Why does my upvote results in a decreased earning of the post I upvote?
**I try to get a bit more scheduled if it comes to posting, replying and reading. **
I have two accounts to take care of and still do not know how everything works.
A friend told me I can press the stop button on Hive and it won't stop my powerdown at Steemit. I didn't know that and hope she is right. I took my chance with one account.
To be honest I do not understand why Hive keeps powering down if I do so on Steemit but this is not what my question is about.
As I read and voted today I noticed the total earnings of the post decreased instead of increased.
It's not the first time I notice this on Hive and it makes me feel uncomfortable. It means my upvote takes away a part of the earnings the writer already had and I do not understand what causes it.
Do you know why my upvote results in a decreased earning?
I saw this happen with both accounts. I believe I used Peakd.comcom
- Yes, the reason is... (please, let me know)
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Answer the question at dpoll.xyz.
It's because the price is coming in from the price feed, so as the price fluctuates on exchanges, the USD equivalent of the amount of HIVE you're being awarded changes. You still are getting the same amount of HIVE/HBD/HP. The USD translation is the only thing actually fluctuating.
See my HIVE Getting Started video tutorial for more on this and other "what's going on here?" topics.
Thanks for the link! So if the price of Hive goes up those earnings will go back up depending on the price as well... And we did nothing wrong by upvoting the posts. It’s just that yesterday I thought it was some kind of glitch in the system or maybe I pressed the wrong button... 🙂
I thought it only happened to posts older as one day or so. I am happy I am not the only one who noticed it although it doesn't make sense to me.
Btw I do not see a link. Can I have it too? Thanks 💕
It's not a glitch and you did nothing wrong. It just so happens that in the space of time between when you last loaded the page and when you clicked to upvote the price of HIVE (in USD) changed on exchanges. So the witness price feeds changed with it. Again, do watch the video lesson where this is covered in detail with screen capture.
So what we see change is the price in USD not on Hive?
Thanks for answering/explaining. How/where can I see your video? I am answering replies via @esteemapp and do not see a link.
I wish you a great weekend. 💕
Here is the most recent lesson. You can see the previous 3 lessons within the post also. https://peakd.com/@indigoocean/hive-video-tutorial-lesson-4-useful-tools-and-features
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More people posted so rewards went down and also the big price drop would have affected it
So the reward I give does not depend on my SP??? Thank you for your vote. 💕
The same thing happened to me, i upvoted someone and it would give them only a cent, but still... but instead their earnings went down for more than a dollar! I was super upset. If anyone knows, please share...
I just read the answer. If I understand it right it has to do with the value of Give and if it goes down the earnings go down but... These earnings are shown in USD not in Hive. So your cent is still a cent. I must say it is quiet a shock to me too but we can keep up voting.
Happy weekend and thanks for responding. 💕
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The answer is given. Thanks for your vote. 💕
I have seen that happen too. I think it may have something to do with how the coin is valued in USD. That is changing all the time. As does the USD value of your votes. I would really Love a comprehensive breakdown on how my posts and votes become money. It is so confusing to me. Thanks for bringing this up!
See the HIVE getting started tutorial. I think this is covered in this lesson. Definitely is covered in one of them.
Yes, it is to me too. As I understand it is the USD we see and not the Hive. I would prefer to see Hive instead. Well, since it doesn't seem to influence the receiver I continue up voting. I noticed this does happen to posts older as one day or so. I was about to deleting them.
Happy weekend 💕
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Thank you for your vote. I hope to figure it out. I wish you a great weekend. 💕
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Thank you for your vote. Happy weekend. 💕
You too
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Thank you for your vote. A happy weekend to you. 💕
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May be because of decreasing price of Hive.
But... If the value of Give decreases it should not affect the earnings. I believe it mainly happens to posts older as one or two days. I will keep an eye on it. Thank you for answering. 💕
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Have no idea.
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