Please, provide your suggestions on how you would like to see the @randowhalebonus account used!
Currently, the @randowhalebonus account is voting on every post that is processed at 1% voting power, which is still depleting the power faster than it can be recharged. How would you like to see this vote used? It's not huge, but every little bit helps, right?
A couple ideas...
- Keep it voting at 1% on every request
- Vote randomly (X% of the time) with a higher % weight
- Only run when voting power is above X% and vote with a higher % on every post (or random?)
Only run when voting power is above X% and vote with a higher % on every post
Save some VP by not giving bonus votes on comments and put that towards randomly boosting top level posts that have been randowhale'd by people other then the author.
This one. Stress the randowhale'd by people other then the author.' This way @randowhalebonus is actually a bonus based on people that aren't just trying to profit themselves.
Concur. I had done this in the past when someone suggested that it shows you are willing to support the platform using actual funds but after careful thought it seems rather it is as you said. People that use @randowhale on their own posts are like those that self voting. It isn't so much about profiting the platform as much as it is about one profiting their self. Not cool.
My philosophy has shifted to "If you build it, they will come." that is when you create solid content. The upvotes, resteems and comments will come naturally. I also will admit that I have engaged in self voting as well if I earnestly believe my post to be of quality but I just need to have more faith in the community I reckon.
without bots and selfvotes a lot of minnows would not get any votes at all
It's true, I'm a minnow and If I didn't upvote myself I would have 1 view and 1 upvote worth 0.01 cent after putting like 2 HOURS into a post that I really think people would like. I've used randowhale twice to upvote my posts and it makes it at least so my hard work doesn't go unnoticed and isn't a total waste of time. I'm currently waiting for him to wake up so someone in the world can see my latest posts other than me lol.... :(
Like I said to @seveaux. Keep you chin up @rebeccagomez! I've also had the experience of high effort posts not getting recognized. Sometimes our work may not get recognized when we expect. Even if it is truly good, it could take some time. I alluded to Van Gogh whose fame mostly was not achieved during his life which was tragic. I think we have advantages. We remain diligent with posting and helping one another. We will succeed. By the way, I have followed you and will check out your posts.
Keep your chin up @seveaux. You didn't need a bot to earn my meager upvote. I know it can be discouraging at times. I put my heart and soul into my post and some are hardly noticed. Remember, even the great artist Vincent Van Gogh didn't achieve most fame for his work until after his death. That's crazy! I'll just hope someone finds value in my work while I am yet on this side of eternity.
I agree with you Anthonyadavisii. Let's upvote each other than self voting.
The road, unfortunately, can be a long one to get to be a bigger fish. Networking, I suppose, is like that.
Great idea, I really want to throw these votes at others, but they are so tiny.
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this is one of the best ideas out of everything i've heard all week!
some times the bonus votes doesnt come @randowhale
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No more bonus, but a 2nd randowhale option to pay 5 or 10 sbd for 5x or 10x the voting weight ;D
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I'm with ericwoelk here...
I like this option
Only run when voting power is above X% and vote with a higher % on every post (or random?)
or maybe we need 2 randowhales
Good point, two would be good! Have a great day!! Following you...
You can sleep after each alternate day our after 12 hour clock so that it regains the voting power .... With all the good work you are doing resting is important too.
smaller votes and +ev for minnows.
I suggest it be so:
I believe this would be an excellent setup.
The voting power would not drain as fast, the rewards would be a real bonus.
What do you think?
I support your idea
Two thoughts:
Easier said than done and after writing those ideas I already started seeing how they could be used unfairly - but who knows, what does everyone think?
maybe smaller votes , ie. .5% voting power and less STD for the vote, that would make more votes
we can get STDs from @randowhale??
...oh! I might want to see a doctor!
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ewwwwww!
lol, yeah sorry, that had to be done
You now have whale herpes. Great!
Personally, I think there should be an option for larger upvotes if Randowhale is at a certain voting power. Let it recharge so to speak, maybe a second Randowhale that is specifically for that. To help promote larger upvoted posts(in terms of USD) and push them further up the trending/hot section.
