Although, how much content is too much, and how many self-votes are allowed?
The eternal questions.
how much content is too much,
This is a hard one, because we actually want people to post a lot, like they would on any social media - though we don't want them to do it in order to milk the pool so we generally look at it from a "quality" standpoint. The second layer should fix this issue somewhat, but the problem is that people feel they are entitled to all the rewards, regardless of the interface they post on. I think if I posted 10x a day on d.buzz or whatever it is with the autos I have, people would get pretty upset pretty fast and I would get downvoted - and rightfully so.
From a quality perspective, I could quite easily and have done in the past, put out 5 posts a day of decent quality, but due to the support I get, that would be seen as raping the pool - so this isn't about quality of the content. As my rewards went up, I posted less, not because I wanted to post less, but because to post as I was would have had consequences when there were higher rewards involved. 5 times a day was okay when I was putting out 1000 words plus images on each and getting single digit rewards on all of them.
It seems more to be about what people consider "fair" reward, not for the content itself, but in respect to the rest of the community. In this regard, it also gets interesting, as for example, I am not earning more on a post than I was 4 months ago - unless you look at it in fiat currencies. In fact, I am probably earning less. I have made no secret that when I look at the value of a post, I see it in HIVE, not dollars.
When I vote, I don't think as to whether it deserves 20 cents or 3 dollars, I think about it in terms of the percentage of my staked vote, which is handy, because we have a slider for that. Then, it definitely does depend on who wrote the post, as while I do support new accounts, I will tend to support proven accounts more, as I think we should be aiming to make HIVE stars, influencers who prove that Hive is worth it to earn on for those who put in the effort consistently, but not those looking to get rich quick. Anyone can try and some might get lucky, but if looking to really get the most out of Hive as an earner, it is about being consistent in providing what is considered valuable.
I wonder, if some global superstar was posting on Hive 10 times a day and bringing in a million users a week, would anyone care if they were getting a thousand dollars a post?
how many self-votes are allowed
Depending on the size of the account and frequency of posting. I would suggest that large accounts that get support, no more than 1 a day, preferably none if very large. If they don't get community support, maybe 2 if the content is actually worth it. Small accounts, up to 50% of stake. But in general - there is a game in this too, where if I see people SVing a lot, I stop supporting. I am guessing some of the larger stakeholders do similar.
Whatever the correct answer for any of this though - The "one rule" always stands.
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