Week 1 January Curation Report of Team True Colours 3

1. Preface

As we searched for good, we came to the same conclusion: It is difficult, almost impossible and we agree we always end up with the same handful of people.

We checked commenters on a list, contest nominees to see if we overlooked anything. What do others see and we don't? We had a few tough moments finding new names but we managed as usual although we are left feeling disappointed.

Are we too critical? Are our standards too high or is it time to give up the impossible and go for commitment, art and creativity only, after all, others are doing what doesn't feel right to us.

We used hashtags to search. The use of it is poor and so are the catchy titles. The need to promote oneself is hardly present.
Besides upvoting, we left personal messages and offered help where needed.

The results for week 1 are better than expected when it comes to voting for continents, countries, communities and genders. The highest upvote was 70%.

A few of you gave us a good laugh, thank you.

This is the report on the implementation of the first week of January curation activities by "Team True Colours 3" in statistical form.

2. The Statistics

In the first week of January 2025, Team True Colours 3 curated 49 posts and 151 comments. As always, this report is made by taking into account various key aspects related to the implementation of these curation activities, namely in terms of Club, Country, Community, Continent, and Gender.

2.1. The Club Count

The following table shows the number of daily votes by club.

^{Fig. 2.1.1. The table of daily post votes.}

Next is the pie chart for total posts upvoted by club.

^{Fig. 2.1.2. The pie chart of total post votes based on Club count.}

The tabel and pie chart of the detailed week 1 comment votes with a description of commenters' club can be seen below.

^{Fig. 2.1.3. The table of daily comment votes.}

^{Fig. 2.1.4. The pie chart of 4 total Comment votes based on Club count.}

2.2. Geographical (Country and Continent) Count

2.2.a. Post v Geography

Based on the posters' country of origin, a total of 21 countries were curated by Team True Colours 3 in the first week of January. The top 3 countries that received the most votes from Team True Colours 3 in week 1 are,

1. Russia (7 votes); 2) USA (5 votes), and 3) Indonesia (5 votes). See the following images for a more detailed record.

^{Fig. 2.2.1. The country table of voted posts.}

^{Fig. 2.2.2. The country bar chart of voted posts.}

If the data is made into a table based on continents, the following table will be found.

^{Fig. 2.2.3. The Post count based on the continent.}

The bar chart looks as follows (in order from highest to lowest).

^{Fig. 2.2.4. The bar chart for the Post count based on the continent.}

2.2.b. Comment v Geography

By country, the 151 curated comments are spread across 32 countries as shown in the following table and diagram, including 7 comments of unknown nationality.

^{Fig. 2.2.5. The country table of voted comments.}

^{Fig. 2.2.6. The country bar chart of voted comments.}

The table and bar chart by continent for the data will look like the following.

^{Fig. 2.2.7. The table for the Comment count based on the continent.}

^{Fig. 2.2.8. The bar chart for the Comment count based on the continent.}

2.3. Community Count

2.3.a. Post v Community

In the first week, Team True Colours 3 curated posts on 24 communities (including 8 articles sent to personal blog). By community, Personal Blog ranked first in the number of curations with 8 posts, followed by SteemFamily and World of Xpilar in 2nd and 3rd place with 5 and 4 posts respectively. See the following pictures.

^{Fig. 2.3.1. The community count table of voted posts.}

^{Fig. 2.3.2. The community count bar chart of voted posts.}

2.3.b. Commnet v Community

The 151 comments curated by Team True Colours 3 in week 1 were spread across 32 communities, as shown in the following table and diagram.

^{Fig. 2.3.3. The community count table of voted comments.}

^{Fig. 2.3.4. The community count bar chart of voted comments.}

2.4. Gender Count

Based on gender, the categories are divided into 4 types: Male, Female, Unknown, and Community (posts or comments written by community accounts). The following table shows Team True Colours 3's curation data for posts and comments in week 1.

^{Fig. 2.4.1. The gender count table of voted posts and comments.}

The bar chart is as follow.

^{Fig. 2.4.2. The gender count bar chart of voted posts and comments.}

3. The Nomination

The 7 entries of nomination we have consist of 3 posts and 4 comments, as follows:

Nominee	1
Author	@dilshan96
Type	Post
Language	English
Link	Wangedigala – Paradise Mountain Hike
Date	1st
Review	dilshan96 wrote about his experience of mountain hiking near Kalupahana village in Sri Lanka. The post is accompanied by 5 images that showcase the beauty of the mountainous region and the excitement of the hike, although it doesn't look like many were involved in the hike.
Nominator	nishadi89

Nominee	4
Author	@cicisaja
Type	Comment
Language	English
Link	Link
Date	5th
Review	One of the most entertaining comments written under the post titled Out-Of-The-Box: Last Chat On Your Deathbed. The contest invites commenters to respond to the questions of an interviewer showing up at the moment they are dying. Will the questions be answered? cicisaja comes up with a comment that is far from scary. The regret is there, but overall, it's an entertaining, even humorous posts where she also tells her hubby how he should handle her Steemit account.
Nominator	aneukpineung78

Nominee	5
Author	@almaguer
Type	Post
Language	Spanish - English
Link	My Kingdom and Death
Date	6th
Review	In this piece, almaguer explores the theme of life's reflections and people's relationship with the decisions they make, and how they want to be remembered after they leave. He tells how Mistress Death pays Mike a visit in a bar because his time has come. He answers the questions she has between drinking beer and flashbacks of his past and beloved wife and replies in an unexpected way as the last question is asked to the drunkman: How do you think people will remember you? Mike has an unexpected answer followed by an even more unexpected reaction. Almaguer uses irony and dark humor to enrich his writing.
Nominator	aneukpineung78

Nominee	7
Author	@aellly
Type	Post
Language	Chinese
Link	【西瓜画坊】#535
Date	5th
Review	It can be said to be a note of a painting artist in the making. The posts are fun to read interspersed with low-key humor, portraying an emotional connection to the work created. aellly reiterates the connection between the quest for perfection and perseverance.
Nominator	wakeupkitty

Thus the implementation of the True Colours 3 team curation activity report for this week. Thank you.