For me it's pretty simple but it's going to be different for everyone.

• If it provides development, adoption or helps growth it gets my highest vote
  (Currently I feel development needs to be priority around here)

• If it's a post I gain information from it gets my second highest vote
  (I enjoy learning new things)

• If it's a post on a popular topic and it gets promoted on other socials it gets my next highest
  (Promoting your own content on other platforms helps bring awareness)

• If it's a post that's well written but is more of a light hearted post it gets my lowest vote
  (Idk to me just writing about your day etc is ok but it's not really providing any value in my opinion)

• If it's flat out spam you get no vote

Since hive itself is a article marketing site I only really go for 300 words+ anything less will have issues ranking in search results.