a cluster of skills that are developed to a stage where they are automatic, consistently applied and able to navigate a wide range of conditions.
Just an observation: this is an algorithm. We function on our own, self designed, algorithms, even when we get up in the morning and put on our slippers.
I suspect that the majority of quality comments are likely going to a minority of accounts, even if the comment number might be lower.
I hate to say this, but posts by persons with large upvote values, large enough to upvote a comment on any of their posts, will attract more comments. I do not upvote comments on my posts unless they are spectacular (@carolkean's for instance), because I really can't afford to. My upvote is so small, I prefer to use it on posts, not comments. I'm very happy to get an upvote on a comment of my own, of course.
what behaviors are you willing to pay for, which ones do you want to encourage and, what percentage of the community would you actually support?
I am willing to pay for behaviors that support the individuals in the community, both irl, and online. I'm not sure what you are asking about the "percentage of the community." I can't read and support all the posts in a community, so I try to spread the love among those I already know and love, and a few newbies, who will be very grateful for my ten cent upvote. I remember those days when ten cents was 100% of my rewards.
As I have said before, it's a good thing I am not here for the money! I am here for the information, and the community. A few of these hiveans I count among my close friends. That is top quality value for me.
Yes it is. At a community level, it is a very complex algorithm. There are group preferences, even though there are individual differences.
This is true - but the quality of the conversation can differ also. You can see who is engaging well and building, and who is only doing it for the vote. Also, I have been voting comments most of my time on Hive, because I think it is a good way to support content creators, that aren't producing post content. I also reckon it is pretty cool to reward people who are engaging well :)
Give it a 1% vote - like a read receipt. It might not be worth much, but it makes a difference - and of course, reply :)
Don't you think my just replying is enough? I try to reply to all comments, unless they clearly did not even read my post. One guy recently commented on a post about my grief for my son, and told me he enjoyed every word! lol I ignored that one.
Yes I do! But, spending the 1% provides something too. It is an added appreciation and costs (virtually) nothing.
Yep. Many people shouldn't get responses. I sometimes encourage some however, hoping that they will learn in time to improve. Some do, some don't.
lol Triggered NoNames
You have to be careful with that. You're insulting the integrity of those leaving comments and receiving votes for them. Have a look at my posts. Are all those comments there because I have stake and upvote?
Thank you for discussing this with me. I hope I haven't been offensive, but do recognize that as a possibility. I know I have to be careful with it, that's why I said "I hate to say this". My last talk with a whale about this very topic did not go well.
I don't quite understand where you are coming from with this comment though. To answer your question - yes! I can see that you do upvote most of the comments on your posts. That upvote is quite large for a comment, and some of your received and upvoted comments took no effort at all. Others lead to productive and valuable conversations. Of course some will comment for that possible upvote. Do you think not?
Please know that I am not faulting you!!! I see that you work hard on your posts, that you produce content that is well written, valuable and interesting, and, as a long term hivean, you deserve high rewards. You deeply engage with the more intelligent and thoughtful of the comments. This is good! I also spent a bit of time scrolling through your activities, and can see that you support small accounts regularly. Thank you! Several of those who seem to upvote you regularly do too, so you are in good company.
We all have to make our time here work for us in some way or another. My way is by entertaining my small, but loyal, freewriting followers. Most of our posts make next to nothing. My ROI on posts that take me a week or more, for the ink well, or hive garden, silver bloggers etc, is so bad, I no longer bother very often; they'd get oodles of comments, but earn ten/twelve bucks - I can't justify spending that kind of time here. My freewrites, which take a half hour to produce, average $5. They're good too. Go read one. Here, I liked this one a lot, and it made peanuts. But I enjoyed writing it. I think it's a good freewrite, and I am happy I took the time to produce it.
The perspective of what a small account thinks is right and fair is different from what your perspective might think is right and fair. Like life in the flesh.