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RE: 2019 STEEM silver round now on SALE
Dude, that's all well and good if it's a for-profit promotion. But this is clearly NOT and it actually promotes STEEM in the physical world by getting a unique product out there that is STEEM branded.
I know you mean well, but please take a closer look. You claim :-
"I would have gladly given this post a 100% upvote, and I know others that would have as well." but it is bullshit because this community has been trying to promote this project for MONTHS and has not been supported. You probably haven't seen anything about it until now....
The chances of organic voting doing anything were far lower prior to the fork three weeks ago. Things are indeed significantly different now. Not perfect, but different. What happened months ago isn't that interesting or relevant.
This isn't about organic voting, or even post payouts. It's about promotion. Before the fork we could get onto trending and get some eyeballs on it when we had something big to say. Maybe once or twice A YEAR. There is a whole community behind this - even if it is dwindling. I'm not advocating for #oldsteem as it was pretty fucked up too, but if #newsteem is a bunch of insiders deciding what to hold up, or hold down, then it's just as fucked up.
BTW I'm not talking about months ago. I said "for MONTHS". That means post-fork.
Promotion using votes to buy rewards isn't a sustainable model. This isn't a matter of insiders vs. not insiders, it is something that many stakeholders have recognized and no longer support (though not with 100% agreement on specifics, or at all, by any means).
There are other methods of promotion available, including:
Things change, we move forward, adjustments to practices and strategies are needed.
#2 & #3 have already been attempted, via multiple channels but with no response.
#4 is tough because it's a non-profit so it has to come out of someones pocket. That's usually @raybrockman but I have long said its not fair nor sustainable to expect that to be neccessary.
#1 is basically broken.
So sure, we used the #oldsteem method to get this project some exposure. We did it as a last resort and because other avenues failed.
Not every project is destined to succeed, for a variety of reasons. That't the cold reality of the world. The remedy is fail fast (i.e. assess interest and viability first and if it isn't there, do something else).
I'm sympathetic this time because I'm pretty sure your group really is sincere and trying to something meaningful. Most of the time I just downvote and move on, and I'm pretty sure other downvoters are more and more going to do the same, because engaging in a debate about every downvote (which, while now free, are still not rewarded in any way) is tedious.
I appreciate that there is cold hard reality at play and I'm generally not one to try and hold back the tide. I agree with the fail fast mentality, however this project is into it's 3rd year so I think the lack of support this year is probably more related to the crypto bear market and the decline of the STEEM platform itself rather than it being a bad idea on its own.
Thank you for stepping up to help with this project.
Fair enough. I didn't know it was three years old. Wishing the best. The crypto bear market does put a lot of stress on many worthy projects.
respect