These are shortcuts, will help but that's temporary. I believe one point we all fail to understand is that we need to increase whales and dolphins on this network. The existing number is insufficient that is why even good thoughtful post by minnows goes unnoticed. The number of minnow will increase so all we need is a mutual understanding that every time we post we also make an effort to read others post without taking into account the reputation score. More whales more dolphins better for minnow and growing steemit network. Existing whales could not cater to the flood of posts so even very deserving minnow fail.