RE: Why #newbieresteemday Could Use Your 500 SP - And How I Suggest You Distribute It
Good to see you back at helm @davemccoy. I'm thinking about launching a contest for a logo. Thoughts? I'm also in the process of putting together a write up in Spanish and English for new users explaining keys. The Spanish one may take me another hour or so. I speak Spanish after living in Spain for over a year and though speaking is easy, writing is tough and to be grammatically correct most online translation services that would make it move quicker are... well, useless. I want the write up to cross the language barrier and attract more users from the Spanish speaking world to our effort therefore I feel it must be of good quality. I have a close friend who speaks Italian who has offered to help me in translating write ups as well. I should be setting up a coffee morning with her over the weekend for help there, so we can take our initiative to our Italian cousins on Steemit. Hope you had a great rest and I'm at the key board tonight (as I have been all day) ready to brainstorm and push our effort.
I like both ideas a lot... We could use the SBD proceeds from the contest post to pay out the winner of the logo contest... and get an "official" logo out of it too :) ... And yes I think the translation is a great idea and I'm sure one of our filipino friends will be interested in doing the same with their language too. I can't remember who is in or out yet, but I know @wanderlass is using today as her #newbieresteemday and she is connected to many filipinos and @beeyou and @qyugmo might be able to help with that effort.
ps I finally realized that when you tag someone in your post they don't get it (unless they have more sophisticated software)... So reach out to each of them and they will be very helpful... I never recommend someone unless I think I have a pretty good idea of how they think.
pps... we will talk later about the other issues, but I am way way behind in replying to my "replies"....
ppps... I hope you liked this entry, hopefully we can get you some SP to incentivize people
Awesome. I appreciate your influence here. You clearly are gifted at structuring initiative and I trust your judgement implicitly. I'm going to scoff down my dinner then jump straight back on the keyboard so I'll be about if you want to shout.
also had a conversation with looksfarwoman down below near bottom... I think we should also try another method of getting to the newbies. I think there are some people that want to help but only want to put up resteems of people they like vs an automatic thing. There might be a way to use this as a positive too and I explained it to her as a "scout" program. Basically someone who goes out and finds 10 to 20 newbies and resteems them and get to know them a little better. My thoughts are to experiment a little with the different personalities and see if we can have several types of helpers within the program to give us some flexiblity and sort have a way that each person can help in their own way. To do this we need some pioneers and looksfarwoman would be good at this (if she wants to try it)... any ways just giving you a heads up so that you and her can be on the same page...
and btw, feel free to kick me out anytime you want....lol... I am a bull in a china shop at times, but its just the way I am when I see something that we can do and succeed at.
Also I think we need to consider the financial parts of this in the next couple of days. I will certainly send the sbds that i make from my post to the newbies, and I think you have reflected you would do the same (or something close to that)... We can distribute it through hitting posts with upvotes or just giving prizes to the best of type thing. Another thing to consider is giving the "founding partners some leeway on what they do with the money they get with their posts"... for instance one of the guys want to resteem 3 of the best each day and he will split his prize money among those 3 best he selects. I personally like to see experimentation, but I think you should be aware of when it happens and make sure you are ethically agreeable to his (or anyone's plan). It was the guy with the black and white pic with a mustache... He is a delightful guy and I'm sure its no problem, but I wanted to give you a headsup so that you can make that decision for your self.
Ok I'm off to get to some messages but this page is done...
Wouldn't dream of kicking you off the effort sir. Your input and participation is incredibly valuable to the effort of making Steemit a supportive strong eco system. I have contacted all the people you have mentioned and eagerly await their responses.
What do you think about me designing a website as a landing site for those who wish to support this initiative? I have reviewed the SMT white paper in regards to designing tokens on Steemit and I believe we could integrate a smart token that would offer incentives to experienced users to support new users by engaging them and supporting their content. The technical side of this is still in its infancy but I do have at my disposal the resources to launch something along these lines when the Steemit Smart Token option is launched this year and the frame work for this can be hammered out starting now. You asked me to think big picture so I'd like to know your thoughts on this?
Signing off for the night sir as it's 1 a.m here. I'll be right back at it tomorrow though. The contest and keys guide is up for you to take a look at and if you see anything that could use an edit then let me know. :)
Here is a convo with @charisma777 regarding what it will take to secure other delegations of steem to your project... I suggested that she and you work it out because frankly I'm too soft on people, I'm a yes guy and I realize that. There is a balance and I think you and charisma777 both have the intelligence to set reasonable boundaries and communicate them to potential steem donors (and she would be good at hunting them down IMO)... here is the convo and the thread is a few lines below if you want the context.
I had confidence in you @charisma777 :) ... I will pass that info on to @mudcat36 so that he and you can discuss figuring out what will make them comfortable... I'm a pretty big teddy bear when it comes to seeing the "good" in people so I'm sure my standards would be too lax. Maybe you and mudcat can find something that you 2 agree with. I trust both of your tastes in quality balanced with your desire to help the newbies. I'll hop in if you need me, but I think you two are more qualified than me on this (rules weren't ever something I liked following) ;)
And again, that is if you want to get involved... I honestly don't want to push you and mudcat if either of you object. My goal is the integrate and connect the people that I believe have certain capabilities and temperaments.
I'll also copy and past this thread to mudcat so that he also is aware of the conversation....
As always charisma, you are awesome and I thank you very much for your efforts.