A sense of community ownership is finding your spot within the community you can call your own. Why do you think there are plenty of users that love to do community hoping? it's not just for votes, though votes do play a factor, it's also finding that place within the general Hive ecosystem where you can be at ease interacting with others.
Back when HivePH was at its lowest member activity where less than 30 people were active on the blockchain, the community funds were just stacking because there's no one else competing with the resources. We just scaled and used @hivephilippines to vote on posts outside the community that let the VP constantly at 100%.
The point is, we're doing fine even if there were less people to go around because the only people that remained active were the ones that are actually with you when the markets were red. It's difficult to form relationships on a blockchain that has monetary incentives for social activities especially when the markets are green. You'll likely meet new people who are there during the good times and then ghost you during the bear markets. And then turn 360 once BTC rallies preaching wassup guys? I'm back.
Tenure isn't even a guarantee you're a valuable member. There are folks here since the legacy chain that have been on for years without doing shit for the community yet use the HivePH tag as if it's already granted that they're getting something if they try? Staying on the platform without anyone acknowledging your efforts and minding your own business is fine, just don't be that entitled prick that others have to give a fuck about your business when you can't even be assed to grow your network.
A barren comment section, frequently cashes out, chats with the same set of friends they already knew prior to joining the platform, doesn't really want to get involved with community business even on the greater Hive, but still wants that attention. It's a meme-able evergreen content to diss these types because you'll never run out of them per new generation that gets onboarded.
At its core, its really just a close-knit community because majority are just being tourist depending on the market conditions. It's fine because this isn't a community that's built on ambition to grow and make a name off the cryptospace within the Philippine scene. Other Filipino-based communities can do just that but not this one.
I believe everyone will eventually get the type of community they deserve through a collective effort of doing something and nothing. What I mean is, when you fill your home with people who are interested in building, you'll see progress. When you let people that will think about the common good more, you'll start seeing some small yet long term impactful change. The same goes for letting trash or tolerating trash within the community.
The Hayahay role is a natural peer to peer screening method because it only asks the bare minimum of making more friends within the community.
Nag blog blog ka, gamit social media dito, shitpost doon, kwento tungkol sa memang buhay mo, tapos shy ka makipag friends online? tapon mo na Hive account mo.
Vote selling does happen. It's when you onboard people to the community without letting them have enough time to acclimatize with the group culture. Members give their thumbs up and the a new Hayahay gets admitted without forming the social foundations in understanding group dynamics.
Kaya yung nangyayari is access agad the voteme channel at yun lang talaga yung time na active sa server while on chain hindi naman madaldal.
Eventually, we all get what type of community we deserve. So if you choose to not be involved in the community, then you'll find that there isn't any spot in it for you. I get the part where people would like to fly solo and be isolationists, I do because that's how I started my blockchain journey. But you're doing the community a damn favor if you opt not to bother with it anymore. Since nothing of value will be lost if you leave. This is the rationale behind the monthly removal of inactive members.
To date, there isn't a single person kicked from the server that had an outrage of being removed OR a group petition to bring back the member. You know why? because both removing inactive members are inconsequential. Deadweight names don't create value, they just exist on the list and I think I'm just doing these people a favor by not spamming notifications from HivePH server.
With all the latest dramas that's been happening in the community, there's at least some good news from this One "Thank You" is Not Enough To Express How Grateful I Am! Loving Hive is Truly a Blessing! by @ruffatotmeee.
Frankly, we could do more if we had a lot of community funds to shell out. It's not like we're making bank with this account or from delegation rewards because those rewards are still relative to the community size. But the thought is there, HivePH occasionally shells out a portion of its funds collected from the community. Some of the people that benefited from the small gesture were never heard from again but that's just how it goes.
I'd like to see a future where we can do more as a community and where each member knows exactly what they need to do to contribute beyond their own selfish gains. It's really a coop strategy that makes you thrive in the platform. Do more for others, and others will be incentivized to do more for you.
Anyone that tells me they don't need community support is probably full of horse shit because community curation accounts are built by a collective stake from the community members which isn't only HivePH UNLESS they bought their stake and just earned passively from curation.
If you have a sense of ownership to your community, it wouldn't be hard to claim you belong there. It's small acts like curating others, offering knowledge and sharing resources, there's really no need to go for saving the world just to be called useful here. But if you can't really find any meaningful connection within the people and just faking it till you make it, then it's really unrealistic to expect people would be looking out for your best interests.
Ask yourself what you really want to happen for the community you're in, and what reasonable acts you can contribute for others so as not to be a dead weight. If you have a sense of ownership to your home, would you really be fine letting trash be it in?
Just some receipts from the occasional screening process.
And a badge to twerk it with. These are still rookie numbers. I have a sense of community ownership so cleaning house is part of the gig.
Sinulat ni Adam.