A glance at my posts, the comments below them, clearly shows that I vote liberally on those who leave comments. I focus mainly on the top level comment a person makes, (their initial comment), although vote on subsequent comments a person may make depending on the quality and value I see in them; I don't mind throwing larger votes and those go to people who engage with passion and personality and those who nurture the relationship we share.
Several people who regularly comment to me are beginning to get repetitious which makes me want to pull back, it's lazy, and I often see people simply paraphrase my post briefly - that is, say what I said in slightly different words. I also get some AI comments which can be easy to spot; I don't like them. Those don't get votes because I feel they are commenting just to gain a vote...sometimes I downvote them though, and that's still a vote right?
I recently received a comment giving me some advice about a photo I had on a post, it was unsolicited advice, meaning I hadn't asked for it - those who know me well know I don't like unsolicited advice, especially when it comes from strangers. I know why people do it though; it gives them a sense of validation in their otherwise boring, uninspiring, lackluster lives and (usually) it's also done to improve their diminishing sense of self-worth. I guess they think they're helping but I see it as selfish and intrusive and I don't vote on them.
I ignored the above commenter, it came from someone who has never engaged with me before, or if they have it was so forgettable that I forgot it immediately.
I'm fortunate that a lot of the comments I receive have value to me though and I don't take that for granted hence the comfort I feel in upvoting most comments left for me.
I started here in June 2017 and over that time have built some relationships (through commenting and engagement) and have posted as well as my limited abilities allow. Commenting has been one of the most valuable elements to the growth of my account, (now over 311,000 HP), but along with the comments I've made on other people's posts has come a vote; I believe the two go hand-in-glove.
A lot of people who comment to me do not vote on my post...they're just fishing for a vote.
I don't call them out on it, just judge the comment on its merits, respond commensurate to it, and offer a vote (mostly) although it's usually a small one. I understand too, that many smaller accounts don't have much of a vote value due to low HP (because they probably extract all their rewards)...but it seems like a common courtesy to vote on a post that one has commented on. Doesn't it? (I mean, they earn curation from voting after all.)
see it here; he has code that can list who has commented and which of them has voted on the post or not. I've seen some of the results which I felt were quite alarming considering the accounts listed were not newbies with no HP - they were people who should know better, should be setting an example and doing it much better than they are.The fellow called @slobberchops recently wrote a post on this matter
A link to the tool is: Here
I value those people who comment on my posts, it keeps me here to be honest, the engagement.
I don't know everything about Hive, but I think so many people get it monumentally wrong when it comes to comments. Laziness, arrogance, ignorance, stupidity? I don't know, but I know a lot of people could be doing it a lot better and if they did their accounts would grow a lot faster. I don't mean just from a few comment votes, I mean by larger posts votes and exposure gained because those who I regularly comment back and forth with often get big votes on their posts as well. It's bonkers that people don't see this and try a little harder.
Anyway, I know I'm not going to change opinions, attitudes and behaviours but because I care about the blockchain I'll waste a little more time making some suggestions on how people can accelerate their account value (and enjoyment) through better commenting behaviours.
- Read the post before commenting with relevance, passion and personality
- Don't paraphrase the post, it's annoying and won't help build relationships
- Ask questions or leave thoughts and opinions, but don't give unsolicited advice
- Keep your comment length to a minimum - Be concise but interesting
- Avoid dumb-ass comments like, thanks, good post, keep going, nice post, and so on
- Vote on the post - even if your vote value is zero, it's the thought that counts
- Avoid dropping multiple images, emoji's and GIF's - Fun for some, annoying for others
- Do not call up shit coins/tokens on people's posts. (Well, not on mine anyway, they're fucked)
- Be consistent, relationships are not made overnight or through one comment
I'm sure there's other appropriate do's and do not's but those above are probably the top ten for me. I'd like to add one more little point though:
Power up - I know some people struggle financially (some people do here in Australia as well ) which is why there's so many third-world posters on Hive (and a lot of scammers too) but extracting all your Hive each month and not powering up anything at all isn't a good look and does nothing to help the community thrive. Extract some if you must, but every time you do also power up 10-20 percent of what you want to extract. Your account will grow and people like me will see what you're doing and probably feel more comfortable to upvote you some more.
