Hi @powerpaul

So now I have a bad image because I or my project have to make power downs to pay server costs and manpower and what else there could be within a digital business/enagement?

Hi I consider KE a good indicator but only when combined with other elements.
I support people who have a high KE but interact a lot on Hive or create useful things on Hive.

For example the curators of splinterlands consider a KE > 3 as a reason to research and see other factors but it is not something that alone judges and determines curation

For example in your case, you have a KE = 2.85 which is not high but even if you had 10 I would always support you because you are a creator of a nice project and you devote so much time to Hive

Consider that almost all curation projects have a very high KE but that does not mean they are bad projects but it is the opposite they are very useful projects.

For example ocd is one of the most useful manual curation projects and has a KE = 15.73. For projects KE is absolutely useless and in my opinion it is also useless for devs or project creators.

So for nice and useful projects like yours, the KE means and counts for nothing but in the case of a hiver who posts but doesn't interact (doesn't comment or respond to comments), doesn't create and just does power down the KE has value and indicates an account that is not interested in Hive but only in monetization.

I consider KE a good addition to peakd because it is just an information and can be useful especially for new users to understand that building a stake on Hive is important but it is not a judgment in my opinion it is just an evaluation element to be combined with other elements.

In conclusion in my opinion those who will consider the KE an important element alone in deciding who to support will be wrong.
In my opinion, it should not be taken as a judgment but simply as information that, by the way, is easily calculated even without the peakd indicator

I understand what the label shows/indicates. But the reasons for a power down might be different. But people don't will see this very often.

Interaction is a very important element on Hive, and power down is an absolutely possible and legitimate action on Hiveand that's why in my opinion you should not consider KE for what it is not. ' It's just information.

What do you think my friend?
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