I keep getting upvotes on this comment and it has been months since i posted it and i appreciate that. In fact i think almost all of the upvotes came after the initial 7 day payout period which means all the voting power has been wasted. I also made that mistake when i was new. Any upvotes after the 7 day payout period of posting are essentially wasted so make sure that there is still pending payout to make it worth it.