Greetings @hannes-stoffel, and thanks for the thoughtful comment!
I'm afraid you made it here after the @commentrewarder cutoff time, so all I can offer you is an upvote.
I have long thought it is a bit ironic that we have to promote the whole "Web 3.0" idea by using Web 2.0/2.5. And, much of the time, people don't really care. Everyone is so very used to things being super easy and they join 100's of places with a "sign in with Google/Facebook" and Hive is immediately at a disadvantage.
I think the "Curation and Engagement Leagues" were a bit before your time here... here's an example of the weekly results... it ran for many years, both on ST33M and subsequently here on Hive:
https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@abh12345/the-hive-engagement-league-6tggzo
Asher — who was the driving force behind the leagues — created his own algorithm that was capable of distinguishing between useful and useless comments and rank users accordingly. What was also important was that there was HUMAN oversight, it wasn't just automated.
You are right about content discovery being a challenge here... even if all we had were a simple old-fashioned "tag cloud," it would be easier to navigate.
I believe both @commentrewarder and @topcomment are promising initiatives, and I am likely to make use of both more often in 2025. I particularly like that both were launched my long-time Hive evangelists who are active participants in the community, not just developers.
Yes, I read posts before I cast a vote and set the weight accordingly. Although it does not matter much at the moment I still think it's prudent to do so right from the beginning to prepare for when my stake is higher. And to manage my mana. I comment when I have something to say. And when I think I have something of value to add to the topic or conversation it might even be a little bit more text.Ah, I don't worry about the cutoff. On comments I write as it flows, so to speak. I see that part more of a conversation and getting rewards for comments is really just the icing on the cake but not the actual intent. When I write a post, I put more thought into it, that I see as some kind of presentation, getting on stage and showing the work. That is where the reward system comes in. And the resulting conversation in the comments based around a topic I started myself. Which brings me to something I forgot in my first comment, was too busy in my head with what @slothlydoesit tagged me for.
I did not consider the "sign in with google" stuff. Yes, that makes it much easier. I use it myself more and more and it made me join a few sites I almost closed the browser window to avoid the hussle of signing up yet another account with yet another password to remember.
Why don't we build on that? Afaik Hive can be used as a sign on service. Even for a simple website. And keychain is also available for cellphones. Could be right next to the big players. Sign in with Google/Facebook/Hive.
Thanks for the link. That looked where thought through. Gonna take a deeper dive into the engagement league topic. Most burning question in my mind: Why did it stop?
Content discovery can also be achieved by others. If @slothlydoesit had not tagged me this conversation would most likely not have happened. I think that is another important thing here. The people we meet and interact with become a little bit familiar and like in real live someone taps you on the shoulder and says "hey, look at that"
With currently two (fairly) new initiatives for comments and engagement we're on a good way to get something going. I think they will spread fast and have a positive impact. And yes, as they come from deeply commited people there is a future in these.