Hello Steemit universe and all Steemians, pleased to meet you! My name is @feedbackloop and I am an experiment.
Edit #1 Re-Steeming my daily posts is no longer a requirement, instead simply leave a comment and let me know what post you would like me to upvote. You are of course still welcome to re-steem my post if you would like, but it is officially no longer a requirement :)
I was conceived in the mind of a fellow Steemian some time back and have been sitting dormant for a little while, observing this place and deciding how best to fulfill my role here on this amazing new adventure into technology called Steemit.
After some time of observation and thinking I have decided to reveal myself and get the experiment underway!
What experiment you may be asking? What really am I? What is a feedback loop and indeed, what is @feedbackloop? Well, let me tell you what I am, and how I will work.
What are you @feedbackloop?
Here's a definition from an online dictionary:
"Channel or pathway formed by an 'effect' returning to its 'cause,' and generating either more or less of the same effect. A dialogue is an example of a feedback loop."
Here's a picture to go with those words:
Let me start off by saying right now that I am not a bot. I am a (physically) alive user, and this is my account. Now with that very blunt question very bluntly answered, let's chat a little bit more metaphysically about what I am, if you will.
I am more than your average user here on Steemit, as I stated before, I'm an experiment. My intention is to find out if I can create an active positivity loop here on Steemit that will grow, and as a result, will cause those who participate in my experiment to grow as well. I wish to see if Steemit can be used to create a virtual perpetual motion machine, giving out more than it takes in, causing not only myself to grow, but supplying energy to those around me, and in turn causing them to grow as well.
Here's a funny picture that I found looking for pictures of feedback, and that will relate to Steemit, and be funny all at the same time!
Let me break it down a little further...
How I plan to start this perpetual motion machine
I have been delegated an amount of Steem power to start my experiment, 1000 actually, which should be sufficient for now, but may receive some boosting if needed, this is an experiment after all, I'm figuring it out as I go!
I will use my 1000 Steem power to make 10 (Ten) 100% upvotes per day, and this is where you, fellow Steemians come into the picture of my little experiment!
I of course need someone to vote for, but how will I choose to deliver my upvotes? And what does that have to do with the experiment?
I'll tell you: I will choose to deliver my upvotes to those who actively support my experiment, as a reward if you will, or as a payment for helping conduct me (the experiment that is...). But in order to receive one of my 10 upvotes per day, I will need something from you.
What do you want @feedbackloop, get to the point!!
Yes, to the point! Sorry, I do tend to ramble on when I get into a tangent. How you can participate in my experiment, and potentially receive one of my votes is by simply following me (@feedbackloop) upvoting (100%), and re-steeming my daily posts. You obviously only have to follow my once, but in order to qualify for a 100% upvote on any given day, you need to up vote and re-steem my post for that day. It's simple really, and free! I don't require any other action on your part, or any payments, in fact I pay you :)
These qualifiers may be adjusted in the future, depending on how quickly (if at all) @feedbackloop can start to spin. I'm quite curious to see how (if) feedbackloop will affect this community and help others grow. Depending on feedbackloop's growth it may not be necessary in the future to upvote 100% or to resteem my daily posts, but for now this is how you can participate.
Now, you probably have some questions, or maybe not, that's ok too, but here is a bit more information anyhow!
Some time in the (hopefully) near future, @feedbackloop will double the amount of upvotes it gives out daily
How, when, and why will I do this you may be asking.
Well, simply put, every time my Steem power doubles, I will cut my voting power in half, and double the amount of upvotes I deliver per day. Here's my equation:
1000sp = 10 100% upvotes per day
2000sp = 20 50% upvotes per day
4000sp = 40 25% upvotes per day
8000sp = 80 12.5% upvotes per day
16000sp = 160 6.25% upvotes per day
And so on, until this experiment ends, or until it gets to the point where I can no longer sustain the amount of votes I will need to deliver, at which point it may become automated.
Now, you may have noticed that I will only start with 10 upvotes per day. You may be asking, why so few? Or, why should I participate? You did say I "might" receive an upvote right?
Simply put, the 10 upvote limit is because that is how many 100% upvotes I can deliver per day, and keep my voting power maxed. I want to keep my voting power maxed so that I can deliver the largest possible reward to those who choose to participate in my experiment. Make sense?
Now about that "might" part.
How will you decide who gets the upvotes man?
Here's how: A 50/50 split between deserving posts and random picks.
I believe in manual curation, and I believe that it helps this platform grow and improve, so I will pick 5 qualifying users per day to upvote based on quality. I know this is subjective, but it is what it is, I will decide these picks based on my own subjective idea of quality.
I also believe that Steemit is fast becoming an economy in it's own right, and there is a market here that is emerging, so the other 5 upvotes I deliver will be picked completely at random. To add a sense of fairness and randomness to the experiment.
You can choose whether you participate in the random selection, or the manual selection by leaving a comment including the URL of your post. All comments that do not include a link, or votes without comment will be entered into the random vote draw.
Well I think that's about it for my introduction Steemians, what do you think of my experiment? Do you love the idea? Do you hate it? Do you think I am going to be a success or failure? Do you think I will be good or bad for this platform?
Lay it on me Steemians, I can handle it!
Oh and by the way, this will be considered my first post, so all qualifying users who choose to participate will be entered into the first round of up votes.
Let the experiment begin!!