I opened https://www.proofofbrain.io/@leprechaun/transfers and https://www.proofofbrain.io/@vempromundo.pob/transfers. My delegatee voted on this:
https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@madstacks/community-litter-picking-drive-earn-pob-and-save-the-planet-week-3
He received 1 POB curation reward but I got nothing for this.
By comparing the curation rewards of the delegatee and the delevator you can observe whether rewards are absent in the delegator that are earned by the delegatee. In the case of Hive Engine tokens, there is no protocol level monetary reward for delegating. I know this isn't Hive but I am more interested in this topic through the lens of POB.
I leave this as a potential methodology for experimenting. We need to find someone with delegated Hive power and the corresponding delegator. Then we can look at the curator rewards. If it's like Hive Engine, there is no reward. I'm convinced that the essay is wrong until I can be pointed to a pair who have a delegation from one to another a week from the time I see them or before, I will work under this belief.
Interesting stuff, and kudos to you for digging into it. That said, experimenting with 2nd layer tokens (Hive Engine generated ones), seems way off base for me explaining the foundations of Hive to beginners. The section in the guide is specifically about 1st layer tokens and native Hive currencies.
You're more than welcome to believe whatever you wish regarding the essay.
For now I'll trust all the other experts (witnesses included) who have examined my guide and consider that section of it accurate over your single-data point experiment using POB. :)
That said, I gladly welcome more conclusive data regarding this topic, and again appreciate you bringing it to my attention. Wishing you a great day! 😀
I just hope someone comes a long and does the same experiment but it turns out I'm only really interested in Proof of Brain. I should just reserve judgement about Hive. Hive-Engine tokens and Hive are completely different. I found I could not quickly find a pair of users where one delegated to another and it seemed like that was going to be a very long exercise and thus another long fool's errand.
I'm with you. I'd love someone to do a similar experiment. Props to you for reserving judgment. And I totally understand, and at least you got some good data on how it applies to HE Tokens. Thanks again!