One of the most consistently great things in the Splinterland has been the way players who make content around the game get rewarded on Hive. This is why other Curation Groups should take notes on how Splinterlands approaches this.
This post in a way is a bit of a follow-up on an article I made over a month ago about data from curation groups who totally neglect KE Ratios. (Link)
Splinterlands Blogging...
When it comes down to Splinterlands, by far the most rewarding thing continues to be blogging at least for those who enjoy it and are also willing to put the effort into it. This to the point where it kind of makes no sense to put thousands of dollars into the game and countless hours of playing it which eventually results rather low earnings and the risk (certainty) that your assets will get devalued like crazy. While at the same time, anyone with just the investment of a spellbook can come in and start making content around the game to be rewarded for that exponentially more.
| @Steemmonsters account |  @sps.dao account |
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The reason for this is because Splinterlands needs a ton of Hive Power to keep the game running, while this can be used to spread upvotes around and they choose to use it in a way that helps to promote their game which is smart.
I would go as far as saying that anyone who plays Splinterlands but isn't writing about the game taking part in one of the Weekly Challenges (Social Media / Community Engagement / Art Contest) is doing it all wrong. I highly enjoy making content and this is one of the aspects that for sure kept me in Splinterlands for this long already as ik allowed me to re-invest those earnings into the game. Since I'm kind of burned out by the game itself, I have only really been taking part in the Social Media Challenge lately since I don't really want to make fake content just for the upvotes.
The Splinterlands Curation Requirements & Guidelines...
The rules in order to have a chance to get curated (It's never guaranteed) are pretty straightforward and fair in that the post need to meet some quality standards as it should. Not only that but the user needs to also have a positive impact on the Hive ecosystem meaning that it's not ok to just make content and dump everything that they are earning.
There are also a maximum of 2 Upvotes each week and the content needs to be shared on other social media platforms to help get a wider reach.
Checking if they Honor the KE Requirements
The KE> Ratio basically shows how much users have cashed out compared to what they earned. The lower it is, the better they tend to be for Hive and the hive price. Higher numbers can be seen as somewhat of Value Extractors who put sell pressure on the Hive Price. This ratio for individual users can be checked on https://beebalanced.streamlit.app/
Just to make sure that they actually do what they are saying, I took one of the previous challenges Link) and checked the KE Ratio of everyone that got curated. These are the results...
| User | Post | KE RATIO | Curated |
|---|---|---|---|
 @burlarj | Link | 2.40 | No |
 @oadissin | Link | 0.97 | Yes (2.72$) |
 @chinay04 | Link | 1.45 | Yes (2.49$) |
 @ghostlybg | Link | 4.65 | Yes (2.76$) |
 @hive-world | Link | 4.28 | Yes (2.65$) |
 @moinmansuri | Link | 1.62 | Yes (2.43$) |
 @beaker007 | Link | 1.93 | Yes (2.71$) |
 @mercurial9 | Link | 1.68 | Yes (2.67$) |
 @logen9f | Link | 0.80 | Yes (2.31$) |
 @giuatt07 | Link | 0.34 | Yes (2.56$) |
Other users that got upvotes and their KE Ratio: 
Basically it's clear that Splinterlands curators are actually checking that they upvote users that are also good for the Hive Ecosystem without setting extreme requirements. Anything under 5 KE Ratio seems to be fine and the upvotes that are given tend to be a flat Percentage with the value slightly changing based on the voting power. On top of the upvotes from the 
What Other Hive Curation Groups Can Learn...
While I think it's a good thing that Hive is plenty of curation projects, at the same time they kind of offer way too much free lunch and the curation often feels 'lazy' in that the same people are upvoted all the time while there is almost a total neglect toward KE Ratio.
I would say, do the test yourself!
GO TO ANY OF THE DAILY CURATION COMPILATION POSTS (for example curangel); CLICK A POST THAT GOT CURATED AND CHECK THE WALLET AND THE KE RATIO OF THAT ACCOUNT. IN MANY CASES, THEY WILL HAVE A VERY HIGH KE RATIO AND SENDING HIVE TO AN EXCHANGE TO SELL EVEN AT CURRENT LOW HIVE PRICE
Curation groups should take notes from Splinterlands and
Conclusion
Splinterlands is absolutely awesome for those who are willing to write about the game and put effort into it and the way curation is done is in a fair and sustainable way where other curation groups really need to start taking notes on!
