I agree that engagement does make the community feel alive. The vote trails are great, and I don't knock them, but it would be nice to know that the work is being seen and read by more eyes. Currently it feels like I am in a club of about twenty people that actually read and comment on each-other's posts. But I think that will grow, in time.
That's interesting about the human e-bay project. I think you might be on to something about the communal interest factor.
Hope you get more engagement on this post!
Yeah, it's always nice to know that our posts are being appreciated by human eyes, not just bots. I don't knock the vote trails either and find some solace in knowing that there's a person at the front end to trigger the auto-voting.
Activity begets activity. Engagement also somewhat comes and goes with the ebb and flow in the price of Hive...
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