true and thank you for pointing it out. I removed the Adds part which was exclusively website related. Other than that I consider all other items blockchain related.

I like it how you are making a distinct and clean space between blockchain (database / protocol) possibilities and presentation / UI features. This way you are making it possible for multiple interfaces to coexist over the same blockchain. Or even over the separate / side blockchains....

It shows vision :)

KISS it, straight with indefinite and 24h cycle :):) That way it's simple for everyone and since 24h might be considered universally acceptable nobody considers it a downside as with the other timeframes.

It's true that I sometimes run into articles that are very valuable and were written a few months ago. We have writers around posting their stories. They can't be denied an effort reward after 30 days I think.

It is important to not attempt to be all things.  Multiple payout periods force all content to be kept "active" in consensus nodes which impacts technical scalability. It also requires all content to be kept active for review purposes.

Each day you are paid in STEEM, your long-term income comes from appreciation of STEEM.   Employees don't go back to their employer asking to receive income from the work they did last year, last month, or even last week.  Each day you are paid for that days contribution.

When the platform grows then you receive the compounding return on investment that will far outpace any residual revenue you would get  from a post.

Advertising could be a better source of long term revenue.  Something for the future though, I don't think we're ready for it yet.

Hey, @ausbitbank, I have had very similar thoughts, but my thinking has progressed a little...

If the *reality* of blockchain durability matches the *promise,* then the mere long-term *availability* of a creator's content is a strong incentive to blog on Steemit. As good or better than ongoing payouts for old articles would be easier access to those articles by new readers. I think that's more of a UI issue.

In other words, the lasting value of my "old gems" would be to attract new readers to want to keep coming back.

I want *readers,* not bots. ;) People that actually *read* and *benefit* from my content, and I think that a loyal and appreciative following will benefit me as an author even more than residual/royalty income from older articles.

>Also, even the 4 post limit doesn't prevent spamming with a single account, it just reduces rewards. Someone who wants to be malicious or annoying can still spam.

true