I'm not going to get into your points on changing the rules. Whether I agree with them or not isn't my reason for commenting.
As a maturing minnow who signed up 2-3 weeks ago, I'm on my way to becoming a dolphin. The best advice I can give other plankton and minnows is to ask what you can do for others.
When you ask what you can do for others, try to focus on people who have a lot of power. For example, Ned (Steemit CEO) wanted a Steemit FAQ page written, so I volunteered to produce it for him, and I'm going to do a damn good job. Then, when he needs something at a later time, he'll think of me. When he sees my posts, he'll be more likely to read them and probably be more likely to upvote them. Ned now knows who I am and is on my side.
Another time, a Steemian was compiling a wiki-type page and asking for help. This time, it was a baby whale, but someone with a ton of Steem Power nonetheless. I said I'd help her out and have been messaging her. Now she's on my side.
Another time, I wrote a thoughtful comment on a thread about improving Steemit, linking a post I had written on the topic. A whale responded in agreement with me, telling me he has been saying that same thing for a long time. I had written an excellent article on the subject that made like $0.20 because it got no traction. (Granted, it has received a couple of dollars now, but that was after the first payout.) I told this whale he could go ahead and repost my article if he wants because it's more likely to gain traction being posted by someone of his stature. No strings attached. He didn't repost it, but he did start following me.
TL;DR I'm still a minnow, but in just 2-3 weeks, I got three different whales on my side, one of whom now follows me, all because I came to give, not take.
Excellent suggestions, worthy of consideration. Unfortunately I'm not a techhead, but there may be other ways to contribute.
That being said, our posts, comments, replies and upvotes are the contributions the community is based on.
I'm not tech savvy either. I know nothing about any of that techy stuff. I am, however, diligent and hard-working. I can research and ask the right questions to the right people. I may not be able to write the entire FAQ, but I did take 99% of the work of Ned's plate and I know he's grateful for that.
Good job, man!
And I forgot to say thank you for the thoughtful reply.
I'm happy to contribute!
Your steem power comes from the blocktrades account?
I believe in Steemit. I think it's going to be huge. So I decided to purchase some Steem Power, which is why it shows it as coming from blocktrades.
You wrote the Steemit FAQ thats about to appear. Your a minnow? Or a whale in his minnow acct. Dont get me wrong. I am not anti-whale. I am not anti-Steemit. But whales need these minnows as much as the minnows need the whales. If whales dont share the love more, we end up with a shitstorm of bitter minnows retreating back to previous platforms attacking our "shared" content. That becomes LOSE-LOSE. Not WIN-WIN
The entire FAQ wasn't written by me, but I did compile it and edit all the answers. Well over half (probably 60-70%) of it was my personal writing.
Yes I'm a minnow, but am working hard to help others and I think it will come back around to help me.