@joseph I agree and disagree.
I agree that the two word "nice post" comments are lame. The one exception is @ionlysaymeep.
I disagree becase if you look at my comment history, my comments cover a lot of different topics. Some are longer, some are shorter (depending on the quality of the OP). One might think that I only comment for the reward, but that is not the case. I like Steemit for one reason: diversity. Where else can you such a broad range of topics in a compressed form? (Please don't say BuzzFeed....) It gets me to think outside of my perspective.
At the end of the day, a post with little effort/substance should get little reward, and so should the comments. Considerate curation helps, but there need to be some systemic changes that disincentivize spammy minnow/plankton behavior.
Totally agree with you! I am the same way, so to say that on one post I comment "keep it up" doesn't mean that I'm just doing it for the upvotes or to get followers because I commented, I just truly mean it even if it's short. I'm not going to write a super long comment on everything I like, although a lot of the times I do lol, because I just wouldn't have the time. What I don't like is when people simply ask if I could follow and they don't even comment anything about what I posted on. :/
I agree and disagree as well. There are a lot of posts that I don't really understand but that someone put in a lot of time and effort to make and if I manage to get through the whole post and still don't understand but know that once I get more knowledgeable on the subject (like cryptocurrency) things will make more sense to me... for those types of posts I generally comment something like "great post, wish I understood it more" or "nice post, someday I hope to make more sense of it" and I don't see anything wrong with those comments but I also don't expect to be up voted at all.
Now don't get me wrong, those of us that type a "nice post" or "great post" type comment shouldn't be expecting an up vote for those comments but we should be able to say those comments without feeling like we are doing something wrong.
When you don't really understand the post, either because its on something you don't quite get (again like cryptocurrency for myself) or perhaps its in a language you don't understand but the pictures within it kind of give you an idea of what the post is about, then really the only comment you can make, if you even make one at all, should be "nice post" or "good post" because you can't really say anything else if you didn't really understand it.
Of course that is just my opinion. :D
I agree with you. Thanks for putting into perspective for this guy. Now I can't say nice comment cuz people on Steem get pissed off. They need to chill with all the taboo rules of steemit that is not written anywhere on the welcome page. It will turn off a lot of new users n this will just become a blog forum backed by blockchain. I would hate for Steem to be squeezed into this category, because of nitpicky users.
"Taboo rules of Steemit" couldn't be any more accurate! If there are no terms of service that specifically prohibit these actions, there can be no blame. Sure people can look down their noses, but this is the interwebs, where far worse happens in every corner.
My original comment is this: I agree and disagree with OP. I
I agree with you. And if you just say ,, nice post'' or ,,good job'', a person at least know that you're visit his or her post. It's like in real life when somebody in the store or on parking lot say to you : nice day and you reply : yes indeed. You feel good about this and also on steemit if somebody leave a comment on my post like this I'm glad. Sometimes two words are better than 100 upvotes from curation trail. At least in my opinion.
If it is brief but topical, I am all about that. If it is "hi, visit my page", I have no love for that. Engagement is always better than mindless curation IMO.
Exactly. :D
Meep.
Lol. Just be consistent, you'll be alright!
So the nice post comments and follow me comments are spammy behavior? That's good to know. I get enough spam in my email. Now I like to take pics and post pics and sometimes I don't say much about the photos, but I do post some helpful writing tips for aspiring authors. I was hoping that would benefit people who are thinking about writing and just need a little encouragement or advice to help them work harder and produce better content.
Rightly put, these short comments mostly have positivity in them, like appreciation, acknowledgement, gratitude, etc so it shouldn't be viewed as steemit real estate being wrongly occupied