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* In the spirit of Curie's commitment to building community and fostering engagement on the Steem blockchain, we are pleased to present a weekly comment contest administered from the <a href="/@curie">@curie</a> blog.
* For those new to Curie, please follow <a href="/@curie">@curie</a>, and join us on Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jQtWbfj" rel="noopener" title="This link will take you away from steemit.com">https://discord.gg/jQtWbfj</a>
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<h1>Curie Comment Contest</h1><p></p>
<p></p><h3>Earn Steem by leaving good comments on posts upvoted by <a href="/@curie">@curie</a>!*</h3> *Only posts which receive a <a href="/@curie">@curie</a> vote through Curie curator/reviewer operations are eligible for this comment contest.  <b>PLEASE NOTE</b> the @curie account casts <i>many</i> upvotes which are <i>not</i> part of Curie curator/reviewer operations.  See below for two methods to tell what posts have been upvoted by Curie through curator/reviewer operations:<p></p>
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<li>Visit <a href="https://www.becquerel.io" rel="noopener" title="This link will take you away from steemit.com">becquerel.io</a> to see a record of the most recent posts upvoted through Curie curator/reviewer operations and leave thoughtful comments on them for your chance to win!</li>
<li><a href="/@curie">@curie</a> also leaves an automated comment on all posts upvoted through Curie curator/reviewer operations, so alternatively you can visit the <a href="https://steemit.com/@curie/comments">@curie blog comments</a> to find eligible upvoted posts to comment on.</li>
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<p></p><h3>How do I sign up?</h3>  There is no need to sign up. Simply commenting on posting upvoted through Curie curator/reviewer operations makes you eligible for the Curie Comment Contest. <p></p>
<p></p><h4>The contest week will run from Sunday 15:01 UTC through Sunday 15:00 UTC</h4><p></p>
<p>Curie will use an algorithm that evaluates comments on both quantitative and qualitative metrics.  This means that in addition to the <em>number</em> of Curie-upvoted posts that you comment on, the <em>quality</em> of your comments will also factor into the score.  In addition we will look at other metrics designed to measure engagement with the authors that Curie upvotes. </p>
<p><strong>THE EXACT ALGORITHM AND METRICS USED TO GENERATE THIS SCORE WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO HINDER ATTEMPTS TO GAME THE CONTEST</strong></p>
<p></p><h3>Win up to 10 Steem!</h3><br>
Curie Comment Contest winners will be announced in a weekly post every Monday.  In addition to the prize payout structure outlined below, the weekly champion will receive an honorary role for the week in the Curie Discord server of "Comment Champion".  Bragging rights!<p></p>
<p>1st place (Curie Comment Champion): 10 Steem<br>
1st Runner Ups (2 payout positions): 5 Steem each<br>
2nd Runner Ups (2 payout positions): 3 Steem each<br>
Honorable Mentions (12 payout positions): 2 Steem each</p>
<p>Total weekly prize pool: 50 Steem/ 17 payout positions</p>
<p></p><h1>Spam Comments will NOT be rewarded</h1><br>
The comment history of all winners will be manually reviewed for spam before any prizes are paid out.  Short generic comments that could have been left without reading the post will not qualify for the Curie Comment Contest.  Examples of spam comments include (but are not limited to): "Nice post"; "I like your post"; "Nice picture"; "Good song"; "Great story", etc.<p></p>
<p><strong>EGREGIOUS SPAM COMMENTERS WILL BE REPORTED TO STEEMCLEANERS</strong></p>
<p></p><h4>A few words of advice on leaving good, thoughtful comments</h4> - tell the post author <em>what</em> in specific you liked about the post, <em>why</em> you liked it and/or <em>how</em> it made you feel.    If your comment is so generic that it could have been left without reading the post, it will not qualify for the Curie Comment Contest.<p></p>


<h1>Week 2 Winners!</h1>
For comments left during the contest week of August 12th - August 19th, 2018.  All prize payouts will be sent out shortly from the @curie account.
<h4>Comment Champion - 10 Steem prize! @coinsandchains  </h4>  Great job @coinsandchains particularly on the metrics measuring comment quality and engagement generated by your comments.
<h4>1st Runner Ups - 5 Steem each!  @ilsaione & @audreybits </h4>  
<h4>2nd Runner Ups -  3 Steem each! @drawmeaship & @avizor </h4>
<h4>Honorable Mentions (in order of placement) - 2 Steem each!</h4> @solcross; @adamada; @janton; @lynncoyle1; @melinda010100; @porters; @fitinfun; @glenalbrethsen; @anouk.nox; @puravidaville; @scrawly; @veryspider


<p></p><h1>Let the wild rumpus begin!</h1><br>
So what are you waiting for?  Start reading those Curie-upvoted posts and leaving thoughtful comments already!