Community and development made me consider being active on Leo. Hive base layer has a lot of niche topics but too few users are active and a lot of people seem too preoccupied to engage. While there are some active communities out there that really encourage more user interaction, most of the time these are niche topics I don't find interesting. Leofinance answers the need for information and a community that encourages info exchange.
What sealed the deal was seeing how often updates were being posted regularly. More developments planned and underway meant there is a drive to take the community at greater heights. Community and development are strong combinations to drive the token's value higher.
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This is good news if true.
I am with you, much of it might not be my cup of tea. However, all communities, no matter what the flavor, if they are pushing engagement, then it is of benefit. While it does make it harder for those who lack the interest in those communities, it is of overall benefit if they are succeeding.
The key is pushing engagement and getting it are two different things. After all @abh12345 has been pushing it on Hive for a few years. So it isnt from a lack of effort.
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True. I'm still waiting for like minded people to come into the platform for some niche topics I'm also into. I have Gina set to ping me if anyone on the blockchain mentions some words related to those niche interests.
I agree with this. I have been previously been active at the engagement league contest @abh12345 hosts. But now I don't qualify due to not meeting the criteria (I'm powering down and transferring my funds to leodex, and other accounts for some projects). Nevertheless that never affected my routine of engaging. I'm making it a personal game to see how many engagement tokens I can accumulate per week.
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Yeah, effort has been made but I'd disagree with the quality of that engagement. Rewarding engagement is nice and useful, has its advantages, we all know that as Leo is the proof of that. However, there's a big difference between handing out rewards based on some metrics that can be (and it is) gamed by many, is not exactly what I call a success. No offense. Engagement on Leo is what I call genuine and that is value.
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I'd disagree with this - but I guess it depends upon which circles one runs in. I have found the engagement level pretty good for the four years I have been here, including when I had no stake and couldn't reward it.
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Yes, that's correct.
Are you saying that those accounts that regularly appear at the top of the EL are ungenuine? 😯
What say you @galenkp?
It is true that metrics cannot prove meaningful engagement, but I don't think many of those in the top ranks are writing 50000k chars a week for 13 cents. It's far easier to write a seemingly meaningful comment on a leo post and get a vote from onealfa or tm.
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Lol...Hmm, maybe the hours and hours I spend and 100,000+ characters (in comments alone) I put on the blockchain each week are disingenuous in people's perception, and that perception is always going to be their reality, right or wrong. I guess you'll have to ask those I comment on if they feel I'm disingenuous; I'm pretty sure what they'll say.
This is one reason I often consider pulling out of the EL Asher...People thinking I'm gaming it which annoys me because the engagement I do is for the purpose of engagement, fun and enjoyment here on the blockchain, not to win the EL.
It's all good though...It's blockchain...Everything is there for people to see.
It's disappointing to me that people may think I'm disingenuous, or gaming it, though; Sort of fucking pisses me off, but I'm a big lad, I can take it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Well I doubt the comment was aimed at you, it just came across quite sweeping and unfair to those making genuine effort, and not for a few HIVE.
Indeed. Like accounts front-running rubbish cause a big vote is coming (eg. Traf in the past) or suddenly appearing in another tribe because the token has been on a run.
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Yep I know, my comment is generic and not aimed at anyone in particular also...It stands however. I guess it doesn't really matter though, a person knows what they do, good or bad and has to live with that knowledge.
Because the comment was mine, let me tell you that I didn't say you are gaming it. So no reason to be upset, no one has accused you of anything.
Of course, it's not your comment I was referring to specifically, it was just more in general. We can't affect what people think, and everyone has their own opinion which is how it should be. What changes is the information they use to form it...I guess what annoys me is when people judge others with no real evidence or factual information, not just here on hive, but in real life too...My dislike of, and frustration with, that human nature probably came out in this comment.
No, I'm saying there are ways to game the system, and sone know how to use it. And I'm saying this without accusing of blaming anyone, plus saying thank you for you running this for years now.
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