As part of MAP Trail's mission to support curators, I will be delegating 200 SP for 20 days to one individual per week.
Eligibility
The term "curator" shall mean an individual who aggregates posts within Steemit on the basis of quality.
A curator can be either independent or working within a curation community.
The published "curated post" can be on a specific subject area or of general interest. This includes contests that are content-based and result in a final post of the best entries.
The curation activity must take place at least weekly.
The curator should have an active SP of less than 2,000 SP - this includes existing delegations.
If you're an independent curator...
Please leave a comment; just include a link to your most recent curated compilation of posts, plus a short description of your topics of interest and how long you have been curating on Steemit. If you have both a personal and a curation account, please include both.
If you curate for a community...
Please state which community account you curate for and links to recent posts that you have discovered. If your username does not always appear within the curation posts, I can still verify your role with the curation community administrators.
Prizes
The main prize is a delegation of 200 SP for 20 days.
However, if you are a quality curator and not yet being followed by the MAP Trail, then this is also an opportunity to make yourself known and possibly be followed and upvoted on a regular basis by my @accelerator account. This is a fairly new focus for the MAP Trail and the process of adding curators is on-going.
How the Winner shall be chosen
I shall select a number of curators who I feel will make the most effective use of their delegated SP. I am aware that this has an element of subjectivity, but then so does curating. The last step to select a winner shall be done randomly. To make this last process transparent, I shall use a comment timestamp as the random number generator.
The winner shall be announced on day 7 of this post and the delegation made soon after.
Remember that there will be another round next week, so this is not a one-off shot!
Last Thoughts
The process of supporting curators has to involve some level of communication; in order for me to allocate resources to the most effective people will sometimes require some discussion as to the whole process of curating and the motivations behind doing it. This is especially true of curators who may be working semi-anonymously within a curation trail.
On a personal note, I have been curating for over a year and have gained experience of different communities and their methodologies. I am therefore aware of the work that goes on behind the scenes in order to maintain standards. If anybody wishes some advice related to curating, then just ask!
I look forward to welcoming many new curators to the MAP Trail!
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