I believe by now it is clear that in the part of Steemit I roam around I advocate for the hashtag! The one that makes sense and covers the text and its topic/s.
It doesn't make any sense to use hashtags no sane person would use to search for a story or an informative text. An inbuilt option of the main hashtags would be appreciated since at least 95% has no clue what to use, what hashtags are used since 2016 or what the word means.
Since only the first 4 count I use these 4 as much as possible for me. Sorry, for the hosts of contests who like to see their name as a hashtag but it is against all odds to use hashtags this way and next ask to promote whatever is posted on X, Telegram or wherever one promotes.
If it comes to Steemit there's no way to find posts back. Since years I can't via google or another search machine which makes me believe it is blocked. Once in a while I see an old posts pop up written around 2018 so it makes me wonder if Steemit is visible at all.
I am a writer but...
I mainly comment and although I love to read and write I miss writing for me.
If you ask me by head I would say I comment and reply way more than I post and if that doesn't show it means there's something wrong since I invest at least 8 hours reading and commenting per day. I also do so as a moderator, owner of two accounts and communities and the month of September 2024 as one of the members of Team True Colours (SC04).
If it comes to writing comments it's not just a minute more invested time. A text should be read and there are plenty of times I need to think about what is written before I comment. Many comments take me at least 1 hour to write and next I edit because the comment section is not meant for writing (more than one sentence or 3 lines is the max).
Since most of my comments aren't read I make posts out of them.
Is commenting worth my time?
On average I tend to say no, not if it comes to me. Most of my comments are ignored and for sure not rewarded. A part is read because I notice how others use my ideas and if it comes to the shorter ones they are more like chatting.
Just commenting is not enough. More is needed if we talk about engagement. Engagement means the conversation is open and a comment that shows interest in what is written should not be answered with "okay".
Is what I see above real? I doubt it. If I type: 😁 and click send it is a comment as well. By the way, I have no idea what 'replies' means. Are these my replies or the replies I received
How and what I read
I read those I find interesting and I use hashtags to find them. I learned that a good writer can make a topic I don't like a good read. Football is a good example. There are a few who know how to write about it in an entertaining way that even I am fascinated and come back to read the next post.
I don't just click around it's not my style and a post should be attractive to read. If I see a list with posts all looking the same I think no thank you and the same counts for the first sentences like Designed by Canva or "Hello I an @..."
I rather read something of my interest, read comments or scroll through posts written in blogs. Nevertheless, I read all types of posts because this is part of being a moderator. On average I can say I am lucky since most of what I read is surprisingly good.
Steemit
There's always plenty of room for improvement but overall I am more than satisfied otherwise I wouldn't invest that many hours per day and night helping out others and stimulating creativity. What I like to see changed is the use of hashtags and the killing titles. And a better, more active way of commenting since this is the biggest problem of this platform.
Can this be realized? It can, especially if moderators checking posts pay attention to hashtags and hosts of contests are corrected as well.
What I like?
I like posts with a riddle, symbolism, humour and something that keeps me puzzling. So I do not read long texts only because that is too boring. Mindgames, photos and comments (including the comment contests) I find relaxing and many make great meeting points where a few words of interest shared are enough to connect.
By the way: A few people are really good at keeping these contests with a topic alive for one week.
27.9.24
#comment Talk Channel hosted by @adeljose where #wewrite #wewrite03 participants talk about 3 topics and 1 question.
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