Hi, and sorry for taking so long to respond, this week was a mess.

While I agree with pretty much everything you said (the fact that publishing on a website like Steemit costs nothing compared to hosting your own website, or getting rewards as an author, or having the ability to get into the new/hot section or discover articles from other people), my main "problem" is with the fact that it seems like I or other people could not get a lot of attention or rewards for articles that were published let's say 6 months ago.

It sometimes feel like Steemit is made only for the now, only for new articles. It seems like everything will be relevant for a few days, and no more, because of the system that doesn't allow you to upvote older articles, and because of the sections the website has, "Trending", "New", "Hot" and "Promoted" that only feature new articles, but not old ones.

As I said, it seems like each article is like a coin you toss into a fountain wishing for something. If it happens (in this case, if you get rewarded or receive a lot of attention within days), then great, if not, then your coin will be lost forever (in this case, your article will be forgotten and you have no idea whether people still see it or whether it get any attention at all).

It's not necessarily a huge problem, but it does seem like something that may make a lot of people consider publishing on other platforms where they feel like they can succeed with an article whether it was published a few days ago or a few years ago.