Hehe yea that along with @empoderat trail some of my votes some times, something that's possible on here due to our feeless transactions!
Other that those tips I'd say engagement is very important early on, curators in my project at least are advised to always check if users are contributing in meaningful ways through engagement as well along with posts. I can see you already are doing that though so just keep at it!
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Thanks again @acidyo, I will keep on persevering. Yes, I totally get how important it is to engage with other peoples work, it is a crucial way of getting to know people and building relationships.
Just out of interest, you say you have curators in your project, what kind of qualities do you look for in those curators and at what stage, if ever, could I be considered for applying?