Rambling Steem Thoughts:
Traffic vs. Content
I'm an advocate of traffic on the SteemIt site, as I think it is a good measurement of growth and in other Internet Models a source of income. Where people gather an Economy develops. Whether you think it is a good thing or a bad thing, the more eyes we have on SteemIt, the more value and potential it will gain from creative, motivated people. Facebook and other platforms have developed tools to help people who have an item to sell find a buyer. In this case I think they have to be eyes on the site vs. bot traffic, but if you have an argument I would love to hear it.
The Great Minnow Dilema:
I'm an advocate of helping talented content creators find success on SteemIt. The keywords are talented and content creators. People coming in and being mad that they can't gain visibility gets a bit old. I've mentioned a few times that I recently started a twitter account and the majority of my tweets get zero attention. Sometimes I even lose followers. If I want to get more visibility I can purchase the chance to gain some visibility. To be clear, I do not think we need to make a site that everyone can earn on. You have to have something to bring to the table. That might be time, money, or extraordinary talents, but adjust your expectations accordingly.
There is a case to be made for understanding your audience and what sells on SteemIt, it is great if you can put together a great "How To" on "Underwater Basket Weaving", but you have to also consider if there is anyone who wants to learn that skill that is motivated to upvote your post.
Clean as you go
If you see spam or scammy, flag it or report it. The spammy and scammy accounts are taking the "Good Will" and patience of everyone. If you see something do something. Minnows, that goes for you... Want to get noticed? Help cut down some of pure spam on the site. If flagging happens to you consider it was someone's meaningful attempt to help keep the site from being just a total depository for everything on the Internet.
I'm raising the bar on voting for comments. I have been upvoting those who I thought had read the article and were responding with something. I'm kind of tired of comment spam now, so you will have to be someone I know or engaging with the content for future upvotes on comments. I don't want you to give up, I want you to make them better.
