Wow you guys have done one more spectacular thing.
Now only the best of the best in each category will be able to reap the benefits of this. I know @anthonyadavisii will love the gamification of this.
We had a discussion about the gamification of SFR this morning.
Maybe he was right....
Thanks @amos for the hard work you do at @utopian-io
Sounds good to me, so long as whats defined as the best isn't a moving target without any causality.
When I do post, I dominate the Video Tutorials category mostly because there aren't many others in the running with that kind of frequency. I also feel like that as a result of the frequency of my contributions, I am less likely to receive staff pick (You guys don't want to feature the same person over and over which I understand). I just hope this mentality doesn't spill over into voting priority.
If a new contributor comes and posts a amazing set of video tutorials, then I will gladly try to up my game as a contributor. But if I am just getting lower scores as a result of complacency then that becomes a problem.
Probably, though I can't personally add to that sentiment; I have only contributed to Video Tutorials and Development. Over the course of the period that I have worked with Utopian, I have seen radically different biases and trends form with the way my contributions have been moderated.
I just hope this move doesn't cause the platform to feel more centralized. They tried to minimize this problem by giving community members the ability to score other contributions, but that really was an imperfect solution since there is no real incentive to score another contribution unless its a topic that you are extremely interested in.
I just hope this move doesn't cause the platform to feel more centralized
Moderators are part of the community, not employees. So I don't see how that could be more centralized.
Utopian can only improve the guidelines and the tools to better assess quality, as we constantly do, while trying to lower subjectivity, which is a component you can't and don't want to deny entirely.
I don't mean that the community would actually become more centralized, all I am just suggesting that it would "feel" more centralized.
With the change in how the bot works, moderators have more power then they did before. The more selective the platform becomes; the more sway a moderator's decision has over who gets a vote and who doesn't. If a moderator has a bias against a contributor, then it becomes harder for the contributor to override that bias.
Luckily, there are things like the discord channel and the help channel to combat this potential problem. All that being said, I do understand why the changes were made to the bot and I support these changes. Sometimes though it is worth talking about the potential downsides to a decision so that the proper parties can help mitigate them.
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I will not dispute this. However, every contributor is expected to contribute to the category that marches with their expertise. This will for sure increase the chance of you submitting a high-quality contribution.
Utopian is open to many skills (Such as graphics-designers, developers, translators, writers and so much more) and could be used to support the open source communities/projects. All you need to do is identify the category you are most efficient with and start contributing. However, you are always advised to go through the Utopian guidelines.
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As long as this endeavor is foisted upon us by ninjamined stake it is bad for steem.
If you guys could float without that thumb on the scale, that would be nice.
Until we get a level playing field you serve as an example of privilege.
Most of the marching morons dont know the difference, but that is changing.
Just so i dont get accused of moving the goal posts, know that one stakeholder, one vote, is my endgame.
Ganging up to decide who does, and who doesnt, get rewards is the old way to rule things.
Good luck sustaining that going forward.
Well, this is an excellent initiative. If the old ways of doing things are not effective, it is best another approach to getting it done to be put in place. Bravo team utopian for this excellent method of curation based on excellence.
Thanks for the compliment. Such nice words. Well, Utopian will keep improving and making sure that we reward the best contributions. The team is brainstorming day and night and looking for all sort of solution to potential problems. I must say that the team is indeed populated dedicated minds.
Wow you guys have done one more spectacular thing.
Now only the best of the best in each category will be able to reap the benefits of this. I know @anthonyadavisii will love the gamification of this.
We had a discussion about the gamification of SFR this morning.
Maybe he was right....
Thanks @amos for the hard work you do at @utopian-io
SFR is being gamed? How?
We're talking about doing the ranks again. Something like using the psychology of gaming and leaderboards to encourage good flagging.
Example of what I mean:
https://steemit.com/abuse/@steemflagrewards/steem-flag-rewards-luckforsale-plagiarizer-network-flag-campaign-1st-post
Sounds good to me, so long as whats defined as the best isn't a moving target without any causality.
When I do post, I dominate the Video Tutorials category mostly because there aren't many others in the running with that kind of frequency. I also feel like that as a result of the frequency of my contributions, I am less likely to receive staff pick (You guys don't want to feature the same person over and over which I understand). I just hope this mentality doesn't spill over into voting priority.
If a new contributor comes and posts a amazing set of video tutorials, then I will gladly try to up my game as a contributor. But if I am just getting lower scores as a result of complacency then that becomes a problem.
I think this problem occurs in many categories.
Probably, though I can't personally add to that sentiment; I have only contributed to Video Tutorials and Development. Over the course of the period that I have worked with Utopian, I have seen radically different biases and trends form with the way my contributions have been moderated.
I just hope this move doesn't cause the platform to feel more centralized. They tried to minimize this problem by giving community members the ability to score other contributions, but that really was an imperfect solution since there is no real incentive to score another contribution unless its a topic that you are extremely interested in.
Moderators are part of the community, not employees. So I don't see how that could be more centralized.
Utopian can only improve the guidelines and the tools to better assess quality, as we constantly do, while trying to lower subjectivity, which is a component you can't and don't want to deny entirely.
I don't mean that the community would actually become more centralized, all I am just suggesting that it would "feel" more centralized.
With the change in how the bot works, moderators have more power then they did before. The more selective the platform becomes; the more sway a moderator's decision has over who gets a vote and who doesn't. If a moderator has a bias against a contributor, then it becomes harder for the contributor to override that bias.
Luckily, there are things like the discord channel and the help channel to combat this potential problem. All that being said, I do understand why the changes were made to the bot and I support these changes. Sometimes though it is worth talking about the potential downsides to a decision so that the proper parties can help mitigate them.
Hi,
Mere downloading esteem app will make me join utopian.io community?
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This is a good initiative.
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Fantastic, we are all grateful for the support that utopian brings, without a doubt you are the largest and most consolidated community of steemit
Thanks for the compliment. We will keep supporting open source project and we encourage you to support as well by contributing to them. :D
It's the way how the world operates. It's the same in sports, science, finances. Pareto distribution is all around us.
I will not dispute this. However, every contributor is expected to contribute to the category that marches with their expertise. This will for sure increase the chance of you submitting a high-quality contribution.
Utopian is open to many skills (Such as graphics-designers, developers, translators, writers and so much more) and could be used to support the open source communities/projects. All you need to do is identify the category you are most efficient with and start contributing. However, you are always advised to go through the Utopian guidelines.
Utopian value even your "ideas" made to improve an open source project. There is more Utopian has to offer. Please get in touch with us on our discord server to find out more about Utopian.
As long as this endeavor is foisted upon us by ninjamined stake it is bad for steem.
If you guys could float without that thumb on the scale, that would be nice.
Until we get a level playing field you serve as an example of privilege.
Most of the marching morons dont know the difference, but that is changing.
Just so i dont get accused of moving the goal posts, know that one stakeholder, one vote, is my endgame.
Ganging up to decide who does, and who doesnt, get rewards is the old way to rule things.
Good luck sustaining that going forward.
One of my first contributions (almost a year ago) was related to the bot.
It's amazing how much the algorithm improved.
Congrats Amos and team
Well, this is an excellent initiative. If the old ways of doing things are not effective, it is best another approach to getting it done to be put in place. Bravo team utopian for this excellent method of curation based on excellence.
Thanks for the compliment. Such nice words. Well, Utopian will keep improving and making sure that we reward the best contributions. The team is brainstorming day and night and looking for all sort of solution to potential problems. I must say that the team is indeed populated dedicated minds.
Nice work @amosbastian! :)