News

There is actually not a lot of news about the @topcomment project. We're just keep doing what we have been doing since the beginning, which is upvoting high quality and engaging comments.

Some people increased their delegations (thanks for that!) which makes we have a 20,8 K stake that results in a $0.23 upvote at the current Hive price.

If you are wondering why we're powering down the account, that is because we need liquid Hive in the @topcomment account to pay out the 80% delegation returns to our delegators.

Topcomment is not a profitable project (yet). For now I still have to add some of my own Hive every week to be able to pay out all the delegators.
But that's not an issue. The account still slowly grows even though we do the weekly power downs.

We do appreciate all upvotes on this curation reward blog because they help to grow the account.
Reblogs of this posts are also welcome to spread the word about our curation service!

Thanks you all for the support!

What is Topcomment?

The Topcomment curation service rewards meaningful and engaging comments on the Hive platform. It is manually curated by @topcomment to prevent abuse.
Comments that show effort, substantively engage with the content are eligible for upvotes. The initiative relies on nominations, where users can mention @topcomment to suggest quality comments.

Read more about the service and how you can support this project below the report!

Weekly Report

To provide transparency I'm generating a list of all comments that were upvoted by @topcomment in the past week.
In the past 7 days Topcomment distributed 90 upvotes to the following commenters:

Alltime totals

I've started the Topcomment curation initiative on december 16, 2024.
The total number of upvoted comments since the startup is: 1664

The following table show the Hivers that have been upvotes the most.

Thanks everyone for engaging!

If you want to have a mention when you are on this list or want to be mentioned in every weekly update post from @topcomment, just let me know in the comment section!

Which comments can get upvotes and which don't?

Which comments are eligible for upvotes and which are not?
Not all nominated comments will receive an upvote from Topcomment. While the concept of "quality" is subjective, there are a few key factors I consider when deciding whether to upvote a comment. Additionally, there are certain reasons why even a well-written comment might not be upvoted.

Here are the current guidelines:

Do's

1. Put effort in the comment
Be sure you have put some effort in creating a longer comment. There is no exact number, but a comment that is just a few words long won't get upvoted.

2. React to the content of the blog
The comment should be a thoughtful response to the blog post. It must engage with the content and provide meaningful interaction with the author’s ideas. It shouldn't be a reply telling your own story.

No upvotes for

1. Comments with hate speech, racism, conspiracy theories or other negative reactions
I strive to keep the community positive. Comments promoting hatred, racism, or conspiracy theories will not be upvoted.

2. Comments from users with Hivewatchers downvotes
I do not want to support scammers or fraudulent activity. If a user has been downvoted by Hivewatchers, I will not upvote their comment.

3. AI-generated comments
These comments will not receive upvotes, as they are not authentic human interactions.

4. Comments that already have significant rewards
If a comment has already received a substantial reward, I will skip the upvote. The same applies to comments that are part of the commentrewarder initiative.

5. Giveaways or contest entries
There are some initiatives asking you to submit your entry in the comments. These are excluded from Topcomment upvotes.

6. Commenting on own blogs
Comments from bloggers on their own blog will not be upvoted. It is only natural that you respond to comments on your own blog.

Support Topcomment with Delegations

The more delegations Topcomment gets, the higher the rewards we can give away!
You can use the following tool to delegate an amount of your choice or select one of the predefined amounts below.

https://thecrazygm.com/hivetools/account/delegate/topcomment/100

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Follow the Curation Trail

If you don't want to delegate you can also choose to following the Topcomment voting trail via Hive.Vote.
This way you do support the project and the commenters, but you'll receive the curation rewards yourself. In Hive.Vote you can configure a percentage for the votes.
https://hive.vote/dash.php?trail=topcomment&i=1

Upvote and Reblog

You could help the @topcomment project by upvoting and reblogging this post. The more people know about this initiative, the more it will stimulate engagement on Hive ❤️
The post rewards will be used to support the project!

Start using Topcomment!

What are you waiting for? Start using this service by mentioning @topcomment in replies to valuable comments.

If you have any comments or questions; feel free to comment on this post or contact me on Discord.
You can find me in the Topcomment Discord Channel

Kind regards,