This is why it's a bit strange to me that some Hivers frown on something just because it's short, or praise something just because it's long.

There’s a little more to it than that. Since I’ve been more focused on curation I understand this a little more now. It’s all about the intent and effort that goes into the post. I would give more attention to a one photo post that has an insightful line or two rather than a one photo post that has no wording, background, explanation or insightful message at all.

It’s kind of like you said,

Some types of content perform better on certain platforms, or with certain audiences.

Many people that came here were coming from Fakebook all fed up with the selfies, self glory, not being able to truly express themselves or share truths there etc. etc. This platform set a stage of more value and challenged us to post more than just a single photo without any words. It challenged us to really put out some unique blogs full of ideas, sharing our lives (the good and the bad), supporting other people and not just ourselves and being impactful. I understand that everyone is not a writer but if a curator sees more value in someone trying a little harder then those that do are the ones that get supported more here.

I just wanted to touch on that point of why you see people more enthused or more supportive of content that has more value, effort and care (whether short or long) other than those that post just for the sake of posting. Believe me you can easily tell the difference.

But all in all everyone has a right to choose and post what they want to. When it comes down to complaints about why they aren’t getting the support they want, then these are some of the reasons why. It can be a short post but how much effort was really put into it? How impactful was it? That’s what people on this platform look for ;)

Instead, my focus is to teach clearly on a topic that matters, to people who may benefit. Whatever length I choose is based on those criteria.

This is always my focus as well. When I’m not teaching but instead just sharing apart of my life, my focus is on how I can inspire someone else with my experiences (which turns into some sort of teaching sometimes). I want to be an impactful influence that encourages others and brightens their day ~