Goals Report | Contest, Curie and the Culling of Sh*tty Content
It's been a crazy 2+ weeks. From flying into Kota Kinabalu to assist @maverickfoo with the Kota Kinabalu (KK) Masterclass to preparing for the grueling (yet enjoyable) Curie mentee sessions, I've finally had time to settle in and write.
Mav in action during KK Masterclass 2018
Lucky to find time to try Sabah's local fruit— the tarap
While it doesn't take too long for me to write, there are just too many items pilling up in my to-do agenda. Of course, like any blog and journal, I'd like to take a step back and reflect my journey thoroughly on Steemit.
To me, every step counts. And I'd like to document my progress as a Steemian, no matter how big or small is my milestone.
Last Week's Goals:
To launch a contest for the #newbieresteemday initiative. My goal is to create awareness and outreach for the new Steemians. As long as they produce great content, I think they definitely deserve the resteem and upvote.
Speaking of great content, I turned up a notch and challenged myself to join as a Curie curator. I've heard quite a bit about 1) getting recommended and approved as a curator, and 2) surviving as a curator. For me, it was an entirely different experience as a Curie curator (more story on this later!). But the whole idea for me was to see if I'm really fit to be a curator and if yes, how long would I survive in this rat race :) Things like this gets me excited all the time. Simply because I get bored easily.
Catching up with smartsteem and moderating quality content creators for whitelisting.
The Results:
I had the contest all prepped up one week ago, but I was hesitant to post before I can confirm the instructions were clear enough. I changed the visual about 3-4 times before deciding that this current one fits @beeyou's theme of bees best :)
When I spoke to @bitrocker2020 about my intentions to join Curie, he referred me to the top curator of the week at that time (@markangeltrueman). Mark is my mentor and has helped me tremendously with Curie's ins and outs, including how Curie's expectations towards exceptional content, and why some pieces are just not 'cut out' for Curie. Mark and I connected on Wednesday, and I made it to the list on Saturday morning, which was surprisingly fast 'cause I understand that it takes about a week or so for the training to be over. Thanks Mark for having faith in me.
After making a mistake of submitting too many contents at one go, I worked on my understanding of the Curation Score and Approval Rating frameworks so I can perform better the next time. No mistakes, no learning.
When I started as smartsteem's moderator, I wasn't expecting rewards from @therealwolf. The reason I picked up the role was that I hate seeing people abusing bots and marketplaces, promoting their posts even with sh*tty content. Being in control of the platform allows me to filter through and whitelist only deserving, talented creators. And one might say, I do it with passion. Which is one of the reasons why I joined Curie as well? So comes a day when I am rewarded with a pleasant surprise in the form of SBD from the generous Wolf. Thanks, Wolf! *Helps motivate me a little 🤑
What's Next:
Pick a winner for the contest (it's Monday already!) and announcing my intentions for newbies to create epic content. You'll never know when you'll be rewarded one way or the other. Above all, enjoy creating content and the reward will follow suit when you least expect it.
One step at a time, one milestone a week. That's probably my motto for now. I am not too sure where my journey with Curie will lead me, but I have learned a lot in this one week. From the system's scoring to choosing exceptional content, I believe I will learn more extensively in the next couple of weeks. I wouldn't dare aim to be a top curator just yet, but I'm just playing by the ears, one step at a time. Come what may.
Nothing much really, except to keep purging annoying, sh*tty content out of the smartsteem system. Again, come what may? Yeah, I'm quite an@l about someone just slapping on a poorly taken picture, with hardly a decent headline, and calls it a day off. Imagine how would others feel, those who had poured in tremendous time in creating epic content, when you so conveniently bid bots just to boost a lousy post. I have no qualms about anyone using bots; in fact, I think it is okay when you have a great content to boot. Otherwise, don't bother giving the bot-bidding practice a bad name.
My Thoughts
Whether you're creating content or helping out with the ecosystem, there's always something for everyone on Steemit. Pick what you love doing most, and be the best at what you do.
