For me the attitude about comments at the lack of appreciation in favor of upvotes is a serious red flag about how serious this website is about fostering a vibrant Social network.
For me fine several months I do not see notifications for a reply on my posts. I missed many comments and the conversation stopped !
I've noticed that comments have in many cases disappeared ( in the sense that no humans are commentating any more )
Without that interaction, this site will become obsolete fast ... a bunch of bots talking.
It is clear from the latest videos by Ned that the focus is on ICO's through their media token ... there is no pretense even that there is work to improve the social network side ...
Actively looking for the next steemit.com maybe on the STEEM blockchain but really don't care.
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Many thanks for your comments. I hear you loud and clear about the reduced amount of human interaction and I blame automation for that. People are using bots to do their voting for them to ensure they use up their allotted votes, however, without reading the content, how do they know if that particular post should receive a 10% VP vote or a 50% VP vote? For those who receive regular bot votes, they could get away with having a bot write a bunch of gibberish several times per day and still enjoy those automated votes!
I have already written some material about my concerns and am trying my best to alter the mindset of people who can only see the short-term gains for themselves and are missing out on the long-term potential of this platform. I'm still hopeful that I can gather the support of like-minded individuals and together we can influence the direction that this platform takes.
I do hope there is some fresh initiative from Steemit Inc., but the lack of communication about the real concerns of the users doesn't seem to indicate that is where their focus lies...
I have great hope for the concept but tge execution so far seems to have stalled. The great thing about the STEEM blockchain is that other interfaces might be developed and become more user friendly... but so far most of them are a bit painful to use still...
Busy.org and chainbb hopefully can focus more on executing a great idea. The steemit inc. group seems more focussed on how to boost the STEEM value through developing ICO alternatives. Which also is indirectly useful for the users although not so much the average users, it disproportionally favours the whales (again). To make steemit a success I think that is the wrong group to focus on for long term success. The steemit site urgently needs to come out of Beta with a focus on interventions that stimulate organic human interaction and systematically disfavors automated behaviours. Automatic upvoting does obviously not promote quality content. Which is the stated goal in the Steem white paper. The system is vulnerable to abuse and those vulnerabilities need to be engineered out, manual spambot flagging is a huge waste of time abd motivation.
As long as the fox is guarding the henhouse, you can be sure there will be a few hens that go missing. The system is designed like real-world finances where those who already have will get more and the rest will struggle for the scraps. For those with very little, it is a big deal when their 500 Steem increases in value ten-fold and that is what keeps them here, regardless of the amounts others may make. So why change things for the benefit of those who come here for the social part? This is a business for many and maximizing income is the goal. I'm no expert on how speculation works, but I do methodically think things through and I can't see how sustainable it would be for just a few speculators to trade amongst themselves indefinitely. In order for a few to make a lot of money, many must lose something. That means they need mass adoption. Maybe I'm just not able to see the light and I need some kind soul to explain it to me.
I hear you here my dear @the-traveller. ¡Loud & Clear! :)
Never better said!!
I fully agree I have been propossing to remove the nesting, encourage votes on comments and have some kind of notifications!