TEAM 7: Curation Mission Goals, Guidelines, and Other Thoughts for September 2024

Hello all!

Today, we wanted to sit down and discuss in a post the general direction Team 7 will be taking as first-time curators during the month of September. Our overall purpose is to help in whatever capacity we can improve the distribution of rewards to content creators and add to the overall conversation on the blockchain. I would say the goal would be to push everyone to expand their boundaries while trying to nurture a community that has shown it can thrive with challenges.

To give a brief overview of who we are: our team is comprised of myself, @philhughes, and my best friend of nearly 40 years, @httr4life. We plan on switching up in rotation from day to day unless one of us has plans that we can’t get around. The advantage to our team is that we are already closely aligned and speak daily, either on the phone or by text. We both live in America; @httr4life lives in North Carolina, while I live in Virginia, about two and a half hours away.

Mission Goals

Our main goal over the next month is to seek out great content that is not currently getting noticed. While it’s important that content creators are rewarded for their work, it’s almost more important to find newer, lesser-known users and help them in their process.

• Help as many people as possible with the voting power we have. Our plan is to seek out content on every level of this site, including communities, personal blogs, and the comment sections that accompany both. Comments are the lifeblood of any good content. Without good, healthy community interaction and feedback, you have yourself an echo chamber with no bright spots.

• Improve the platform in whatever ways we can.

Voting Quota

• As a team, we hope to select 125-150 posts a week if possible. We will then select the top posts (at least 7) and present them in our weekly curation report along with a breakdown of other stats from the week.

All posts will be considered… posts that follow the rules and add to the community in a positive way will be rewarded.

Steemit Guidelines

• No Plagiarism/No Artificial Intelligence enhanced articles will receive rewards. That’s not to say we won’t comment on said posts.

• If any copywritten images are part of a great post, that post will not receive any rewards from Team 7. Again, we may leave helpful feedback in that situation, but the rules and ethics keep us from giving rewards in those situations.

Other Thoughts

• While posts that tell an entire story and provide insight and substance will ultimately be what catches our eyes, that doesn’t mean that’s the only thing Team 7 will reward. Steemit is full of great photographers and content creators who like to post their stuff that may range outside of long-form content. We plan on seeking out that content and will reward it if it is copyright-free.

• While some content may rank higher than others, our goal is not to pass judgment on content if the guidelines are met and the post brings substance to the platform. We will always look to better the situation and encourage growth…including within ourselves as curators. Every user on this platform has content inside of themselves that they’re just waiting to share. It would be nice to inspire someone or maybe even several individuals to reach down deep and let it out.

Lastly, Team 7 is ready, willing, and excited to begin this new journey and hopes that our contribution will help the community in some way.

Thank you for your time,

Team 7
@philhughes & @httr4life