Hi all! This weeks' curation league post is brought to you from the Island of Mauritius! **A minimum of 15 SBD in prizes** are available by stating your interest below. You will be entered into both leagues, which are probably best called tables, as they are reset each week. On your marks, get set, curate! ![TITLE.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUnWQE23bHprpM2ezURD5qi57gsXuU4Eq8xPzSob93RT4/TITLE.png) --------------------- # Introduction # #### My general views on **maximizing curation rewards** are: #### - Voting in the first minute will earn you a curation reward of almost 0.000 - Voting between 1 and 29 minutes will earn an increasing % of the curation rewards split, this value peaking at 30 minutes and remaining the same from this point onwards - The goal is to get in prior to the big hitters, but not too early! - It is commonly suggested that 20-25 minutes is the 'best' time to vote (especially on known 'power author' posts because they are likely to have more auto-votes coming in at these times - and you want to be ahead of these votes) - **A vote of equal weight and equal Steem Power at 30 minutes will give more reward than a vote at, for example 1 hour - first come first served, but don't arrive to early :)** - Voting on good dtube content and utopian-io approved contributions (prior to the vote by @dtube / @utopian-io can earn some very good curation rewards As you can see, a combination of many variables such as Steem Power, voting strength, voting weight, and time of vote, (and more) all play a part in the amount of rewards received. #### My general opinion on **maximizing engagement** is: #### - Spread your vote and write lots of engaging comments! --------------------- # The data for league 1 # The raw data has been collected from SteemSQL - @arcange's MS SQL Server copy of the Steem Blockchain. **SteemSQL is now a monthly subscription service and so your support in this post is greatly appreciated!** The key formula used for 'quality of financial curation skill' is: ### Curation Rewards DIVIDED BY Steem Power MULTIPLIED BY 1000 ### **This will return the amount of Curation rewards gained per 1000 Steem Power held** ### ------------------------- The rules (which will cause auto-filtering of your account if not met so just enter anyway and see what happens!) to appear in this league: - Must have **voted at least once** on a piece of content in the past 7 days - Must **not have leased or delegated Steem Power in the last 14 days** - Must **not have Started a Power Down** (Withdrawal of Steem Power) in the **last 15 days** The 2nd and 3rd points above are required to reduce distortion of the figures. And, as curation rewards for the past week are actually taken from votes made up to 14 days ago, we need a 15 day window as mentioned in these points. Don't let this put you off entering though - you will be automatically excluded/appear depending on the criteria above. # Curating for maximizing returns - League 1 # User| C Rewards | Steem Power | Votes Cast | Reward per 1000 SP -|-|-|-|- credo | 0.134026 | 32.535912 | 100 | 4.119339 qsounds | 2.232346 | 631.994732 | 108 | 3.532223 samiwhyte | 0.93121 | 384.177646 | 137 | 2.423905 curie | 254.098542 | 117052.5119 | 2801 | 2.170808 edje | 1.879299 | 935.814646 | 151 | 2.008196 r-bot | 2.0103 | 1108.619758 | 125 | 1.813336 fiveboringgames | 28.857236 | 15967.6479 | 289 | 1.807231 mgood | 0.372061 | 205.894174 | 152 | 1.807048 maverickinvictus | 1.788262 | 1038.82122 | 434 | 1.721434 choogirl | 41.53891 | 25158.62552 | 1517 | 1.65108 greenrun | 11.351919 | 6889.704271 | 274 | 1.647664 jaeydallah | 0.047011 | 32.735144 | 315 | 1.436115 steemitri | 3.765675 | 2666.781203 | 382 | 1.412067 revisesociology | 1.626302 | 1205.146711 | 547 | 1.349464 limabeing | 1.391271 | 1037.31362 | 85 | 1.341225 aburmeseabroad | 2.1644 | 1629.872533 | 177 | 1.327957 osm0sis | 1.921388 | 1505.43357 | 215 | 1.276302 dandesign86 | 2.797471 | 2226.26417 | 500 | 1.256576 htliao | 25.190681 | 20262.58917 | 448 | 1.243211 tpkidkai | 0.402053 | 330.278663 | 136 | 1.217315 sneakyninja | 0.94118 | 835.497004 | 119 | 1.126492 instructor2121 | 6.581835 | 5889.183278 | 123 | 1.117614 beanz | 56.462586 | 52566.87068 | 121 | 1.07411 halcyondaze | 0.564097 | 542.541461 | 164 | 1.039732 maintain4real-eu | 0.144026 | 145.678769 | 48 | 0.988657 salmanbukhari54 | 0.232023 | 235.815905 | 60 | 0.983918 erikaflynn | 0.952147 | 983.654582 | 186 | 0.967969 rok-sivante | 90.426206 | 93498.62104 | 502 | 0.967139 josediccus | 0.418076 | 440.202749 | 165 | 0.949735 cryptoctopus | 317.537697 | 340029.4622 | 367 | 0.933853 connecteconomy | 1.183201 | 1294.716735 | 165 | 0.913868 karensuestudios | 7.850251 | 8691.715485 | 122 | 0.903188 costanza | 4.615761 | 5137.587578 | 222 | 0.89843 smasssh | 4.94489 | 5546.599084 | 197 | 0.891517 jlordc | 0.10202 | 115.134166 | 114 | 0.886094 