Curation on Hive is something that we cannot entirely comprehend. And whether we admit it or not, we want eyes on our posts - and by 'eyes' I mean juicy [whale] upvotes. And why not, right? Because we spend time creating our content, using the applications built on this blockchain. With that, don't we deserve some love too?
Oh, if only it was that easy! (It might be for some)
Well, Leo is making content curation accessible to anyone - with some ground rules, of course! But don't worry, they are simple and easy to follow.
The basic filters or metrics for curation are the user's activity or involvement (engagement, use of the UI), LEO stakes, and content quality.
While content quality is subjective, there are a few basic things a post must at least satisfy: not AI-generated, well-formatted, good grammar, check out for spelling mistakes, properly sourced images, references provided where necessary, proper post tags etcetera.
In short, those who follow the good practices of writing or content creation. I refer you to this article on what a 'curatable' post is for the Leo curation initiatives.
There are various methods employed in curating content created on the front end (Leo UI) or posted on the Leo community page.
Twice each day, 
As the term suggests, curation is based on the user's Leo Power but does not disregard the post quality. Check this out for further details and information.
The idea of this initiative is to encourage us to use threads, engage, and interact with each other. Unfortunately, most people seem to not get it and miss out on their chances because they only come to threads to create a three-thread with their post links on it and then disappear, or others just reply to two threads and then go "okay, I'm outta here!"
Do note that Threads curators will only endorse quality posts shared on threads by those who at least engage, use the UI, and comply with the basics of a curatable post.
If you are new, kindly check this guide on how to do it properly.
Similar to the Threads Outreach, users who properly share their Leo content on X (Twitter) and satisfy the basics of a curatable post also have the chance to get curated by the Leo trails.
All thanks to the two wonderful curators who are spending time and effort to find eligible Leo content being shared on the X platform.
For further mechanics, read the simple guidelines here.
There's something for everyone. So if you miss out on the above methods, this may come to your rescue - that is, if your content is of quality (again, this is subjective but has to satisfy the basics).
There are several curators (Leo Ambassadors) combing the Leo interface and the LeoFinance community page for quality content and endorsing them for curation.
Like all the other curation methods above, this is done manually.
In case you didn't know, there's a Leaderboard in Leo where users are ranked based on certain metrics or categories (number of threads, threadstorms, comments made on posts on different communities, post engagement, and votes allocated) - all using the Leo UI.
The leaderboard resets every midnight UTC and the Top 5 users who rank in these categories will have their content on that day curated (depending on quality and effort).
- The Top 5 Druids will get curation in the post they made on that day.
- The Top 5 Rangers will get curation in some of the Threads they made that day.
- The Top 5 Wizards will get curation on any content they made that day.
- The Top 5 Bards will get curation in some of the Threadstorms they made that day.
- The Top 5 Paladins will get curation in some of the comments they made during the day.
For further details, visit this article.
Leo UI (https://leofinance.io)
As we know, this on its production phase and there are still bugs and fixes being made. Users are encouraged to give feedback on what features they want added or if they encounter errors.
How? Just create a thread about it and use the hashtag #feedback. Khal mentioned he personally checks the threads with feedback tags, adds them to the features roadmap, and then the devs make the necessary fixes depending on the urgency.
Leo Labs (https://labs.leofinance.io)
This is a working UI where every new feature to the Leo interface is being tested live before they are deployed to the Leo UI.
I personally use this daily to publish my posts, engage, visit other people's content, upvote, etc. So far, I have not had any major issues.
The Leo curation initiatives are giving basically everyone a chance for their content to get upvoted by leo.voter and its trails. With all those in place and the basic ground rules transparently provided, we no longer have to wonder how to get noticed, we just have to make a bit more effort.
It is quite appalling though that while these are open for the taking, some people still miss out on the opportunities because they tend to ignore the basics or maybe they are simply not reading. Some may even try to game or abuse their chances but doing that would most likely get them ignored along the way.
The curation even extends to posts on other communities as long as they are published via the Leo UI, using certain tags, quality content, and the user's overall activities using the Leo interface.
Nothing comes super easy, but at least Leo is paving the way for users to get rewarded based on their merits.
All the best, everyone!
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