How a nice cuppy streemy tea, became a bitter storm
Perhaps some of you noticed this kind of tea being spat out this weekend by some unfortunate streemians. There were a wagon loads of protesting and were gnashing of the teeth. When all about me got so trouble watery, I dug out me trusty moral compass and knocked it a little to make sure it is working and read the tips on the inside of the box. It applies to life and parties in general, not just steemy fun
Tread cautiously where there be dragons
- Be not swept into the horde. People in need of exposure are drawn to crowds, but let's face it, some crowds contain less-than-savoury-sorts. Not all crowds are equal so it may be more than money that you lose. Here be many dragons.
- Forgo not thyself. Take every opportunity to weigh your own senses into the equation. Ask questions, and assess the way people respond. This is a sure way to find out if the project is led by well-meaning people or scammers. If you get fuzzy answers, or you're treated like someone who asks too many questions, you know what to do.
- Draw thyself to thine self, Don't be intimidated by the scale of what you do not know at first. None of this is nearly as complex as it first seems. If you are valued, your questions and concerns ought to matter.The silence you hear in the crowd, is probably fear or any series of other things from confusion to loathing. Don't be intimidated. It's quite simple. Any place is a microcosm of a larger space of human interaction. If you understand a bit about human nature, then nothing is too hard to grasp. Follow your own senses. What is fair and what is wrong? You decide.
- Wherefore and whence go you. It is unlikely we are all here with the same intention. While on this consideration, think about the word reputation. What is the reputation you aim to generate? You can develop a reputation for doing different things, so don't get caught up in 'numbers' or 'scores'. Consider what a score should represent for you. Important thing is to think of this as a brand identity that you are working on developing. It's unique.
- Trade ne'er thine repute. There are certain things you can and should automate, and when you do that, it is going to be better if you regularly re-evaluate how that automation is working for you and your reputation. Your keys are the crucial thing here. How secure and how easily can you revoke the keys from the robot or company. If you write, do you sacrifice anything to a company or a robot? If you decide to pay that cost, what are the limits if any, where you will draw the line? If you automate any part of your activities, perhaps it is best to follow up, seek opportunities to discover and engage by manually stepping in from time to time.
If you are automating your activity, what tools do you use? I am finding these to help me a lot. The last two provide very nice filters and full control over automation.
- shadowbot (a voting pool)
- steemfollower/steemclient (manual curation)
- steemauto (automated features)
