Hey Asher. This should be a good one and looking forward to see how much this one has improved. OCDB has definitely helped as it is like an extra boost that users wouldn't normally do.
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No surprises as I work on it. I think I am on about 4.4 per 1000 SP now and climbing slowly. Hard to maintain as I have been voting comments when I can.
It's a trade-off between growing your curation and growing engagement on your blog I think. I can no longer give every commentator a vote :(
Very true even though I appreciate engagement as well. I think if someone comments on a post then yes, but not back and forth. When I upvote a post I have already given I suppose so it doesn't feel too bad then.