Yep, the 0.001 minimum SP cliff is high. I tried to tell the developers this.
That they should adjust the minimum lower, or kick all minnows up to 0.001 (if they are above 0.0001), or they should just remove the "curation" part of the intro to why to use steemit.
After I got to 100 SP, curation was a lot easier.
I just had to get a little lucky.
Yeah I think it's worthy of a mention in the FAQ, but an example or two should be given - if anyone can actually calculate the math behind it all! Thanks for commenting :)