The Brit List: November 2021

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Introduction

I started compiling these lists in December 2020 to continue something @pennsif used to do as I think it helps bring the community together. Since then I have found lots more people to include. @HiveSQL has been really useful for this. I use Python with beem (by @holger80) in a script to generate what you see here. Some of the post is manual as I like to include some commentary and I will keep tweaking it. I am open to suggestions for improvements. I aim to do a fresh list on the first Saturday of each month.

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I also rely on the community to let me know of more people to include who may not have obvious account metadata. You can find me in the @teamuksupport Discord to discuss it or drop me a comment.

The list will include anyone living in the UK as well as Brits who have moved abroad. Inclusion on this list does not mean I recommend people, but I will remove accounts if they are known to be abusing Hive or are falsely reporting their location. If you have lost control of your account through phishing or other means then let me know so that I can update your entry.

Previous editions

What it means

The numbers above are for those who had posted or commented in the previous month. In the lists below I break each region into three lists:

  • Active as above.
  • Just voting. I will guess that a lot of these use automatic votes, e.g. HiveVote. Previously there were some that appear to have been compromised as they vote for known abusers. Those are now excluded until I hear that they have recovered control.
  • Inactive in the last month, but most have done something since Hive started. We can hope to bring them back.

I want to count people rather than accounts as some have several. I can include those in brackets if you want. Let me know if you want me to update your listing. You can be as specific as you like about your location.

Commentary

This is my twelfth #BitList post. Over a year the number of active people has more than doubled, so I am happy with that. It is from a combination of people coming back to Hive and me finding more to add to the list. My @HiveSQL script helps me find people who use a UK location in their profile and I find a few each week with that. Some of those are new joiners, but there are others who have just been inactive since before I started compiling the list. If we could get double the numbers again in a year that would be great.

Next weekend is @Hivefest. I hope a lot of Brits will be attending. We could be having other virtual meetups in AltspaceVR or on whatever video conferencing app people want to use. I also hope to see real life meetups soon. That could be something for next year.

As part of #NaPodPoMo I am creating daily podcasts and have done one today about how I create these posts.

The Numbers

London and the South East (79/34/46)

@actuarialuk91 (Cambridge), @adetorrent (London), @andy4475 (Woking @andy-jahm), @apexbuild (Uxbridge), @atomcollector (@risingstargame @juxtamusic), @audiohive-me, @awah, @basilmarples (Norwich), @benthomaswwd (Northampton), @bettymorgan (London), @biggmusic (Brighton), @blackrussian, @bullion-paradise (London), @camerarules, @cathgothard (London), @cezary-io, @chris-uk (Norwich), @cryptogee, @cryptosneeze, @daine-cherry, @dannyshine, @davehayes2 (Hayling Island), @davidthompson57, @devosdevosi (London), @djjamesblack (Brighton), @donatello, @dubble (London), @edenmichelle, @frankiic3, @gillianpearce (Brighton), @greensmile, @grizzle (Bedford), @imfarhad, @immarojas, @independentpress (London), @jaxsonmurph, @kaywoods, @kezyma, @kgakakillerg (@gmlrecordz @kggymlife), @kph (Ipswich), @lloyddavis (@steemcampuk @lloyd-social), @maneco64, @mightyrocklee (Bedfordshire), @ministickupboy (Brighton), @moemanmoesly, @molometer, @nakedverse, @namiks, @nathanmars, @nickyhavey, @nicolcron, @notaboutme, @petrahaller, @pvmihalache (Bedford), @qsett (Maidstone), @rapptv, @raymondspeaks, @reviewed, @rmsbodybuilding, @robbieallenart, @safetony (London), @samsmith1971, @sergiomendes (@thesassysergio), @spectrumecons, @stav (Norfolk), @steevc (Bedfordshire @tenkminnows @swing47), @stickchumpion, @stickupboys (Brighton), @stickupmusic (Brighton), @stickupofficial1 (Brighton), @tdctunes (London), @thecryptorat (Bournemouth), @thestatuethieves (London), @trippymane, @ultravioletmag, @ura-soul (Norfolk or elsewhere), @winkandwoo, @xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, @zoltarian

Voting: @adamaslam, @bellou61 (Brighton), @bleepcoin, @blockchainyouth, @charitycurator, @d3p0, @dashfit, @digna, @dunsky (London), @elad.network (London), @ezzy, @fleur (Cambridge), @holisticmom, @icepee, @kabir88, @liverehab, @markangeltrueman, @matildamoment, @mattniblock, @nanzo-scoop, @pizzadalek, @pushpedal, @queenoftheworld, @rafique, @redrica, @reshyk, @slayerkm, @stimp1024, @stormkeepergu (@stormkeepersmdk), @talesfrmthecrypt, @the-gorilla, @touringhousewife, @tricki, @wilfredn

