If I am to manage hive for one day, I'd certainly focus on things that makes hive more welcoming, especially to the new users without someone to mentor them.
Some of those things I'd do are:
1️⃣ I would make understanding hive more easier: instead of looking for someone to to ask questions, I'd provide a beginner's guide to assist with any difficulty they may encounter after creating account. And also to explain some of the terms in hive; like hive power, curation, resource credit, and so on.
2️⃣ I will make choosing the right tag easier. Imagine after making a post, you're confused on the relevant tags to use.No new user will have to use inappropriate tag or even miss the relevant ones to use. And how will I achieve this? I would introduce a smart feature that automatically suggests the right tag. And of course, each user will have the freedom to choose their tags.And no, I won't make it forever, I would make sure that the feature stays for a period of time, enough to get used to everything.
3️⃣ Another thing I would explain especially to new users is downvotes, imagine publishing your contents and a particular account keeps downvoting your post without any explanation.
And even when, you reach out to them to at least ask why they do that, you're being ignored. This doesn't encourage the new users at all, instead it makes it look like they're actually attacking their posts. I'm saying this because, I have seen a lot of users publish a post about being downvoted and also being ignored too.
4️⃣ Lastly I will make discovering communities easier, Some new users publish on their blog when they don't even have enough followers, this can make their posts less visible. ..
This is just the little I would have done in hive if I am given a day to manage hive. But the big question is; can a day be enough for all these?
Well, I don't know, but I am approaching this topic based on the perspective of a new hive user who also wants to see the platform grow and be fair to everyone.
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