my take is that there is just a firehose of content to compete with. for me, i only have a very limited time to intake content (everyone has their own ratio of in:out) so it causes me to ignore things that take much time to extract the value from.
on the other hand, sometimes it's good to just take a deep breath and slow down and just listen to others for a while, which i do see value in.
so i made it down to the part where you start listing out rules for winning a comment prize and frankly it sounds like more work than it would be to just converse with you about interesting things. i think that some kind little value in information exchange and are only seeking straight monetary "value" and maybe they would read through the rules and try to leave a good comment in order to get some SBD, right? but i value creative ideas and actually what i see in your post is a desire to provide a creative solution to the firehose of content. i don't want to go make comments on your other posts to win a contest, but i do like your writing so i already want to read your other posts.
see what i'm saying? i think that if your writing is good and your intentions are good then you will get engagement over time, and of course you're doing a great job of trying new things to see what works!
in conclusion, i don't personally go for the contest incentive for a "good comment" but i do like your writing and i sense that you have great intentions, so i will keep following you and i do hope that you get the kinds of reactions that make you happy here :)
cheers,
josh
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Hi Josh!
for the firehose problem check out https://beta.chainbb.com/
it is a different interface for Steemit.com but is on the same blockchain so posts are equally visible on both, BUT the forum style allows you to easier browse by topic! (Note that comments here help you to rise to the top, yet another reason to generate better comments!)
I totally get that being rewarded for something you would have made spontaneously can backfire.
But it is something I want to experiment with, it can be demotivating for people who put in honest effort on their posts not to see a good return on investment.
Winning a prize incentivizes (I hope) people to take their time to think it through. I think there is some tinkering to be done with the incentive structure of Steemit.com
The upvote only can be a perverse incentive for people to play a short game by piling on the posts by popular authors in the hope for curation rewards.
I think comments are seriously undervalued on steemit, and I want to see if I can generate WIN-WIN situations that help new members who don't have massive steempower yet and at the same time raise my own Steempower quickly.
I believe in Steemit.com, it has a great exponential growth curve ahead and I want to be as high up sa possible to ride that growth so I am experimenting to boost visibility and growth, giving up short term SBD gain.
By sharing ALL my SBD share, I also hope to show that I am playing a long game, it is not a speculative move to make some quick bucks.
What do you think?