I accept...with great trepidation. I have spent my first three weeks here surfing the feeds. Commenting and upvoting as I go.
More than the following I have gained I have discovered what wonderful people Steemit has/is attracting. ~smiles~ I just got "meep"ed this morning!
Some may think me lazy because I only seem to resteem other's posts. I don't feel I have to explain myself as it has helped me get at least a rudimentary understanding of what curation is. I will read the link provided above.
I have posted a few or five times and experienced the same as the vast majority of new Steemians here...regardless the quality of their content. However I have also gained much encouragement...and with that the courage to accept your challenge.
Thank you @merej99 for this wonderful intiative in engaging members of the community. Minnows and whales alike ~smiles~ so inclusive of you. Some will definitely be stepping into deeper waters and out of their comfort zone.
I do have one question however. The comments received will undoubtedly be some of those...pesky/pesty ones. Are we required to respond to them in order to reach our goal of 500 comments answered?
Again, thank you for your love of the Steemit community. You are part of the reason I have chosen not to wander off into the void. I'm glad the waves of steem brought me here. I have yet to begin my journey but I do believe it is time for me to learn how to use the markdown guide and begin sharing more of myself with others. Wish me luck. This is NOT going to be easy for me.
~smiles~ I'm a steem surfer...not a writer...dammit!
~may all hatred cease...let there be peace~
My first post and my first try with the Markdown guide. The learning curve is going to get much steeper over the next 10 ...9 days...and me...osmosis man...lol...I CAN DO IT !
https://steemit.com/steemit/@cryptologyx/what-don-t-you-like-about-steemit
You made me ink. LOL
Actually, I snarfed my drink! If your post is any indication, YOU GOT THIS!
High praise indeed! Thank you so much for the encouragement.
Can't help wondering why you would be drinking ink. Hot or cold...and what everyone wants to know...what colour is it?
~smiles fer miles~
I'm so glad to see you joining our challenge @cryptologyx
To answer some of your questions about the comments. I should rephrase to say that you do not have to respond to SPAM messages. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. If I see that they've been a serial spam commentator, then they get ignored for the most part.
And also... Sometimes conversation threads finish. We don't want the endless good-bye either. LOL that would be ridiculous! :)
So, let's get you out of the comfort zone! I noticed you posted a link and I will be visiting soon.
This brings me to another point that I've mentioned on a few other threads... You are not obligated to follow me or anyone else in this challenge. We want you to find YOUR tribe and build that community! If I see something striking, I may post some unsolicited advice. I don't mean to offend anyone by it. My evil plan is to help grow better bloggers in this exercise :) Good luck and shout out if you need help!
Thank you, I'll try not to trouble the other contestants. ~smiles~ Yes long good-byes can be awkward, others must reach their natural conclusion as there is no ready private chat available, but I do understand.
What I don't get is this idea of MY tribe. Everybody's different and interests range wide and cross over. I like to think that anyone here at Steemit can choose to follow me...or not. As I them.
Perhaps I am missing the point of Steemit. It'll come to me eventually I'm sure. Thank you again for your reply to my question. I'll deal with the "spammers" the best I can. However will responding to them count towards the 500 qualifier?
Oh yes, responding to spammers counts toward your post count. Remember, the ticker in the header doesn't care. LOL And you don't even need to leave long comments to them. They don't deserve too much attention.
So, the idea of YOUR tribe...
Well, I can only express what my tribe is! You ever see that movie The Breakfast Club? I kind of consider myself the basket case. LOL And yet, for a brief moment in time, I hang out with the jock, the princess, the criminal, and the geek (brain) and yet there's something that draws us together. What is it? A shared experience? A love of something? A wacky sense of humor? Who knows! But it's magic when you find it. :)
Some are language challenged on top of understandable nervousness and can be coaxed out if you're honest and gentle...like a lost kitten afraid of the world. And yes many are just hell bent to make $20.00 a month and really...who can blame them if it puts food on the table and the fuel to cook it with.
I do get the tribe analogy, I am Scottish Canadian after all...from both sides. I'm the baaa baaa baalaaack sheep of the family...but I ain't no sheeple. Kinda more like a wander'n fool look to see which village is safe to stay the night in. I haven't had any stones thrown at me here in Steemit...so this does seem a place where I might/could do well to settle in for a spell. Hell I might even take of my heavy rags and mask and adopt a tribe...but I would prefer to think I'm all of those characters you mention...to some degree or another.
Magic is what you make when you feel good...it just flows. Lovely to be getting to know you. ~smiles~
It's insights like this that really help me connect with people. I am also the black sheep of the family! I'm totally misunderstood by my blood relatives so I look elsewhere for my family. Those characters... LOL I relate most to the basketcase but I can be a princess and a geek too. We all have different masks for different people but essentially we are the same person on the inside.
Nothing is preventing someone who speaks a different language from joining this challenge either. In fact, I hope a few people adopt this challenge in different languages and run with it.
