was withdrawing his vote because I had set my Steem value to Power Down. As I mentioned earlier, I have to buy a fridge and I'm running out of money, so I decided to take out my Steem dollars and spend them, but this reaction is too much to break my spirit.
Well, I see he didn't withdraw his entire vote, which is good, because he did take your justification into account. Many people need extra money, and often our SP is the only alternative.
Don't get discouraged, maybe you just need to try using your liquid Steem and power up regularly, because that way you'll have more rewards in the long run, for example, by healing yourself. Greetings!
If it really happened that they didn't withdraw their vote, then that's good news because I really need the money right now and it's imperative that I keep powering up the upcoming Steam.
Steem curators are not allowed to vote for those in powerdown. That is why she lost her vote. If she stops her powerdown she can receive votes again.
Not too long ago also those without a clubstatus couldn't receive upvotes either.
Why this rule? Because if all votes given are powered down and sold the value of Steem only drops more and people are not committed to Steemit.
By the way you are also rewarded if you hold So. How?
It's funny, because I see users who are 5 or 9 years old with less SP than me. Of course, I imagine it's a source of income for many people.
And I don't blame them, in these last few months I've sold for $5 or $10 because the numbers don't add up for me in the business.
That is true and many of those older accounts never received support and they still post.
If I read newcomers complaining although they have over level 60 within a month I find this strange.
For sure they are not voted because of creativity or good content only. So this approach is also good to attract scammers.
There is a huge group always left out. They never built a house or travelled with what they earned with upvotes.
Sorry, we had to take back out vote since you are in powerdown!
I couldn't understand the reason for withdrawing your vote because I wanted to cash out my Steam Dollars. I desperately need money and I want to use this money to buy a refrigerator in my house. It's a very hot summer and my refrigerator is broken. I had also written about this in my Steam It post that I was getting the refrigerator fixed, but it still didn't work. That's why I wanted to use my savings saved on Steam It and buy a new refrigerator, but you broke my heart by withdrawing your vote.
Sorry love, but Steem Curators aren't allowed to give upvotes to those in powerdown. As soon as you stopped the powerdown you receive upvotes again.
About a year ago also those not in a club didn't receive upvotes, the Steemit Team already let go of that rule.
Powerdown takes in average three days, unless you start again. I understand you are in need of a fridge but as an SC I cannot give you upvotes only privately.
This means that as long as I have to stay on power down, I will not get the vote of any curator, and as for the remaining votes, those people will not withdraw their votes.Because I have to power down all steam of mine so that I can have a handsome amount and be able to buy a fridge.
Yes, this is the case and next to that the fewer SP you have, the les a percentage of vote shows.
What I mean by this is that a 50% vote to a newcomer or to someone with few SP is a lower amount in SBI $ than it is with someone with a lot of powered up Steem.
I am sorry to hear you have to power down everything.
If you are visible you still have the chance to be voted for by wealthy Steemians.
How can I get these votes
It is easy to visit the newcomers community or simply click on #newcomer. Right now there als newcomers joining CCC so it easy to reach out to them and read, leave a comment and your vite no matter if it 0 or more.what counts is to know if what you wrote is appreciated and if you ask most posts are read sooner or later and do not sink into the swamp after seven days like @evagavilan remarked.
Like you I received help after a very long time and been drilled to also read and comment and vote. If it comes to voting it indeed isn't related to the quality of a post. In average we give the vote to someone we like and in rare occasion to a few we do believe wrote some great which can be a quite, a poem, a long take or helpful comment. Next to that good photos and art deserve upvotes since although it doesn't always looks like it, but there's a lot of work invested in it (well, in average it is the case especially if AI isn't used like @bambuka remarked at an earlier poll).
Like you and many others I never went through that newcomers achievement program and I doubt I would have done that since Steemit was meant to be a safe place, meant to be anonymous and bring people into great danger.
I understand why step was taken to fight scammers and still communities exist where people have to go through a second check. If you ask me this is by now something out of the past and no longer needed, which is good.
If it comes to scammers, a users of the system and AI posters more steps should be taken but Inam afraid those small ones aren't biggest abusers of the system.
I am sure you know what increased your visibility.
