I want to personally thank you for the work you are all doing and support 100% this break. I am relatively new to steemstem, as my research borders between plant science and sociology/philosophy, so I have been cautious in my posts. Thanks to your tireless work, I see that the steemstem posts are original, educational, and entertaining, which is very different from the mainly unoriginal reposts you normally find.
I was shocked when I went to the Discord to see all the chatter, who has time for that? Of course, a community needs some chitchat, but chitchat takes time. I live in one of the largest eco-communities in the world, Damanhur, and the balance between the sharing necessary to create bonds and productive conversation is super hard. You need good moderation to make it happen.
If it can be of use, I am happy to help any way I can. You can count on my community support!
The discord channel is nice, but not the only way to engage with the community :)
On steemit (or any other UI for the blockchain), there is always the opportunity to leave a comment. Encourage, ask, give advice, discuss. One of the most depressing things is a post with a decent payout but without comments.
So, if you want to help, search out people in the steemSTEM tag. Read posts that interest you, vote, comment. be a part of it! :)
That is exactly what I have been doing! I am trying to engage in the posts that really interest me, contributing as much as possible to the conversation. Some people have been fantastic at responding to create an interesting exchange of ideas.
I only wish there was a way to search for two tags at once. I would love to search for the steemSTEM tag in addition to nature or plants, which is my area of interest. Because when I just look at nature, I get lots of nature photographs and poetry, which is nice, but not always want I am looking for.
Just passing by the posts we consider, dropping comments, voting, engaging discussions. Those are some of the many ways to help. We will drop more words very soon :)
Doing my best to be an active participant. Haven't had much time to write this week, so have been creating discussions in the comments. The wealth of knowledge is fascinating, so I often find myself filling the comment box with questions to take the writer deeper into a given area. Most of the authors are keen to dive right in. Looking forward to more of that, as soon as I figure out how to better craft my searching. :)
Thanks! If everyone could dedicate 10-20 minutes a day to do the same ... ;)