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Hello hivers hivians, both feel right, hope am correct.
Being part of the newbies initiative has been wonderful. For our second tutorial we learn about hive, the do's and don't of hive, plagiarism, use of general tags, tribe tokens and use of tags, and markdown. I have always been seeing people's posts and I love how it was structed, I didn't even know it was called markdown. The tutorial on markdown was so explanatory and easy to apply, and I now know how to apply markdown to my post. For this post, I will be writing about my second task for the #newbies-initiative
How has been your experience with Hive since you joined?
Hive platform has been exciting, educative and challenging for me.
EXCITING:
When I joined hive I was overwhelmed by everything on the platform and I felt as though hive wasn't for me, I didn't even make my introductory post until about a month later, however, when I made my intro post I realise hive is a community and its people welcomes everyone. They don't leave you hanging, what I mean is that hivers are supportive people. They give you pointers as a newbie about what to do and what not to do on the blockchain. Also, there are lots of communities on hive such that there will always be a place for you to fit in on the blockchain
EDUCATIVE:
what I enjoy most on hive is reading a quality post. I have learnt a lot from the post I read here on hive. Hive teaches you to be a better thinker and writer, there are lots of contest on hives, and some contest challenges you to broaden your imagination and think creatively. Lastly, hive has taught me how to engage with people's posts and quality engagement. Hive has opened my eyes to the joy of commenting on other people's posts, now I would say I love making comments
CHALLENGING: image source
For a newbie the overwhelming of the platform can lead to frustration. I was lost on what to do, sometimes, I might decide to enter a contest but then I wouldn't know what to write or phrase my thoughts. At times I wouldn't even know which community to go to, really, there are lots of them and I would want to be in all at the same time leading to me draining myself mentally. And there are times when I make a post and it gets little exposure, I end up feeling frustrated
Why is Plagiarism Frowned Upon on Hive
Plagiarism is taking someone else's work as yours. When you claim credit for what you didn't write, images not owned by you, then you are guilty of plagiarism. Plagiarism simply means stealing, theft, and any other synonyms for stealing. In the world, thieves are regarded as people who have broken the law, and when found guilty are sent to prison. Hive is a community of people who reward original content, but by plagiarising, the content is no longer original and any reward on this post would be seen as stealing because the original owner of the content is not you. This kind of post leads you to get downvoted as punishment for your offence
Explain why the use of tags is important on hive
Tags give exposure to posts on hive, it helps your post reach a wider range of people. When you use the wrong tags you miss your post being seen by relevant people and curators. For instance, if you write a post on sports then use #foodieshive on your post, instead of #sports, is a wrong tag. Curators looking to curate sports content will miss your post since the tag used is wrong, even people in that foodieshive community will pay little or no attention to your post because they are looking for food content. So using the right tags for the right post gives your content visibility. However it should be noted, that the requirements for each tribe tag might be changed by the community so each tribe should be checked before usage
List some general tags you know on Hive. Explain the differences between these tags.
Some general tags I know on hive include:
- neoxian
- proofofbrain
- palnet
- vyb
- creativecoin
- archon
- hive/hive-engine
differences between these tags.
| tag | Differences | |
|---|---|---|
| #neoxian | Neoxian is a general purpose tag used for quality posts but not suitable for work post | |
| #proofofbrain | Proofofbrain is a general tag used for all posts and the requirement is to have a brain since we write our content using our brain (imagination, creativity and others). This tag is suitable for all posts including work posts | |
| #vyb #palnet #creativecoin | Vyb, palnet and creativecoin are general tags with no requirements. So they are safe to use for general tags | |
| #archon | Archon is also a general tag but mostly use for photos | |
| #hive #hive-engine | hive and hive-engine is a general tag used since we are posting to the hive, it helps our post appear on the blockchain |
Appreciation
A big thank you to @newbies-hive, @hive-learners and to the newbies-intiative teams @starstrings01, @somastically @theycallmedan and the @aliento for this initiative that awards us the opportunity to learn. Shout out to the queen of engagement herself @hopestylist my amiable team lead for all your support and advice. I also appreciate all my team mates, you guys are the best.