I hope there will be a time we all can save for the (nearest) future although Inam sure the governments will try to avoid that.
Thanks for your comment. Indo believe this is an inspiring one.
I find it inspiring that you feel there’s hope and that we’ll see changes in the near future. That inspires me!
At one point, my account reached some “inspiring” numbers, and I chose not to withdraw anything so I could keep growing. Today, there’s barely a trace left—one that’s threatening to disappear—but I’m still here. Through thick and thin. I hope this decision turns out to be the right one.
Only time will tell.
I really appreciate this initiative for sharing opinions and learning more.
Mi cuenta en algún momento llegó a a estar en cifras "Inspiradoras" y aposté por no sacar nada para seguir creciendo. Hoy queda apenas una huella que amenaza con desaparecer, pero sigo aquí. En las buenas y en las malas. Espero que tomar esta decisión sea lo corfrecto.
Solo el tiempo lo dirá.
Valoro mucho esta iniciativa para compartir opiniones y aprender más.
Thank you, I also think your community and your efforts to make users feel valued are inspiring. Even though some might laugh at you for not prioritizing rewards.
I'll take the time to visit the new users and do my part too! Congratulations and thank you!
Thank you for your kind reply. If we all do a bit the domino effect works.
A great weekend.
Thanks a lot for your support!
Soy esa sombra
Tras la plataforma que intenta convertirse en espejo y reflejar todo lo que tengo por decir.
Sí, a veces es complicado pensar, redactar, corregir e imaginar a nuestros lectores apreciando el trabajo que hacemos.
Cuando publico algo, entro varias veces al día, me vuelvo adicta a la plataforma y busco cada uno de los escasos comentarios como si en ellos me fuera el futuro. A los pocos días, la publicación se pierde en una oscura profundidad donde nadie volverá a leerla jamás.
Así me siento algunas veces. Por eso, últimamente he tratado de llevarlo de otra manera, sin involucrarme sentimentalmente con la reciprocidad que pueda recibir mi esfuerzo.
Ahora publico porque me gusta y porque estoy comprometida con una comunidad de personas que intentan seguir luchando, como yo.
¿Qué espero? Quizás que algo cambie milagrosamente y tengamos un espacio donde podamos encontrarnos y disfrutar de contenido de calidad.
Soy medianamente visible.
Sí, recibo votos pero casi insignificantes si los comparo a otros usuarios que casi no hacen ningun esfuerzo en sus publicaciones. ¿acaso hay alguna fórmula secreta?
Nunca he recibido votos negativos.
No creo que me ignoren, solo que el sistema funciona bajo sus propios parametros.
Tengo curiosidad por saber a qué te refieres con «el sistema». Supongo que te refieres a esa parte de la plataforma en la que estamos nosotros y donde actúan los curadores de Steem, aquella en la que hay que seguir unas normas impuestas, en su mayoría, por moderadores en el pasado. Creo que es bueno hacer solo lo que uno quiera, sobre todo porque se trata de tu propio tiempo y, a fin de cuentas, nadie puede reclamar nada al respecto, o solo un grupo selecto.
Espero que el hecho de tener algo en común resulte lo suficientemente gratificante y que llegue un momento en el que amigos y personas afines puedan reunirse. Libres de miedos y preocupaciones.
I’m curious to know what you mean by ‘the system’. I assume you mean the part of the platform where we are and where Steem curators are active – the part where rules have to be followed, rules that were mostly imposed by moderators in the past. I think it’s good to do only what you want to do, especially as this is your own time, and when it comes down to it, no one can lay claim to it – or only a select group can.
I hope that having something in common provides enough satisfaction and that a time will come when friends and like-minded people can meet. Free from fear and worry.
Exactly, I was referring to the “system” that Steemit uses, which affects some people more than others.
I, too, hope that having something in common will be strong enough to make a difference, so that we'll soon see results that motivate us.
Exactamente, me refería al "sistema" que utiliza Steemit y que afecta más a unos que a otros.
Yo también espero que tener algo en común sea lo suficientemente fuerte para hacer la diferencia y de esa forma pronto tengamos resultados que nos motiven.