Inactive: @abeilleblooms (Southend), @advdotmoney (London), @artelmedia (West London), @artzo, @bewithbreath, @boogieboa, @breadcentric (Bedfordshire), @carwashlondon, @danshawmusic (London), @darkstardust (London @ladystardust), @dolphinartuk (Essex), @dougalporteous, @dougdigital, @dronegraphica, @elmerlin (London), @endaksi1 (Cambridge), @garrickalder (London), @greatvideos, @grooverman (Brighton), @hockney, @jameshsmitharts, @jedb, @knelstrom, @knit-stich-witch (London), @mamalanuk (Brixton), @minteh, @profitmachine (Istanbul and London), @rawveganista, @rea, @rightbuildgroup (London), @rosa33, @sagardyola (London), @sazzler, @shutterepair (London), @silvergoldhunter (London), @stealthywolfxli, @steemlondon, @susanlo, @teodora, @the-busy-bee, @thecryptidcrone, @thedawness, @timspawls, @todayslight, @watt.the.watt, @writerjordan

The Midlands (17/10/22)

@abh12345, @article61, @dannewton (@earthsea), @dickturpin, @ellenripley, @fastchrisuk, @galacey (Birmingham), @gribbles, @neilru75, @neopch, @rimicane, @rthelly, @shanibeer (@susie-saver Leicester), @shmoogleosukami, @susie-saver, @vanbliss (Northamptonshire), @zeeshannaqvi72

Voting: @beautifulbullies, @colusj (Nottingham), @jin-out (Birmingham), @kryptoe, @leighscotford, @michelle.gent (Sherwood Forest), @skaarl, @tamiapt6, @the3metrewrap, @unkidrik

Inactive: @audreyvr, @awakingelements, @batchgaming (Nuneaton), @bettynoir, @brianbrogan1960, @codelikeamother, @dawnsart, @decentered-media, @ebabb, @fishlucy (Stoke On Trent), @fizogphotography, @flashpointstudio, @jaytaylor, @martaesperanza, @maxrwolfe, @opheliafu, @paulofnottingham, @purplephoto, @s0u1 (Nottinghamshire), @stormriderstudio, @wildonewon, @xwidep

The South West (16/6/5)

@adaptnetwork, @awhofficial (New Forest), @dedarknes (Plymouth), @diveratt, @dontcare89 (Newquay), @francesleader, @jimbobbill, @jonboka, @livinguktaiwan, @mudcat36, @pompeylad (South Coast), @sharpshot, @snider (Taunton), @sunsethunter, @ukbitcoinmaster, @whickey (Bristol)

Voting: @blade7 (Cornwall), @davidlionfish (Bristol), @eveningart, @nockzonk, @thomaskatan, @wolven-znz

Inactive: @cryptokingzno1, @newtonclassics, @perceptualflaws, @phoenixftwinter, @stickycj

The North (25/17/19)

@ambrosechappel (Southport), @amos1969, @ashtv (Yorkshire), @c0ff33a (Yorkshire @whiterosecoffee @teamuksupport), @chisdealhd (Newcastle Upon Tyne), @dadspardan, @darrenflinders, @demotruk (Isle of Man), @iamdarrenclaxton (Derbyshire), @jphamer1, @karenb54, @lastravage, @pcste, @planetauto, @radicalpears (Huddersfield), @raj808 (Liverpool), @richgaynor, @sam1965uk, @slobberchops, @socialmediaseo, @stevenwood, @streetwize (Bradford), @teamhumble, @thesoulharmonic (Manchester), @yunnie (Isle of Man)

Voting: @anarcotech (Huddersfield), @artonmysleeve, @bingbabe, @cryptocurator, @darrenclaxton (@mrbloom), @digitaldan, @dismayedworld, @dizzydiscovery, @goblinknackers, @jskitty, @m-ssed-t, @makrotheblack (Liverpool), @mattbrown.art (Isle of Man), @mckeever, @sisygoboom, @someguy123, @steddyman

Inactive: @adamfryda-art, @amy-explores, @anidiotexplores, @emergingtech (Manchester), @erdeniz (Manchester), @father2b, @gentmartin (Leeds), @honeyrabbit, @introvert-dime, @jackshootsstuff (West Yorkshire), @jacpl, @kiers (Manchester), @leetodd, @let123, @madmaxx12 (Manchester), @magenta24, @sarennadiu (Manchester), @schminimal, @vraba

Scotland (12/8/9)

