Was really liking the new features on steemit , then i saw the voting slider and read the 0.14.0 Release Candidate.
Some nice implementations but then more complexity and confusion.
You may have noticed the new home button in the top menu. this is now your feed. I really like this. it looks and works better than the last feed we had. now you are more likely to see your followers posts as its your home page and you can now access the tags and topics on the same page. Its starting to feel more like a community social media site. I feel it integrates better now. you also have a feed button in your profile icon dropdown, which is the same as home.
I'm glad we've gone back to the old tags and topics system. you now have access to more topics than recently. some users have been getting confused thinking the topics had gone or just wern't there. this helps to solve this issue.
The voting bar. im afraid i dont like this already and its only been half a day. its very annoying popping up every vote and to be honest i don't really understand it and i think most others don't either.
This also ties in with the 5 votes rule. which initialy seems to be worrying people. I think this is because most people dont understand it. me included.
At first i thought it was really bad but after reading posts for the last 5 hrs im not so sure. all i know is its all a bit complex and seems to have been put accross to people in a very confusing manner.
As a minnow i'd really like to know how this affects minnows and new users?
What does eveybody think? we are part of this community and i think we need to speak up and say our opinions.
i have included a few links about the issues.
post by @steemitblog about the new release candidate and the 5 vote rule.
https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/announcing-steem-0-14-0-release-candidate
post by @dennygalindo about the positives of the 5 vote rule and the voting slider
https://steemit.com/feedback/@dennygalindo/prospect-theory-5-votes-a-day-good-just-marketed-wrong