I can't stress enough that you gotta be the best at what you do. You don't need to be the only good whale, but you can still be a whale and join the rest of the better whales. Geddit?
Honestly, I was borderline stressed and jittery when I almost screwed up my rating score. I might have felt this way because I didn't wanna disappoint my mentor, Mark. If I do well, he gets rewarded too and I wanted him to because he's been so helpful and patient with all my questions. But if I ever screwed up, I thought what's the worst that could happen? I could either just continue creating content, or try again. The world doesn't just end there.
Also, if it's not too late, this is me wishing all of you a prosperous Lunar New Year & Happy Holidays!
How was your holiday?
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Owh thanks @bashadow :) cute dog profile pic btw
Congrats on joining curie!! I will definitely add to the weekly buzz that #newbieresteemday now has two curie members! Gene, @randomwanderings is another of our curie member. Now I have two points of contact if I come across a promising newbie.
You sure are busy! Your progress and goals post is a great way to keep on top of things. Good luck on this exciting new journey.
However did I miss your newbie contest? It must have been posted after my weekly buzz came out. Love the bees best. ;)
The hotpot looks dee-licious!
Thanks @beeyou, couldn't have thanked you more! You're always this supportive and amazing <3 and yes, you know how to DM me in discord if anything ... there are so many talented newbies that totally deserve the spotlight! Bring them in :)
ps: I've heard so many good things about @randomwanderings- nice to meet you! definitely one of the best curators around ;)
They're all LIES! Oh wait, you said "GOOD", nevermind then. Nice to meet you too. A lot of it is because of who trained me (@carlgnash). Of course he also trained @markangeltrueman as well, so you will be better than me since you get Carl's wisdom as well as the stuff Mark knows that I didn't learn.,
Haha, I like your humility. Well, aren't all the best humble anyway ;p and yeah, the amazing Carl and Mark :) Been a pleasure working with the legends haha and yourself too- you've made quite a name for yourself too <3 Looking forward to reading your curated contents as well as your journal entries (I enjoyed it!) :D
No chance of disappointment. You are doing great. It takes a while to get a feel for the curie guidelines, but I can tell you are gonna be a top curator before you know it.
Thanks @markangeltrueman appreciate your kind words and wisdom- as always. A million of thank you's not enough!
Nice post :D
Thanks! Cute graphic :)
What an extensive update list! Seems you have a lot going on. I love how motivated you are to help newbies who create quality content get seen and properly rewarded. Good luck in your endeavors with curie!!
@therosepatch thanks for your kind words :)
I would love to participate in the contest but I haven't been here long enough to have an experience that I would characterize as "crazy," so I'll have to sit this one out. I'm just starting to get to a place where I'm even communicating with other members at all. Maybe next time!
Congratulations on becoming a Curie curator--I imagine that it's going to be a rewarding experience. You're going to bring a lot of joy to some very deserving people who have been waiting to be recognized for a long time.
Fret not :) @malloryblythe there are so many great contests out there. Especially sponsored and organized by the @newbieresteemday. Do follow them and you'll be in track with all the amazing news <3
Oh yeah, I'm all over the #newbieresteemday train. :) They've been so helpful!
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I just had a curie question and answer with Carl and Mark earlier and it is hard to be a curie curator.
The CS and AR is scary and sometimes you feel that this is it and someone sees why it's not a good post and you get shot down.
Good that you are involved with the newbieresteemday project. Following you now as you seem to have an interesting journey.
Are you also trying out to be a curator @maverickinvictus? Yeah, Carl and Mark's the cream of the crop. Couldn't have thanked Mark enough as he is my mentor for Curie. It was, at first, quite overwhelming. After awhile, you'll get the hang of it and it's pretty fun actually :) Now that I know how the CS and AR work, it's not so daunting anymore. Good luck @maverickinvictus... I hope you'll join us soon!
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