@barge (@krunkypuram), @beardoin, @cadawg, @camuel (@acousticguitar), @celticheartbeat (@jubei333), @cottonlazarus (Edinburgh), @joshuaslane, @juniorifoj (Glasgow), @kevmcc, @meesterboom (@b00m), @rafalforeigner, @tengolotodo

Voting: @agrestic, @btcvenom, @fiftysixnorth, @howiemac, @myskye, @natubat, @stef1 (@art-venture), @wisbeech

Inactive: @antonchanning (Loch Ness), @danaidhbee, @epicdave, @graemesaxton, @highlandwalker, @huitemae, @imaginingfreedom, @indusrush, @injuryclaims

Wales (10/3/6)

@cassi, @cryptocariad, @grindle, @louisthomas, @nozzy, @paulireland (North Wales), @pennsif (@steemclub-uk), @stevelivingston, @theturtleproject, @welshstacker

Voting: @gazbaz4000, @pumpkinsandcats, @stevejhuggett

Inactive: @alishas, @artystuff, @elizabethharvey, @magnus19, @p-props, @trolleydave

Northern Ireland (1/2/0)

@ninasophia

Voting: @besold, @silverstackeruk

Somewhere in the UK... (36/43/47)

@amadea, @amidlifecrypto, @bobskibob, @british-bulldog, @cryptosneeze, @ddsexyauto, @djm90, @fadetoblack, @fatasfunk, @forbritain, @groovy828, @heruvim1978, @hive.curation, @iansart, @intrade, @jmehta, @lefty619, @lordavatarii, @marketingmonk, @millycf1976, @monivis, @monsterjamgold, @music-beatcz, @phonetix, @platinum-blue, @remystar93, @rmcaesthetics (England), @sandrolinux, @sbenbow, @scubahead, @tommyrobinson, @trading-tokens (England), @utopia-hope (England), @v3ptur, @videosubmission, @zedcell

Voting: @albionrobot (England), @alienbutt, @anarchojeweler, @andrewharland, @blue.panda, @britcoins (England and SE Asia), @brothershield, @clivemartin, @crucialweb, @cynicalcake, @damianjayclay, @djsl82, @dnpq, @english-ant, @eternalsuccess, @feralblowfish, @frugal-fun, @goldstreet, @haitch, @hopehuggs, @imbartley, @impshum, @johngreenfield, @localgrower, @loolooasuna, @luppers, @neu75 (England), @nockzonk, @owenwat, @pjau, @quickthen, @realjohnaziz, @ryanscottesq, @scalextrix, @steemboat-steve, @stevieboyes, @tazbaz, @tggr.trb, @tkolpaczek, @tobias-g, @tomatom, @vtravels, @webdeals

Inactive: @adhudson, @alheath, @arrasails1977, @audrein (England), @autocoincars, @b1tm31st3r, @basejumper, @beachgamestv, @biscuitbarrel (England), @bloodycritique, @bobbylee, @bokarecords, @brauner-benz, @brianhphotos, @catanddogtips, @cdrbushmills, @cryptovios, @davewuk, @drvimto, @earnxtreme, @elliotjgardner, @fallfromdisgrace, @filbell, @gmuxx, @hftdigital, @hilarywhitehead, @hkb28, @jimjam1210, @marcusbraeburn, @mr-dingleberry, @mrsatoshiii, @neonempire (@wizardzmusic), @niko3d, @offthecuff2020, @peedeerai, @pellx, @premiumdomains, @quirk-it, @redarrow, @seanspeaks, @shando73, @smileformovie, @spicetrader, @the-nature-plug, @tremendospercy, @ukheather, @vibeof100monkeys

Expats (17/5/9)

@abdex9, @accelerator (@rycharde Thailand), @cristina-zac (Spain), @cryptoandcoffee (South Africa), @dansensei (Japan), @eco-alex (Planet Earth), @elricmoonslayer (Spain), @felt.buzz (France), @lucylin (Thailand), @minismallholding (Australia), @nathen007 (@leedsunited Thailand), @revisesociology (Portugal), @samstonehill (France), @sebcam (USA), @shepz1 (Poland), @starkerz (Cyberspace), @trucklife-family (The Earth)

Voting: @adambarratt (@abtv Spain), @biggypauls (Philippines), @eftnow (Spain), @justinchicken (Japan), @tggr (Singapore)

Inactive: @beckymeep (USA), @jeffandhisguitar (SE Asia), @l0tti3 (South Africa), @livelovejourney (Majorca), @mattsbeamer (Russia), @milliganstravels (Thailand), @moonyoga (Portugal), @ripebanana (Trinidad and Tobago), @thinkit (Thailand)

Totals

Total active UK: 196, Expats: 17

Charts

This shows the numbers in each category of the active and voting accounts. Level is based on 'VESTS'. Minnow equates to about 535HP and each level is 10x the previous.

