I do think you have some great ideas. It can be very hard to engage a community on steemit, but your right when it really succeeds and catches on it can be a game changer for your growth and success on steemit.

For me personally I’m just spread way too thin, I’ve found so many things to be part of here and rarely find time to engage in chats these days or even manually curate many blogs. I wish I was a more active member of this group and others I’m part of as well.

For me I usually try to find passive ways to support communities I’m involved in through delegations and following trails.

Don’t get discouraged and definitely keep at it, as for getting rewarded on steemit, I would just say keep it at and it will grow eventually, keep your rewards on the platform and you’ll start to get noticed.