I just wish communities got more love in general. The Pub has been getting some good submissions and members, but I still don't feel like it is big enough to bug the curation groups. I think overall we just need more users on the chain, then the communities will grow in turn.
I think more users is more of a chicken vs the egg type of thing. I also would not be surprised if an increase to HIVE price leads to more users and inactive accounts becoming active again.
I do agree communities need more love. I almost feel like if we can make them more like "guilds" in video games that would help in a lot of ways. Friendly competitive can be a huge motivator imo!
I curate two communities. They both are creative communities...making collages, and writing stories. The collage community has a small band of devoted members who simply love to make collages. It's their 'fix'. There aren't a lot of rewards, but that doesn't stop these members from coming back. I think that's a very valuable community, even though it can't compete with others on Hive as far as membership and rewards go.
The second community...writing...has a small curie vote attached so we get more activity. Still, some people come back because they love to write.
I think in the case of each community there is great value. It gives me satisfaction to give feedback to the members. To let them know they are appreciated.
I don't know about comparing and competing. I think there can be a niche that has value without that. Or maybe that's just for creatives :)
Thank you for the long thoughtful comment! I think it is good for me to talk to other people that have experience with communities.
I do think it may just be creatives that do not have the same desire for competition lol. Making art people enjoy is usually enough for an artist. Most people I know that are artists, musicians, comedians, etc. Do it because they love it. That being said, some people love FRIENDLY competition... my included lol... but emphasis on friendly 😅
That's usually the way it works with the price of HIVE. I've seen it through several cycles now.