When I see a post I like and feel like giving it a bigger vote (my 100% upvote is about $3 now) I always check the account if I don't already know it and if I see no power ups I simply won't vote it, or give it only a small vote. I'd rather support those who operate in less greedy ways and who offer some support to the community.
So that's it, a bit of a rant I guess, a passive one, but something I think is really important for newer or small accounts.
I make almost $2,000HP in curation each month because I've built my account and am lavish with upvotes, but I need to see value when I give an upvote; value for the community. I enjoy upvoting comments and sometimes give 100% upvotes to them, curangel curations and so on - I see that as a reward for the person who commented and not just for the comment itself but for what they do consistently: Powering up, passion, personality, effort, valid commenting, manners and so forth.
We each have our ways of doing things and that's ok; some are more productive than others, some help themselves and others hinder themselves...which are you? Feel free to make some comments.
I'm especially interested in hearing from those who comment only to seek a vote but do not actually vote on the post they comment on, I have some 'special' prizes for you folks.
Design and create your ideal life, tomorrow isn't promised - galenkp
[Original and AI free]
Image(s) in this post are my own
I get 1-2 hits a day on the website, someone's using it.
I'm an idiot, I should have linked to the tool in this post. Edited now.
Thanks, I think it has limited appeal but I use it, and I know it can be useful to anyone now. I have other ideas about splitting this website, but it's just time and motivation.
Work is sinking me, a big project coming up and I'm the automation man.
It's be good if one could select the post to run it on rather than just the last post a person has done...or am I missing something?
Bloody work mate, it's no damned good. I go Back Monday after four weeks off, new role. I'm pretty excited about it though, good opportunity, more folding stuff and all. Sucks though, so many other things I want to be doing. Good luck with the project.
...not missing anything, it doesn't have that feature and you're not the 1st to ask. I'm so knackered after work I don't have the motivation right now. It's something I will add at a later date.
Cool, hope the boss is not an arse, that makes a big difference. ..😄
Ah ok, I'm sure you'll get to it when you have the chance.
You're a hundred percent right about the boss thing, and others one works with. The problem is there's so many people out there ill-suited for their role due to promotion based on time not ability.
I've used it a few times.
Good to hear!
I really appreciate this post a lot, and I hope the community values it.
Personally, I take it as advice from a good friend.
During my time here, I’ve generated a lot of engagement with your content because I learn every day, and honestly, I would love to see myself in a few years with the same passion that you share for Hive and its community.
Recently, I paused my usual power-ups, and this post is perfect for me to get back on track and move closer to the goals I want to achieve within the community. I suppose making mistakes is human, and correcting them is wise (as my old man would say).
I truly appreciate this post, Mate!
Few will value it.
I took it upon myself to help you out a little some while ago and you've not disappointed, although I'm not into TV show reviews.
You comment and post well and seem grateful so that makes me feel I've invested in the right place.
Well, I am one of those few 🙏🏼
I really appreciate your words; they mean a lot to me, and I hope to stay on the right path so that you don’t change your mind.
Just ... thank you, mate!
You do ok and will get my support.
I have had you on a 100% auto vote for quite a while now but deleted it after your recent post about a TV show. The auto voted on it and when I went to check your posts out I realised what it was and that prompted me to change the vote on it and remove the auto. Of course, I'll still vote your posts at 100%, but only when I like the content.
I couldn't disagree with any of that. I have some good fun in my comments sections and show appreciation for the genuine folk who've obviously read the post.
You're exceedingly generous, but more than that you're a good sport and always up for a giggle. Not once have I managed to trigger you (yet)!:)
You're one of those valued relationships I mentioned and I...well, umm...I value the relationship. (Was trying to think of some cleverness there, but I'm fucken dumb so couldn't.)
I like triggers (on guns), but don't trigger too easily. Keep trying though.
Whew!...that was close! At first I thought I would have to self immolate. Good thing I kept reading lol. There's been times when I have seen replies to your post that you haven't yet read and I think to myself, 'ha..he ain't gonna like that one'. It's somewhat gratifying to come back later and find out Iwas right 😂
Sometimes things get lost in translation and it comes across differently than the commenter means, at least I think so. On my own infrequent posts, I try to respond to everyone, but if they don't vote, neither do I...well,sometimes I do...guess I'm fickle 😂
There's quite a few people who I'd like to watch self immolate but you are not one of them, unless you want to...but I'd not recommend it.
