There was a point to my No Agenda art posts and there was a point to being able to show artists there was a way to earn.
As a result of the downvote war you got into with @transisto over this I stopped work on the project (I have plenty else to do). As you know I never got into a personal downvote war with you over this and I just decided to move my efforts in other ways.
Today the successful artists chosen for No Agenda show art receive a cut of the streaming Lightning payments which go to that show if they register and get a Lightning address usually with a custodial Lightning system like Alby or Wallet of Satoshi. Hive could and should have been fulfilling this role but with artists owning their own keys. I didn't have the time to push it and especially against negative push back.
The bulk of the amount earned by that account was given to the No Agenda show but there's probably some sitting in the account I need to tidy up.
Sorry it worked out this way, I certainly wasn't "milking" the reward pool but I understand why people couldn't see the long term goal. I'd hope that the community considers me to be a productive member and if anyone thinks I'm a leech taking out more than I put in, I'd like them to come out and tell me.
You're not a leech.
I've come to offer some outside perspective and I want to make it abundantly clear that I'm not taking any position on this current drama whatsoever.
Quite a few people, including actual artists who are present on this platform couldn't make much sense out of those rewards. If you look around, you'll notice quite a few people talking about things like retention.
Naturally, someone working on an actual post for actual consumers on Hive might look at what boils down to a constant stream of advertisements getting no engagement while receiving a pile of cash, compare it to their results including receiving far more engagement, feel undervalued, become frustrated and possibly leave in the worst-case scenario.
I'm sure that some healthy communication would have solved the issue. I assume many would have been satisfied with something like a compilation post seeing high value and even trending status, which would have resulted in getting actual eyes on the project rather than alienating people and turning eyes away. This could have also led to consistent funding for the project.
Unfortunately, based on my previous encounters, the simple act of communicating with one of the individuals involved, in the worst-case scenario, could lead to all previous and future work being downvoted rather than rationalized results and productive conclusions.
This is why I personally ignored it, knowing full well that it would devolve into a disaster.
Again, I'll still vouch for you. You're a good dude. Not a leech. Shit happens. I just want to add I think it would have been awesome if that project brought some artists over and they were present here, earning, like I and several others have for nearly seven years.
Thanks, yeah it was going to be too much work to sell Hive as the place for No Agenda art going forward, would have been good for everyone though.
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I wasn’t under the impression you were farming yourself. It was simply automated no value posts 20+/day getting up to $100 in rewards a post. I disagree the reward pool should be used like that.
I paid for it as I no longer can curate or post.
I suggested to make them declined rewards to eliminate the issue but I know that didn't solve your problem of raising funds.