Saludos amiga Kitty 🙋🏽♀️😸
Sí, me han votado, pero con los votos condicionados, es decir, mientras estoy en los desafíos obtengo los votos. Sin embargo al finalizar el reto, vuelve el anonimato 😞.
Claro que es satisfactorio tener votos positivos, pero Steemit para mí es más que eso. Es un lugar donde conecto con personas de otras latitudes, otros lugares, costumbres y formas de pensar. Otra forma de descubrir mi entorno.
Conocer de arte, costumbres, gastronomía, cultura. Por eso siempre reviso ese tipo de etiquetas y dejo allí mis comentarios. #art #food #reflection #culture #history #geography #recipes #DIY #sewing #writing #nature #flowers #drawing . Estás son mis etiquetas favoritas.
Algo que he disfrutado, porque en mis comentarios he recibido votos más nutridos que en mi publicaciones 😂😂😂😂. En fin, disfruto cada experiencia.
En cualquier caso, tú eres la prueba viviente de que merece la pena publicar comentarios, ya que así estableces contactos y, por lo tanto, también puedes ganar votos positivos. Es cierto que los votos positivos por los comentarios podrían ser un poco más altos, ya que son necesarios para dar visibilidad a la plataforma.
En cuanto a la invisibilidad: casi todo el mundo se ha enfrentado a ello alguna vez. En cuanto hay algo que conseguir o ganar, de repente ves a un montón de gente que te da su voto automático. Así se pueden generar ingresos elevados sin escribir nada realmente. Una vez se rieron de mí porque aún no gano ni 10 dólares SBI al mes votando a otros. Esto se debe a que voto sobre todo a cuentas pequeñas, pequeñas también porque el Steem se retira mientras que el mío se queda ahí.
Así que es más inteligente votar a los ricos y quedarse con una parte de sus ganancias.
In any case, you’re living proof that it’s definitely worth posting comments, as it helps you make connections and, as a result, earn upvotes. The upvotes for comments could indeed be a bit higher, as they’re essential for raising the platform’s profile.
As for being overlooked: almost everyone has experienced that at some point. As soon as there’s something to be gained or earned, you suddenly see loads of people automatically voting for you. High earnings can be generated without actually writing anything. I was once laughed at because I don’t yet earn 10 SBI dollars a month by voting for others. This is because I mainly vote for small accounts – which are small partly because their Steem is withdrawn whilst mine remains in my account.
So it’s smarter to vote for the rich and get a share of their earnings.
This is a really good write up.
You covered a lot of grey areas, which is enlightening.
I would not say the newcomers need this more because we have some folks who have been around for a while and they barely know how to navigate the community.
This was the same for me when I started, and even after few years of being dedicated to the community.
But as they say, being consistent is the key.
Over the years, I have been able to create awareness and changed my way of communicating many times so that I can reach out to people properly.
There is still more to be done, more connections to be made, more communities to explore and more comments too.
This will give opportunity for steemians to share their experiences and those with a concern or more can open up.
Yes, I am voted.
And I expect more votes too, but I try to focus on giving a good output. It gives me joy when I see people enjoy and benefit from my post. That's the essence for me, even when the upvote is not as encouraging as I expect.
With this in mind, I hope we all share in this ideas so we can build a lasting community.
Thanks.
Like you I figured most out myself. I remember those clubs started and for some reason people left CCC to go to??? Next many grew and I remember I asked someone about the clubs but never understood the explanation but also good never be in one since I paid the prizes for contests in Steem. Today a club no longer matters, same for all the tries like burning Steem.
I agree with you that those who has to find their way themselves are in average the long lasting and loyal Steemians. They post even without an upvote and because they like it.
It isn't always easy to be present and to comment, but for the biggest part this can be learned and becomes a habit.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Great work you are doing.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks, I try as long as possible.
Thanks for the upvote.
Yes, I receive votes. I have no complaint about anything. No one can waste my time because I waste my time myself. No one can exploit me because I have nothing to give anyone.
I am a lazy and a crazy man. Cheers!
Good to hear that you are satisfied, do receive votes and even comments. Who knows being crazy (and lazy) works out great.
Thanks for your comment, and like always the good laugh.
