Great tips, love the swashes of sarcasm.
I agree with you. I am not really trying to appeal to the masses. While, like everyone else, I'd love to have big scores on my posts, for the most part, I just write and post what I find of interest. Selfish perhaps. Real, certainly.
And I really don't try to appeal to whales. I do appreciate that several of my friends here hold significant power (you included), but I stick around only because I appreciate their (your) content.
With that said, I'll see you at the top!
Thanks, I really love those who can detect sarcasm in my post by now!