Yeah, I get some funny (dumb/strange/idiotic) comments indeed and while some can be excused for a loss of translation some are just what they appear to be.. and they get what they deserve. Nothing. Iniften look at such things and think, this. Oukd have gone far better for you than it's going to, but you can only lead a horse to water right? People have to take ownership for themselves, no one can do it for them.
I noticed you received a comment earlier today where you responded back but didn't upvote, so you probably smelled something was off. Those are the typical paraphrasing comments you mentioned, 4 comments within 4 minutes, and they got lucky with one of those comments, got 6c upvotes 🤑
Back to your post. Yeah, a lot of newbies just aren't aware. They think it's good to make a lot of comments because we keep on talking about active engagement, but don't realise over doing is not good either. That's the message I've been trying to get across to some folks on my new program now. It's a slow path.....
Ah yes, well spotted indeed. When I get that whiff that something may be off I usually take the time to check and most often my intuition is right. So, they may get a response but no vote which I do to encourage (better) comments, but discourage their idea that they may get rewarded for valueless rubbish.
Your last bit...for sure and it's good to see that being worked on. Hard slog though huh? There was an account a while back, burst onto the scene saying he was new, called everyone 'bro' and commented liberally (usually to larger value accounts which is a red flag) and I thought that something was off - so much commenting. As it turns out something was off as the account was one of many alts representing himself as new. Now, theringmaster is nowhere, was exposed. Too much can work against a person especially if it's valueless like that fellow's was. (It's obvious when someone comments without reading the post first).
There is a balance that needs to be found and if the motivation is account/relationship building for the right reasons that balance is likely to be found.
Thanks for commenting and all the best for your good work and it's continuing success.
There are several of the 10 elements you mention in your post that I try to comply with. But, what I do not do is to comment without having read the post. I find it disrespectful to comment without reading.
I also don't like the good post responses and all those phrases.
It is true that, sometimes I do go on and on in the comments but I consider that it is the answer that the person to whom I am commenting deserves because it is my way of thanking him/her for his/her work.
I have to keep learning and improving, but, as for the comments I will always prefer to do it this way than to change to look for more comments.
Thank you very much for sharing.
Happy journey.
Cheers and best regards.
I've noticed with your comments on my posts that you have a concept of what they were about and that indicates you've read it which I appreciate.
With commenting, especially when trying to make and build a relationshipyou're a titan to me or, good post knucklehead, I wouldn't see that as a problem because there's years of relationship behind it. If someone who I didn't know wrote it the effect would be different., are really important. If I have a great relationships built over time like I have with quite a few accounts then shorter comments are appropriate. For example if @meesterboom wrote
The key is knowing when a relationship is formed and the strength of it, and then going from there.
King of the titans!! 😀😀
This valid, relevant and interesting comment just earned a 100%er.
Ya crazy fonker. It's true tho! King of the titans!
You answered my question about this later on in the post, but I just want to make sure you're not missing dust upvotes.
It's tough to be a newbie around these parts, tough to know just how to "behave." It was for me anyway.
Do you upvote comments from these accounts even if they do leave an upvote?
I don't upvote comments on my posts very often, and so I do not get these folks bothering to either comment or upvote.
I mostly spend my upvotes as 100% ers on posts at this point. I suppose when I get up to 300k hive, I'll be able to spread my vp around more lavishly than I do now. I really should buy some more hive! It's on the list! I don't know how, now that ionomy is no longer a thing. Lame excuse, I know.
I don't check who votes on me or not, I don't have the time or inclination. I used that to make a point and to allude to slobberchops and his code.
As for the special prizes line, that was me being sarcastic although I'm always happy to hand out prizes...sometimes a downvote is an appropriate one too.
