I Will No Longer Vote On Takers
This post is a reaction to a couple of posts - Here For The Community? - Actions Speak Louder Than Words! by hitmeasap and The Leofinance 12K Comment Push by taskmaster4450le to name a few. These posts have mirrored some feelings I have been having as I struggle to find my place.
After making an effort to ramp up my comments, even though I fell short of my April goals, I am noticing a trend... some people never reply. These people only seem to post content, not respond to comments and collect votes... I labeled these content creators TAKERS
Takers
I have noticed several of the creators I had been commenting and voting on for several weeks, had never responded. While it could be my comments suck or they just didn't respond to me so I decided to check it out. NOPE - they didnt seem to respond to comments all. In my mind, this is not creating a better community, or acting in a way that fosters growth. If we have new users join, see posts with nice up votes, comments and no replies... what example is that setting.
Takers are not new - they around on every platform, and sometimes they are on several platforms with the same content. While I won't wade into multi chain posting - personally if you interact on the chain with your post, I find value in the conversations. Takers take value, they take away engagement, they take away community.
GIVERS
Givers is pretty clear - they give more than they take. I am not talking about post value, I am talking about fostering discussion ideas. These are the creators who responded to comments on the articles. Maybe not everyone, but enough to show they are building community. Some people are crazy with how many comments they can make and reply too, but just making that effort is what creates that community I like in LEO and POB.
I want to support GIVERS not TAKERS....
No Longer Voting on TAKERS
I will no longer vote those creators I know never respond. I may or may not follow, but I will save my time and efforts posting on authors who take the time to read and respond. My vote, all 0.021 LEO will also be reserved for those that help foster growth and discussion in the community.
I have seen enough takers on platforms over the years. I don't see LEO/HIVE as a faucet... this isn't a place to just milk for free returns. If you are going to write something and think its worth sharing, then you better take the time to respond to the reactions you create, or not, your choice.. my vote just wont be coming your way.....
Everyone has your own VP, Ethics and Views on how things should be run, but if you are invested in the long run prospect of these projects long term, are your actions helping drive towards improvement?
Time to go find more people to follow... plenty of GEMS out there posting and creating value.
sincerely,
This post NOT financial advise, it contains my personal opinion and experience and is intended for educational purposes. Perform your own research and analysis prior to making investment decisions.