Hey @cryptologyx - I'm working on the day 2 diary! Have you got a post for today? Get that link to me, love. :)
It's been a very busy day today my dear friend. I did manage to get some pics to go with my next post...now to collect them all in one place and maybe try to figure out how to wrap words around them like I know what I'm doing. I've just woke up from a much needed five hour sleep and am now enjoying a coffee while down/uploading from my phone.
Had just thought how I'd like to bring my favorite teacher a BIG shiny red apple on my second day. Simply impossible so I hope this will win me some brownie points. ;p
DaaAAaammmm...seemed to have lost the lovely box of edit tools you left somewhere along our giddy getting to know you spoor of last night. I'm afraid you'll just have to accept this unwrapped.
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ROFLMAO! Lovin' the cartoon! I resemble that. :D
Yes, this life stuff can get in the way, can't it? Ah, Steemit... I fear I'm obsessed.
GENERIC MESSAGE FOR @cryptologyx
I'm getting organized! Please include the link to future challenge posts here. You do not have to copy your previous links if they have already been added to the Daily Diary. Thank you! <3 Meredith
Hi Meredith, I am 100% certain you're running full out to keep up with everything. Just wanted to let you know I've cleaned up my second post, lost some links, changed the title and the first line.
Here's the link https://steemit.com/photography/@cryptologyx/theiving-colour-like-a-flash-in-the-night ...ok that's strange...I cahnged the title but it doesn't show in the link. Now I'm wondering if only I am seeing the edit. No matter...this one's not getting much play anyway...swing 'n a miss.
Sill have many more miles of words and smiles to go. I really could use a link to your edit tool too...if you can find the time...wait...I'll try the search tool and see what comes up.
Anyway...I hope you're still happy with what you've gotten yourself into here. It looks to be a huge succes...they're going to need a dedicated server just for this post by the time it's done. haha...you probably need three clones yourself about now...truly wish there was some way I could help. Let me know <3
EDIT: I found your beautiful red toolbox...don't know why so many people have trouble with the search tool...anyway...one less thing you have to do...hahaha...glad I could help.
~smiles fer miles~
I'll be swing by for a proper response. LOL Trying to get the diary info collected and posted for Day 3 :)
here's my third dear teacher mine...a bit different tac but certainly could've divvied it up and got three out of it ...but that would be like me telling myself to shut up ;-)
https://steemit.com/psychology/@cryptologyx/a-little-rant-a-little-rip-n-a-whole-lotta-something-else
oh and a change to my header...something else I say and live by...not much change in the numbers...they come and go but that's fine by me...those who left are always welcomed back.
Be good to yourself ~smiles fer miles~
All right! Look at your numbers! According to my spreadsheet you've grown your followers and your posts and even went up a point in rep score! We've got until the 18th to boost those numbers and I'm confident we're going to do it! :)
I've got your post scheduled to be listed in the next Daily Diary :) Just getting caught up on posts I haven't read yesterday! The Beast is not gonna get the best of me! hahaa!!!
here's number four teach...couldn't figure out the edit tools...hope I got this in time https://steemit.com/photography/@cryptologyx/beer-label-porn-you-know-you-wanna much <3 'n ~smiles~
Oh dear,how much time do I have left? I'm experiencing technical difficulties. Specifically increasingly regular blue screem mini data dumps...lol...did I just type screem? I'll leave it as is as I think you get a better feel for what I'm currently going through.
I've twice lost my work in the past 3 hrs. Grrrrrr...I'm going to try a different tactic and scratch what I've been working on. I need some clarification on some things. First, how much time is left to get this posted for your diary? Secondly, did you find the wayward editing tool box?
Thirdly, but most important, am I allowed to use my own video and can I have people in it without getting their permission if it was taken in public? Or is a public music fest considered a sponsored event, therefor images or steaming of performers and attending public sole property of the sponsors and the musicians?
~smiles~ I thought you would like that cartoon.
hmmm... okay, on the first question: We are focused on doing 1 to 2 posts per day so if your posts are within the guidelines you can write 2 but only share one a day for this challenge.
Second: the editing tool box? You lost me. Are you talking about the Steemit editor in lieu of markdown?
Third: GOOD QUESTION! While I would think your video is perfectly fine it does beg the question, is it okay if you didn't get permission from the performers or the group. Well... uh... I'm not sure about that. It's not like you've recorded anyone with the intention of reselling the music and the attending public does not generally fall under anyone's copyright (unless you've pilfered snippets from their official music videos). Don't hold me to it, but I think you'll be fine with this. :)
Right...not what I wanted but it's what I got. Now I'm thinking it's just a bunch of click bait. Too much cleverness trying to compensate for lack of skill...obviously. I'm falling asleep at the keyboard here so will have to fix it later...ok teach? ;-)
Here's my second entry... https://steemit.com/photography/@cryptologyx/theiving-colour-like-a-flash-in-the-night It could be my last if I don't figure this flash data dump crash out. I'm thinking it's time to shop around for a new computer.
Enjoy you day!