Keywords and other things / Schlüsselwörter und andere Dinge

in Dream Steem19 days ago

Deutsch im Anschluß...

Good evening, Dear Dreamers!

It’s true – I’ve been keeping a very low profile; there’s hardly any activity left in the Community. We’re not the only ones in this situation, but I’d like to explain my reasons to you:

For weeks now, whenever I look at our posts, I’ve either found them annoying or simply not interested in them. After all, right at the top of our page it says – ‘The Community for Fictional Writing and Poetry’. Regardless of this, non-fiction texts are posted here, and when a small remark is made about it, either there’s no response at all, or people pause for a few days and then cheerfully carry on with the same rubbish.

We have a small set of rules, and one of the key points is posting in English. I’m more than happy – as I keep emphasising – for these to be accompanied by a version in the original language. But English is and remains our ‘official language’. And then a long-standing Steemian, who herself has experience as a moderator and admin, takes part in a competition – and writes only in Spanish. It’s a very good story, which I tell her, and I ask for her English translation. And?! No response.

It leaves me feeling tired and disheartened. We’ve tried to keep things relaxed here and avoid many of the fuss and faff that have been – and continue to be – practised in other Communities. We have dedicated ourselves to beautiful, gripping, emotive, thrilling and poetic writing. We had some real gems amongst our authors, all of whom eventually withdrew.

We have read AI-generated dramas, despite repeated warnings and reminders.

Let me put it another way: our values are no longer taken seriously. We have degenerated into a place like so many others, where you publish just about anything and might (though probably not) pick up a few votes. What we stand for – it doesn’t matter. What we want – uninteresting.

Well. Our moderator hasn’t been around for quite some time now – which I understand. I’ve stuck it out a bit longer, but I no longer feel comfortable with the status quo.

The latest “Keyword of the Week” hasn’t been judged yet, and I don’t want to leave anyone missing out on their prize:

@ronnie10 - https://www.steemit.com/hive107855/@ronnie10/the-monk-and-the-candle

shares words of wisdom…

and

@solperez - https://steemit.com/dream-steem/@solperez/este-sol-se-quema-this-sun-is-burning

paints a bleak picture when it comes to climate change…

And then there was the very lovely, but unfortunately rule-breaking, post by @anasuleidy… As I said, what annoyed me most was that she didn’t respond to my comment – in fact, she didn’t even acknowledge it at all.

Right, anyway: I’ll be sending each of the two successful participants 2 STEEM – congratulations to you both! You’ll find a screenshot of the transactions in the comments section.

I don’t want to release any new keywords at the moment; there are no ongoing competitions. I’m thinking about what the future holds for the Community and will keep you informed. Our charitable project @dream.socialclub needs a vibrant Community with active contributors to live up to its own standards. So – what should we do??

I’d like to thank @wakeupkitty for not giving up on us just yet and for trying to support us, raise awareness of us and bring back the joy of Steem… ;-))

To everyone else, I wave a disillusioned and detached gesture: here’s to better times!

Yours, @weisser-rabe

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Deutsche Version:

Guten Abend, liebe Träumer!

Es ist wahr – ich habe mich sehr rar gemacht; in der Community ist kaum noch etwas los. Damit stehen wir nicht alleine da, aber meine Gründe möchte ich Euch gerne erklären:

Ich bin seit Wochen entweder genervt, wenn ich in unsere Veröffentlichungen schaue, oder sie interessieren mich nicht. Immerhin steht ganz oben auf unserer Seite – „Die Community für fiktionales Schreiben und Lyrik“. Ganz unabhängig davon werden hier Sachtexte gepostet und auf einen kleinen diesebezüglichen Hinweis wird entweder gar nicht reagiert oder man pausiert einige Tage und fängt dann fröhlich wieder mit dem gleichen Mist an.

Wir haben ein überschaubares Regelwerk und einer der wichtigen Punkte dabei ist das Posten auf Englisch. Sehr gerne, das betone ich immer wieder, zusammen mit einer Version in Originalsprache. Aber Englisch ist und bleibt unsere „Amtssprache“. Und dann nimmt eine langjährige Steemianerin, die ihrerseits selber Erfahrung als Moderatorin und Admina hat, an einem Wettbewerb teil – und schreibt nur auf Spanisch. Eine sehr gute Geschichte, was ich ihr auch mitteile und um ihre englische Übersetzung bitte. Und?! Keine Reaktion.

Das macht mich müde und lustlos. Wir haben versucht, Dinge hier locker zu handhaben und auf viele Sperenzien zu verzichten, die in anderen Communities praktiziert wurden und werden. Wir haben uns dem schönen, spannenden, gefühlvollen, aufregenden und poetischen Schreiben gewidmet. Wir hatten Perlen unter unseren Autoren, die sich alle früher oder später wieder zurück zogen.

Wir haben KI-Dramen gelesen, trotz wiederholter Hinweise und Ermahnungen.

Ich formuliere es anders: Unsere Werte werden nicht mehr ernst genommen. Wir sind zu einem Platz wie viele andere verkommen, an dem man irgendwétwas veröffentlicht und vielleicht (vermutlich aber nicht) ein kleines Vote abgreift. Wofür wir stehen – egal. Was wir wollen – uninteressant.

