Utopian.io is the only platform rewarding Open Source contributions and it is doing that with Steem! Utopian became very popular once big Steem Whales delegated over 400K to the project to support Open Source initiatives and to get a whopping 20% profit from every single contribution on the platform. You can also become a delegator. Learn how.
Many contributions are being submitted every day and I have not enough time to review the quality. I have to keep developing the platform and do marketing. Utopian must assure the quality of each contribution before being shown in the Utopian feed. This is why I have just created a way to incentivise moderation on the platform and to share profits with the Utopian Moderators.
Now Also Moderators Get Their Piece of The Cake!
I have just released a new amazing feature that will allow everyone with a reputation score equal or higher than 50 to review contributions inside Utopian and allow them in the Utopian feed in exchange for a whopping 5% of all the author rewards generated on the platform based on how many contributions each moderator have reviewed.
How To Become a Moderator
If you have a reputation equal or higher than 50, login in https://utopian.io. On the left menu you will see the item "Review", from there you can see all the contributions that still need to be reviewed or just Go here. Then you just have to review them and help the user in case anything is wrong. Once a contribution has been reviewed, click on verify and you will immediately be part of the Utopian Moderators and start earning Steem Power AUTOMATICALLY.
The contributions you see there are already stored in the blockchain but they are not being voted by @utopian-io and won't show up in the main Utopian feed. This is to ensure no spam is entering the platform and that each contribution gets what really deserves.
Contributions Must Follow The Utopian Standards. READ CAREFULLY
As a moderator your job is to make sure contributions meet the quality standards. Here you have a draft that you have to read to understand the quality standards. https://utopian.io/rules
If a contribution does not meet the quality standards you have to help the user editing the contribution by chatting via the comments. If the contribution is spammy or really makes no sense, just leave it unverified and after a week will disappear.
You can check how to do your moderation job also by looking at the contributions I did not accept in the feed https://utopian.io/all/review. Check this one for example.
You will see I have submitted comments where the contribution is not meeting the quality standards. If you are not going to accept a contribution you always have to write the reason so that the user can actually understand what's doing wrong. You really have to read and understand the rules https://utopian.io/rules in order to help new contributors or you may end up being removed from the Utopian Moderators.
How do You Get Rewarded?
Utopian.io uses a special algorithm that takes advantage of the beneficiaries system provided by Steem. Utopian calculates how much the platform has generated in Steem Power, how much Moderators and Sponsors have to receive from the delegated percentage (20% for Sponsors, 5% for Moderators) and how much you should gain based on how many contributions you have verified or based on the delegated power if you are also a Sponsor. Each time a new contribution is submitted and verified, beneficiaries get added and will automatically receive their profits when the rewards will be payed out by Steem (after a week). Everyone in Utopian receives Steem Power.
So Now Utopian Removes 25% From the Author Rewards?
NO
The Utopian Sponsors have 20% of the author rewards reserved. Utopian Moderators have 5% reserved. So you may think Utopian is removing 25% from the author rewards. Well...no. The algorithm works in a way so that the portion taken from the author fluctuates and sometimes can be 20%, some other times 22% but also 15% and so on (never over 25%). This is possible because Utopian tracks everything and assigns profits to the beneficiaries based on how much they should gain and on how much they already got.
That means, if a contribution gets super high rewards, you could also get more than what you deserve. Utopian will stop giving you rewards until you will be allowed to receive them again, based on new gains you should have accumulated.
All the code behind Utopian is Open Source. https//github.com/utopian-io
The Process is Transparent
You can see how much Utopian is generating and how much you should get in the dedicated Sponsors and Moderators sections:
Utopian does not get a cent. All the power Utopian has is given by the Sponsors.
I don't get a cent. The only way I have to profit is by either contributing to Open Source projects, delegate power to Utopian or moderating the contributions.
Utopian is a New, Shared and Meritocratic Economy.