I say this because that would be better than promoting your post using SBD through the Steemit interface. When you promote your post with SBD through the Steemit post promotion function you lose all of that SBD and likely won't get almost any of it back(unless you are a bigger dolphin/whale and have a following).
I have promoted a few of my posts before that way and it didn't get almost any benefit.
I think it would be better if you could for example, Send Randowhale 20 SBD and get an upvote worth 17 SBD to 25 SBD in total(you can get more than that and break even or make a little profit). From what I understand your post is higher on the trending/hot section potentially and you didn't have to lose all 20 SBD by using the Steemit promote function. If that is correct, that a post with higher USD upvote value is pushed up, then I see that as way better and more sustainable to minnows growing larger(as the don't lose all their SBD).
For smaller people, we can't afford to spend 20 SBD and have that post make almost nothing. The post could be great quality(not saying mine are or anything) and it won't earn the 20SBD back. When I look at most of the stuff in the promoted tab the only stuff that earns it back are whales/dolphins with followings, and the other stuff loses 95% of what they put in. Eventually you run out of SBD as a minnow and can't continue.
If people abuse that service they should be banned too, which opens up another can of worms I don't have any answer for. I do not know what can of worms it opens if you would accept large amounts.. Having a larger upvote service might be more of a manual thing then?? I am not sure of the logic for how a bot would handle that I guess. I don't know too much about that sorry!
I hope that rambling makes sense, sorry if I messed some parts up(really tired today).
I like this idea but have no sbd left lol
Cool!
That would be generally a bigger vote, btw
Good point, thanks for this! Have a great day!! Following you...
upvote my comment
upvote my posts . i need it
Got voting power is low now :( try to search the best way first.
Can start from excluding voting for comments.
I agree with this. If people only used @randowhale for up-voting their content (Posts) as opposed to Comments, that would likely save Voting Power. Or @randowhalebonus only gives the 1% voting power "bonus" to Posts as opposed to Comments, since Posts are generally more well-thought out and have more purpose than Comments.
upvote my comment
Can you elaborate on this? Why do you think this is a good idea? I'm not sure I agree.
I agree, @randowhale is a great service to promote posts and get a bit of payout back (if lucky). But paid-for-votes on comments just leads to abuse and drains you.
Wouldn't this be a bit like refusing fat people from your ice cream stand?
They are still paying customers.
Well... I saw a lot of people spamming randowhale votes for their comments. So it can help stop from depleting.
Good point, thanks for this! Have a great day!! Following you...
3rd idea with random vote power would be the best i think
Use it for every second vote and do 1% votes. If you want to upgrade VP like Booster did, do it on randowhale.
I like what you are doing Whale, my only gripe with you is when I pay 1 SBD and get a .70 cent up vote.... I like you, but I want to throat punch you at that time :)
but I always come back hahaha
LOL how do we get around that fate? is it random?
I like your service, but I am curious...how is the random percentage generated? Two in a row were under 4 percent for me. Is it truly random? The more info I have, the more confident I will be in using it on a daily basis! Thanks again for offering this service ... good for Minows!
Vote randomly with a higher percentage
Two days ago i send 2 SBD but did not receive any upvote please review the payment from username @shaheer001.
i just expect that i got at least my SBD from your vote and from randowhalebonus we got really bonus because i used last time and not get much from randowhale like 1 .2% and other from bonus so at equally i not have to lost much .i used last 2 time and get less amount then i give, so i will just wait and watch for next change .i like this whale and respect it so i have not much problem but i just wish i get back at least which i give. hope get to see good soon,supporting you..
Hi @randowhale, I just send 3 SBD for 3 posts but I was upvoted only for 2. Can you help please! thank you so much, God bless you
Use the Force and vote randomly.
I wish we could earn more than we give , because if we give 1$ it's like getting $1 back . At least it should be $1 for $2 .
Yes, but if you were using it to give an additional vote to another user that you don't have to give, wouldn't that be worth it? You're also getting the boost in rep.
Not really in my opinion, it's more like giving an interest free loan to randowhale when the payout is the same as the return.
