SteemSTEM

SteemSTEM

SteemSTEM was formed for promoting and rewarding STEM content on Steem. [1] SteemSTEM is currently operates within the Steem community by hosting writing competitions and curating STEM posts.

Community Contact

SteemStem has its own channel in rocket.chat. This is the SteemSTEM channel and is open to anybody who wishes to talk about any STEM topic. [2]

SteemSTEM Writing Competitions

One of the ways SteemSTEM promotes STEM content is to host writing competitions. [3] Entry to this competition is free and only requires you to tag your post with a specific tag. Each competition has a separate prize pool paid in part by donations and the amount the announcement post makes. The tag is changed each time to differentiate between competitions and is included in the announcement post.

Curation

Many STEM posts are upvoted and some are re-steemed by the @SteemSTEM account. Accuracy and comprehensibility of the writing are taken into account before posts are upvoted or re-steemed. Those who work behind the scenes of SteemSTEM are never upvoted or re-steemed to avoid the abuse of power.

Behind the Scenes

Behind the scenes there is a group of accounts with varying levels of activity deciding on new ways to promote STEM content. There are no official roles and everybody contributes in their own way.

The Origins

Everything began some time ago when @coinbitgold initiated the academiaspotlight series to promote the work of new Steemians who are engineers and/or scientists in their day jobs. She quickly realized that she was only able to help one person at a time with each review post, and that many other good science posts still went unnoticed and silenced. Moreover, she became frustrated seeing some outright-plagiarized science content rewarded more than the good content! At this point she considered leaving Steemit for good.

Yet just as things were looking their worst she met @wingz who suggested starting a science community on Steemit! At the same time, she met real-life scientists and active contributors like @justtryme90 and @lemouth who were also working to grow the Steemit science community day by day.

Together, a community of science writers on Steemit was born.