yee haw @guiltyparties, yeah that's what we hope @comedyopenmic does as well, we're trying to reach out via twitter, reddit, especially word of mouth, and other means to find real writers as well as content consumers (enthusiast and appreciators are as important these days), and mobilizing the community to reach out to their contacts and utilize their connections!

#bringmorerealhumanstosteemit for sure! we need todo a campaign, and provide prizes and reward folks for signing up others too!

i tried to tell share the point in a witness post some months ago, the current importance of witnesses participating in user based recruitment as well as retention is paramount in this early stage of Steem ecosystem development, growth, and stability:

https://steemit.com/steem/@dj123/re-themarkymark-what-is-the-1-change-needed-for-steem-win-usd20-upvote-20180709t181929430z