If you are a Bad Moderator
If you are a bad moderator and allowing bad contributions into the main feed, you will be permanently removed from the moderators and stop earning profits immediately. Always double check the rules before pushing a contribution to the Utopian main feed https://utopian.io/rules
Removed Minimum Delegation
On a side note I have removed the minimum delegation you can give to Utopian if you want to be a sponsor. If your delegation is very small you may end up having 0 profits, but still you may want to help the Open Source world and to be credited by Utopian on promotional activities.
Utopian Sponsors (so far)
@freedom
@transisto
@xeldal -> Vote for witness
@cryptoctopus
@javybar
@jerrybanfield -> Vote for witness
@kendewitt
@ajvest
@yabapmatt
@allowisticartist
@elear -> me
@n-ur
@masterofcoin
@iliasdiamantis
@bbrewer
@unosuke
@airmatti
@nesian101
@rival -> Vote for witness
Are you going to the STEEMFEST?
I'll be there. Lets meet and chat: https://steemit.com/steemfest/@elear/i-am-going-to-the-steemfest-guess-why
Who am I?
11 years Senior Software Architect - Javascript Full Stack Developer, focused on ES6, React.js, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js, and DevOps.
Follow the official Utopian account: https://steemit.com/@utopian-io
Follow me on Steemit: https://steemit.com/@elear
Follow me on Utopian: http://utopian.io/@elear
Add me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puccidiego/
Open Source Contribution posted via https://utopian.io
Awesome @elear, but I have some questions, are the rewards only paid out based on the number of contributions that are verified? If so that will incentivize reviewers to just verify as many as possible and isn't worth their time to comment on ones that should not be verified.
Maybe there should be a way for reviewers to mark an item as "reviewed" but not verified so they can get credit for work preventing posts that don't follow the rules.
Also it would help me to see some more examples of accepted and not-accepted submissions. I was taking a look through some of them and I wasn't sure which way to go or how much of a stickler for the rules I should be.
For example on this one: https://utopian.io/utopian-io/@ivysrono/update-zh-cn-for-busy I cited that it didn't follow the "Contributions MUST BE Informative and Narrative" rule. Let me know if you agree with that or not.
Either way this is a great change, and great to have a moderation system. Can't believe how fast you're making updates, seems like there is something new every day!
Yes exactly. That's why you can be removed if you are a bad moderator and never be able to join the moderators again. This will be a natural selection process. Also if I see 50 reputation is too low, this will be increased.
While you can't put a like on the post until the post is verified, you can put it on the comments. So the more the moderator is helpful the more likes he will get on his comments.
Right! I will do this.
You did a GREAT job
Did not stop working for 3 days in a row now :D
Thanks for the super-vote! One more quick suggestion, it would be great to add a way to filter submissions that have not been commented on yet by a moderator. Now I have to go into each one and check if you have already commented first.
Go take a break, have a few drinks! You've literally earned it!
@yabapmatt do me a favour. Write an idea contribution for Utopian in Utopian about all these suggestions. I think they are great and they deserve a post and a vote. Also will be easier for me to go through them once I will start developing them.
OMG DUH! I'm literally sitting here looking at feature suggestions on Utopian and the thought never crossed my mind to submit these ideas there as well...maybe i'm the one who needs a break!
ahaah right @yabapmatt. Do that please. I would be really happy
Submitted! Noticed I can't approve my own contribution, good thinking there :-)
https://utopian.io/utopian-io/@yabapmatt/feature-suggestions-for-submission-review-process
@utopian-io has just super-voted this comment at 5%.
@yabapmatt thanks for using https://utopian.io to contribute to the Open Source projects..
Voting this comment will help @utopian-io growing its power so to incentivise more contributions to Open Source projects.
This would be great contribution to the growth of steemit
This is awesome! Definitely worth a look. Thanks for this amazing work :)
You should add what is meant by contributins, or at least provide a link for it.
Always assume your reader does not now your world changing, super big, incredibly cool Megaproject, how unbelievable that may seem to you ;)
Agreed! I would love some elaboration on the points you mention.