There are many people whose posts I never upvote but I often upvote their comments on my posts. It's engagement I want to reward and if they do it they get it. Besides, they may post stuff I'm not interested in so no votes, but that doesn't mean their engagement has no value. As for the VP...I see the vote as an endorsement so I don't think the value much matters, the fact it's there, and a comment also, can mean a great deal to a very small account. My friend @krazzytrukker will attest to that as I supported him in this way a long time ago which how we became friends in the first place. (There's been others as well of course)
I remember, there was an account who was constantly self voting with very small amounts which made me not want to vote on that account myself. I made a comment to them about it suggesting a better way forward and immediately upon them changing their tune my upvotes rained down upon them in values far bigger than their own upvote...and I still vote that account.
I use this example to show how a small change can make a big difference (I give that account far more than their own self vote was ever going to give it) and that sometimes people are too close to a situation to see it in its entirety. This is why I make posts like this as it may create a course correction for some and that may give me the chance to drop some more votes on them to help the community as a whole.
I guess this is one - if not the only 🤣 - advantage of not having too many HP: you (almost) never get a comment just for the sake of an upvote ahahah
Jokes aside, to me a comment with no effort inside isn't even worth a reply, neither an upvote: I have already wasted time checking a useless comment, so no point in wasting even more resources.
But, as I often wrote, imho the issue here is not only people trying to get an easy upvote with a lazy/automated/useless comment, but also authors/curators blindly upvoting meaningless interactions just to get a +1 to their comments/followers counter.
I keep saying it, but on Hive a lot of bad manners are a result of people curating with only one idea in mind: to get the most out of their voting power.
Shitposters (and shitcommenters) exist only because someone upvotes that... shit, either because they can get an indirect advantage (ehi, look mom, I got 7 comments on my post!11!1!) or a direct one (self-vote + vote-trading... I'm a finance guru 🤡).
If those people would put the care and attention that you (and some others big stakers) put in their curation effort, I'm pretty sure that all those "human" bots would stop spamming shit all over the place.
There's an advantage to having a low HP? (I think not...but I know you were just joking of course.)
I agree with your comments, there's many people here doing things with an agenda in mind and that doesn't always mean their actions are wholesome. But, the ecosystem lends itself towards that sort of behaviour I think, and given the chance most humans will choose themselves over others.
I don't like spamming or spammers which is behind my comment about thoAe fucken shit coin/token call ups people do which to me is little more than rubbish being dropped on someone's post. If someone walked into my house and dropped rubbish on the floor I'd make them leave, it's no different on my posts. That's just my opinion.
There's a lot of bad actors on Hive, but it's a free place for people to act as they like...which is why I'm out there downvoting people when required...me acting as I like (freedom to use my stake) and countering what I see as bad acting.
The only downside with downvotes is that they generate so much drama...
... although that above is so true that, perhaps, there are no better way to handle the problem.
Possibly, but I don't buy into it. The freedom exists to use our stake as we see fit and whether that's an up or down vote is up to the user. People get so upset about it when they should just accept that things don't always go their way and move on. I get downvotes, usually big ones but I never create drama or mention them, just post some more and do what I do.
People see it as their right to act as they please but forget that the same freedom they have to do so is a freedom other people have.
I have only been on Hive for a short time and so far I have not been as active as I would have liked to be.
I have not even tried to explore the multitude of communities that the platform has, because for a simple matter of time, I could not attend them. I am subscribed to only a few, most of them with a literary profile, which is what I like to do the most.
I came to your writings on the recommendation of a friend. At first, I hesitated to get involved because of the barrier that, for me, English means. But I like to reflect on various topics, read opinions of other users and share my point of view. After a while (just reading with the help of the translator) the weekend topics motivated me to get directly involved. I have no regrets, the experience has been interesting and fun.
I think that the comment is the feedback that the author of the post needs to feel that his message reached the readers. I am saddened by posts that do not receive a single comment (I accept my share of the blame) I may be included in the category of your “forgettable” commenters but, I attest that I have always done so motivated by the topic the post is about, and frequently, when my opinion differs to some degree.
There are also polite comments that I feel necessary to make.
I admit that on occasion I may have commented without leaving my vote. Sometimes I get carried away by the little monetary value it has and forget its value as recognition of the author's work.
I didn't know someone suggested you check out my posts, that's nice. I also think it's good that you've been motivated/inspired to be a little more active and interested in people's posts than you would have otherwise because if the weekend-engagement. That's what it's for.
