Welcome to this weeks Curation and Engagement leagues, kindly sponsored by @carlgnash and @paulag.
I hope current members enjoyed the break last week, and perhaps have something to share regarding a change in approach that worked/didn't work for them.
I'd also like to mention here that a week or so back, the Engagement League was referenced by witness @krnel as he delegated his Steem Power to some of the top performers whilst he took a holiday - Thank you @krnel for bringing weight to the work being done here by some of Steem's top engagers!
To enter the leagues drop a comment below (Lifetime membership - unless you ask to be removed)
The leagues (tables) are reset each week and so any time is a good time to join!
On your marks, get set, curate!
Introduction
My general views on curation rewards (to score highly in League 1) are:
Vote before the big hitters, but not too early!
Voting in the first minute will earn you a curation reward of almost 0.000
Voting between 1 and 29 minutes will earn an increasing % of the curation rewards split - This value peaking at 30 minutes and remaining the same from this point onwards
It is commonly suggested that 15-25 minutes is the 'best' time to vote, especially on known 'power author' posts because they are likely to have more auto-votes coming in at these times - and you want to be ahead of these votes
Voting on good dtube/dlive/sndbox content, and utopian-io approved contributions (prior to the vote by @dtube / @utopian-io, etc) can earn some very good curation rewards
Voting on @ocd posts is likely to gain good curation rewards as founder @acidyo, and @anomadsoul support these posts after giving time for other accounts to vote - you will be in front of a couple of large votes here!
As you can see, a combination of many variables such as Steem Power, voting strength, voting weight, time of vote, and more, all play a part in the amount of rewards received.
My general opinion on maximizing engagement (to score highly in League 2) is:
Spread your vote and write lots of engaging comments!
Use your vote on the comments of others to make yourself (vote) seen and provoke a reply
The data for league 1
The raw data has been collected from SteemSQL - @arcange's MS SQL Server copy of the Steem Blockchain.
The formula used for 'quality of financial curation skill' is:
Curation Rewards DIVIDED BY Steem Power MULTIPLIED BY 1000
This will return the amount of Curation rewards gained per 1000 Steem Power held
The rules (which will cause auto-filtering of your account if not met so just enter anyway and see what happens!) to appear in this league:
No programmed voting! Following a trail is OK, using a script to vote for you is not (but well done if you have done that!)
Must have voted at least once on a piece of content in the past 7 days
Must not have leased or delegated Steem Power in the last 14 days
Must not have Started a Power Down (withdrawal of Steem Power) in the last 15 days
The 2nd and 3rd points above are not 'bad' actions, but are required to reduce distortion of the figures.
And, as curation rewards for the past week are actually taken from votes made up to 14 days ago, we need a two week 'window' as mentioned above.
Don't let this put you off entering though - you will be automatically be excluded/appear depending on the criteria above.
League 1 - Curating to maximize returns (Top 100)
The end column is what I think is a genuine indicator of how well you are financially working the curation game with the tools, including vested Steem Power, that you have at your disposal.
This Week's winners!
Congratulations to @algo.coder! A new entrant to the league, and so being given the benefit of the doubt this week with regards to the (obvious due to name!) possibility of some programmatical voting going on, a pretty awesome table topping score!
@algo.coder if you would like to confirm that you are / are not using code (joined trails, not fronting trails, is OK) to cast your votes, so I can make a decision to include you in next weeks L 1 results. Thank you, and well done this week :)
A fine job also by @tony19r, @crypto-econom1st, @osm0sis, @mcoinz79, @steemitri, @pataty69, @voiceoff, @mistermercury, and @coolguy123 for completing the top 10 'financial' curators this week!
All of the above will be getting some STEEM :)
League 2 - Engagement and Excellence - Write on!
This the newer league which is not based around financial rewards and relates to engagement.
Everyone currently on my master list has a chance here - including those powering down or dealing in delegations this past couple of weeks.
I've used some metrics (which is the fancy way of saying that made up some numbers) relating to:
- Posts (P)
- Comments - number of (C)
- Comments - replies to replies - depth > 2 (C R)
- Comments - length in characters (C L)
- Witness votes (W) (for those proxying witness votes, your total is always 30)
- Upvotes to others (V)
- Upvotes to different authors (U V)
- Self-votes - a (getting smaller each week) minus score for this one sorry! (S V)
Firstly, if you are placed in the table above then you are doing great and are among the top 20%! - Well done everyone!
Congratulations to this weeks table topper, the immovable force.... @glenalbrethsen!
I make this his 4th week in a row at the head of the League of Engagement, which is a new record, and a fantastic show of hard work and consistent high engagement. Bravo!
In 2nd with a huge amount of comment text supporting his total, @johndoer123 - John is a fairly new member and has climbed steadily since joining the leagues.
@creyestxsa94, also a fairly new member, has climbed into the top 3 from 11th last time and has 255 2nd level or deeper comments to thank for the excellent score.
Well done all 3 of you!
Excellent engagement levels and top 10 (OK, 11!) places for @lynncoyle1, @gillianpearce, @melvadg, @maverickinvictus, @themanwithnoname, @leeart, @mhm-philippines, and @bashadow who will all be receiving some STEEM this week.
Do you want to be a part of the leagues? Let me know below!
Prizes
League 1
League 2
0 votes to self - Spot Prizes
Lucky number 25 in League 2
Courtesy of @fullcoverbetting - Well done to @simplymike!
Delegation Prizes
The most consistent performers, and especially those in need of a boost on the way to the holy grail of 500 SP, could also receive a small delegation. This week:
50 SP added (150 SP total) - @johndoer123
50 SP added (100 SP total) - @creyestxsa94
50 SP - @melvadg
Well done guys, continue oiling that Blockchain :D
Finally
If you have spotted any glaring errors in my post, please let me know so I can fix them
If you would like to be added or removed from my personal curation league, let me know
If you have any other comments or suggestions, please enter them into the box below
As always, thank you very much for your support!
Asher @abh12345
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