There should be something in it for the minnows like me also.
The minimum steem power to delegate is 100, meaning the person who has less steem power cannot take part in @utopian.io
Moreover the steem users who delegate the minimum steem power will get negligible benefits from it.
The rewards should be in greater percentage for the minnows because it will help whales become like giant whales and the minnows will remain minnows.
What are your views? @elear
"minimum steem power to delegate is 100"
The post notes that has been removed.
Edit: Forget it.
Looks interesting I will check it out.
Nice post, I will support utopian-io, upvote
How to login in utopian, why it's asking me to create an other account when I try to login with my steemit account ?
Hello @clixmoney I don't think it is asking for that. You have to use either your password or active key to login. Utopian uses SteemConnect. The same tool used by Busy.org and maintained by Steem
now it's saying that the key is wrong, I don't want to use my password, can I use the posting key ?
Maybe you are using the wrong active key. In your wallet - permissions, you must click on Login to show, on the right of the active key and use the one that shows up once you login or use your password. Utopian and Busy, they don't store your credentials.
I used both of them, the first posting key that is shown directly and the private one, no one is working
I am not sure @clixmoney then. @fabien do you have a suggestion what may be wrong here?
I hope moderators will check the uniqueness and won't support duplicite contributions.
Yes they will ! @espoem ! I am making sure to build a good team :)
Then I'm looking forward to seeing a good content. I start liking this whole idea of utopian more and more.
Creating the new bases is crucial so plz keep the good work up. i want to understand if you change your status to worst are you losingg your position.Thank for the great opertunity looking forward to taking part.
@abdullatifphadia Much obliged for the super-vote! One all the more brisk proposal, it is awesome to add an approach to channel entries that have not been remarked on yet by a mediator. Presently I need to go into every one and check in the event that you have just remarked first.
good post @elear
good informative post my friend
Cool so its a steem app? Sounds promising. Following you.
@utopian-io has just super-voted this contribution at 100% Power.
@elear thanks for using https://utopian.io to contribute to the Open Source projects.
Voting this comment will help @utopian-io growing its power so to incentivise more contributions to Open Source projects.
There are so many interesting posts in steemit. Read well.
I like your post! Upvoted. Resteemed. Followed! Keep up the good work!
Its awesome ...good luck
This blog is very well known for all steem user
Wow... this sounds like a really interesting initiative. I especially like the emphasis on quality, which seems to be a bit of a dodgy area on Steemit, these days. Bookmarking this for further study!
Very interesting thank you for sharing appreciate it keep up the good work you have my up vote & resteem @mannyfig1956
Nice! I would say more, but Steemit keeps going down...
that's an awesome set up. I was actually just thinking how it would be nice for people that want earn more money on steemit but don't have the funds for steem power to earn rewards for moderation of content.
For example, if I someone could spend 8 hours/day moderating content and get a nice incentive like you're providing the quality steem would increase and therefore its price of steem. thanks for all you do :-)
True @leap8 !
This is a great work @elear. I used utopian-io for the first time yesterday and it was cool. Reviewing some more will be a good feat for me. Cheers
good job
Awesome this was so informative
This was some great information regarding utopian. Will look forward to more information and updates as time goes on.
You should add what is meant by contributins, or at least provide a link for it.
Always assume your reader does not now your world changing, super big, incredibly cool Megaproject, how unbelievable that may seem to you ;)
More documentation will come soon! Thanks @lennstar for pointing this out!
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STOPThis seems like a really amazing idea. As a security professional, I have a love hate for open source software. It can be both more secure and less secure. But for the most part, I love having software that can be pulled apart and compiled by anyone so they they can actually see what is going on.
Adding community involvement by giving people incentive to work with open source and make a profit off of it is ingenius. Just thinking about how crypto has changed these simple aspects and how much it could benefit our future with new softwares that have even more community involvement is uplifting.
