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Insert steem-destroyer here: A post about commenting and other things

Who's face belongs here?

It's not a rhetorical question...I'm asking you.

OK, if you're reading this, it's unlikely it's your face...If you're reading this you're probably not one of those people who seem intent upon destroying everything the rest of us have been working so hard to build. So...Who's face does belong here...im src

Some of you may know that there's a group of individuals who incessantly, and insidiously, continue to downvote and grey out the comments of many users on steem...To what end I don't know. A few accounts seem to bear the brunt of it although many have received downvotes, simply for commenting upon the posts of those users the steem-destroyers are targeting.

It's a revenge thing I think, or maybe a desperate bid for relevancy and validation? I can see them now, hunched over their computers just waiting for someone to comment so they can get that wet dream satisfaction of downvoting it...But wet dreams aren't really that satisfying are they fellas?

A little while ago the steem-destroyers felt they could...

rape the rewards pool with impunity

through circle-voting and excessive self-voting on what could only be described as very poor quality content. It happened for a long time.

After the last hardfork that sort of behaviour became frowned upon by the community and those engaging in it redressed their ways, came on board with #newsteem and started to work towards a better steem. Not all though.

Some ignored the pleas of the community to stop their reward pool abuse, to work positively and collectively towards the greater good and to understand that through curation of others they could still earn very well here, like we all want to do. But no, they wouldn't see reason despite being given many opportunities to come on board with the rest of us. So, thanks to the efforts of several users these reward-pool-steem-destroyers were redressed. That's when they switched tactics and became wet-dream steem-destroying revenge-downvoters.

You see, if they were permitted to continue their rapey-ways steem as a whole would suffer...I don't know about you, but I've worked too damned hard at this to see it crumble due to the ego, hubris and greed of a few users too selfish to understand that steem had evolved and their selfish behaviour was redundant.

Remember, reward pool-abuse...

takes steem away from you, and everyone else here!

Yes, even you. Even if you sit on the fence, try to keep your head down and mind your own business.

Furthermore, the poor behaviour, downvoting comments simply out of revenge and letting that spill over into the community at large impacts steem in so many other negative ways. Imagine if you were a new user engaging with me for the first time and every time I made a comment, or you did, someone downvoted it and greyed it out. How long would you stay around? Not long.

I don't know what it's all about, what those few accounts hope to gain...I mean...

The damage to their credibility has reached full penetration I think, and there's probably no coming back from it

and instead of enjoying the platform like you and I they sit around clicking downvote on comments possibly feeling empowered and validated in the process. Doesn't make much sense to me.

It doesn't change my behaviour though...Here's some stats for you...

317 comments, 83,698 characters
304 comments, 65,119 characters
337 comments, 72,761 characters
553 comments, 114,868 characters
574 comments, 112,430 characters

Above shows the last 5 weeks of comments I have made as tracked and reported on @abh12345's Curation and Engagement League which you should be in. Simply follow the link above, comment that you want to be included and he will add you. You don't have to do any work - He does it all. It's a good way to see how you're tracking.

So, you can see that I comment a lot and with a lot of words usually; It's a lot of comments to downvote. I point this out for a reason.

I believe engagement is the best way, these days possibly the only way, to build your brand here, to push your exposure further and to do the same with your rewards. That means comments! Lots and lots of really good, valid and interesting comments on other people's posts. People respond back, and that's how relationships are created and maintained.

I have read that some people are commenting less, or are afraid to comment on the posts made by those being downvoted by the steem-destroyers I talked about in this post...But that's them censoring you right? That's crazy talk! The way to push forward is to do something, COMMENT, not do nothing!

So here's the thing...

Comment more. Comment a lot. Comment often. Comment with interest. Comment with validity. Comment...Comment...Comment...

Get it? It's the only way to move forward here...Maybe you didn't get it...

Comment. A lot.

You might get a downvote sure...But there's more value in commenting than not commenting, trust me on that. The thing is those trying to destroy what we have created, to turn it into a joke can only downvote so much...And they are isolated within their own little circle of knuckle-shucklers so yeah...

Enough said.

Nah, one more time...

COMMENT! A lot. Like, a shit-load!

Tomorrow isn't promised - Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default _{An original post written by a human} _{Discord: galenkp#9209} 🇦🇺

Comments · 27

@krazzytrukker(70)· 2389d
No Comment......

Heheheh..... Hey I had 2 do it.

Now carry on, back to work.
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@janton(71)· 2390d
Well said sir galenkp! You explained it perfectly and called it perfectly.
@denmarkguy(79)· 2391d
Awesome post @galenkp!

The thing is, WE are the "they" we've been waiting for... meaning that there's no magical "they" who's gonna come along and build the perfect community, here.

I'm a long time participant in, and follower of, Asher's "Leagues" and I totally agree that the best way to guide this community forward is to engage with people, because the bottom line of doing so is that we create an ecosystem that outsiders might look at and consider interesting and compelling enough that they want to become part of it. It's a win-win.

And — of course — it's no coincidence that you live at the top of the Engagement Leagues and... BEHOLD... this post has 100+ comments....
@arcange(79)· 2391d
Congratulations @galenkp! Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following category:
- Comments - Ranked 2 with 110 comments
@ryivhnn(73)· 2391d
There's only a handful of ways that will shut me up, though I'm pretty sure some people really wish that I would XD
@intrepidphotos(77)· 2391d
Sad to see but this place is so much cleaner than it was 2 years ago when the flag wars were rampant.
@angel33(39)· 2391d
interesting thought
@holoz0r(78)· 2392d
The problem is that a lot of comments are meaningless and don't add much depth. I feel as though sometimes I don't have much to say on a post, but I want to let the author know that I read, appreciated, or enjoyed their contribution.
@ctrpch(72)· 2392d
Next level commenting happens at steem meet ups, not only do we comment a lot we share tips and stories with each other.

