I think the smaller payout windows (7 days) is a big problem for evergreen content. This is especially the case for apps like @dtube where many content producers spend a lot of time developing content that is meant to persist well past 7 days.
Think web shows, tutorial videos, and many other formats that have far longer than a 7-day shelf life. Even quality posts deserve to be rewarded longer than the 7-day window.
I believe a big part of why there is only a 7-day window is because of the burden on the nodes to process further out. I wasn't around when there was a 30-day payout window, so I can only guess.
I'd love to see a 30-day staggered payout window. Even longer for apps like @dtube that may draw viewers over a very long period of time.
Unfortunately, there is a major discovery problem and there is no way to support longer payout windows as most things are virtually invisible after a few days in all the noise and long feeds. Without a way to selectively pin posts to your feed and have a "profile page" where you can build up a portfolio of your favorite content, a longer payout period wouldn't do all that much.
The fact you can't always scroll far in someone's feed without the page failing to load more amplifies this problem.
Then you have the problem that most of the content Steem isn't of the highest quality.
PS: Love your animations, just discovered you a few days ago.
Thanks and sorry for the delayed reply, I really appreciate your detailed comment.
Do you foresee a dLive SMT that could open up the restrictive pay window to encourage more large scale projects?
Alternatively, I'd love to see built-in tipping -- small contributions can really add up over time and that could incentivize the creation of more evergreen content :D
That would be an interesting use of an SMT, I don't think we would see something like that though. I would be all for extending the payout window, especially for media content.
I think people generally have an aversion to tipping, even more so than upvoting.
Advance i wish you a happy steemit birthday. I visit your profile. And look your incredible work. Well done and good luck for future. 👍
I had the impression you were here earlier than me... I still feel like a newb half the time haha...
Nah, I'm still a baby here. Seems I just missed the big changes and major events when I got here.
I think the smaller payout windows (7 days) is a big problem for evergreen content. This is especially the case for apps like @dtube where many content producers spend a lot of time developing content that is meant to persist well past 7 days.
Think web shows, tutorial videos, and many other formats that have far longer than a 7-day shelf life. Even quality posts deserve to be rewarded longer than the 7-day window.
I believe a big part of why there is only a 7-day window is because of the burden on the nodes to process further out. I wasn't around when there was a 30-day payout window, so I can only guess.
I'd love to see a 30-day staggered payout window. Even longer for apps like @dtube that may draw viewers over a very long period of time.
Unfortunately, there is a major discovery problem and there is no way to support longer payout windows as most things are virtually invisible after a few days in all the noise and long feeds. Without a way to selectively pin posts to your feed and have a "profile page" where you can build up a portfolio of your favorite content, a longer payout period wouldn't do all that much.
The fact you can't always scroll far in someone's feed without the page failing to load more amplifies this problem.
Then you have the problem that most of the content Steem isn't of the highest quality.
PS: Love your animations, just discovered you a few days ago.
Thanks and sorry for the delayed reply, I really appreciate your detailed comment.
Do you foresee a dLive SMT that could open up the restrictive pay window to encourage more large scale projects?
Alternatively, I'd love to see built-in tipping -- small contributions can really add up over time and that could incentivize the creation of more evergreen content :D
That would be an interesting use of an SMT, I don't think we would see something like that though. I would be all for extending the payout window, especially for media content.
I think people generally have an aversion to tipping, even more so than upvoting.