You make some good points and yeah, so many get no comments...I see that too but a lot of times I check their accounts and I see that they make no comments to others so usually they have themselves to blame. It's a two way street.
With your vote...use it now matter the monetary value of it as it's just an endorsement, positive reinforcement, on the post you leave it on. It has value of a different nature.
Thanks for commenting.
I always try to upvote what I perceive to be quality comments. Those votes tend to be smaller than the votes I make on posts though and my upvote still isn't worth all that much. However, I've started using @commentrewarder which effectively boosts any comments that get upvoted by sharing a small portion of the post rewards.
I don't tend to downvote comments much unless it is blatant spam.
Well done and tlyes, uanding out votes in the right value-proportion is smart. Although, the votes I leave on commenters in my posts are often larger that I'd ever give the same commenter on their posts; I do that because I value their comment, but not lie what they post about and not want to reward it.
Spam, as you say, should be treated accordingly and it's good to read that you do so.
Hi @galenkp, I will be brief and concise (as much as I can). I value the comments as much as the posts, there are comments I have received that have more quality than many posts I see on Hive. As for my comments, I don't give them away, I take note of the advice you give in this post.
You comment quite well and are certainly always polite.
I think it's can be difficult using translators as they don't always work right, but I make allowances for that. I often see translators change gender for some reason who h makes the comment read totally wrongly for instance but I don't think that's a massive issue.
You're an intelligent and experienced dude and you comment that way also.
I notice some users will start commenting on a regular basis on every post one makes as soon as they see their comments get upvoted; those are normally the ones like "great post", or "awesome ", even if their initial comment was actually pertinent. Then again, as you said, those commenters are easy to spot and a look at their accounts tells you everything you need to know. I votr every meaningful comment, don't usually check if they vote on my post or not... although I definitely agree with you on that topic, and in the rare occasions I do check, the ones who don't vote are normally the ones that belong to that comment farmers group.
Yes indeed the people who comment for the wrong reasons are often easy to spot, especially over time. I often respond, sometimes not, but don't vote on such comments usually.
As for checking who commented and didn't vote...I don't check either, but it becomes apparent sometimes...and I could always ask slobberchops to check for me if I wanted to know. I was just speaking generally I guess and added that in to what is a post essentially about prompting people to comment more...and use their vote (no matter the value) as an endorsement.
Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it.
It's even more painful to think that some of those are from countries with very low income, and if the same effort was applied in actually producing decent content they could be getting almost a living wage! Oh well... (poor) decisions!
Exactly! ✅
Well, in my way to growth(hopefully)I keep learning everything I can, it's a bit complicated though, this is still way new for me, but in time knowledges of the Blockchain, its functioning and the proper way to manage my account will increase and multiply, I thank many here(you included)for that. The best way to feel helped as I feel it is getting the facts straight and clear. This time l learned a bit more of some matters.
Growth takes time but seemingly people want to come along and have it all in five minutes, who h doesn't happen.
You do a pretty good job so I support you a bit here and there, so keep up the good work, learn the right way and best way to do things and apply passion, personality and effort (like you do) and you'll have a better time.
I hope so.Still I have many doubts about hive and things I might be doing wrong. So I'll ask for the first time. Can I have your discord to consult you from time to time this doubts? It's hard sometimes to get straight answers and as you say, there's also a lot of scamming here or those who take advantages of the newbies.
Search galenkp.
Well I just sent a friendship request where I think it's the right place to do it. Discord isn't my strength either. I'm newer there than here.
Yeah, I saw it.
In the time I've been on Hive I've had to read things like... commenting is useless, interaction is just a waste of time and similar things. Well, if they don't want to comment, don't comment, and if they do, make it genuine.
I have sometimes received comments that made me want to say .... better not to comment. For example, if the photo that I post has nothing to do with the text they comment on the photo, then they didn't read anything... better not leave a comment, but when I realise that they have read it, it's nice to continue the interaction and even say hello every day. And that goes beyond voting or not voting. They are showing respect for a text that I wrote, that took me time and I commented on an experience.
Thanks to these comments I've found great people in Hive and that's worth a lot! The other people... I discard them and that's it. In Argentina we would say... he's a ‘boludo’.
