I would like to collect a list of all the great features that have been added over the past year, as well as things that users are still wishing were added. I will be paying 1 STEEM per "qualified response" (details below). Each user can respond up to 5 times!
Rules:
- Reply to this post with your favorite feature that has been added since you joined, or the top feature that you would still like to be added, or both!
- Users can have up to 5 replies (total). It can be a mix between "favorites" and "want to adds".
- Each entry should only contain one feature (so users can vote on the ones they agree with).
- Each reply should make it clear if it is a "favorite" or "want to add" feature.
- I will pay 1 STEEM per qualified response.
- If there are duplicates, whoever posted the feature first will get the award.
- The bounty is open until the payout of this post closes.
- All payouts will be made within 24 hours of the post closing.
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My favorite feature since I joined was the feed page so we can follow others. I can't even imagine it wasn't there when I joined.
I know. Isn't it crazy that just a year ago, there wasn't such thing as following!
I like the drag and drop photo \ links feature in the Reply\Comments.
Tipping - a feature that needs to be implemented more visibly.
A sort of format like youtube's super comments. Creators can be supported by their tight knit audiences and those who support the creators are featured alongside the post.
here.That's a good one! @klye is actually working on a tipping bot that users will be able to use just by posting a comment to tip. You can read about it
Tipping bots have their place, mostly in dealing with non-native tokens.
This needs to be a first party steemit inc. inclusion. Hopefully other explorers like Busy will incorporate.
Agreed.
Another thing I'd like to see added is a way to tag your post with a language or even select which languages you speak on your profile and then organize this information into communities by language. This would make it much easier for non-English speakers to find great content in their native language!
Yes, totally agree!
@timcliff "Favorite" is definitely the resteem feature. Because of that, my posts have gotten out to new users, and I've discovered many for myself. I have a Patreon, and I leverage my Instagram following for almost all my pledged patrons, but discoverability is awful on that platform. Steemit has remarkable discoverability. You can come here with no following or internet presence, make money and gain a following with quality art, music and writing. That's one of the first things I tell new users.
Great answers! Can you split them up into 2 replies?
What I would like to see is a Folder or Tab for post\blogs by the actual account holder so everyone can easily view your work in ONE location instead of scrolling through all the resteems.
Splitting blogs and Resteems - yes, definitely a popular one!
A feature that I would like to see added is similar to a resteem, but a "favorites" section on your profile where you can save a post as a favorite so it doesn't fall down your feed as you post more. Meant for the few posts that you want to go back to weeks or months later.
Yes :)
Time it takes to read a post
What I will love to see in Steemit is an approximate amount of time an article takes to be read, It could be next to the title or near the place where tells how many time ago the post has been published.
I have taken the idea from another platform : medium and I don't think the implementation is difficult, maybe an average time an user stays in a post or how many words there are( This more a technical staff).
Hmm, good one - that would be nice!
My favourite feature is the multiple nesting on the comments. Great feature that allows for conversations.
I agree - that is a great one!
Please Add:
I think it's important that everyone knows what their %voting power is at all times. This will encourage people to curate when they see it high, and discourage them from frivolously mass voting.
The mechanics behind this feature are extremely useful and unique only to steemit. New members can take a long time to figure it out.
This is in the pipeline. Intuitive and colorful metrics are planned so that users can have more information about their account than is currently available. No more need to visit steemdb all the time.
Yes, good one!
Communities - The feature that will make or break steem
As more users join - the congestion of the hot and trending pages is real. Quality posts do not stay relevant for long enough and there is no hope at all for going through old posts in a community. There needs to be a 'best of this week' 'best of this month' type setting.
Excellent one!
A 'want to add' would be an easier way to show new followers instead of having to scroll through everyone in the follows list.
There is actually a website steemdb.com (developed by @jesta) that shows this: https://steemdb.com/@maninayton/followers
Doh! (Homer Simpson moment)
More control over your blog/profile - a much needed feature
Now I don't think this should include too much style and customization - this could get too messy (like think myspace). There should be more areas for creators to set things up how they like such as:
Good one!
it would be great if we could view our posts on our personal blog wall by month, instead of scrolling down all the way.
Awesome Suggestion!!
Thank you!
(favorite) the limitation of 4 posts per day has been removed
Oh, yea - I already forgot about that one :) Good one!
I would say my absolute favourite feature is post reward splitting. The power that feature puts in the hands of devs is unbelievable.
That is true!
Direct messaging. I'd be very happy if it could eventually evolve to encrypted so messages are private.
Agreed - that would be huge! Busy.org actually does already have this though. If this is a wanted feature, you should check it out. Both steemit.com and busy.org are connected to the same Steem blockchain, so whatever gets posted on one site will automatically show up and be viewable on the other.
Oh, I wasn't aware of that! Thanks
( Want to Add )
Events ( See, Find, Who is going, Might Attend, Interested But Cannot Go, Attending, Hosting, Event Sponsor, Event Vendor, Alternative Places and Times)
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BY-SA– Attribution-ShareAlike Wikipedia User ALumpyThat would be cool!
I would like to see a referral program whereby current members could be rewarded for bringing in new members. @froghollow
One of my top ones as well :)
With a reward splitting feature I think it is totally doable by the way.
One last idea that I had before the post closes. The ability to collaborate on an article with one or more people. You'd be able to work on it with others in real-time (like Google Drive) and split the payout reward accordingly.
