@acidyo, you ask a great question! I think there are a number of factors involved in my view and you've touched on a few already. I can only speak for myself and what I have found to work in terms of getting engagement.
Many authors do not create posts that are designed for engagement, some are just posting information or opinions with no real call for responses. If someone is already so resolute in their view, why waste time engaging with them?
Perceived value. There is still a feeling that the most earnings can be had from authoring a post rather than taking time to make meaningful comments. For example, if I wrote this comment as a post, the payout would most likely be higher. But I would much rather be part of a conversation, so am willing to take time to make meaningful comments
Consequences. It seems expressing a minority opinion is not the done thing. Whether that's done via comments or downvotes, the risk of reprisals are high.
Finally. On the bright side. The stats from this post show some positive movement towards a community that's engaging in conversation rather than everyone trying to be the next Shakespeare
https://busy.org/@penguinpablo/daily-steem-stats-report-wednesday-october-24-2018
This graph from the post shows it best:
Authors who make effort to reward engagement via a vote or atleast a response tend to have much higher level of comments.
Well said.
Also what happened to your rep?
Long story man! I am not a fan of self voting, specially when I saw someone do it 10 times a day on repetitive posts.. so I flagged them. Then there was a truce, but the same account started self voting their comments to above $80+, so flagged them again... You can guess the rest of the story and who that might have been ;)
You're a braver man than I kabir. Let's get you back up to the rep score you should have.
I'll try to remember to check your comments every day,
:( that sucks, and yeah I can very well guess who. Oh well Bernie made it out from -18? So you'll get there some day. Here's a little push.
Thanks @acidyo! That means a lot and not just the monetary value. It's reassuring to know there is still a good amount of STEEM power in the hands of people who genuinely care about the growth of this platform and the new users that land on our shores with dreams and aspirations
I can vouch for @kabir88 - a great community minded Steemian - thanks for running the #upvoteplankton initiative!
I remember following along when you got flagged to the ground - im glad you just keep on Steeming - im sure you will reach a positive Rep again soon enough :)
Thanks @conradt! Appreciate it.
I remember learning in my Maths Mechanics class the basic formula for Power.
Power = work done/time
Work done = force x distance
So, if we apply a small force over a long period of time, the results can be surprisingly large!
Sure. Bernie should be role model for all the people who got flagged to death.
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Ahh...but how many of those comments are due to one author getting 15 bot comments per post? ;)