There's a reason for it. As part of the project, we committed to fully staking, no self voting, no selling and powerdowns for a one year minimum, and we're leading the charge to place the power of the initial drop behind our long term manual curation project, @msp-curation. This is basically to lead to faster, wider distribution and to help trending and other feeds turn over daily with quality, hand picked manually curated content in a wide variety of niches. We've been working for more than two years to bring all of the piece of the PALnet puzzle to life, and part of that is making sure that we also lead from the front where everyone can see us and where we ourselves are transparent both on Steem and the second layer. The best thing you can do to help is to encourage people to try out the palnet tag! We find so many posts to curate, and while the vote is a few dollars of steem for each piece with use it on, on PALnet, it would be a trending item. Just need people to open their hearts to the love we want to give them :)
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Hi @crimsonclad,
Let me first state that I know that it is easier to have something to say about something than to create it! So I do understand that a lot of work was involved.
I am also not saying that whales should be created in the beginning. It is a great way to start!
I only do find that the gap between the max airdrop and the extra handover to the mods is too big! But like Asher wrote: it is what it is!
Also the problem I do have with curating project is the fact that some niches are left in the dark. Which is natural. I could write great posts about sportsbetting and gambling but as long as there is no curator interested into these topics the chances are slim that I would be noticed.
So don't take it negatively but see it as constructive criticism :)
Cheers,
Peter
not taking it negatively at all! When I see comments like yours, I see an opportunity to do a bit of explaining of the thought process, since that's really something that is missing at the end of the day~ so when people like you guys ask questions, I don't see it as a negative... it's all public which means it's all accountable and we should be ready to listen to and respond to the people who have something legit to say about it! I'd rather say, "yeah, I hear you. Here are some reasons for it, though they aren't perfect." Think of my reply as an acknowledgement of what you're saying and thinking, and a little respect because I know when things aren't explained that feels gross :D
Thanks for the explanation! Really helps to place some things in perspective!
Nothing is perfect and regardless of the choices made, there will always be people in favor and against it!
I think this is the right step forward, if the mods will truly follow the rules to heart and only try to think what's best for the whole network in long term! I always thought the main issue of Steem was the initial distribution and whales that do not engage with the community or do their job. If they'd only focused on growing the network for the first 2-3 years instead of their own wallets, who knows where Steem would be today. Far ahead for sure community wise!
It's also interesting to see if this "tribes" thing will catch on, I do like the idea and hope it does! This could change the internet, but it's a moonshot :)
We have some code changes coming to help us out, as well as some special accounts to do so. I think it's a unique problem to have, and a good one for us to show how we plan to solve openly. I also am pretty excited because it does really allow us to spread the PAL around. I don't think we're the perfect answer, but I do think we're a missing piece in the evolution of Steem, or tools that help people to think more critically about Steem, even as it's us constantly evolving ourselves.
Good for you, I've always thought that Steem is more like a stock company than any other blockchain due to its distribution of stake via daily voting; Meaning that the value comes from those who actually are holding the SP, for that reason it's vital that we get the best people out there into positions, where they can do the most good. That's why I asked about your plans for bidbots, because I believe it's a crucial part of this network exceeding and actually attracting normal Joes and Lauras from the world. We need to be received as a fair and somewhat just platform.
Steem failed to do that MISERABLY. And I love how Bernie is finally out of the picture, and few others...
What a bad idea to give huge power in a social platform to a very early crypto miners.
As I was saying on the weekend, there's no doubt we'll have missteps, but I think the big thing is we're here, we're open and accountable, and we give a shit. These things all together I truly believe matter. We've been learning for years on the current system. This gives us a chance to test some of our hypotheses... and hopefully bring a few more people along for the ride.
Yes, those are the necessary, foundational parts to build upon, when it comes to long term success, and ones that will actually want other good hearted people to be part of your project and dare I say, movement even. Lead by example fits perfectly here since one bad apple spoils the bunch, it's vital that good examples are set by the leading personas here.
And yes, it's Igster here, this is my curation account for Palnet.