Good one!
Being able to play videos or long vlogs on a subpage while being able to view and like other content would be nice. what do you think, @timcliff?
Good one. Recommendations on similar content would be an awesome way to increase user engagement with the site!
I know this is late, but hope it gets considered.
Add a feature to address the flaws with the flagging system.
While it's a major benefit to allow flagging, there are still some things that can be abused. I suggest implementing a feature to allow the community to dispute flags. This is how it could work.
Flagger chooses a reason for flagging. Everyone can see this reason. The community may choose to dispute or affirm the flag. Flag affirmation votes are weighted by REPUTATION, not power.
Proper disputes or affirmations can work just like curation to earn steem and reputation.
Add:
How about an easy way to select and crop the thumbnail image?
Yes! :)
im eager to see a steem market place. I just know thats gonna be incredible or artists like myself.
Me too! :)
Good one, me too
Want- Ability to delegate sp from the site itself
Hi Tim,
I wonder if steemit could adopt some of the features of busy, so that the value of steem is displayed and estimated amount in dollars is more up to date? I also like the option to mail another user directly. Thanks 🙂
Just thought of another feature I would love;
Post scheduling. Wordpress allows this and it's insanely cool.
With Steemit, of course it would be open to abuse, so it could come with some limitations.
Yes, I would like to have this as well!
It would definitely be abused. Perhaps one could only schedule a certain amount of posts.
Are you in touch with the devs Tim? I really hope they are paying attention to the communities dreams for Steemit.
I do discuss things with the dev team. They are well aware of the community's wants and needs. They set their own priorities - they don't always agree on what is "most important" - but they do listen. Many of the things that have been implemented / put into effect have been because of input from the community.
Ahh that's great to hear! Cheers
Want - A profile with more information like interests/hobbies etc.
Want - Separate tab for mentions
A new whitepaper! Or compiled, easy to understand status :)
Want to add: Make the mobile site less of a data drain on mobile devices. I sometimes and in low connectivity areas. I can tell you twitter, reddit, facebook, and other sites come up fine, even in those bad areas, but steemit struggles to come up sometimes. This may not be feasible, as I understand this is still a new site with other priorities, but I thought I would throw it out there.
I believe they are working on something along these lines.
Your post was mentioned in my hit parade in the following category:Congratulations @timcliff!
Cool! Thanks for letting me know :)
Please add:
The ability to follow your favorite tags and ignore the rest, as well as a place to view the results.
This would work much like following your favorite creators, and the home tab.
Yes. I think the communities feature that they are working on is intended to solve this need.
( WANT TO ADD) I would love to see steemit add its own video service/platform. I know its being worked on, can't wait!!
Agreed - that will be huge!
Want to add: subscribe to comments. It's not cool to hit F5 in 2017. ATM you get notifications just for replies to your own posts and comments.
Top Features I like that has been added (1): No comment nesting limit - that helps a lot
Top Features I like that has been added (2): single payout period - much better as the two before
( Want to Add )
Filter their news feed by keywords, user, post tags, and more. You can either set a range, order, select by or remove by items dynamically. Default main setting. Filter none setting or button. Savable different settings.
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BY-SA– Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Wikipedia User AnonMoosAlso like to add:
Want - Ability to edit posts after payout
Resteeming is one of my favorite features! Someone just resteemed for the first time today and it just feels great to know someone thinks enough of your work to share it with their followers.
I also really like the new (or new to me) feature in creating posts where you can just upload from your computer, rather than having to use a tool like postimage which is super time consuming.
I think one of my favorite aspects has been the voluntary changes in voting. While I did lose money when flagged for the "experiment", it was very meaningful to see that I could actually see myself giving "cents" to people while voting. I think it also helped boost participation on steemit.
I agree 100%. I think the 'experiment' was a game changer for Steemit.
Want to add: I would like to see how much my upvote is worth on something else's posts. I have seen that you can go to a separate website to see it, but I would like to be integrated into steemit if possible. It can give those of us that have low amounts right now something to chase after.
Want to add: Lowering velocity of SP regeneration from 40 full weighted votes per day to 5 per day.
As I showed for Golos network, regular monthly active users cast only 3 votes a day. 40+ votes are normal for bots and super-curators which sit on Steem 24/7. So reducing SP regeneration will shift reward balance toward to regular users with normal life (aka work, studying, eating, showering, etc.). Regular Steem users will note that their votes become 5 times greater. And that's good both for curation quality and new users
involvement.
Want to add: Direct rewarding bot (not tipping!), like in Golos.
(Like to ADD)
Top 10 or Favorite Followers Tab so I can easily access their blog without going through the massive list of names in the follwing tab.
Notifications was a nice addition, I would like to see follow/mute tags. In my opinion that's how we can create communities in an easy way, I don't like the propositions of moderation because that's what we have the votes and mute button for.
Hi. Here is your comment that contributed to the bounty post. Sending the STEEM back :)
Really appreciate your honesty though!!
Must have been buried, I missed it. Thanks!
My favorite feature is that you can choose 3options before posting an article whether declining a payout, 50%sbd/50%sp and Full power-up. :)
Want - Ability to bookmark/save posts on the site
This is a good one, but someone already listed it. It won't count towards your 5, so if you can think of one more you can still achieve the maximum 5 STEEM from the bounty :)