Thank you so much
Thank you so much @biasnarrative
I would love to contribute my quota to the development of busy.org. But since i'm not a tech geek and most of the open source development needs some tech skills, I was hoping if i could contribute via visibility. But i really want to know what the visibility part entails.
@elear
Hello @hornblende. Visibility is about boosting an Open Source project brining awareness. Read the rules https://utopian.io/rules
Ok
Thanks
Will check it out.
You are really doing a nice job. I got to read about utopian from your blog.
Kudos @elear
Hi, I don't get it. I want to delegate 200 SP.. I Iam not that big whale and like the initiative.. I am also a witness and would like to add that also to my name.. is that possible... On the website there is profit.. is that per day?
Hello @rival you can delegate 200SP of course but the profit will be small. The profit is based on the cashed out posts, it is not per day. It increases everytime the posts made via Utopian are cashed out
And Yeah @rival you can do that even if the profit is small so to be credited on the sponsors section and promotional activities!
Thank you for your answer. The I want to join for the sponsors section and promotional activities..
That's great @rival. Looking forward. If you need any help just let me know
I managed to delegate a small bit. But As i am a minnow who worked hard for his SP this was all I could do, but I do it for the community and I believe in steemit and addons.. Thank you. I hope you add me to the sponsor page and put also Witness behind it.. And I hope your team will read my witness profile and dreams..
Thx
You are there already @rival ! Small is better than nothing. Thank you so much https://utopian.io/sponsors
That is true, I am in and ready to support you. Would you also add me here including that I am a witness. Witness is important for me as I want to achieve dreams and hope to get some votes.. THX
Using posting password rather than owner password?
Hello @preparedwombat this is problem has been discussed various times. Utopian uses SteemConnect V2 from Busy.org and Steemit itself. For the way it works it needs your active key or password. The posting key is not enough to assign the posting role to the app
Thanks. But FWIW, I would not be comfortable with providing my active key. Why one would want to assign the posting role to "the app" is not at all obvious.
I know but Utopian or Busy do not store your password or active key. They are just assigning the posting role so they don't have to store the password anywhere if you get my point :)
great opportunity ill try to register to see what happen thanks for this informative info @elear
Master@elear, What about me, because it's still lacking Steem Power?
What do you mean? I did not understand the question @bukharisulaiman
Master, very useful that https://utopian.io design, how do i get steem power?
Thx you very much
It's your reputation score. You already have it @bukharisulaiman
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@utopian-io
Thank for sharing @elear
Good job
Very good content. Thanks for sharing
thanks for the information @elear. I am very useful for you @muhammadrizki96.
You are on fire!
Hi @elear
Thanks so much for taking your time to explain this well detailed eye opener.
@dubem-eu
i make promotion utopian with indonesian language
https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@artoon/i-think-the-utopian-project-is-very-good
Do you have it in German to read?
I am interest to be a moderator but I prefer to read the Instruction of German....Huggies out
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Das ist eine super Idee. Nun wollte ich mich bei Utopian anmelden, doch es kommt folgende Fehlermeldung: " Sie müssen sich abmelden, bevor Sie ein zusätzliches Konto erstellen können. Bitte beachten Sie, dass Steemit nur einen Account pro verifiziertem Benutzer registrieren kann."
Ich möchte aber ja dennoch Beiträge auf Steemit veröffentlichen, oder muss ich bei utopian einen neuen Account anlegen?
Und müssen es andere Beiträge sein, als die die ich auf Steemit veröffentliche ?
Und wenn ich gleich auf einloggen gehe, erscheint folgendes: "Autorisieren
Möchten Sie das Steem-Konto @ utopian.app autorisieren , Ihre Buchungsrolle zu verwenden?"
Was kann ich darunter verstehen?
Danke @elear für deine Erläuterung und dafür, noch etwas Licht ins Dunkle zu bringen.
RP behind by 2.
Nice post and I wish I could contribute to it too !
This is absolutely great, I like the idea