I came here to see what it was like. I want to get impressions from other users how they like using it or how they don't like it. I made a few posts, mostly just to experiment a little and see how it works. As I suspected very few people saw my posts or commented, as I have few if any followers. I posted a pic of my aunt Jean's farm pics folder she sent me just to see if it could handle the higher resolution and codec of those images. Someone said not to post images unless I site the source, like its against the rules or something maybe or frowned upon by Steemit. I don't even know her first name or even if she took the pic, or who took it, I just wanted to see if it works ok for a broad range of images. So I didn't know that, but I'd like to know what exactly the rules are here. Many of my images and memes I did, some were from other sources, do I need to put my name on everything also? Are Memes allowed especially when they involve quotes, pictures and a third party putting them together. Someone told me originally you could use steemit for anything, and weren't rules really. I don't want to anger anyone or get anyone in trouble as I'm learning how to use it, I'm sure you guys don't come here to get angry and flustered. Truth is my plan wasn't to use it for images but much of my articles I write include images I purchased, but I very often don't know who snapped the picture. Would I not be able to use steemit for my creative content if it involves multiple parties? There are several editors I have used but I don't always remember them.
I'm also a newbie. But basically what I've learned so far is that you just act normal like you would act in any other public space. There is no strict rule that you have to declare source of every image you post. What you could run on is that some bot made by a whale downvote your posts or blacklist you. You would get that for pornography, hate speech and things like that. Normal posts, memes and similar stuff are acceptable. If you make a good post with good quality somebody will pick it up, resteem and upvote. Steem is decentralized blockchain so there is no central censorship authority. The community decides what is good and what is not. Same as if you are in a restaurant full of people or on a public square. Also, you can't do much with delegated SP which you get when you register. So, if you want some exposure you have to buy some #STEEM and POWER UP.
Welcome to Steemit @vonyugen! I recognize you from Minds. Don't sweat it man, it takes a little time, but the longer you use Steemit, the better you understand it, and the better it gets. I actually prefer Steemit to Minds, myself. It's an amazing platform, but it's different than Minds or FB. There aren't really any RULES, but the community at large has some pet peeves that we try to keep to a minimum. Like @boyanpro said, Steemit doesn't make or enforce these "rules", the community does. the main ones are:
Spam posting. That's sort of built in. You have a certain number of resource credits depending on the amount of Steem Power you have. If you post to much, you'll have to wait on your RCs to recharge. You can check all that here. If that's not enough and you would like to post /comment / upvote more, You can buy some Steem (cryptocurrency) and power it up. This gives you more total RCs and makes your upvote worth more. Now is a good time while Steem is down. $0.78, at the moment. You won't lose that money. Anything you power up can be powered back down over the course of three months into the liquid cryptocurrency.
nsfw. tag Porn, nudity, anything you wouldn't want your kids seeing or reading that doesn't have the "nsfw" tag as the first tag on the post, will be flagged, and hurt your reputation score.
Plagiarism. Copping someone else's work and claiming it as your own. If you quote somebody, use pictures, videos, etc. It's understood that you're not always going to know who it belongs to. Especially when it comes to memes. Just do your best to give credit where possible if it isn't your work. In the case of the pictures you posted, I would think that simply stating that you are unsure who took the pictures, would be sufficient in that case. Mentioning at the bottom that you own the rights to the pictures you've bought that you used in the post. In short, give credit where you can, and if you don't know, just say so.
Look forward to reading your articles! @rushofwaves is here too. If you havn't already, check out Steempeak. It's just a better user interface for Steemit. If you're into card games, SteemMonsters Is crazy fun!
Hope that helped answer you're questions. Let me know if you need any help with anything else!