This post gave me much to think about and I'm in the middle of writing a response focusing on who we should be writing for in order to help bring new people into Hive.
Post size is one part of it, but the subject matter is also important, and we need to decide on best practices going forward to create a vibrant, bustling community that will sustain itself for years to come.
I don't think we should be writing for anyone, I write for one group, you might write or create for another. Enough creators, we can attract everyone. The idea of decentralized content delivery is that we are able to produce independently and find our own niches, isn't it?
The best practice is, support what you like and enjoy, encourage others do the same.
That's exactly the point I make in my post. It also depends what you want Hive to be. A corner for the crypto-enthusiast? we've got that down. However, if we want to grow Hive, I'd obtain we should support a much more diverse pool of content creators than simply the ones trending about cryptocurrency, Hive and the blockchain.
You say you want an audience that is large enough to appreciate the different post sizes, and I agree. We just see slightly different ways of getting there.
Or, we can just continue doing what we''re doing and remain where we are. It's up to us.
Communities are where we find that diversity of content outside of crypto that the masses will find an interest in. I 'd like to see communities become an even bigger part of what a potential new user is exposed to so that they hang around and make Hive a home.
I see this as a centralized approach, where everyone has to adhere to a chosen culture, rather than building a full spectrum of methods and approaches that can be far more flexible and adjust indefinitely. All centralized approaches fail eventually as they tend to institutionalize and protect themselves - meaning they don't change well when change is necessary. One approach is the biggest risk there is.
The phrase about "best practices" from me simply means voluntarily supporting diverse content with our upvote through expanding communities. I wouldn't be here if I favored centralization. Hope that clears things up.
The "full spectrum of methods" is exactly what I'm talking about. Those that want to blog crypto 24/7, feel free. The rest of us can add value by creating more diverse content for everyone else. I want Hive to be a big tent open to all.
okay cool. Yeah, the distributed community has to be supported by distributed content too, as it is a risk management process. For example, while short content is popular today, it could be that in five years, long form is getting traction again - if we no longer have any long form authors, ded. :) Maybe not a good example, but content runs in trends and while fashion colors come and go, classics are timeless.