steemtrail | 10.158502 | 11652.3017 | 121 | 0.871802 dontstopmenow | 3.880657 | 4746.455454 | 91 | 0.817591 paulag | 0.149031 | 188.488602 | 75 | 0.790665 mammasitta | 11.611291 | 15182.67857 | 682 | 0.764772 mariannewest | 2.121411 | 2869.469874 | 419 | 0.739304 majes.tytyty | 11.234105 | 15710.93984 | 351 | 0.71505 soyrosa | 0.465095 | 665.946737 | 118 | 0.698396 cranium | 4.226773 | 6821.194619 | 1064 | 0.619653 clio | 3.244513 | 5874.231417 | 158 | 0.55233 rayne122 | 0.081016 | 151.138464 | 115 | 0.536039 ikrahch | 0.012004 | 23.087555 | 84 | 0.51993 jawad09 | 0.062011 | 129.800162 | 45 | 0.47774 killerkuasha | 0.059013 | 125.710456 | 78 | 0.469437 retiredinsamar | 0.372073 | 902.644014 | 157 | 0.412203 djmalith | 0.126019 | 306.290315 | 250 | 0.411437 dragonking | 0.042007 | 108.484242 | 153 | 0.387215 pariza | 0.006002 | 29.94606 | 54 | 0.200416 joe.nobel | 0.052009 | 277.830156 | 135 | 0.187196 littlejoeward | 0.05501 | 303.437807 | 20 | 0.181289 cemke | 0.005001 | 28.623303 | 231 | 0.174719 thinknzombie | 1.281287 | 7372.0013 | 866 | 0.173804 steemibu351 | 0.006 | 35.789449 | 87 | 0.167661 josephjim | 0.002 | 15.041846 | 26 | 0.132991 darkerhorse | 0.007002 | 104.524713 | 13 | 0.066985 nayyabsipra | 0.001 | 15.027601 | 26 | 0.066565 yura81 | 0.001 | 15.048199 | 53 | 0.066474 sunnyofoz | 0.001 | 15.0696 | 102 | 0.066379 steemit.lover2 | 0.001 | 35.812553 | 51 | 0.027928 dagger212 | 0.022006 | 2130.869894 | 0 | 0.010327 hazelgrace25 | 0.001 | 143.919043 | 9 | 0.006949 User| C Rewards | Steem Power | Votes Cast | Reward per 1000 SP #### The end column is what I think is a genuine indicator of how well you are financially working the curation game with the tools,including vested Steem Power, that you have at your disposal. --------------------- # Chart and Analysis #### #### Amount of SP earned per 1000 Steem Power owned #### ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmc57A9KMMEaMRKf5WWmXc2oD2dHrpf5AaBhye4nsXHFf9/image.png) **This weeks' results:** ( @curx 16.34, @zapncrap 8.28, and @biophil 5.53 removed for bots/trails sorry! ) - @credo takes first spot this week, well done again guys! - @qsounds in the places again - 2nd this week! - @samiwhyte in 3rd, good job! Well done to @edje who also performed very well this week. ---------------------------- - The average curation reward/Steem Power this week is 1.36, up from 1.22 last week. ----------------------------- # Community Curation Excellence - League 2 # This new league is not based around rewards and relates to engagement. Everyone currently on my master list has a chance here - delegation dealings or not. I've used some metrics (which is the fancy way of saying that made up some numbers) relating to: - Comments (number and amount of text) - Comments outside of your own blogs - Up-votes to others - Up-votes to unique others - Self-votes (a minus score for this one sorry!) - Witness engagement ### The top 20 ### Name | Ashers engagement/excellence rating -|- @gniksivart | 4235286.8 @goldendawne | 3722215.8 @blazing | 3168829 @carlgnash | 2147476 @yura81 | 2079099.6 @themobilewriter | 1944009.8 @lpessin | 1812169 @teamsteem | 1793172.4 @coolguy123 | 1784981.2 @maverickinvictus | 1738091.8 @biophil | 1525171.8 @instructor2121 | 1504137.2 @josephsavage | 1458010 @pataty69 | 1081636.4 @choogirl | 992790.2 @beanz | 975870.8 @ewuoso | 966160.6 @salmanbukhari54 | 907146.8 @beeyou | 881893.8 @erikaflynn | 736621.4 ## ------------------------ **Firstly, if you are placed in this league you are doing great - 1st place or 20th!** Well done to @gniksivart who tops the league of engagement and excellence this week! Also very well done to @goldendawne and @blazing who have finished 2nd and 3rd - well done both! Want to be a part of the league next week? Let me know below! _{Calculations may vary from week to week but still with a goal to find top community engagers.} --------------------------- ### Prizes sent! ### ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZE9Gh4DC2YcJaFQjGBXjfeo6CHfycmWxJ8PPmtEBaEB2/image.png) ----------------------- # Finally # A few points: - If you have spotted any glaring errors in my post, please let me know so I can fix them - If you would like to be **added or removed** from my personal curation league, let me know - If you have **any other comments or suggestions**, please enter them into the box below --------------------------- _{I am part of a Steemit Business Intelligence community. We all post under the tag #blockchainbi. If you have analysis you would like to be carried out on Steemit data, please do contact me or any of the #blockchainbi and we will do our best to help you.} _{I am contactable on many discord channels under the same username.} _{Data was collected on the 4th February 2018 at midday (UTC)} --------------------------- #### Thank you for your support, have a great day! #### Asher @abh12345