Thank for being so transparent. This transparency is extremely valuable for and fairly unique to steemstem as far as I know. It is also a breath of fresh air to know that you guys are actively trying to cultivate the community in constructive ways. Its a much better way to approach building a community then just trying to squash the people who are just trying to game the system.
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We want to do more than many of the other 'communities' on steemit do. We want to build internal support but we also want to bring people into steemit and keep them here, something many others seem to have no interest in.
As far as most of us are concerned, transparency (to some extent) is imperative for trust and for the system to work.
I absolutely agree. Without naming any names, some of the other "communities" on this site have been absolutely terrible in this regard. I post almost every single day because I enjoy making my tutorials and I really want people to learn something (obviously money is also a motivation). And yet, despite this and despite the consistent quality of my work, I've had some of these other communities smoother me with "vague rules" and misinformation. You'd think that there would be some kind of trust (as well as give and take) after 4-5 months worth of quality content, but that doesn't seem to be a priority for these other groups.
When I first started doing my thing on steemit, I was approached on my Facebook account by an individual from steemstem (someone who was in the community I believe). she helped me get started and I am extremely grateful that she did this.
We have always acted in the positive way. There is no point in trying to kill what is bad. First it is too much work, and then there is so many that we are outnumbered from the start. In contrast, trying to push what is good will lead to the same result, but with a more personal satisfaction. The bad will still be there, but well buried under the good. Let's hope this works too with engagement.
I absolutely agree with this sentiment, however there are many people who have a little bit of power who do not seem to understand this; they would rather sit and quash the bad then try to embrace the good.
I guess we need both... Also, for very abusive behaviors, we may need a very bad reaction. On the steemstem level, it is just that we neither have the SP, nor the will to tackle that. The problems are not extreme enough for justifying negative actions.