its time to do a Purge
We are carrying around some dead weight that needs to be trimmed off.
And I have no Idea how to do this. When we started #steemsilvergold, there was never any one person in charge. Now there are about 7 of us who have been here since day one. But we have members who haven't posted in over 6 weeks.
We need to come up with some rules as a group. We do not need a list of 190 members and we really only have 100. So here is what I recommend, at least 2 post a month. Now every member should be able to do this. But again I am not the President of SSG. So this need to be a group discussion and decision. Now I also recommend this, who ever nominated the inactive member needs to be the one to un-nominate them.
Now since we do not have a President in this awesome group, then I think the final decision should come from one of the group mods. Now I want everyone to have some input on this topic but it has to be addressed and I dont necessarily have the answer.
I want this group to grow with active members not just a list that is made up with 50/50 members. Now I also understand that some people have to leave for awhile and I get that. Thats why this need to be discussed and a group decision made. @silverstackeruk does member ship list every week. He will also be doing a post about this tomorrow but I wanted to get it out there so everyone could start thinking about it. So lets talk about it.
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I’d have to agree Ray. SSG is for active members to engage with other active members. I would think there was no reason for anybody to balk at being excluded from a group they pay no attention to...
As for any of us here dealing with any associated guilt (although i, personally, am not 😜👍), i would just say:
SSG is an active group that flourishes because of its activity. We are a superb example of a focus group. And just as with any selective forum, and indeed with any financially rewarding endeavour, there are basic requirements that must be met in order to participate, and to reap the rewards.
@raybrockman I Agree 110%, Time to Cut The FAT !!!
Thanks jockey
That all makes sense to me. 👍🏻
Lets do it then.
Dead weight is taking away from the entire group. I went through the list a while back and there were over 40 members that I never saw a post from.
Agree, lets cut it.
I totally agree Ray, the more active a member is the stronger we grow in my opinion. I honestly think you should need to post more than twice a month, maybe atleast 5 times. I understand that some people has to take months off at a time but all the person would have to do is let a mod know. Just my 2 cents!
Great point, we can all follow the rules, we just need to figure out what the rules should be.
The more active members = more posts = more payouts = #ssg-community 🚀🚀🚀
I believe that some steem members got frustrated when the price of steem itself dropped off below $2 and faded off. But the #steemsilvergold members have no excuse to drop off. But the world is large, there are many countries with new people realizing what this community can offer. They may discover this group, want to join and add interesting content in the future. I believe the membership is concentrated in North America, the UK, and Australia. I myself, from the USA, but have a unique prospective from living in a gold center in Dubai. So I say to keep an open mind.
This is all true. I also think that as a group of stacker, the steem price drop should not have effected us, we are used to price drops. But we do need active menbers promoting the tag. Thanks for the comment.
I'm surprised the number of stackers on steemit - they're everywhere! I'm shocked how many people I used to interact with are gone off steemit now! No sense keeping them as ssg members, if they don't ever post! At least twice a week. @ironshield
Thanks for the comment @ironshield. Appreciate your support.
Purge! Hack and slash at the dead weight until all were left with is a pile of limbs and a pool of plasma! ..and all the regular active members ofcourse 😁
🤔, lets do it maybe there wont be to much plasma!
Spring cleaning. I'm all for it!
Thanks KP
Thank you for your continued support of SteemSilverGold
Sometimes you have to purge to lose the weight........
Right on my friend keep us high and tight. Thanks for all you do for us in the community.
Totally agree Ray ! Twice a month should not be such a burden to anyone who supports the ssg !!
I like it but its pretty hard to enforce. People come and go. Just the way it be. Start kicking people off for being inactive and they never come back. Its a slippery slope. If it doesnt hurt us at all by having them on the roster then I would leave it be. If it does id have a mod put in. charge of enforcing. My 2 cents but it probably aint worth a penny 😂
I am just going to throw out what I'm thinking at the moment of reading this Ray, and anyone else. I don't think there should be a post minimum. I mean, if I am already in the group and I am commenting & upvoting in a constructive manner then I don't think I should have to post as well. I do post, but I don't want to have to post.
And on the flip side of that, if we have a post minimum, now one of you guys has to police this. Sounds like another thing to add to the list of things to do! :)
I am 100% FOR the purge, I sharpened my hatchet the first post I saw about it! I would say purge hard right now, enjoy the benefits as laid out by @willsparks88
And then revisit the list in 6,8 or 12 months from now, sharpen the hatchet and do it again.
Yeah time to get some rules around here, you see when it comes to nomination. It is those who deserves it and not someone related or favoured by the nominator. Rules brings about order , order brings about progress
I agree with the going forward with The Purge.
Quote from The Purge
I think two posts per month is very reasonable. If someone needs to take time off, that can be one of the posts! It'd be a simple post saying "I need to take some time off and expect to return on such and such date". We are all creative individuals and part of the challenge/fun is coming up with new and interesting content and new ways to frame ideas. I'm all for it, says the new guy.
Obviously, we should keep active members and trim those that are no longer posting. I think that 2 a month is pretty simple, but we do need to have a way to suspend this proceeding say if someone has to do something for awhile. An example would be a member has a child and can't post for a month. There has to be a way to say I will pause my posting for this period. Just my thoughts on the matter.
good content,,continue ,,
I will say my issue is I'm a chicken no other way to put it I'm scared of people and it flows to all my outlets I will make an effort to do better but I understand
I've always backed the idea of a way of keeping track of what members are active/inactive. As a group of like minded individuals we grow our group and spread our message of precious metals by being up to date, interacting and not carrying deadwood.
I don't know how this will play out, but if a "cull" does occur, then I'm pretty sure that once a steemian returns to posting good quality precious metals related content, then they will be welcomed back arms open.
My views maybe a bit over the top, but personally I'd like to see a tiered ssg list, where new members prove their worth and have a months(??) grace period, almost like a trial before getting accepted to full ssg membership status and the perks that come with it. Like I said that's just an opinion and in no way reflects the feeling of the rest if the gang.
How would i know if i am in the group? I post under the #steemsilvergold hashtag at least twice a month but i have never formally signed up to anything?
I actually nominated you last week. @silverstackeruk does a post every Monday to update check it out.
Thankyou, i will have to check it out! i'm not sure if i really understand the concept
Glad you have all this energy to keep up with these things..
Im probably active to the point of annoying others.
I agree with the purge. My only concern is with how we determine posts. I believe that members who comment and upvote are just as active in the community as those who post blogs and videos. Since I post a blog at least four or five times a week this is not really my issue per se but I raise this up in defense of those members who may not blog but who are very much active and supportive of our efforts.