Over the last few days I've seen a lot of conversation about DownVotes and Tribes.
I think most people who use any of the Steem front-ends could agree that lack of curation has been a contributing problem with the users' enjoyment of Steem.
Many of the Tribes are trying really hard to get a clean start with distribution, curation and higher-end content.
If we want better content we will have to curate.
Things you can do to support this effort of getting some great tribes up and running...
- Know the tag and the rules. If you aren't clear, don't use the tag, it really is that simple
- If you use a tag and end up getting downvoted accept it and move on, the last thing we need to do is to reinforce the idea that downvotes are bad.
- Help curate Downvote and remind others to use the tags well also.
- Be polite if you leave a message after a downvote
- If you are really uncomfortable handle it by letting someone moderating in the community know.
If you don't care about curating content, and I know many of you don't... Just continue to do what you do, but don't expect others to clean up for you.
The users on STEEM are used to having very low standards so it is going to be a shock for some. Expect some backlash.
Downvotes are a part of curation, abuse protection and not personal in most cases.
Personally, I am using this account to curate across all platforms, so if I downvote you on one platform it will impact all of your tags.
My future vision of Steem is a Blockchain token with little inflation and SMTs and Scot Tokens for rewards for various Dapps. It is not an effective long-term tool for content rewards. This transition will happen gradually.
My favorite tribes are:
Creativecoin.xyz - CCC
Stemgeeks.net - STEM
PALNET.io - PAL
Which are your favorite?
I am stacking what I get and taking curation seriously! I hope you will to.
