Steemit Needs: Please comment with your ideas to improve Steemit!! | E. 6 | June 8th, 2017 | Community Engagement | Archives to help Community / Developers.

in #steemit7 years ago (edited)

Hi again everyone! I am keeping my word to keep the series going!

I would like you to comment with your visual aids or written ideas of what you think Steemit can use to improve the Community for features and why.

Comments sections here are GOLD as we know, some great TIL learning and tips usually pop up too here.



It's now ~ 2 mths or so after the latest big changes, the Steem Powering downs latest rounds, those cashouts done and seeing some stabilizations, some bugs fixed and the latest Hard Fork.

It's OK to gather new ideas but if the same issues pop up, that is great too, because it will send the message that something is more important to the developers and Steemit Elders. My goal is again - use this blog post as a resource to help the dev's and the community members. I can combine them into one post later on if needed to help developers or members.

It is easily searchable also -- as I use the same key phrases / words etc. in the title to keep it searchable - more easily.

I was trying to pick good tags...... I decided to use the TIL tag -- hoping someone either looking FOR help on learning something -- or someone looking TO help on these things would comment! I thought about that one for a couple mins.


If you want to tag people or share it so others can comment and contribute also, that is great. I have my own ideas and see a lot of people talking about it, but as someone who is NOT - I REPEAT NOT! tech savvy like many of you, and who is newer to the Blockchain and Crypto stuff, I know my role is limited to give ideas, I am just a Minnow LOL.

But I have been an activist for years, I am used to building community and gathering info and trying to help so I guess you can blame the activist side of me for this idea which I think is a good one -- an INTENTIONAL POST on the idea, to gather stuff in one place and be easily searchable and findable for all the IT types and developers etc.

Just my way of trying to contribute. I did not even know for sure what tags to use in this post, and I actually spent 5 mins looking and researching the best ones to try and use, before I posted this LOL. I will edit the tags ASAP if you give me better ones to use!!

If we can get some good feedback going, we can use these ideas, all in one place and people can refer back to them. That's why E.1 / E.2 /E.3...4/5 etc etc - was in the title, I am hopeful it is helpful as a resource.



Thanks for reading, have a nice day.









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As the earnings in Steemit become significant, I think that there should be some official tool to help users with their tax audits. For the least, that would be a site, that will provide the full history of daily payments with the average value of Steem and SBD in USD at each day.

If I understand correctly, you are looking for some way to easily determine your "basis"? This is such a new area when it comes to taxes, we'll likely have to treat it all as an asset with a basis of zero. Unless you actually bought STEEM or STEEM POWER with BTC.

Agreed, some form of reporting (possibly separate module) that goes a bit farther than the Transaction list you see under your Wallet.

Well Since my understanding of accounting is embarrassingly flawed, I’m not sure I will explain that exactly right but let me try: In countries where cryptos are not fully regulated yet, they are considered an asset, not a currency, so payments in crypto are actually barter trades. Thus, if you have income in crypto and the value of the crypto increases all the time, you have to be able to separate the “income” part from the “value change earnings” part. Hence what I am asking for, which will provide the raw data for doing that.

You could do that externally i think. May be better that way. But good idea, hopefully we wont need to be taxed on it. Its moving that way right now. Plus the tax laws are so complicated concerning this and it is changing often.

Yes it's a big mess right now, especially since every country has its on rules. However, no matter what, we still need the numbers first. I think that it is Steemit's responsibility to provide the data to us.

I'm with you, I've heard we don't pay taxes until we cash out, but I'm still confused about which part of our Steem wallet is income and which part is an investment. I'm trying to keep everything in Steem Power as long as I can

Keeping everything in SP is a good strategy, but I don't think any tax authority will agree that it makes any difference

great idea. It would be useful to us and for the future member and to the Government too :)

I don't like to pay taxes more than anyone, but when I have earnings, I want them to be legit.

Or the gov't can just F off and stop meddling in every...single.... area of our lives.

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So cool man! Thanks for steem, I just join here as a newbie but many people teach me how to writing and vote here.

