You vote for those not showing up on that page by entering their name at the bottom where it says
If you would like to vote for a witness outside of the top 50, enter the account name below to cast a vote.
The idea of the witnesses is they represent you to Steemit, Inc.
So try to pick witnesses that are doing a lot for the entire Steemit platform.
many have external websites that are very useful
They all must run a server that supports the blockchain.
They make money for doing this.
The higher they are on the list, the more money they can make.
So by voting for those doing a lot for the platform, you are helping them do even more for the platform...
Thanks for this explanation. I'm really new on Steemit. I didn't at all understand voting for witnesses. I think I get it now. So the witnesses who are good to the community deserve our votes, while the self-serving witnesses don't deserve votes? Question--It seems like minnowbooster is good for the community because it encourages new users to stick around. But what do I know? This post suggests it's a bot and that bots are bad. How do you feel about it?
You can vote for 30 witnesses.
If you would like to vote for a witness outside of the top 50, enter the account name below to cast a vote.
The idea of the witnesses is they represent you to Steemit, Inc.
The higher they are on the list, the more money they can make.
So by voting for those doing a lot for the platform, you are helping them do even more for the platform...
Thanks for this explanation. I'm really new on Steemit. I didn't at all understand voting for witnesses. I think I get it now. So the witnesses who are good to the community deserve our votes, while the self-serving witnesses don't deserve votes? Question--It seems like minnowbooster is good for the community because it encourages new users to stick around. But what do I know? This post suggests it's a bot and that bots are bad. How do you feel about it?
So they can thank you :)
They keep the network alive, you should consider voting for some.
I see. Thats great. Thanks for your information.