What you have done for Community growth is quite phenomenal! You have no idea how your curation votes have impacted people. I see more effort being put into Feathered Friends posts as people begin to realize what it takes to receive an OCD vote.

You can do tips from any of the front ends by simply transferring Hive to tipu and then typing the command in your comment. And one of the best parts about tips is that they arrive immediately, you don't have to wait for the post to pay out. If I type the tip command as 'tip 3.0' the person receives 3 Hive instantly from me without me needing to do a wallet transfer. I check into tipu.online weekly to be certain I have enough Hive deposited to give out plenty of tips all week.

Getting people to use Communities appropriately will take time. Word will spread. Be patient. More posts from Community leaders explaining the best way to use Communities might help get more visibility.