Tja. Unsere Moderatorin ist schon länger nicht mehr präsent – was ich verstehe. Ich habe etwas länger durchgehalten, aber ich fühle mich nicht mehr wohl mit dem Status Quo.

Das letzte “Schlüsselwort der Woche“ wurde noch nicht ausgewertet und ich möchte niemandem seinen Gewinn schuldig bleiben:

@ronnie10 - https://www.steemit.com/hive107855/@ronnie10/the-monk-and-the-candle

verbreitet Lebensweisheiten…

und

@solperez sieht schwarz, wenn es um den Klimawandel geht…

Und dann war da noch der sehr schöne, aber leider regelwidrige Text von @anasuleidy… Mich hat wie gesagt am meisten geärgert, daß sie nicht auf meinen Hinweis reagiert, ja, den Kommentar gar nicht zur Kenntnis genommen hat.

Okay, wie auch immer: den beiden erfolgreichen Teilnehmern sende ich im Anschluß jeweils 2 STEEM - ich gratuliere Euch! Den Screenshot der Transaktionen findet Ihr im Kommentarbereich.

Neue Schlüsselwörter möchte ich momentan nicht ausgeben; es gibt keine laufenden Wettbewerbe mehr. Wie es mit der Community weiter geht, überdenke ich und informiere Euch. Unser caritatives Projekt @dream.socialclub braucht eine lebendige Community mit aktiven Autoren, um dem eigenen Anspruch gerecht werden zu können. Also – was tun??

Ich danke @wakeupkitty, daß sie uns noch nicht verloren gegeben hat und versucht, uns zu unterstützen, auf uns aufmerksam zu machen und uns die Freude am Steem wieder zu bringen… ;-))

Allen anderen winke ich desillusioniert und distanziert zu: auf bessere Zeiten!

Euer @weisser-rabe

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I understand exactly what you mean.
One has to be very harsh from the very start, warn, label, mute to protect a great idea and build a community with a theme.

I have no intention to give up on your community and am willing to correct those dumping their trashy posts in my name. Let's see if I can also make clear what #story means, since if it comes to that word most don't know. No matter how often I repeat it. That hashtag is literally used everywhere. Today I heard the lame excuse a lack of time and old tablet are the reason to just write down some hashtag. It beats me how that works.

If it comes to @anasuleidy I could come up with 1001 excuses why she doesn't respond, but since she can post everywhere to receive upvotes she could also invest a bit time in replying. She didn't once to me, and to be fair it doesn't stimulate me to further upvote her no matter what she writes.

I truly hope there will be a positive snowball effect in September. Communities with clear themes.
Those good fiction writers are on Steemit, the same counts for the artists and talented people.

Enjoy your night.

LG
❤️🍀

 18 days ago 

True words... Thanks a lot!

Sometimes it's good to "take a break" to weigh things up and see if it's worth continuing with a community project like the one you had. There are few active communities on the platform. Besides, we've had to deal with bots and users who don't respond to notifications, which makes us doubt their humanity. So I understand your decision. I don't know, but I have a feeling that these recent changes to Steemit will be favorable for creative writing and art in general. I appreciate my award.

A veces es bueno "tomarse un respiro" para sopesar las realidades y ver si vale la pena seguir o no con un proyecto de comunidad como el que tenían. En la plataforma son pocas las comunidades que están activas. Además, hemos tenido que lidiar con "bots" y con usuarios que no responden a las notificaciones, lo cual nos hace dudar de su existencia humana. De modo que comprendo tu decisión. No sé, pero presiento que estos últimos cambios de Steemit serán favorables para la escritura creativa y para el arte en general. Agradezco mi premio.

That is not the point here. It is not about taking a break to think about the future of the community but the fact those posting simply ignore the rules.

I am sorry to say so but this issue plays for at least over one year if not two.

I find shameful and disrespectful to simply ignore the house rules and bring harm to a good community.

Writing in Spanish l, not responding has nothing to do with bots or dealing with AI.

If you take as a MOD a task upon you l, you can not hide behind all sorts of excuses, no matter if they are true or not.

I am truly disappointed since I promoted this community for a long time underneath my posts.

I understand your point, but it's also valid for community administrators to decide "not to close," but to put their activities on hold to evaluate and, why not, look for ways to remain here in a more satisfactory way.

It is but that is not the main point, nor the hurting part. A lot of time and effort is invested, not to mention all those contest and great rewards.
It feels as if being abusive is more the trend than being social.

Yes, that's true. But fortunately, here on the platform there's a sense of "change," which gives us hope.

Fingers crossed since this morning Infrared soon we'll be back at the same old story.

The seed has been sown; we will wait for good rains for the plant to grow. This message is metaphorical.

No need to explain, I understood the message. I hope it won't rain too much...

I do get the part where you discussed about the community guidelines/rules. But, I have not checked everything honestly. But, I am sure that you might have come across some posts which are not relevant to any of the categories that are mentioned in the pinned post. But, I think that some communities are more lenient that others and that might be important, especially for new users. Or, those who have missed the post.

 19 days ago 

Here we go:

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Congratulations! You are nominated by True Colours - steemcurator09.
This post might not be creative or artistic but we do believe it contains the freedom of art on Steemit.

May art and your community bloom!

https://steemit.com/steem-pod-team/@wakeupkitty/true-colours-10-curation-report-week-5