Thanks dear. You are the person who encouraged me to writing. I'm active on steemit since 2028 but couldn't get that level of satisfaction in writing which CCC provided me. I am thankful to you because you introduced this great community to me. Let me ask one question: Is @wakeupkitty and @wakucat the same person?
You mean 2018 or did you return from the future to keep me company?
You are a good writer, do have a niche and the best of all is that you are one of those few who make me laugh with what you write. I like your humour and sarcasm.
Thanks for being here!
To answer your question: yes. Wakucat is the name of the steem witness account, the server I run. I was told to make a new account for that. So I did.
❤️🍀
Thank you dear @wakucat. You are an awesome person. You inspired me to write more on steemit. Thanks again.
I am happy to hear that and hope you will continue writing. I could use a good laugh.
❤️🍀
Let me know when you are back! I hope you are fine.
I am back now. Thanks for your support.
After spending more than eight years here, my reputation score is just above 60. That means I couldn't get enough upvotes that might raise my reputation score. I am still posting and getting some rewards but despite my efforts I less than 600 SP. So, I can't say that my posts are visible on steemit. But I don't care about it as far as I am satisfied with my writings.
Thanks dear for asking us on this matter.
You reputation only goes up if you connect and people remember you. I never did so before you started posting in CCC and only because I invest time checking every post and can remember names.
Btw not only upvotes make your level go up so does receiving comments and buying and hold steem!
You are right. I'll try to connect more but because of being busy, I feel it difficult to do so.
Thanks!
Tell yourself that if you post you also comment on two or three different people.
I wonder if that is true. It might be visible to those tired of all those Canva and AI generated pictures. And you have something to tell.
Thank you. I am a busy person, but I'll try as much as possible for me.
Hola @wakeupkitty. Siendo honesta te comento que yo sí he recibido votos importantes pero no siempre.
Por otra parte, me sorprendí recientemente ver que he recibido muchos votos negativos. Es posible que mi crítica hacia el mal uso de los votos negativos me haya castigado. En todo caso, no ha sido por plagio, ni por uso de IA y ni por faltar el respeto a nadie.
Tal como dices, en esta publicación, estamos en una red social y hacer publicaciones con buenos contenidos, comentar a otros, ayudar a otros, debería ser la forma de ser visibles. Sin embargo, steemit no es solamente steemcurator, steemit es mucho más amplia. La cantidad de usuarios que utilizan esta plataforma se encuentran en muchos países.
Cuando ingresé a steemit no había comunidades y se publicaba con ciertas etiquetas para que determinados curadores vieran tu publicación. También era necesario autopromocionarse en discord para que esos curadores supieras que existías.
En aquellos años, también ahora, las delegaciones te auguraban votos. Y también se compraban votos. Para bien o para mal steemit está dividida en gruesos pedazos. Los curadores orientales sólo votan a publicaciones orientales y steemcurator tiene sus propias estrategias.
Yo trato de no estresarme y mantenerme prudente ante ciertas injusticias que me incomodan. Abrí una comunidad para poder ofrecer un espacio en español y para gestionar votos a los usuarios que publicaran en esa comunidad. Lo primero lo logré pero nunca pude encontrar un buen curador que confiara en mí y en el trabajo que les solicito a los moderadores de la comunidad Venezolanos Steem.
He sido una usuaria intermitente así que no me quejo por los votos. Si ocurre bienvenidos son. No me gusta dar explicaciones de mi vida personal, ni de mis computadores dañados por altas y bajas de luz. Eso es algo que me limita pero no considero que todo el mundo lo deba saber.
Creo que el Juego del Diario ayudó a muchos usuarios a tener votos positivos durante la pandemia 2020. No obstante, ha habido un abuso enorme en mantener esa estrategia. Conocí a una usuaria venezolana cuyo blog fueron publicaciones del Juego del Diario, todas bien votadas, y no hizo más nada. No reflexionó, no intentó escribir una poesía o un cuento, no dibujó, no recicló, es decir, no se esforzó en hacer nada más. Yo supongo que esa decisión la tomó porque siempre era bien votada en el Juego del Diario.
