Hey dude. There are a lot of things I want to ask you about the PAL initiative but for a while I was worried that my legitimate questions would be tainted by the inevitable bitterness that came from not winning your weekly contest and receiving your resteem despite being on your honorable mention list three times in a row and embodying the values of peace love and abundance more than some of the winners. (That was a long ass sentence, yeah?) This was further aggravated by seeing you reach rock star status on the platform around the same time. Now that I'm over it, I feel it's fine to ask.
I'll start with this, and feel free to direct me to any posts that fully answer this question (don't link me to something that kind of sort of maybe answers the question please). Aside from contests, what does PAL do to promote quality posts? I feel that loyalty to PAL and to you pays off much more than quality at PAL and I'd like for you to prove me wrong here because you do seem like a decent guy and there's no doubt that you have worked hard to benefit the platform, I just want to see that hard work be fully effective.. PAL feels a bit too much like a fraternity to me which is why you haven't seen me around despite my busy activity during the first few days.
There are multiple curation programs within the group. There are writing workshops, fiction workshops, and mentors all over the place. We're building shows to help with that too. So, the framework is a big social umbrella. You're right about that, and it's up to you to connect with the groups in there that help with the curation and quality part of the mission.
Always the bridesmaid. Never the bride. You gotta leverage your network. Its decided by votes. Get people to vote for you.
I guess it all feels a bit centralized to me, and a bit more of a popularity contest than a focus on content, but I guess I respect what you are trying to do. Maybe I'll head in and check out some of the other rooms and see what their about.