Last week I made a post that got more attention than most of my posts and the whole thing was a lot of fun.
The post provided users of all sizes a change to engage and introduce themselves to other and the results were amazing! 252 comments and still climbing. This should give you an idea of how hard it can feel for new Steamians to find each other. Yet, find each other they did! The networking was awesome, because in part they had the ability to feel free to interact and engage.
Please check out the post, these are quality accounts driven by quality people seeking engaging users. Check this post and the engagement out!
Shout Out to a Few Great Networkers:
There are many more in the post and thanks to @matt-a for helping to upvote the comment section I ran out of voting power!
Nice job to all who found friends in the comments and I will be doing this again!
What I was reminded of is finding each other can be hard and it's likely going to remain difficult unless there is a UI change coming. If we know it is hard, then everyone can understand that it is hard we can express that. We have too many new users who think stakeholder are going to come looking for them. Maybe it should or shouldn't work that way... All I know is that it doesn't. The minnows and redfish need to find each other and support each other. If you are all seeking dolphin and whale votes you will likely be disappointed.
graph from arcange https://steemit.com/statistics/@arcange/steemit-statistics-20180711-en
Our Active Accounts Currently Consist Of:
- 37 whales
- 264 orcas
- 1713 dolphins
- 8344 minnows
- 109,360 redfish
This is before the gates on signups are open! There are not enough stakeholders, it isn't just greed it is time and voting power also. So adjust the expectations and please stop telling the redfish and minnows to expect whale votes!
I've been saying it for a while, it is up to us! The minnows and redfish are going to have to support each other through the phase of getting some traction. Vote for yourself if you make a good post, build up to the slider. Get in little groups and help each other build! There will be time to reward great content! Right now, build your account! We need you. After Hardfork 20 I think they quit wiping away dust votes, so that should help also!
Let's build a middle class and let the minnows support themselves and each other to grow their accounts! Feel free to Network with each other in the comments, ONLY ON THIS POST, give yourself a vote, drop a link... Go wild.. Just don't think it flies else where.
You are now free to move about the blockchain!