Dear SteemSTEM moderators,
take as much time as you need! As Steemit grows, it turns for many from a fun plattform with benefits to a strange sort of competition. This is not how it should be! Many of us science authors value your work and curation a lot, and wouldn't want it to become a burden for you! You helped me to gather people I follow and interact with, as I found good content through the SteemSTEM tag which basically build my Steemit-experience. All the best, and definitely: THANK YOU!
I second this reply! I struggled to find the right direction for my content until I found the steemSTEM tag. Would you consider a small monthly membership fee? Just a few SBD per month from a couple of hundred users might go a long way. For us, it would be an investment that we could earn back through our blog content.
I'm afraid not many people would approve of it OR think they entitled to a vote even more than they do now :/
That makes sense. I can see where that could lead to a sense of entitlement.
Another thought:
I am but a lowly school teacher, so I can't speak the language of the computers, so this might not even be possible, but:
Could you have someone write some code to check the last 7 days and keep track of how many times a person has upvoted and/or commented on steemSTEM content, as well as how many replies/upvotes their comments have received. Comments such as "Great informations! Keep the work up." generally do not receive any attention, so they could be ignored or weighted less.
When one of your curators chooses an article to upvote, they would plug it into the bot. The bot could check for a minimum threshold of interaction from the user. If the user's participation level is below that threshold, the bot could deduct percentage points from the upvote. Participation within the threshold range would get the base upvote. Those who have surpassed the threshold would receive a boost in voting percentage.
I imagine that this would require quite a bit of math and some strong coding skills. It might even be an absolutely horrible idea that ends up being way more trouble than it is worth. lol I'm just kind of spitballing, but I think something like that could encourage more community involvement.
OR
Write the code to compile steemSTEEM content ordered by the participation score. Your curators could have one central feed to check, and those who participate would be the most likely to get noticed. If a curator chose to support a post, it could be checked off of the list so all other curators could see that it is no longer eligible.
Again, maybe more trouble than it's worth.
No, we won't. We accept any donation, but we don't ask for any membership. As @suesa said, we prefer not to be tied to any member in any way.
That is good to hear! Too little people never seem to leave the bubble of their own posts to interact with others. But that's what a community needs: Interaction!
This is only my 8th day on Steemit, and I hadn't heard of SteemSTEM before I read this post, but I agree that this team deserves a big THANK YOU for what they do. It's a shame that many aren't thankful, considering that these good people are doing a job that benefits them and their work.
:)
It is nice to read! Thanks for your comment. Sincerely. I am happy that we helped you to interact with people. This is what we try to improve, at the moment.