Having another Steemian working alongside you can be useful. @goblinknackers may be new to the platform but he has learned extremely fast on what to do and what not to do.

He’s also a Half-Orca due to my ramblings of STEEM, the future and what it can be. I tell you, some people are real suckers. :)

![IMG_9090.JPG](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmcudMwnRX45jcLjxFSrwvoz9qyUywCmPfbSKCr2BjgFfR)

This morning we were talking about STEEM (yet again) and curation. Many Bot owners are now turning to curation, some 100% and some just when their Voting Power is sitting idly at 100%.

I’m writing less and less as I simply don’t need to anymore. The curation rewards are making up for it, and I’m now doing other shit like…er.., curating and playing SteemMonsters. 

<center>…’***Some washing the dishes, ironing, gardening and DIY might prove a better bet’ - @bingbabe***'…</center>

Yes, dearest, I’m listening.. (not really).

Yesterday I was watching a conversation in the SFR general section between a few people. 

I won’t name them, but it seems to be that there’s going to be a concerted effort to break up the ‘*Circle Jerks*’ after the bid-bot abuse changes have been deemed to be ‘*under control*’.

I removed a couple of accounts from my auto-voter yesterday who I feel I was jerking with. It never felt quite right doing all this and I don’t want to be caught up in all the wars if and when they start as ‘*collateral damage*’. 

<center>…’***I came for the content, not the politics’***…</center>

I’m just hoping these people don’t leave and embrace the new changes…, and things are changing, there’s no disputing that.

I am now downvoting on a daily basis and using @katharsisdrill’s ‘Bidbottophant’ on every one of them, regardless of the outcome.

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The feedback is a combination of bewilderment, anger and sometimes they just want me to stop. 
<center>***I’m not out to get at anyone, it’s not like that at all***</center>

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<center>...***'It's an old strong car, and drives sideways too, but we don't really care'***...</center>

Kudos to @curangel, @ocdb and @minnowbooster for manually curating and having a team to find undervalued content. But they are not all like that.

I don’t want to complain that a couple have jumped on my posts and give me votes regardless of what I post, but is it for the right reasons?

What of the others who get between $1 and $2 per post?

I will be the first to say, many of them are not worthy of being voted more than this. Is that arrogance? Possibly, but it’s all about effort and I see many posts with very little.

I would suggest to these other bot owners that have jumped on the auto-curate bandwagon in hopes of the best curation rewards for ‘*authors known to consistently get $15+ rewards*’ to think outside the box a little.

Yes, you’re going to get some juicy curation from all this, but is it going to raise the price of the STEEM token?

<center>…***’So let me tell you a little secret’.…***</center>

It’s not actually a secret all and some others’ have been doing it as well as me.

I have been actively looking for posts at under 50c that are well-written, have been voting them at 50% or more and resteeming them, then heading for the sack. Yes, I do find time to sleep and hopefully not dream about STEEM.

![image.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmYBMuG2AGpPQMZfXxNgbqAXwdLcZd5VNJwKri9fxGx9VR)

Voila, the next day, what do I see? Well not always, but at a rate of currently 70% or better….

![image.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmZw9PymB1H5xgaNV2B6Wk2tkGxp8C1uKTDuRZNCbphwrg)

The 50c vote post is over $10. It has been hit by @ocdb, @smartsteem, @curangel or one of the other now turned bot’s come curators.

![image.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmbBTGkEuM6fSoxvsKEs2LHkj7PZi3xk6iXfQoUo9pAJoE)

I’m not saying to you implicitly, ‘*I can get you a big vote*’ and I am not in allegiance with any of these new curation incentives. 

<center>…***’In fact, I’m a little peeved that one of them has not approached me as asked me to be content finder… yet…’***…</center>

That’s not strictly true either as I am an ‘*apprentice*’ for one of them, but my promotion has still not been given.

If you think that your STEEM stake is related to what you can gain in rewards, let me point you at a very new Steemian who has been doing rather well from himself and is just about a Minnow now.

https://steemit.com/@paulmp

![image.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmY6eemRB2nbNHRdUQQN9qjT6rGZFomZxk75NLryBDP1eR)

Paul has a seemingly inexhaustible pile of photographs and memories of travels. He is a photograph manipulator and obviously is great at getting colours and effects from his library. 

I wish him well, and am glad I can use him as an example of someone who can jump on here and make it work.

<center>…***The community has seen, noticed and responded to his work. This is how is should work…***</center>

I hope I’m getting through to people on what is perceived as ‘desirable’, ‘voteble’, ‘original’.

What I look for is the following. Minimum 500 words, original images, or sourced (must be free to use). Does what I read… Teach or entertain me?

If it’s about Travel does it give an independent perspective on where the traveller has been? 

![image.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmdCDZQBcwYs9XboY7NzNFwS3n9wWRGacBwULAa456sqhb)

I like artists and original artwork. @wilnonis was an example of this, but sadly he has disappeared like many.

Gaming content, fiction and of course Urbex all appeals to me (fat chance of getting anything of the latter subject of course).

<center>***...But I’m not an artist, gamer, traveller, one that rummages through old buildings or educator...***</center>

Fair enough, but you are ***alive?*** Do you have any True Stories that you are willing to share? My next post will be one of these, and it’s an incentive that I personally want to get going.  

Zombies, while kind of alive will not be permitted to participate. 

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[![SteemEnginer.gif](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbL3cUmuD8wEbAhqqPtZcxA1QX1PmgQjY6nsMb5XZBepw/SteemEnginer.gif)](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@thesteemengine/introducing-the-steem-engine-initiative)

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