PeakD has NOT released a PeakD promotional system
What we have right now is a hold-over from SteemPeak that is only there because people wanted it there until we could catch up on some other features and finally get the new one done.
We don't even link to the burn promotion service anywhere on our site... it's basically just for those who know the old link.
We have an update coming out tomorrow and the plan is to move into the Promotion system after that unless something else comes out to slip ahead of it in the queue.
With that said we like your suggestions. Our new promotion system is gonna be way easier to use, much better UI and will have several new features compared to the old steempeak system.
We are looking into better contect connection systems like a recomended posts system that would be awesome. Perhaps if that were to exist there could be a few true recommended and then one promoted in that list. It's an interesting idea we'll keep in mind. Right now the only place for promotions are in the topic pages. We are going to be very cautious where we allow them. And yes giving users options is a big part of any sort of expansion.
Also what you call TAGS we call TOPICS because it's a much more intuitive word for new users.
Thanks for the detailed response and looking forward to the updates, you guys have been doing some amazing work, really been enjoying using the service. I'll wait for the new UI and give it a test once its available.
Yes I fully agree with you we should be cautious about how these things are rolled out and giving users more control over their front ends is key to all of it.
Ah I guess tags is just a force of old habit coming from the steem days lol