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RE: POLL: Are Communities Outdated?
I think communities are a good idea. One can post accordingly, and get their posts read by like minded people who are more likely to give some support. Unfortunately, it seems that is not how it works.
I have no idea what is involved in setting up a community, or what prompted people to set up communities. But from what you mentioned, it seems people behind the communities cared more for the returns than the community - present company excepted. And if that were so, it is no wonder that most of the communities failed.
I have tried posting in a few communities. It was like posting into the void. There was not the slightest recognition for my efforts. In the end, I just stuck with the community that acknowledged my posts with a small vote.
I'm a moderator for the #venezolanossteem community. This hasn't been a privileged community on the platform; quite the opposite. Sometimes I look at all the ones that have closed and think how brave we've been to stay. Perhaps our bravery has come from not having much money, and what little we've had we've shared with our users. We're always ready to comment on posts. We educate and encourage people to stay. Time has shown us that the effort has been worthwhile. We still don't have much money, but we have plenty of dignity as moderators of a community that loves and promotes art. Hugs, @quotes-haven.
It is good to know that there are people like you who care about the community. Keep up the good work. I wish you success with your community.
Enjoy your weekend. Cheers!
Thank you for your words and your support, my friend.
Gracias por tus palabras y por tu apoyo, amigo mío.
It was exactly the same for me. I no longer post in various communities, because I didn’t like having my creativity criticised and being told that I can’t write and that I should write the way they expect me to.
I’ve had arguments on several occasions because the moderator couldn’t explain why I had to allocate a certain percentage of my upvotes to them.
I rarely received upvotes, and it took more effort than it was worth. I noticed that certain communities are discriminatory: they only want that percentage and then ignore you.
That’s not what the word ‘community’ means to me.
I decided to give up on those big communities, the contests, courses and challenges, as it’s always the same people who win, not to mention the fact that I found the hosts lacked the skills or knowledge. Many did it simply because they received high upvotes, which was the only reason to apply.
I must say it was a relief to step away from all of this and create my own world doing what I enjoy.
In the end, what matters most is that I post what I like and receive a bit of appreciation. That’s why I make a point of leaving comments.
Greetings @wakeupkitty
There is no point in arguing or getting upset on here. People are not going to listen, or care very much about what you have to say. They are going to do what they do, and you have no control over them. It is a decentralised platform - a good and also bad thing. Good that people are free to do what they want and bad because there is no control. It's each for himself/herself and anything and everything goes.
You are one of the most active and hardworking Steemians on here. Just continue doing what pleases you. Cheers!
Are you sure this platform is decentralised? If that would be the case Steem Curatirs wouldn't exist, neither all those rules set by steemitblog, the steemit team and moderators (in the past). No one would help out or could come to your aid and there wouldn't be anyone fighting spam, scam and so on.
Right. My bad. Steemit is only partly decentralized. It runs on a decentralized blockchain, but the website and company behind it are centralized.