As I've been using Steemit over the last two months I've been coming up with ideas that I think could improve the user experience on the platform. I have enjoyed my time here and want to give some ideas that could make Steemit even better for us, and the users to come. 

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### Sidebar Options
You can see the sidebar when you're on your feed and there are only two things on it, "My blog" and "My wallet." Rather than having to click on your avatar and then choose "Replies" or "Comments", why not make the sidebar customizable? People could add more options, or even choose to have the sidebar present on more screens, i.e. while you're reading an article. A simple checkbox would activate customization and the options would be added by additional checkboxes.

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1519603450/tbbbchuwerfpwegzgmgf.png)
*Rough example*

### Voting Power Graphic
A visual aid that I think has value and would be helpful to Steemians would be to include the Voting Power gauge that @steemchiller made for [Steemworld](www.steemworld.org). The graphic would help users see where their VP is at in real time. It would be available as one of the options users could add. The graphic could also be set to link to the SteemWorld site (so as to not deprive @steemchiller of traffic).

![image.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1519604104/afozsbozj7axuzte9qob.png)
*I got carried away. That* IS *my actual VP*

### Show One Post
Some authors can post a lot during the day. Most users follow an unsustainably-large number of authors. To help users see as many of those authors as possible, limit the articles shown per author to one (1) per day. Have a little icon (red exclamation mark or something) next to the author's name, so the user is aware there's more material, but if they want to move on without checking the other articles they can. 

Steemit will continue to grow and succeed as *many* authors are successful, not just a select few. We can help ensure the attention isn't skewed toward the prolific posters by giving everyone equal exposure in the feed. 

### Resteems
There are some authors that produce great material that lots of people could enjoy seeing. However, some also resteem, a lot! While I am a supporter of the resteem feature, I would like to see it's value increased. In order to do that, I suggest a few different options:

#### 1) Limit Resteems
Scarcity creates value, so set a hard limit of "resteems per day" to two (2). Once that limit is reached, the user will have to wait 12 hours to get another, and another 12 hours to get a second. Rather than just resteeming everything in their feed, users will have to make a conscious decision that these two articles are most worthy of their precious resteems. 
(Note: A study could be done to determine the optimal number of resteems to allow per day. Doesn't have to be two.)

#### 2) Hide resteems
Create an option that allows users to *hide* the resteems of the authors they follow. Although possibly controversial, this would allow users to see only the articles of the authors they specifically followed. Feeds get packed quickly and resteems can clog up an already busy space. By hiding resteems, users are more easily able to view the content of the authors they like and reward them for their work.

#### 3) Resteem Feed
Create an alternative feed or tab that has "suggested" articles based on what the people you follow recommend. This would allow you to find new and similar authors without having to manually look for them. Steemit could even suggest authors based on keywords that people use in their profile (crypto, photography, gaming) to suggest other authors the user might like. 

![suggested.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1519605066/b1kyouxwjo2bf8znmjgh.png)
*So convenient!*

### Implementation

I'm not a coder, so I don't know what it would take to actually get these changes implemented. I also know that there isn't a customer suggestion department where I can forward these ideas. However, if you know any witnesses that might be open to hearing some new ideas that could provide value to the users and platform, please forward my ideas on.


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### What are your thoughts?
Would you like to see any of these ideas implemented?

### What ideas do you have for making Steemit better?

#### Tell me in the comments section below

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