A lot of times I get people asking me how I manage to do well on hive and the truth is I find it really hard to give one exact answer. Usually, they are more concerned about the support I get and interestingly, sometimes I’m not even sure how I get the support that I get except for a few persons that support me because they just like what I do or just want to support me and others because I work for them and they see that as a way of paying me for the work I do. Since I joined hive, I have always have one thing in mind and that is the fact that nothing is guaranteed.
I show up everyday on hive not just for the upvotes but I have come to understand that over time, I have come to make hive a core part of my life. I doubt there will ever come a day when I won’t think of hive even if for some reasons I can’t come online. Hive has become a part of my everyday routine and that has made me see reasons to always give my best to anything hive in anyway I can.
A lot of people see my account and be like oh see how well her posts are doing and all but there is more to it than meets the eye. There is no support that I can boost of that I’m sure will always come. Except a few kind persons that have placed me on autovotes and for them, I always give my best to make those upvotes count no matter how much I choose to post in a day. I give it my best because it means so much to me that they found me worthy enough to be in their fan base. And most importantly, so they can always defend the why behind placing me on autovote.
My journey on hive has been really good but today, I’ll be sharing one of my supposed bad moments which for me wasn’t so bad because it has shaped me in a way that I’m proud of who I’m becoming. I’m sharing this with you because I won’t want you to be in such a place if you know of a good way to avoid it. I always believe that the best way to learn is not to learn from one’s own mistakes but from others mistakes because you might not be as luck as them to scale through. So I hope that sharing my own experience with you will help you do better and make better choices.
About 8 months ago, I was reported to Hivewatchers for using AI to write my posts. It was just one single warning and the next thing that followed was downvotes and it broke my heart and that wasn’t because of just the downvotes but because the punishment I faced was something that I would have been able to completely avoid. I wanted my write ups to be well presented and structured. So I’ll make my usual posts and ask AI to remove grammatical errors without changing so much and it did that. And then, my post was flagged as AI written which was true because AI assisted me in writing those posts.
I remember the fear that gripped me when HW commented on my post stating that I used AI on my posts. At that point, I knew I have made a mistake and it was just right that I pay for it. For one whole month, I made posts without getting rewards and it was then I realized that I can be a better writer who didn’t have to depend on AI to make a good post. These days when I read my posts, I keep asking myself why I even did such a thing in the first place but I guess it was a good boost for me to do better and also for me to believe in myself and it completely worked. But then, I would not want anyone to have the same experience like I did because they don’t know.
These days I see a lot of posts that are AI assisted and I wish they learn to depend on themselves more to make their posts. Hive has taught me how to depend on myself to tell my own story my own way even with the errors and with time I have gotten better. There is no shame in making grammatical errors. But just make sure that you are learning and open to corrections and everything will be okay.
I love hive and obeying the rules that govern every community and hive as a whole is one way I can show that love I have for hive and being punished for breaking the rules is totally on me. And since it’s not a pleasant experience, it is one reason why I strive to keep doing the right thing so I can be a true ambassador of hive.
Thank you for reading through. 💜
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Its a hard one. The tech is there and it can be an awesome assistant. The temptation to use it is understandable - even I employ it as a thesaurus or research assistant! But bottom line, Hive has to be about authenticity. Glad your punishment didn't extend too far and you are just being you.