Clearly commenting isn't useless, although I see a lot of people extending comment threads with a single emoji back and forth multiple times which I see as a waste of time mostly, lacking in value and a bit immature.
Fucken boludo's huh? Budo's everywhere!
There's non-boludo's as well though and it's those people I like to spend time with.
Yes, there are good ‘boluda’ people, there are those too and they are called ‘boludo’ but in a friendly way. For example, hey, what are you doing boludo?
Now I'm confused but it sounds like some words we use here that could be used to indicate good and bad depending on the situation. One such word is the word that starts with 'C' and ends with 'T' with UN in the middle...Rhymes with 'hunt.'
Exactly the same word, depending on the tone of voice and the intensity with which it is said, it is friendly or not. At the beginning it was always an offence but today I use it even in my house, it is part of the Argentine dialect.
Here in Spain we also use that word!
Ah ok, I think I know all I need to know for my travels to Argentina now, that word alone sets me up perfectly.
You meet a friend and you tell him... in Argentinian: ‘Che que haces boludo? and you hug him.
Thanks for these interesting commenting guidelines. They mean a lot to me.
In recent months, on several places on Hive have been talking and writing about the importance of engagement through quality communication through comments.
They are really important, because by exchanging (meaningful) comments, we connect with other Hivers in the best way.
I wasn't clear about the AI comment either. I need to ask the AI to write a comment, so isn't what I'm asking the AI enough for a comment?
I hope my comments are OK (I write them only when I think I can mention something interesting, some of my attitude or experience).
I stick to it - no comment is better than a comment without meaning.
You mentioned short "thank you" comments.
I hope that this, that they should be avoided, does not refer to the reply to the comment, when out of politeness we thank you for the received comment.
I prefer to interact with a human being and their own thoughts and opinions, not AI. Are you saying you use AI for commenting?
Saying thank you is polite and I do it all the time. My "one word comment remark" was more about people responding with, good post, who h clearly indicates they haven't read it or they don't care enough to write something valid. It's fishing for votes or favour and is a wasted comment, an opportunity lost to engage meaningfully and to build relationships.
Having said that, overly long commenting can be just as off-putting, especially for people who get a lot of comments. Being concise is preferable as (for me) properly responding to say, thirty long rambling comments a day, takes a lot of time. I'm not saying don't make longer comments just that a commenter should be mindful of the potential issue. Just my opinion. An example is this post...see the comments...have a look...it takes a lot of time to respond and the time may not always be available.
A shorter comment can still be impactful and valuable; it's the words themselves that hold the value. A balance needs to be found.
No, never.
I only use the help of a translator.
This was the question, but I forgot to put ? :-)
Certainly, shorter comments with fewer words that hit the point are the right thing, the only thing is that sometimes it is difficult to express a thought or an opinion in short lines.
Good afternoon, I am writing this comment to express my gratitude for the explanation and useful information regarding the comments. After reading this, I will definitely review my approach to both reading and writing comments. Now I really understand how important it is. Thank you and have a good day.
I'm pleased you found it useful and I hope something here helps you down the track.
I think it'll be interesting for you to review your process and make some amendments then see what effects that has later on; it'll take time of course, but I think you'll see some benefit.
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
Dam it 311K HP it is a lot, specially considering that I am here from June 2017, but what's hell happens with me, well I find a foil gold, called cub finance and loses my bag, in it, I have never extracted hive for living only for training, and for this reason, I am waiting a lucky waiting for jumping I am crying because in the past I do a lot of stupid decisions, for this reason I feel a little sad, but here I am trying to growing, but in a way different to the rest.
Because the last bull run loses the opportunity, and I promise myself it do not happens in the next, and I am waiting,
For this reason my account looks very sad I am apologize for this.
But here I am.
Sorry for my comment, out of context of you tropics.
But is important to be listened.
Sorry for the image you do not want images but fore the graphics are so important.
Yeah, CUB Finance was rather fucked indeed.
The decisions we make are always going to have repercussions one way or the other and I guess we have to learn from them as best we can, even though those lessons can be hard to accept at times.