In my view, maybe we can give more vote for those people who invited other people to join, like referral fee?

This platform is very great and warm. I wish I can join this community earlier!

I really appreciated your input y-day man...

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When my friend first told me about this platform, I was suspicious at first but now I feel very grateful for his advice, which let me join this splendid community and earn some extra income. I think people like them deserves some rewards, maybe a referral system is great. Also, I think that people should form groups like in Facebook and have a specific newsfeed of the posts made by the members so it would be clearer to follow their updates.

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Adding 70/30% payouts to posts as @neoxian mentioned should be a theme to consider as the next feature. Power up lures away many people from voting but 70/30 would be acceptable for everyone I guess.

great idea. I agreed

@neoxian is a beaut for sure! I had missed that idea by him.

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I think for steemit to be able to make payment if there are people who coment, it will be more value for steemit.
Whatever I say thank you so much for steemit, my work can be appreciated here.

I wish I could write why I resteem an article..a comment from the resteemer gives more value to the post. Also when I resteem an article I want my followers to know why I did it and how am I thinking about it!!

Good stuff there for sure...

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I wrote a post that summed up some of my ideas I feel could really help the site:
https://steemit.com/growth-ideas/@whatageek/my-growth-ideas-that-i-really-think-can-help-this-site

Thanks for the post, I am so far behind on here LOL

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I would love to see in post file sharing and possibly steem exchange file sharing. would be great for music artists, graphic designers, artists and photographers... hell lots of people

It is always nice hearing from you Bonnie.

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May be a good idea, but would it be block chain or server side?

Very happy overall but,

  1. Private messaging
  2. Resteems are removed off of blog once they pass payout

I second both these ideas

I was not aware the RS were removed then!

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Ok this may sound pedantic to you all, but being able to post from my phone? An App? Is that dumb to ask?

download eSteem

eSteem as others have said. The first version was a little wonky but it is good now from what I hear!

Pedantic

lol. Beauty word

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I will look for you in Facebook and I am definitely going to try the Steemit Campfire thingy today! I keep missing it by the day!

Oh and thanks - love that word!!

We are there on the post!! Meet us there when you find time, for some of this....

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How was your week??

I think the website is good right now, but needs more organization and possible direct messaging. The resteem button is also too small. I didn't know it was there until my mouse accidently went over it.

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At this moment we badly need better search machine ......

Look for the magnifying glass on the top right. Or use google and include "SteemIt"

Great input by you, YES!!!!

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Sure i like everyting you post !

LOL.

You are good little Steemian friend to so many of us @patelincho!

I am still LOL'g at what you explained your name means LOL!!

Ha ha thank you :)

Hey show us a picture on the #SteemitCampfire post of your new hair colour you said you were doing!

didnt wen well .......... this week will go again but can show you my new nails :

Right on! steemit most definatly needs a new search engine. How can we help make it better? I was thinking the more we use it..? lol

Here are some ideas that can make the site even better than it is now:

  • Add a way to upload photos from your own PC
  • A better interface to manage followers and to be able to send privet messages to whom I follow and vice versa
  • Creation of my wall of activities (like in Facebook) in a way that if one wants to interact with someone else he does not need to do it in one of the posts (as it is now)

YES!! YES!! YES!!! Well put and I agree!

Ha Ha ...so much enthusiasm :)
I would love to see steemit competing with Facebook and getting bigger and bigger

You can u/l images from your computer easily, that has always been built in, it is right there in the post window, you can see it.

Also mths ago - they added being able t cut/paste pictures like normal in the usual ways (ie CTRL + V)

Thanks man!

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am so behind on here LOL

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My friend wanted me to post for him. He cant post/vote/comment. He keeps getting this error for most of today:

"bandwidth limit exeeded. Please wait to transact or power up STEEM."

His account is only a couple days old and his delegated steem power was removed. Any ideas?

No idea from me anyways, others would know for sure...

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Thank you, and ill be there but only if there are smores

We have those pretty much every week there!

