This could be a great way to support the community and at the same time make the people feel at home. It could also create contests for users or try to feel what the community thinks about certain topics. Great idea!

right behind ya man.    Sounds like an awesome initiative. 

I am still trying to grasp a basic understanding of the blockchain it is not easy, i will support where i can but i also think this maybe part of the issue to getting more people on hive.

Even with reading the papers, following the hive guide it's a lot.

Thing is people can develop and add more to the blockchain and all that seems sound but if people come and are overwhelmed with loads of complicated processes they may not even try to get involved.

I bet there are loads of accounts created and never used, on top of this being a lot to understand, we have hard forks that are messy from what i hear and i have only experienced the most recent one it was frustrating.

Like it or not we live in a world where people want and need instant gratification as well as the fact most people are super busy with life.

We learn in marketing, keep it simple, don't over complicate things and duplication is key.

I think the whole concept of Hive is amazing but it is not simple, it is complicated and so the duplication is really not there yet in my opinion.

I don't know what the answers are but if people want hive to grow there is so much that has to happen otherwise main stream social media users are not going to come and stick around.

Instead they will just go back to what they know.

Right now if you have been on hive a long while and understand it well enough show what results for your business and can show how much your making, you could kill it selling managed accounts to main stream audiences right now.

There business idea for those in the know LOL

Sorry if this comment was long, just my thoughts and experience so far i agree with working with what there is already.

i agree that sometimes reading some "big" guys i feel that community is a bit undervalued.
the idea is interesting, also would be interesting to have some team that would help new people that want to make (or even better transfer) communities on hive. 

I think you have a great idea here Jon as getting folks that are already here fired up will help in many ways. First it will get them to post more on hive and also more it will have them telling there friends how great hive is. I hope this idea takes off.

Well said Jon, build the home base and support it, with a strong community behind there is no limit to how much we can grow, I also think my idea that I shared could help with this quite a lot too, keep up your great work.

I don't think more rewards will do it Jon. More vision, more business sense, more marketing sure. For years already we've been preparing to scale... up, while reality scaled us down. With exceptions of course, of individual projects that keep growing. But they have vision, business sense, marketing. All three or at least 2 out of 3.

I had a few projects going to help be a welcoming committee for new Hive folks. Unfortunately it fell down the priority list and I couldn’t sustain it. Basically it needs to be a community effort, like you said!

fantastic idea! Start with your strength and work on your weaknesses.This we have learned in affiliate marketing 😉👍🏼 

Communication is important as well! You do it best, Jon! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

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interesting idea.

Supporting the community within and help them grow.

Yeah, that would be really cool. Not sure how but I would like to get on one of these curation trails one day. Creating my content takes a great deal of time and watching it sit there with little interaction can be very disappointing at times. However, I do enjoy creating it, so there is that.

damn good read!  Thanks for the update

That's exactly the problem, different people see different ways of governing the chain, not only regarding marketing, rather everything.

 I have been vocal about having a discussion around it and making a clear path on how to achieve our main goal. We can all talk shit but it's obvious that if we don't embrace traditional exposure we will continue on being under the radar.

That's a great idea and I hope it will get some support!

Good luck with Hive Fathers... 

Very interesting concept! Be the product of our product.... I think this could have some legs in it. Supporting who we already have here on the blockchain is super important & definitely ignites the fire within them to spread the word to others...it's a domino effect ....

So this could be something big. It seems like a lot of people are open to it so it's a matter of getting something concrete everyone can agree on (which serves as a win-win) & go forward...:) Keep those ideas coming, Jon... it will get support. I can see that already... ;) 💚

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After reading this post and the associated comments, a question had popped into the mind of this often confused and frequently misguided participant...If the powers that be are so fired up for this to be a decentralized blockchain, why is the DHF so closely guarded by so few people?