Such heavily restricted comment capabilities would have driven me from the platform. Commenting is essentially the only way to stretch out on this platform out of the gate.
I suppose author gating options might be good but it was the opportunity to engage higher level users that guided me quickest on here.
Reputation isn't a perfect system. Downvoting organizations seem to be one self policing component here on Steemit. I think that better mentoring/scaffolding for new user onboarding would be valuable. But I do think it is beneficial that there are mechanisms to spin people out of view for bad behavior/poor content.
I addressed those concerns in the article.
Ah, yeah - didn't realize you had even linked articles in that previous response. Couldn't make out a color change on my screen at the time.
The minimum rep piece has good theoretical ideas, structures some interesting components in terms of buffering on the upper levels. Still though, without a better tutorial or even partnership from well established accounts, I think the proper usage/retention rate is going to be an issue on the new user side.
I guess I'd like to see more investment from Steemit to the new user base because I am a member of that group. There's definitely been positive change in the 3 weeks I've been dabbling with the network but I also understand how some people get turned off in the early phases.
Yes I've seen minimal response too.
I guess not responding to questions and suggestions from the hoi poloi is a deliberate part of beta testing.
I think we need to stop thinking of ourselves as customers, with a list of requirements...
or I'll take my business elsewhere
...and more as lab rats sniffing out a lump of cheese.
If I'm getting paid, then steemit is the customer and I'm the service provider.
I like the way you're thinking here!
I wouldn't be surprised to see Steemit dot com pushed aside for the Steem platform adoption....or even other contingencies...
Time will tell. Busy.org is a competing front end.
Definitely, I've taken a look at that. My general opinion is that a dedicated front-end team could run with this idea if they were more focused on the mobile arena. Or if an established media entity adopted Steem, then Steemit might become a footnote.
The esteem mobile app is popular.
Don't have it myself.
Steemit.com sponsor newbies so they have enough initial voting power/ bandwidth to perform transactions.
I don't think they care which front end we use as long as we use the blockchain and drive up the price of steem.