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RE: Finally - Embeddable Upvote Button 💥

in #utopian-io7 years ago (edited)

Ha! Can’t believe I check my feed mere moments after you post this... although given how often I check my feed, I guess it’s not a long shot! 😆

I was totally going to feature request something like this, given that in the type of layouts I’m using the vote button tied into the comment threads gets kind of lost. (I remember using a simple button code SteemConnect V1 supplied about a year and a half ago, but it died and yours is the first new replacement I’ve seen!)

I would like to see some kind of optional “powered by Steem” symbolism or branding, but it can also be left to the individual sites to layout the button next to or over representative graphics of their choice. Definite yes to optional vote counts & values... however...

On the topic of vote counts & values, I’ve always envisioned a system that enables votes to potentially auto route to a current (or newly created) votable target, rather than just to a static post that is most likely past payout. Fundition actually seems to do this already in a manner, with their side navigation on Project pages that informs users if there is an update post within the last 7 days and directs the vote accordingly. It seems like Finally could have great potential for such a system, particularly coupled with custom threads. I have no idea how difficult it would be to code, but I envision a button that creates “evergreen” voting opportunities on web content by routing votes on expired content to automated custom threads that serve simply to store the value of received votes.

Looking at the comments alone, they may look like spam/placeholder/vote targets... and they would be... but in a legit way.

Something like this could even be done manually now, by having all the embedded buttons linked to the same payable target post and switching the target code out daily or weekly. Or at least including a single website general “tip” button where such a system is maintained. But a backend solution with possible reporting would be great.

Amazing work! Keep it up!

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Thanks for the ideas and great feedback. 👊

I like the idea of an optional 'powered by Steem'. Will work on adding extra customisation options like the counts/values too 👍

I’ve always envisioned a system that enables votes to potentially auto route to a current (or newly created) votable target, rather than just to a static post that is most likely past payout.

I have thought about this a lot too. I've always been hesitant because it has a lot of room for abuse. I often end up asking myself 'what if everyone used this?' and the answer for evergreen content is not a good one. The reward pool is finite so ever increasing numbers of votable evergreen content leads to decreasing values of new content and/or an even higher % of steem flowing to older account. That said I think there is a way to make it viable but it needs to be done in the right way.

Or at least including a single website general “tip” button where such a system is maintained. But a backend solution with possible reporting would be great.

Ace to hear we're on the same wavelength with these ideas, have thought about this too. As you mention above I worry a little how it might look on an interface like steem/busy where it may get wrapped un into a spam cleanup, I'm sure there are ways to make it work though.

Creating a post with the parent of null and with no data might be best.