Hi all!
The Curation Leagues have grown dramatically over recent weeks. This has led to a restructuring of the prizes, and the information displayed.
To enter the leagues until you say otherwise, drop a comment below!
On your marks, get set, curate!
Introduction
My general views on maximizing curation rewards (to score highly in League 1) are:
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
The goal is to get in prior to the big hitters, but not too early!
It is commonly suggested that 20-25 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)
A vote of equal weight and equal Steem Power at 30 minutes will give more reward than a vote at, for example 1 hour - first come first served, but don't arrive to early :)
Voting on good dtube content and utopian-io approved contributions (prior to the vote by @dtube / @utopian-io )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!
The data for league 1
The raw data has been collected from SteemSQL - @arcange's MS SQL Server copy of the Steem Blockchain.
SteemSQL is now a monthly subscription service and so your support in this post is greatly appreciated!
The key 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:
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 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 15 day 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.
Curating for maximizing returns - League 1
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.
Chart and Analysis
Amount of SP earned per 1000 Steem Power owned
This weeks' results:
- @steemitri is the winner! 2nd last week, and 3rd the week before - The curating mannequin has reached the top and had this to say last week:
Great!
@miniature-tiger takes 2nd and is never far away from the top! He also contributes to, and curates utopian-io content :)
@r-bot (who is not a bot) takes 3rd spot and does an excellent job seeking new and unrewarded authors, showing that a small vote on a small post can give you nice rewards too.
@newbieresteemday is a new entry into 4th and also supports (as the name gives clue to) new authors.
@pataty69 in 6th also earns a prize - good job!
Well done all, 1 SBD coming your way!
Community Curation Excellence - League 2
This the newer league which is not based around rewards and relates to engagement.
Everyone currently on my master list has a chance here - delegation dealings or not.
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 - outside of your own blogs (C E)
- Comments - length in characters (C L)
- Witness votes (W)
- Upvotes to others (V)
- Upvotes to different authors (U V)
- Self-votes - a minus score for this one sorry! (S V)
Firstly, if you are placed in this league you are doing great!
There are currently 188 names registered and so a top 40 finish puts the names above in the top 20%.
I am sending 1 SBD to the top 10 in the league this week!
Well done to @davemccoy who tops the league of engagement and excellence again! Dave is a recent delegate of mine and is really showing how it's done with regards to community engagement here on Steemit, cracking stuff!
Also well done to @abh12345, @bashadow, @themanwithnoname, @lynncoyle1, @lyndsaybowes, @blazing, @amariespeaks, @nomadicsoul, @coolguy123 , and @maverickinvictus who also sneaks into the prize money ;)
Do you want to be a part of the leagues? Let me know below!
Calculations may vary from week to week but always with a goal to find top community engagers.
Prizes sent!
Curation League 1
Curation League 2
And new delegations to:
@themanwithnoname - 100 SP
@lynncoyle1 - 100 SP
A great job guys!
And well done ALL, carry on being awesome!
Finally
A few points:
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
Thank you for your support, have a great day!
Asher @abh12345
Asher is a Steemfest 2 attendee who lives off the crypto he earns on the STEEM Blockchain.
He owns 1 pair of jeans and a bicycle and values engagement and community building here on Steemit above all else.
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