Thank you @meesterboom for the animation! It will hopefully demonstrate to new minnows entering the Steemit platform why we do not appreciate spam comments. The animation demonstrated one aspect of why it is wrong to post spam comments. In terms of monetary value, such actions are abusive and simply wrong. I am sure many serious writers who spend time thinking, writing and editing their posts before posting feel that their work at least deserve to be read by viewers who are going to end up leaving comments. It is offensive to see those abusing the reward pool and not show any appreciation for writers and curators who care about what this platform means.
One thing I have been doing is resteeming all posts similar to these that represent our disapproval of abusers on this site as well as posts that assist new minnows in understanding the rules and tips on how to use this platform well so that it can be beneficial to us all. I am hoping that since your animation made a clear visual point of the consequences of spamming, that it will reach those who do not understand the rules due to the language barriers. We definitely need more visuals like this to promote the rules and integrity of this site.
One thing I have noticed is that once in a while, I lose followers that way and I believe it is because they are spamming themselves, who needs them as followers anyway. I also like to check who comments on post like this so that I can add new people to follow.
If I may suggest a post from you on how to make animations like this or easier ones would be great! I would love to learn as I am not the most tech-savvy person and not familiar with animation tools.
Thank you for your comment.
I thought about doing a tutorial on animation but It is just a lot of drawing! Over and over again lol.
If it helps in any way then that is good. It is mostly fun with slight message behind it. I like poking a bit of fun at current events on the platform :O)
Well, you definitely got me interesting in creating some form of animation. Could you suggest a place to start so i could learn a little of this skill? Thanks! I know, I should just carefully read the many comments on your blog.... time I do not have. Thanks!
There is nowhere to start other than just going for it. I would suggest a very short one of about two or three seconds first with not much in it. It is quite difficult when you first start