I think it's important for a user to actually enjoy what they do here and for me that means engagement and interaction. So for you, maybe have the financial/markets thoughts for sure, but also have some fun as well, you may find it's a nice balance.
I liked your graph...but would have been happier to see it if your figures were higher...still, you learned a lesson I guess and will do things differently moving forward.
Yeah of course I learn a lot of lesson very hard, but I am ok, and continues with my work slowly slowly and yes in the future I am ready to bull run to take better decition, I learn a lot of finance with this,
I love that you like my graphics, and yes, I have one to grow fast I hope show this to you in the future.
Thanks a lot.
With the right attitude, which you seem to have, it'll work out.
Of course I am very grateful with hive, it let me to learn a big knowledge, and of course save a little money for emergency.
I started upvoting comments a while ago and it is really one of the most rewarding things I think I do here. From my point of view anyway. I also realized pretty quickly many years ago that comments were the key to building those relationships that would eventually pay off down the road. I know what you mean about the comments that basically summarize your post. I think a lot of those seem to come from people who are using translators, but I could be wrong. It's honestly sad that more of the whales don't vote on comments, but they are mostly just here for the curation anyway I think. I wouldn't necessarily expect them to come read my posts all the time, but if I write a nice comment on their post, the least they could do is give it a nice bump vote-wise.
Yes, AI typically just summarises a post which makes it easy to spot really.
The whales...don't give a fuck about anything except returns which is why you see their (auto) votes on some terribly shite posts. It's not a good look for the blockchain as it tells people that they can come along and get rewarded for posting rubbish and so that's exactly what they do.
Yes , unfortunately that is very true.
In the past I used to upvote all comments I was getting. Even something as basic as ,,nice post'' or a single emoji. I also give away 5 percent of posts payouts by adding commentrewarder as beneficiary. I also used to say thank you to all replies I was getting. For me it seemed like a polite thing to do. But recently I became more picky about what I upvote(and even what I reply to). If I don't have anything else than ,,thank you'' to say I no longer respond at all.
I like seeing my HP and HBD numbers grow. Most of my money is here. In my bank account I have much less than my Hive account value. but for a few months I will be powering up/putting in savings less because now I am saving for wooden briquettes. I like living in Lithuania but sometimes I wish that we would not have winters at all. That would allow me to become Orca faster.
As with you, I don't upvote every comment because some are just rubbish and there's a few I don't respond to in some way, but not that many.
Keep up the good work, do it consistently, and things will start to happen.
Darn, I can't find emojis to say I'm "fishing for upvotes." That link Slobberchops made is handy though.
Haha, they should invent an emoji exactly for that, so I know who to downvote more easily.
It's a good tool and I think will develop a little more when he has time.
Congrats on the 300k HP milestone, I noticed your massive power ups recently, as I have been doing the same although a bit smaller. Are you adding more Fiat in or just trading your crypto for hive?
Nah, no fiat...I trade with existing cryptos on the exchange and then power up. I have added next to no fiat all the way through.
It's more fun with a bigger stake.
Roger that, bigger stake = more fun!!
I have always had a habit of upvoting comments under my posts and also answering every one of these. If a comment has some effort in it I will give it a 60-70% upvote. My hive power is not that high, 6.7k currently.
But I have seen a couple of people who very often comment under my posts, that nice shots or clearly have not read what I wrote, and give generic comments of some kind.
Now I still give an upvote to these, but usually 0.01 worth only, and often don't reply to those because I don't have anything to say besides thanks.
I myself don't comment too often on other posts. Only when I actually have something to say, like here for example 😅
You're kinder than I am, voting up a comment when you know they've not read the post. I often leave a reply like, "it's clear you have not read my post and I'd appreciate it if you would either read my post prior to commenting or just don't comment at all."
Sometik snil also ask a question back to them about my post and in those cases...usually get no response back. Says it all really.
As for your last...not commenting often. I look for accounts that comment on others (I mean newer accounts) and with some personality and effort and then try to support them. Of course, if they post in languages that are not English I never read them, I don't use translators, so those people miss out.
Honestly for several reasons i wouldn't say i power up as much as before. Although, i still make it a thing to power up some of my posts instead of having to transfer my hbd to hive then power up and i also participate in hive power up day. But still i think i am making a progress. Currently, i have over 1,400hp and hopefully i could accumulate more before i celebrate my first year on hive by May.
