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RE: Steemit Etiquette: Is it RUDE to Leave a Comment but NOT Upvote?
I wouldn't call it rude. I call it downright shitty.
Yeah, abusive self-upvoting sucks... and fortunately, there are now a number of community initiatives going to call out practices like that. If you are not already aware of their existence, @sherlockholmes and @spaminator look into things like you describe, all the time. @smackdown.kitty is a bot created specifically to flag abusive self-upvotes, but I'm not sure how to summon it.
Yes, I would also call it "shitty." And I believe in karma, as well...
I'm new and trying to figure this out. If someone upvotes their own comment on my post, do I get any benefit from that on the post payout? I also wonder about upvoting the comments of people who comment on my post.
I've been going back on Day 5-6 and upvoting a few comments that were the best on any of my posts. I figure that gives credit to the person and I don't have to upvote on the fly when comments are coming in. But again, I have no idea how upvoting comments turns into payouts and for who.
As far as upvoting - I comment 20+ times a day and have no power to upvote most of that time. If the person is of high power - I say nothing about voting. If the person is 50 and below I will tell them I'm not voting because I am recharging like in this case.
I found you through @jerrybanfield's upvotable post - congrats!
Thanks for the comment @fitinfun! As far as I understand, when someone upvotes their own comment, they are basically putting most of the money in their own pocket (75+%). There are some further "timing technicalities" I really don't understand.
I typically upvote (and respond to) engaging comments on my posts close to the beginning... and then I'll revisit 4-5 days later and catch up with any later additions.
For me, the bottom line is "reward content I perceive to add value to the discussion, and/or the site as a whole." I realize that's subjective, of course...
I see you're another Tsu transplant-- welcome to Steemit; lot more potential here!
Oh! Yes, I'm from tsu - I'm so hopeful about this place but I am sure stumbling around.
So do the votes on comments also make the post payout go up?
@fitinfun, the votes on comments operate separately from the post; they have their own payout pool, as I understand it. Sometimes you can make almost as much in rewards from a well-placed comment that inspires discussion, as you can from the primary post. It's rare, but it happens.
OK - thank you - I will keep that in mind :)