Good 'ol @biglipsmama... she is a prime example of a community player and she goes out of her way to support bloggers she values! She's always a been a good pal to me :-)
You're so right @len.george, people used to talk to each other. These days, if people comment at all it's usually one-liners that don't invite further discussion. Threads used to get real long with conversation, but not so much now. And yes, when people got a reputation for not replying to comments, their support quickly withdrew because rudeness wasn't tolerated. Now any behaviour seems to be accepted and people will still vote for them! I do hope that through raising these issues more of us will make more effort to do what we used to do, and put more time into nurturing community again. I miss much about the 'good old days' of Steemit! But we move forward and try to turn these things around positively :-)