I would be very interested @acidyo, to see a similar post on the "before" and "after" effects of HF 21/22 on the distribution of the reward pool. Specifically how widely it is being distributed X SP, both by those voting and those receiving the votes.
From observation, it would appear the better known authors have clearly benefited, as others intent on maximizing their curation SP would understandably expect their vote on these posts to potentially gain a higher ROI - an "easy button" response to the EIP ... Right?
But lesser known authors, what about them? Have they benefited from the EIP? Can it be factually demonstrated (as now there should be hard evidence)? If not the case, then why not, i.e what are the underlying issues which are now "out in the light?"
If you think a post like this has merit, then I hope you will consider writing it (or encourage someone to write it, as you have a lot of influence). And in it, have well thought out comments to add value to whatever the facts reveal, based on your experience base. As you have done here, on the topic of downvotes ...
Thanks in advance, for your consideration of this request.
While not a very large pool to view, this might give an idea of how big the changes are. Perhaps @abh12345 might want to compare the top 500 pre and post HF at some point.
Over time, the more the good acting well-known perform, the further it will spread later. If it had been this way from the start, the place would look very different now. We are a couple years behind.
@roleerob I'm mostly a nobody and I can't speak for everyone else either but since Hf21/22 I have had some successful posts, one of which made it to the bottom part of trending organically from bid bots turned manual curators(I do not bid for votes so this was of their own choosing) and bigger SP holders doing manual curation along with various well established curation teams and new ones created after the fork. As far as the 50/50 split, I earn better curation because I transfer all my rewards into SP as I go along and definitely see a big difference in that department. I'm not saying the system is perfect but the community effort is visible and it is my personal belief based on my experience that things have gotten better since the last fork.
Thank you for investing your time into a reply @ladybug146. It is good to know you have benefited from the EIP. Presumably, there are others who would say the same thing. I am very interested to see if a factual case can be made that is true across our Steem blockchain as a whole.
As an investor first and foremost, seeing the value of STEEM increase is of primary importance to me. That will require a much greater "adoption" base than what we have experienced thus far. What do the trends indicate we might reasonably expect in the future? My requested post would be part of the answer ...
P.S. Very short on time, but quickly took a look at your account. Interesting to see a post on Edmonton. Years ago, I used to travel into that area fairly frequently, as part of my job. I will have to come back and read it, as time permits.
Just a quick primer and comparison of two users - yourself and ladybug:
I'm using VESTS as the charted Y axis figure, and the number is the top level post count for the month.
It seems your VESTS haven't really grown since the spikes earlier in the year, but your post count is also quite low.
And ladybug, if she continues to be active seems to be benefiting from the EIP.
The VESTS will also include bidbot sends (and votes), and so only you will know if those should be factored in to a given month or not.
I will try to gather some data that shows the effect over a wide spread of the community.
Yes, thank you for the extra effort here @abh12345. My focus is on the EIP's effect on the future of us all here on the Steem blockchain. Not my own account, as I have chosen (for now, at least) to reduce the time I have invested into it ...
I understand.
It's on the list of things to do :)
Hmm, I seem to remember someone mentioning this to me recently? :)
My guess is a smoothing of the long tail, slightly. But over 500 accounts, this wouldn't look like much. Also, bot votes will likely muddy the water, and could make the smoothing look better than it is.
Will see :)
Not sure what "this" you're referring to @tarazkp, but certainly @abh12345 has the data gathering skills to put this together. For my interest, I would like to see a global presentation of how the EIP has effected our Steem blockchain. Otherwise, I don't know how one would go about picking 500 as a statistically accurate representative sample of all Steem accounts ...
I think the idea would be to take the top X earners a month prior to the fork, and do the same the month following. Look at the min/max/average.
The longtail, seen in the Steem bluepaper, is unlikely to become anything else, but if the EIP has softened the curve even a touch, then that would be seen as an improvement i think.
Okay @abh12345, I can see that telling part of the story. You know all about (I don't) what is available, in the way of global data, so it may well be my thoughts on it are impractical ...
Yep it should be getting better with less users. Good thing we got rid of those million accounts to protect the pool huh?
Hopefully an objectively written post @mysearchisover, backed by the data I am requesting here, will make it "crystal clear" what the impact of the EIP has been. There is enough data now to support drawing some initial conclusions.
Unfortunately, the introduction of the EIP has been accompanied by a major downturn in the value of STEEM. Which, it could probably be argued, obscures the impact, since that in and of itself has likely discouraged some of our fellow Steemians.
Still, in my view, data based purely on SP (independent of its value in any currency) should have a clear story to tell ...
https://steemd.com/@mack-bot
I do admit maybe 50% perhaps even 90% are valid but I'd estimate 10-20% are not.
You should notice that on a lot of the older flags the users are gone.
Some users do also leave because of the low price and lack of earnings but I don't think these flag wars help things.
By SP you mean Steem Power?
Yes sir, Steem Power (SP). And agreed @mysearchisover that the flag wars take their toll. Any readers of what I have written on my account are well aware of my thoughts about this. At least as they "played out" in the past ...
Today? Well, I am not the best person to ask. Many seem to believe this aspect of a user's experience "in here" has improved ...
It might have improved for most people I dunno. I think the "investor class" of Steemians have suffered like the bot users and people who delegate to the bots.
Yep it should be getting better with less users. Good thing we got rid of those million accounts to protect the pool huh?
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