Greetings friend @gentleshaid, congratulations on this delivery, no doubt has a high informative and reflective value, first because, clarifies the misperceptions that exist from outside the community, second because, seeks to encourage new and potential users to use the label, and third to encourage these users to upload content that meets the basic criteria of healing to opt for the support of @STEMsocial.
I consider that being a member of the @STEMsocial community is one thing, now being an ACTIVE member and maintaining a regular rhythm of publications is something totally different, and I think that there lies the contradiction, in my almost 3 years working hand in hand with @STEM-espanol sub-community of @STEMsocial, I have invited many colleagues university professors and researchers of recognized prestige in areas such as biology, chemistry and biotechnology, which usually publish between 1 or 2 articles per year in refereed and indexed journals of some international reputation, and yet these people after creating the account, when they arrive at the platform share an estimated 4 contributions, and then mysteriously stop publishing STEM content, in most cases they withdraw from the platform, however, the few that remain begin to upload other content as; poetry, micro stories, paranormal information, in short, they fill their blog with content that generates the least effort possible.
I have tried to analyze this scenario and strange behavior, and the only logical answer I have found is that it is very difficult for university professors and researchers to change the paradigm, and the idea of starting to upload scientific content at a higher rate, is something they are not yet prepared for, hence the reason, to take refuge in other content niches.
If this happens to researchers, I think that for the average user of #HIVE, the situation is worse, because they are people that I intuit in most cases do not have academic training at the university level, and quickly lose interest in uploading STEM content, I think it may take some time to change this sad and discouraging reality, because having users with vocation, commitment, and greater willingness to share their experimental results on the platform, is a topic that needs a lot of outreach work to attract major research centers internationally.
Again, congratulations, your post is a clear call for reflection, we continue reading.
Thank you @lupafilotaxia. I understand where you are coming and you are totally right. One thing I do tell people about posting stemsocial contents is that it doesn't have to be core science articles. You only need to bring out the science in issues. We even curate sci-fi articles. You can write about something that happens to you in real life as long as there's a science aspect to it, after all, hive is called a social blogging platform and not really an academic platform. This is not to discourage those that are used to publishing core science articles. People often engage with articles they can relate with and we should always be conscious of the fact that stemsocial is not meant for only stem people but stem enthusiasts in general.
Thank you for such an insightful comment.
Good point, correct to upload content related to STEM using the tag #STEMsocial, you do not necessarily have to have experimental reports, I think that to be aware, the simple fact of uploading content of practical use, already gives a value to the manuscript, because I think that all content that is uploaded to the platform, also contribute to the generation of characters, in case it should have some value for the rest of the users.
Indeed. The flexibility should encourage people
I agree with you, the elements stipulated in the healing criteria of @STEMsocial are in fact flexible, it would be necessary to analyze, because users who use the label ignore these points, and then reflect to create conditions, where a greater number of users feel committed to meet the minimum criteria.