I had a conversation with someone who told me how Steemit used to work—I'm not sure if you were around back then, but there were strict rules for users who only withdrew funds without helping build.

This is completely false; in fact, I'm sure there's more of a growth culture these days than before. What I can say is that, in Steemit before the fork, support was governed primarily by delegations. To receive votes, you had to delegate to whale users to qualify for good votes; otherwise, it was a blessing to receive them. Today, there are whales, communities, and users who provide support in a community-based way for nothing.

There are also the Club rules, but I don't think they apply anymore. As I said, I'm analyzing user behavior and I'll be sharing a report on building up vs. withdrawing.

Club rules were relaxed at the urging of some users, with the intention of further expanding the reach of support and encouraging them to share content more regularly. It remains to be seen whether the results have met expectations.

I think my friend @pennsif is very busy developing Steem Atlas. If he doesn't post updates this week, I think I'll do it myself so I can keep everyone updated until he has time.

It's important to let you know that after the fork, there were only a few developers left, which caused Steem to stagnate. However, since last year, I've seen a lot of movement, and we need to educate communities to support ongoing projects, as I can tell many users don't know how to do so.