I agree with @gunsmithing, plus you also get back after the post pays out . This is why I think the service could improve
Thank you for the feedback.
great post again
Random votes with higher %'s
Vote randomly (X% of the time) with a higher % weight
Hi..sorry, I am a new comer from Indonesia. I dont understand what you wrote at all. Tell me, please. How to get the bonus? Thanks
@bahagia-arbi
Vote randomly (X% of the time) with a higher % weight.
I think you should Do what you are doing now i.e. keep it voting at 1%
I like it how it is.
It gives your post more votes and makes it look better.
I personally dont care about the gamble.
The bonus, should be exactly that. A bonus.
Randowhale should randomly vote at 100% every 2 to 3 hours. Program the bot to only vote when it reaches 100%. Then give someone the bonus vote.
I think that would be the best way to do it.
Third bullet point!
Would there be way to distribute the voting power between like 10 whales and rotate them. That way each can charge while one votes.
Potentially. Will have to put some thought into that one...
It would be hard as you would have to keep the main account but figure out which whale to use based on voting power. Your a smart guy you will figure it out 😎
I appreciate the votes, I think voting everyone is fair so I choose option 3!
randowhalebonus could be used as a bounty, regular price 1 dollar, bounty of 75% upvote with 7-10 SBD asking price, if not, then regular... you may need at least 2 more randowhale like account and rotate it, program to vote until it reaches 45% and then give it the two days to recharge and change between accounts... I realize once you get into 30% voting power it can take up to 4 days to get back at full power.... you can also used randowhalebonus as a loyalty vote, meaning, if you used to service more than once, then you % increase base on the # of times, for example, I used the service twice for the week, then I am entitled to used an additional 25% upvote, the higher the amount, the greater the percentage but you have to program it on a weekly basis with a cut off or else you can run the risk of draining randowhalebonus faster depending on your stats and user, make it mutually beneficial, also have to consider volume and payouts to make it competitive
1% is really low as befote we got sometimes 3 to 4% that works fine for giving 2SBD but now 1% gives nothing in reture please increase some of percentage and stopvotings in comments ti really don't like that idea
Hi @randowhale!
I've been using this quite a lot, but as I said in a previous comment, lately I don't see the value anymore (eg spend 1 SBD, and get an upvote value for 1 $, that is actually then distributed across all curators...)
Why don't you use a mix approach, like for example, using randowhalebonus only on those cases where the upvote value is going to be less or close to 1 SBD? So just use it to compensate?
I don't know if this is possible nor how, but at the end of the day, what I want to see is my post worths more than what I invested! I don't really care if it comes from regular randowhale, or randowhalebonus.
Thanks in advance for all your support to the community!!!!
Upvoted & RESTEEMED! :)
Keep it voting at 1% on every request
because everyone will benefit from it
Idea C: Run when above %, Give Random Vote %
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Whichever option you use, your votes should return more than that the author pays you. Then the investment will have some return. If someone pays you $2 SBD and get return $1 SBD from your votes, then he is actually losing his money.
Hi bro Nice Your Post
Hi Can You Help Me By Upvote Follow Me? I Am Follow U And Give Upvote.
I think the @randowhalebonus account is helpful for every post that he chooses, even if it does not have a big nulai, but at least makes the spirit higher than usual. That's just my opinion.
The only thing I care about is to have positive ROI whenever I use @randowhale.
I don't have any preferences as to how to achieve that.
I would choose "Only run when voting power is above X% and vote with a higher % on every post", i think that would kinda even the voting power a bit !!!
My vote goes to "Vote randomly (X% of the time) with a higher % weight" :)
Probably the third option
I dont want votes, i just came to see your DP is so bloody cute haha
@randowhale I think if you could set up an autovote bot that will make @randowhalebonus vote once in every 10 or 20 votes of @randowhale with a bit more power, like giving 4-5$. That will be very beneficial, as people will have a random chance of getting an additional vote from @randowhalebonus that will increase the business of @randowhale And this will keep the excitement to use rando whale too. I have tried every bot voting service here. Randowhale is most reliable and that's why I love it.