This is then fed back into our interaction online and posting and commenting.
@soyrosa(75)· 2392d
I feel like engagement is going up a little bit - I'm sort of back myself after a long period of 'feeling down on Steem' and mostly scrolling through my feed late at night when I didn't feel like commenting anymore because I already was falling asleep :D But engagement is everything for this platform and it seems you're doing good - both giving and receiving comments :-) Cheers and keep it up!
@thebigsweed(73)· 2392d
I don't get the whole thing, doesn't the success of what is going on with Steemit somewhat impact the price of Steem. It seems to me that these knuckleheads don't get the big picture, that a successful platform is also good for them. Holding a grudge against a person is a conscious choice, a choice you're entitled to, but to bring down others along the way is reprehensible. A virtual tug of war is going on, could you imagine if all those participating on Steemit pulled in the same direction.
@anouk.nox(70)· 2392d
If only I had more time every single day to comment and engage. I kind of miss being in the engagement leagues honestly, it wasn't only fun but I connected to quite a few new people (new to me) as well. I just can't manage to read all the posts and comment as well. I hate leaving a short comment only. So, even though I sometimes don't comment, I do read :) I just hate leaving meaningless comments hehe.

Engagement is defo the way to go!
@wira8788(67)· 2392d

I believe engagement is the best way, today may be the only way, to build your brand here, to drive your exposure further and to do the same in your reward.

I agree with you. steemit has brought us to share history, culture, traditions and different environments, and through interaction we have shared everything in life Thanks My friend
@fenngen(72)· 2392d
I think the best way to go is just to ignore the trolls and keep doing stuff in the most supportive manner possible. They just don't have enough power to bring down what is being created here and I don't think that they are making much profit from trying to mess other people's efforts.

$trdo!
@ksteem(73)· 2392d
Like your statements and agree on the comments, comments, comments. The bigger issue is how do we remove those abusers from the system or de-value their downvote if their rating is low? Yes, they could create new accounts, but they will soon tire of that back and forth as well. Most experienced users simply ignore these as common pests, but it can be an emotional blow to new users just getting into the community. Let's remember that encouraging new users with quality posts is what helps us build and grow stronger. I for one make a point to look at introduction posts at least once or twice a week and upvote some, while welcoming them. I remember how nice it was when starting out to get that first nice upvote! Let's keep building!
@steevc(80)· 2392d
Nobody is going to stop me commenting and flagging abuse. I believe too strongly in Steem to change my ways. We have to accept that there will be troll here and we cannot stop them operating, but they are outnumbered and cannot flag us all. Let them use up their voting power on me if they like. They can't do much about my rep.
@sanjeevm(78)· 2392d
Man, that's a lot , on an average 45+ comments a day 🙆 , it must be taking couple of hours at the least ?
@azircon(79)· 2392d
Just use a straight bat, mate, like you always do!

If your technique is right, it takes very little time to hit the rope, even against Bret Lee ! :)
@mattclarke(71)· 2392d
I'd like to see other communities (Perhaps those embracing KYC) roll out frogcake-style comment bots. It's a nice little sweetener to roll up your sleeves each day. I tend to scroll through my feed, open 20 or so posts I want to focus on; and comment on each of them in turn. Sometimes the author has done such a great job I have literally nothing to add; so he gets a bigger vote instead :)
@acesontop(81)· 2392d
In my case, as long as I will have something to say, I will comment. Just engaging for the sake of being seen out there is not my thing. I don't have too many posts in my feed though, nowadays and that's what I need to improve on my blog. Need some more material to glance through. Totally agree with you that engagement is the best advertising way for one's blog. Only rare cases make themselves known just by posting. Overall I appreciate engagement on Steem as it is far superior of the facebook and instagram one. It is straightforward and that's how I consider it to be.
@j85063(70)· 2392d
Wonder if they will down vote this comment?

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@belemo(79)· 2392d
Its been really annoying to be honest and I've felt like approaching the account owners of the wetdream downvoters a couple of times but it would really suck if my posts which are my means of survival also gets flagged. So I just observe.

Acid and Dan's posts are part of their top targets and despite their attempts, I still interact anyways but that's just me.
@toofasteddie(77)· 2392d
And relax the HF curve which is not an incentive for engagement

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@shaidon(71)· 2392d
An excellent post. It’s such an easy thing to destroy one’s own reputation here, and yet it’s much more rewarding both financially and emotionally to just avoid doing that.

If there are misunderstandings or differences between. Steemians they should dealt with the comments. There are people talking about auto downvoting people just because heir downvote percentage is 100%. Surely, it would be best saved for bad actors, spammers, etc.

I have never understood why you’d invest heavily in something financially and then not want to have a positive return on your investment. I took what you said at the meeting onboard and have started implementing it and my commenting has increased drastically.

One time I did get involved with a comment flagging war but I could see it start to lower my reputation score. It was then that I decided to focus more on creating content and finding a community of people I liked and supporting them where I could.
@riverflows(82)· 2392d

a shitload

So Aussie... 🐨
@abh12345(80)· 2392d
Keep talking and ignore the bs, sounds like a plan to me.

I think you are right, probably best for the accounts in question to reset, or go find something else to do.

Thanks for the EL mention!