Conocí a muchos usuarios que aunque hacían hermosas publicaciones nunca les llegó un buen voto y se fueron de steemit. Escribían, comentaban, votaban a otros pero jamás los votaron bien.
Vi a una usuaria haciendo unos vídeos feísimos y mal hechos pero era bien votada. ¿por qué recibía buenos votos? ¿Acaso conocía a algún curador?
En fin, he visto de todo. Ojalá las etiquetas vuelvan a tener algún valor. Ojalá los títulos de las publicaciones vuelvan a hacer que nos detengamos en un posts.
Saludos!
¿Te refieres a que te están dando votos negativos? Pensaba que ya habíamos dejado atrás esa época, aunque hace poco vi que alguien, por cierto con pocos SP, le estaba dando votos negativos a Aniel simplemente por capricho, cuando ella no había dicho nada en inglés para ridiculizar a nadie. Hablar del tema tampoco sirve de nada: él solo se enfadaba más y daba aún más votos negativos, algo muy infantil. Ahora bien, yo también podría hacer lo mismo, pero creo que tiene que haber mejores razones que dar un voto negativo a cualquiera que no te guste.
Creo que la corrupción es bien conocida y ya llevamos varios años viendo que siempre son los mismos curadores y, por lo tanto, siempre votan dentro de su propio círculo. Yo también lo he visto: cuando alguien me pide que me una a su equipo y, en cuanto le pregunto si sabe sobre qué votamos —es decir, sobre creatividad y arte—, de repente ya no quiere porque han acordado entre ellos quién va en qué equipo y luego solo se votan entre ellos. Eso no me gusta.
A pesar de todos los problemas, y del hecho de que tengáis una comunidad más pequeña, igual que yo, creo que lo estáis haciendo bien y me alegro de que sigáis adelante con las cosas creativas.
En cuanto al juego del diario, en su momento se creó para ayudar a la gente a escribir sobre algo y, por supuesto, la intención era también que aprendieran a escribir y progresaran. Ahora ya no hay un equipo de curadores para el juego del diario; quizá sería bueno dejar de dar «upvotes» a esto por completo si la gente escribe tan mal. Quien escriba un buen diario también puede simplemente cambiar el título para que resulte más atractivo leerlo. Por cierto, el curador medio de Steem miente. Llevo ya unos años oyendo que dicen que les gusta leer esos diarios. Te puedo asegurar que a la mayoría, si no a todos, les repugna francamente. Es muy fácil dar rápidamente un montón de votos positivos a una larga lista de diarios; así terminas en una hora, porque tampoco se deja nunca ningún comentario personal.
Al igual que tú, espero de todo corazón que algo haya cambiado y que volvamos a ver más creatividad en esta plataforma. Steem tiene poco valor, así que estaría bien que, al menos, ese valor residiera en los contactos, en las cosas interesantes que podemos leer y en la creatividad que podemos compartir.
Te deseo mucha fuerza con todo y un fuerte abrazo.
Gracias por leer y por tu sinceridad.
Ya no recibo votos negativos pero un un tiempo en que me los ponían por granel.
Hay temas en los que ya no quiero opinar como por ejemplo el juego del Diario. Yo tengo el concepto de que un diario es algo personal. Incluso existen diarios famosos. Pero aquí el diario sólo ha servido para no mejorar en nada ni en lo personal, ni en la escritura, ni siquiera en las fotografías. Así que no hablo más de ese tema.
En la comunidad Venezolanos Steem cuento con personas muy valiosas y respetuosas. Es un honor para mí trabajar con ellas.
Te abrazo fuerte.
Durante un tiempo escribí un diario para mis hijos y también utilicé ese hashtag. Entonces llegó el momento en que nos propusieron el «juego del diario». Ya de por sí, no me parece adecuado llamar «juego» a un diario, precisamente porque es algo personal. Me da mala sensación, como si me volviera loca lo que escriben algunas personas. Por supuesto, también hay cosas buenas, pero no destacan cuando todo el mundo usa el mismo título. Además, tampoco resulta muy interesante de leer: «Me levanto, me lavo los dientes, voy a comer, me visto, me acuesto a descansar, espero a que mi madre me prepare la comida, y ella llega», etcétera, y hay muchísimas entradas así, lo que tampoco es precisamente una buena publicidad para esta plataforma.