Extracting 10-20% less (and powering it up instead) is unlikely to inhibit real-world life in any significant way however that power up will help an a Clint earn more on the blockchain. If done enough accounts grow (see mine for instance) and life gets better.
1400HP is a good effort, there's accounts older than yours who have far less because they extracted it all. It's a false economy though, extracting everything as all it does is inhibit earning potential.
I actually wanted to ask if you got all your hive power by just posting on hive??
In the image below you can see my author rewards and curation rewards. If you add them together that's what I've "earned" on the blockchain. The rest of my Hive has been earned by trading on exchanges and powered up. So, the majority has been earned on the blockchain.
If I do a power down (which is rare) its to get some tokens to trade. I take them away, trade and increase the amount and then power it all back up.
Here's yours, found here:
https://hivestats.io/@juwon-btc
Wow this is actually amazing. You have actually motivated to do more with your curation reward. I was actually shocked.
I get the impression people think I bought my stake and powered up which is clearly not the case; I've worked very hard to earn it as per my last comment.
It's for this reason I suggest people power up to earn more and keep the cycle of posting, curating, earning, powering up going. Of course, there's limits. I see spammers posting hourly which is clearly vote farming and always low quality content but done right it works; I know that because I've done it.
Honestly i wouldn't lie it is actually very easy for someone to see your hive power and assume you probably bought them considering the amount you have. Do you find fault with posting twice per day??
There sure are a lot of different kinds of people on HIVE. I've also been here since 2017, but I've powered down many times for financial reasons. However, I'm trying to build up my account again. I do daily PU, although it's just 1 HP or so, but small progress is still progress. I was encouraged by some people on Snaps who actually do the same thing. We're the daily Power Up gang now. haha
Anyway, have a good one! :)
One Hive powered up a day will add up so good work there and keep it up.
Thanks... I'll do my best! ^^
How do you know that comments are AI generated?
Wondering so I can look out for that as well.
I use The Force. Obewan Kenobi taught me.
It's obvious in many little ways although a big tell is to look at the posts and other comments of the person, there'll be irregularities.
Haha I hear you.
It seems like it would almost be more work to go through the process of using AI to make a comment, but then I don't really know the process, so maybe it's easy.
I'm not a fan of AI.
Sure, it has uses in certain applications but when a person represents themselves, their thought and personality, using it I disagree with it...although it's not so much the AI I should blame but the human too fucken lazy to think and write their own thoughts. Dumb fucks.
Yes, I agree. People are using it for everything these days - writing formal letters and documents, school work, essays...etc. Won't take long before people cannot write anything at all on their own. We'll all just hand our brains over to computers. Yaaaaa
The dumbing down of humanity.
You’re right—consistency and genuine engagement go a long way here on Hive.
It is and it will, well said.
Entiendo perfectamente tu punto de vista y estoy de acuerdo. Hay de todo en la plataforma. En mi caso, llevo poco tiempo y no tengo poder de voto en este momento, pero disfruto mucho comentando los post que me gustan, además, es una excelente forma de interactuar con otros usuarios y hacer amigos. Muchas gracias por compartir tus ideas. Bendiciones para ti.😘🌹🙏👏👏👏🇨🇺
I don't speak Spanish so can't read whatever you wrote here.
They did not get your memo on not using excessive emojis
lmao
Lol. Nah, it seems not.
If you tap on the text, you have the option to translate it into English. Thank you very much.
$3, damn. When some smart arse comments unsolicited advice you should give them a 100% upvote.
Hello @Galenkp!!! I visit your account to seek #weekend-engagement topic but I found this post and I noticed it contains 100 comment 😮 my mind said to me there's must be any debate on any topic.....
I read your post and some comments too and I highly agree that some leave comments on the post just for the attention or get votes from whales on hives like you and I think from the comment we can know the intention behind commenters too.....
And I think we shouldn't give advice to anyone on hive, because it's simply like social media and we should just read the post and leave the comments.....
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Indeed, I agree with you.
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Wow it's interesting to see how people can code and track these stuff. I just don't get the AI comments part, why do people bother to do such stuff? Oh well.