I use only manual curating and live interaction with people and always love to see same-minded people here.
Sometimes it's hard to non-native speaker to read long stories but I try to read at least a part of the text.
Not always I have a time to leave a comment, but if I think that the post is good I leave my few-cent upvote, if I think the post is perfect I use resteem option. In my opinion this is the best way to show your attitude to the content.