Es bueno saber que tienes una comunidad estupenda y unos compañeros geniales. Y, por supuesto, a los miembros. Al fin y al cabo, eso es lo único que cuenta.
Un fuerte abrazo. Cuídate mucho.
❤️🍀
I have been on Steemit for a while. Initially, I was disappointed and dismayed that my posts didn’t receive the same attention as some posts, which in my opinion are not as good as mine. After a while, I accepted that that’s how it is here on Steemit. Sometimes, it is not what you put out, but who you know. Since I do not know any whales, I don’t get the big votes. I could invest in Steemit and give myself big votes like some. But nah… In the end, I just plod on without concerning myself with who to please, or how to get big votes. Any returns I get from my posts are bonuses. Of course, it makes me happy and I am extremely pleased when curators consider my posts worthy of a vote.
I would have left a long time ago, if not for the fact (I mentioned this before), that I had time and posting gives me a chance to improve my writing and English. Language, as we know, if you don’t use it, you will lose it.
Just like you, I don’t see the point in buying large quantities of Steem just to give myself loads of upvotes. Incidentally, in the early years I never really understood how to buy or sell Steem. It’s not that easy here, and now it’s almost impossible. The government is doing everything it can to stop people from investing in crypto, even though we’ll all soon be forced to use the digital euro (and then our savings and wages will be gone without a trace).
I’m glad to hear that there are still curators who’ve discovered you. I think this is the main reason why no upvotes are being given. If you’re not visible and a Steem curator never looks beyond the few people he knows – and never reads anything – then the upvotes will never reach a wider audience.
To be honest, I don’t believe the average curator reads or is even willing to translate text.
I wish you all the best, and yes, it really is a lovely way to keep up with a language…
It's not easy to buy and sell Steem in my country too. I don't know how the others here who are on Steemit do it. But I managed to find a way to do that. I don't know if it is the right way. I send my Steem to an exchange - swap it for a crypto coin I like and then transfer it to my local crypto account. By the time the crypto reach me, I believe it has lost quite a bit of its value.
Anyway, however much is left at the end, it is a bonus from my efforts of Steemit, which I have no expectations.
Best wishes to you here on Steemit too. Cheers!
Years ago it was kind of built into a wallet and they gave up on itm next a Dutch lady explained how she did, swap, Coinbase, swap and so on. Next there were other ways but of them have upnon Steem and some are forbidden with us besides of the fact the Dutch address and bank accounts and whatever more they need are not accepted the same for the other way round.
Since the value dropped again I dont see any point to go through all this trouble. Who knows one day my inherent will try.
That's it. The returns from our work are already so little. By the time we swap here, swap there, the remainer of the returns is not much. Seems hardly worth the trouble.
That is how it is. Maybe that is why people left.
Can be, but I doubt there are other places paying better. The financial crisis is worldwide thanks to...
I believe most of the other platforms are not doing any better. People do not necessarily leave here to join other platforms. They might feel that these platforms are a waste of time, or they just want to do something else with their time. Or given the present financial crisis as you say, they might want to get a job. 😊
It wouldn't harm if they get a real job although many who joined say this is their job even if they only post once, something they can do from the toilet pot or still in bed. Most of them rarely read and comment or uovote others meaning they will not be very eager to work in the real world.
To me it is more about the contacts which I did build out of bed when I started here and couldn't walk...
Yesterday an old friend greeted me after not being here for five years and the week before that another one. How cool is that?
I completely agree with you that by commenting on other people's posts and reading their posts, a person's mental experience not only increases, but he really appears active in front of others. For this, it is important that we bring change within ourselves and create the best comments and the best content to be visible. Focus on quality instead of quantity so that one post is heavier than 10. I myself need to bring change within myself because I also want to be visible.
It's my believe you became more visible already and also became a better commenter, next to the creativity and humour you share in your comments.of course, we can all grow into this. I know how awkward it felt to me to comment, to jump in into a talk among two other people. In real life this would be labelled as rude, although I see more and more people do it.
I wish you a great, creative day with the wanted visibility.
Thanks for your valuable wishes