PostsCommentsPayoutslightnovelist (47)in #steem • 8 years agoRE: Introducing Steem Man, a Mascot for SteemYes, and I mentioned it in the post too again, I have 0 skills in graphics design, but I'm sure someone can modify it slightly in the event that it's not legal...lightnovelist (47)in #steem • 8 years agoRE: Got a Problem with Steem's Reward System? Read This!This is not where the problem is. The problem is that there is currently no incentive for curators to find hidden gem posts from unknown posters. In effect, there is pretty…lightnovelist (47)in #money • 8 years agoRE: How I lost out on a $13,000+ payday, and 5 Lessons learnedyes, but you'd literally need to be able to afford millions of dollars' worth of steem power if you really want to be able to affect anything. Posters who post valuable content…lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: If Steemit Is To Attract And Maintain Good Content Writers-A New Reward Algorithm Is Needed.thank you for reading! Problem is, I don't think any of the devs even saw mine. Do you have any advice on how you were able to get the attention of dan?lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: If Steemit Is To Attract And Maintain Good Content Writers-A New Reward Algorithm Is Needed.I have made a post regarding a new reward algorithm as well, with a slightly different focus. Unfortunately I don't think any of the big whales saw my post. If you don't mind…lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: Advertising on Steemit: a potential game-changer or certain doom?I have actually written about this. In the future, I envision a DAO managing advertising on the platform, and paying out the dividends proportional to the amount of Steem Power…lightnovelist (47)in #writing • 8 years agoRE: That moment you tell your wife about the money you've made on SteemitThe money comes from the value created by the community as a whole, and the trust in the community. If you think about it, what is money? Money is merely a token of exchange. As…lightnovelist (47)in #steemit-faq • 8 years agoRE: Steemit developers should try to be more people-orientedNow that the Steem slack is down, is there another place where we can chat and interact with you guys as well as other steem users?lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: Tweaking curator rewards algorithm for better content discoveryThanks for reading. I think it's hard to know just what is an appropriate % for activity and comments. Maybe as time passes, we'll have a better idea. but I think what is most…lightnovelist (47)in #money • 8 years agoRE: How I lost out on a $13,000+ payday, and 5 Lessons learnedWell to be honest, the easiest (well it's not really easy, but it's the clearest way, possibly the only way) way to succeed in Steem is to befriend and get the attention of a few…lightnovelist (47)in #money • 8 years agoRE: How I lost out on a $13,000+ payday, and 5 Lessons learnedBut we are not handicapping top posters. Rather, top posters benefit more in my proposition. The idea is that top posters do not need to be discovered for curators, thus…lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: I'm Offering Daily Steam Dollar Transfers to Flag Spam - If you oppose this please explain why #steemit - #doyourpartThere will always be tons of spam, and that number will only get higher as the number of users increase. What we should be trying to do is find hidden gems that deserve to be…lightnovelist (47)in #news • 8 years agoRE: Currently only 1 person in 100 million knows about Steemit1 in 100 million? You mean there are only 70 people who know about Steem? lol...lightnovelist (47)in #news • 8 years agoRE: HUGE NEWS: Famous VC Investor FRED WILSON is ROOTING FOR STEEMIT!!Ironically the one that got the least amount of upvotes/money (you) was the one who put the most work writing original content in addition to Fred's blog post.lightnovelist (47)in #steem • 8 years agoRE: On Steemit - Timing Is EverythingGreat post. I feel that you are spot on with this. In fact, I just wrote a post of my experiences, which seem quite similar to yours (I swear I didn't copy you though, I wrote it…lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: Famous Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson talks about SteemThis is very true, and honestly is the thing I'm thinking the most about for the past two days. How do we get adopted by a whale (or at least a dolphin)?lightnovelist (47)in #steemit • 8 years agoRE: Famous Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson talks about SteemThank you for your suggestion. I think I'll take it. You know, in a way, I don't feel "pain", in the sense that I don't feel like I deserved to have made it big with this…lightnovelist (47)in #news • 8 years agoRE: HUGE NEWS: Famous VC Investor FRED WILSON is ROOTING FOR STEEMIT!!EDIT: I must sound really bitter. And to be honest, I do kind of envy your success. But whether it's because your post is better timed and executed than mine, or because you are…lightnovelist (47)in #news • 8 years agoRE: HUGE NEWS: Famous VC Investor FRED WILSON is ROOTING FOR STEEMIT!!I don't think that's where the difference comes from. Rather, @Kevinpham20 has an established presence, there is much more incentive to upvote his posts, because they're more…lightnovelist (47)in #steem • 8 years agoRE: Why did a post telling people to report bugs make 3,000 USD in upvotes and my actual post about a legitimate security issue that the developers directly thanked me get less than 100 USD?I think one big problem is the difficulty and lack of incentives in discovering hidden gems, and posters who post amazing content but are not well established. I made a…