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RE: Got upvotes but no payout? An overview of the situation around the minimum payout threshold
Just curious, but I was debating with a friend over the curation trails and the very minimal votes many in the trail get. Using Steemworld it appears ot me most of them get nothing for their minuscule votes, but the leaders of the trail don't believe me. Steemworld shows out three places to the right of the decimal 0 payout. What is your take on it?
Thanks for the breakdown on the payout math.
Well, following a curation trail (e.g. voting after a leader-vote that is typically larger than yours) is very unlikely to give you curation rewards, unless the really big hitters come after you. You should follow a trail if you support the type of content that is curated, not for curation rewards. If you want curation rewards, you should vote these posts before others. Curation trails increase the curation rewards of the account leading the trail, but usually not for those following it. Does that answer your question? If you're interested in the math behind curation rewards, see here.
Its funny I too have seen this faulty logic before by people who run trails, following curation trails benefits those you follow ;p