There should be a referral program where you give users a link and if a friend uses that link to sign up both get Steem, Steem dollars or Steem power, which ever you prefer.

That is a very good idea.

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on weekends, just use that # - we are there gathered each weekend in one place, on one post, for the weekend hanging out.

I wish we could comment on a resteem.

Interesting idea, I do not remember hearing that one yet......

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I my view, every thing is great..but I feel system is loading slow...I am not sure, its only me or others as well. Thanks

Slow loading for me on one computer, but my faster one has less issues, but there is something to that for sure.

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Thanks for the reply...good job

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We need a bookmark cap that ensures you get as much out of the "bookmarked post" so that we can move on to the next post with 100% of the previous info contained ..

Also, #traveltags would be cool... Anybody who may be traveling could display a travel tag on their profile to help connect with more users in that specified country.

Hey that is a unique idea, and practical!!!

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Wait Facebook wallets? What are those..? lol

Oh, it is a good post LOL

It works for me. Great post and thanks

Thanks....

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I have never been on Steemit campfire but it sounds like it might be interesting. Thanks

Firstly, I must say that I am quite impressed with the website and with the community thus far. I am a new user, and was hesitant about joining another social network, but I have found that the quality of the posting done here, as well as the general atmosphere, seems much mor condusive to the kinds of discussions I want to have.

To address the question at hand, however, I do have a few suggestions.

  • Add some texture options, either as a blanket that each user can set for all pages, or for individual users to set as the theme of their submissions.
  • Allow for the formation of groups, with communal forums with persistent topics (as something like infravision).
  • As others here have said, a direct messaging system steems appropriate.
  • The ability to upload photos directly would be nice, and perhaps even the allowance of small file transfers through messaging (of course, this would necessitate some kind of scanning process, so that is likely a ways off). Video one day?

That's all I can think of presently - it is possible that some of these features already exist, and I am just ignorant of them - as I said, I am a fairly new user. Anyway, thank you for the platform!

photo options for u/l is there, I addressed it in my replies here today.

Communities are coming, it was announced mths ago.

Messaging is a big one as you mention, always people asking LOL

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Faster payout, a better template for writing articles, notifications and quicker confirmation when people join. A friend of mine had to wait a week before he got his confirmation recently and that's enough to lower people's ambition to post on here.
:)

Markdown can be difficult

You are right.

There are a couple ways/sites/workarounds for sign ups that I know of....

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Two things for me:

  1. Separate categories for Posts/resteem in account home page. I know this had been suggested but it would be very helpful
  2. Lag. I have very fast internet but sometimes SteemIt just drags. Its probably a node thing but either way it is frustrating.

You are right, it drags for a lot of us LOL

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i resteeming your post :)

Thanks for the RS today!!!

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Well said. Thanks for sharing @barrydutton . I'm upvoting right now!

Thanks Jimmer.

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As a software engineer I most want to see STEEMIT integrated into Wordpress and other websites - that would be HUGE! I wrote on that just now actually, here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@ura-soul/increase-the-value-of-steem-exponentially-an-app-to-add-steemit-features-to-wordpress-and-other-social-platforms

Things like that were actually announced a few mths ago. I am not a tech guy but I know the essence of what you are saying, is what they said in part was coming soonish. --

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thanks, yes - i did link in the post here to a page where ned was interviewed and made comments about this being a good idea - but that's as much as i know presently. there are several coders i am aware of - including me - who are looking at coding our own solutions in some way, so it would be clearly beneficial if we can gain further insight into what the steemit team are planning.

@timcliff is one of the best people who tracks and knows all these things!

Plus he is nice.

oh ok, thanks for the tip - i was already following him, though i'm not clear on how to message him here... maybe i just need to reply to one of his posts?

That will work but he is pretty good in chat. He is busy too.

how do i find him in the steemit chat?

Nice post, great sharing! I like the point you point out, especially that you had made list of figure and graphs as the supporting of your find out and research! And yes, I think coins value will be keep going up at the future and it would be the world trend! Thanks for your sharing!

Your comments are hidden but I wanted to reply to you anyways...

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