Recently I have started my Cryptogee Musings, a set of short essays whereby I ponder various subjects. I did this because I enjoy hearing other people's opinions on matters I'm thinking about, and also enjoy a good debate.
The success of these Musings has completely overwhelmed and delighted me. I have had dozens and dozens of amazing comments that have added to my original content and made it even better.
This is very close to my heart, as I am obsessed with giving as much value as I can through my Steemit posts. However there is value that I have no control over, and that's the comment sections.
A Unique Approach To Spam
There has been a lot made of spam comments and links lately on Steemit. I myself have written about the subject a couple of times.
However rather than tell people off and be all negative, I've decided to take a positive stance and try to kill spam on my posts with kindness.
So I'm going to give away prizes of 2 Steem and a grand prize of 5 Steem for the best comment on any of my posts for the next 7 days.
Rules
Competition is open to Steemians with reputation scores of 50 and under. Although comments from higher reps are always welcome.
Comments must make a meaningful addition to the subject in the article it is replying to.
Comments do not have to be long, and may even be a funny meme, as long as it adds to the overall discourse of the article.
Wow, and great post! type comments are not admissible into the competition, and will almost definitely result in the poster being muted, effectively ruling them out from any competition I do in the future.
Links to other posts are welcome, as long as they are relevant to the article you are commenting on.
Random links to unrelated posts and articles will be flagged and the posted muted.
Prizes & Payouts
There will be an undisclosed amount of Steem allocated to giving 2 Steem prizes to winning comments. A grand prize of 5 Steem will be given at random.
Prizes can be won multiple times by any individual Steemian, there is no limit to entries.
Winners will be notified using micro SBD payments, Steem prizes will be paid upon powerdown.
SO STEEMIANS IF YOU HAVE A REP OF 50 OR LESS, THEN ADD TO ANY OF MY POSTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PAID OUT ON, AND FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS AND YOU COULD BE GETTING A LITTLE 2 STEEM PRESENT IN YOUR WALLET.
I think this is a great idea to stir up discourse. I will be taking a look at your other articles.
Thank you, I hope you find something to your taste! :-)
Cg
Don't flag all spam messages, some of them are very funny.
Here's one for your collection @sumdumphok. I thought this one was particularly good - "This is short but carries weight. Wow you really mean what you posited here I struggle to put doubt it but sure your choice of words wriggles deep feelings poured out." 😁
Lmao, you made me spit out my drink. Now I have to clean my laptop. Good one.
Hahahaha, we have our first winner :-D
Cg
Thank you. I'm glad you find these funny. I'll try to have a compilation soon.
did you ask their permission to repost their comments? They deserve your posts upvote earnings 🙃
Those who got muted obviously didn't bother to read the post.... Like how obvious could that be? Lol
Lolz I know! What can you do? :-)
Cg
For me - words are spells. Every little thing we say impacts the whole world, our vision, our play.
Say you're grateful! Sometimes - fool! Magical moment of now is the tool!
Hi @cryptogee,
I've made a commitment to try to be a friendlier voice on steem and see if I can make a dent in the current culture.
It is great to see this post which I also think spreads a spirit of a friendlier culture! Thanks for all that you do.
Yes, I wrote the other day about reaching out and understanding, so I thought I should walk the walk as well as talking the talk!
Cg
@whatsup @cryptogee I agree with you both and i am very happy there are people like you both. Steemit is about quality content sharing, not just spamming and wanting the money to come just like that. You need to work hard for it to deserve it. I really hope the steemit community will always keep being friendly to each other :)
Hi @cryptogee,
Good comments are the boost for new creative ideas. Sometimes I want people to comment me more than to upvote my posts. :D
Exactly, I think I get at least one article a week that has been inspired by a comment. :-)
Cg
This is a great idea and motivation to we new steemits. Hope i win or even the random one to reach me. Nice idea @cryptogee
Thank you, get commenting for a chance to win! :-)
Cg
I love this idea; I'm fairly new to steemit (December) and I started with a few posts then quickly realised(with the help of many here!) that I needed to become a member of this community in order to engage my own followers. A good way for me to do that, and to continue to do that, is by posting intelligent and reflective comments. Thanks to @countrygirl and her comment to @gillianpearce, I discovered this contest. Right up my alley! and a great way to continue to propogate interesting content! Cheers!
If you can get my out of my shithole of 28 reputation, I will be your slave follower for a decade ;)
Lolz, well there you go, that vote just got you to 29. :-)
Cg
This is a kind and amazing gesture.Thank you so much Sir
I'm grateful to you for your love towards the steemians,
Nice work @cryptogee
Excellent! good initiative to help those who have less!! Love it. I´ll have to read these post!
This is a great initiative, I think this will go a long way not only to reduce spam messages but also to ensuring that your followers get in depth knowledge on the post shared a hence give valuable comments and suggestions.
