Cheers @philnewton
I agree that when writing on steemit I do struggle to escape the topic of Steem and think that the majority of people reading wouldn't really care about how Ole Gunnar will fair this season.
Writing on a new account for a new tribe takes the pressure off and I feel more relaxed in writing about the topic relating to the tribe. Cheers!
I really hope those with the big accumulation play fair over the long run, from what I have seen from you so far, you set a great example. I've seen one particular account that is really milking the reward pool for doing very little with the posts - virtually no original content. I am just one user and as I am new here, I am not going to name names and get involved with that. I'd like to see someone with a much longer and deeper reputation perhaps say something.
Yes I have seen examples of this behavior too. It is tough at any point to start managing a community you are a part of and I think it should be no single users job - we all have a part in making STS succeed or fail.
Perhaps the moderation team, once finalized, will have some input here.
One thing I was wondering is that bearing in mind after day 4, a post cannot be upvoted and only downvoted, a level of value for a post can be assessed and the pending rewards adjusted to be more in line with what is considered fair for this content.
If you have any ideas on this feel free to post/tag me or respond here. Have a nice weekend :)