I love this idea. There are so many people out there that focus on the negative but here on steemit the focus is mainly on all that is positive and I think that's what I like the most about it.
Up voted and re-steemed. God bless you my fabulous friend. :D Have an awesome day! :D
Wooo! another contest for us Steemians who has commenting skills.. hehe
I really thank you guys who are hosting this kind of contest cause we are only typing what's on our mind when we read a post so that you guys will have an idea how can make Steemians enjoy staying here. Goodluck to your contest! Keep doing this pls :)
I think there were good comments because you gave excellent content :) I often find myself reflecting whenever I read your post, and this about Nigel is incredibly insightful.
It's great that you're doing this. The rewards are good, but the intention behind it is more amazing. As @whatsup mentioned, it promotes a friendlier culture + engagement and open sharing of ideas.
This is a brilliant idea!
Thank you :-)
Cg
:)) "steemit" will become a better platform than you are in your name :)
nice comments for life! thank you Being chosen is pleasing!
Actually, this is a very smart way to "kill" the spammers. I know how annoying can be to get a lot of comments which have no sense with the subject and from those who don't even read the post..Also kind of you to make this giveaway. Even if it's not too much, the gesture matters the most and that you will make happy two winners :D
It is hard to put a value on the value of a comment, because sometimes even the simplest words can make a lot of difference to a new comer (provided it is not written by a bot) and sometimes you read a great post and there's nothing you can add to it. But I think this is a great initiative and I want to bring this to the attention of @davemccoy (not a whale but thinks like one), who I have been speaking about on how to help people here on steemit.
Consider your comment upvoted (it would be worth 0,00 at the moment, so I write instead)! :)
I totally agree, it's nice to know you are not just speaking to the void, a lot of times a comment is worth more than an upload, because it shows that someone took the time to read and to reply to the work one put in.
My husband @shai-hulud also loves a good debate. Ill jave to ger him to check out your musings. Have you checked out @wwf? He has weekly debates that are getting better each week.
That's probably the best way to deal with Spam. Ignore them.
I really like this idea. There’s nothing like a good debate, especially if it can be carried out in a civil and constructive manner.
The community are, by and large, a pretty nice and helpful bunch in my opinion, but there are always a few ‘spammers’ around on original posts. Will be interesting to see if your approach works (I hope so).
Will be following and looking forward to future posts. Steemit needs more guys and girls like you.
nypho (34) · 5 days ago
I think we are really far off from it, I dont think there will be an ending point. Well things can change who knows. meaning if you don't get your way you take your ball and go home. You need to pull up your big kid pants and get back in the game from what hope from the human race
@cryptogee
You sure know how to make things easy for yourself and the community. I dare not spam your post with shit comments. Great
I stand with @cryptogee always. He is a man who was, has being and he is still there. I bet he must have suffered growing in this community. But today he is a success story. Alas!
THANK YOU! I'll be sure to go comment after I get off this red eye. It's been really hard getting some traction going and I'm too proud to spam.
Sometimes million words can mean nothing, and sometimes, few words can mean the world, the denser the better. Same as our friendship with @minigunner where i propose you a different kind of funny:
https://steemit.com/dtube/@minigunner/l4jr01sz
Hello @cryptogee, since you spoke about spam content being prevalent on Steemit lately, and since you appreciate a lil' humor, here's a meme that every curator right now will relate to!
Cheers. :)
How did I miss this great contest? I’ve been following you for at least a month. What I like most about your post is how you have decided to take a more “positive,” approach. I’ve been getting frustrated with writing 1500 to 2000 word posts along with the usual photo contest. Well if I write 1500 word posts it can be very frustrating to just read “good job, keep it up,” or “nice,” in a comment.
If I leave a comment it’s so much more productive to write what one may have learned or felt.
I guess I should get off the soapbox, as you can see this has been frustrating. A very timely subject matter, so thank you for sharing your positivity and for me personally this has been an encouragement to stay positive. xx 🦅
a brilliant idea sir, im sure this will be a huge opportunity for us minnows to grow within this flatform
thanks
So this is a surprise!
I din't even know about this, I just needed to share my opinion about "Is This The Best Time Ever To Be Alive?"
Thank you @cruptogee
I am quite new here and I still crack up at so many copy&paste comments
How to define a spam comment? Some Steemians really just want to say "great post" or "upvoted" etc. on an interesting post. Where to draw the line... I guess this line is different for every user.
this was a nice post .i have an idea , by giving instructions before who made spam for those their account should be block for a week
"Hard work pays off." - live your life like you want but remember that there is always somebody who is working harder than you at the moment, so never loose your belt and always work hard whatever you are doing!
Verry nice good post
Verry good post
wow and great post also? LOL...and another one muted bites the dust :D
You are a consistent offender, consider yourself flagged and muted.
Cg
Now where was that mute button again?