Account Levels

This shows when people joined Hive. The last few months are shown separately to make any changes obvious.

Account Ages

UK Witnesses

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@someguy123, @ura-soul, @cadawg, @whiterosecoffee, @c0ff33a, @shmoogleosukami, @chisdealhd

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hey @steevc are able add @alloyxuast in List as Category Community owned by me and @shmoogleosukami including Witness part too?

since me and Shmoogle building my community help Streamers / Content Creators but its just started first Hive Post with witness and i would like get more details out soon when Shmoogle got time write it up about Community.

if can then thank you :)

if not then thats fine. just that Community Based in UK and USA aka 2 Regions but no HQ yet both Regions yet. but something planning make HQ locations down road so i give you exact city by then when ongoing.

I listed that as something to do with you as I try to count people rather than accounts with some people having several. I could put it against shmoogle as well if you like. That would show up next month as I try to avoid updating the post to prevent another round of notifications.

The list is really just an indication of where we are at rather than being a directory of who does what. I just have some scripts that run through the list to see who is active.

You are welcome to use the data as you want. It might be nice to break it down into who are gamers, vloggers etc, but I am not planning to do that. I will try to update the version of the users list on Github at least once a month.

if is imposable explain me and smoogle running alloyxuast then should be fine. just mainly uk based community but got people from UK and USA so cover both them regions.

if unable do it then thats fine.

Thank you for the update and continuous support 😊😁

I echo this! SO supportive!

Interesting post. Funny enough. I am in Scotland now, for few more days. Any Hive friends in Edinburgh? I’ll be home soon and I will check the votes too. See you around.

I decided a change of scenery was required, you can add me to the South West list now...

Will do. Hope the sun shines for you.

It's changeable, those maritime climates can be very wet so it seems!

As a new person to this platform and being from the UK this list is a brilliant one so at least if we want to we can connect with fellow people. Thanks for producing it

It's my pleasure. I have met a fair few people at various events and I hope there will be more soon. Those are a great way to connect and learn about Hive. There is the Global @hivefest next weekend that is free to attend virtually.

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Thanks for update and I found my name in somewhere in UK list. You can update it to Cornwall :) thanks

Cheers. I've updated it for next month. If I edit this post a load of people will get another notification.

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Hi @steevc, does me replying move me to the active list? 🙂

I'm currently only really active on Steemit but am becoming increasingly disillusioned with the direction that platform's taking (which most of you probably realised a couple of years ago). It's basically become a platform for bid-bots and as I've said to a lot of people, it doesn't matter if you post a Pulitzer Prize winning novel or a picture of a cow's arse, you'll get upvoted the same. When it comes to bid-bots on Hive, are they a problem here too?

Just a comment classes you as active.

I don't pay too much attention to St--mit these days, but I have seen some Chinese/Korean users seem to get most of the rewards. Maybe they are friends of Justin. Hive seems more balanced. It has its own issues, but is generally friendly and people do care about the community. There may be some vote selling going on, but it's not a major factor. Certainly not like the 'bad old days'.

We have online Hivefest this weekend with at least 500 people registered to attend. Lots of activity on various projects.

I got censored on 'the other place' for daring to criticise, so not even worth me commenting there.

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I just saw that Tipu sells votes on St--mit, but not on Hive. It just seems nobody really cares about it over there. We still get Tipu abuse here. Seen someone who calls for a vote and then deletes the comment as they are using multiple accounts. Of course nothing is ever really deleted on the blockchain :)

Sorry, it'll take me ages to reply because I haven't been able to build up much power yet and waste what I have highlighting plagiarism!!

I heard that Tipu acts as a post promotion service here, probably because he knows people will start downvoting all of the awful content that he's upvoting. It's totally ruining Steemit - it's already nearing the point that there's no point commenting because so many people are just buying their votes and there's no need for real engagement and relationships. I'd spend more time here if I wasn't so concerned about the unnecessary downvoting of people who become successful which I've read a lot about. It seems that all platforms that pay for content have varying levels of problem!

Thanks for the beer, although I don't understand what to do with it... printing it out isn't quite the same as the real thing 😆

Downvoting on Hive isn't the big issue some make it out to be. Of course those who suffered from it will shout the most, but for others it's not an issue. A lot of the actual abuse here is dealt with as people want Hive to succeed. Plagiarism should be reported to Hivewatcher.

Thanks 🙂 I'll see if I can slowly get involved - I don't want to just share the same content across every platform but I'll see how I get on... the older I get, the less time I seem to have.

Thank you for the delegation - I've got to stop making excuses now!

No problem. Just have fun.

Hi @steevc, thanks for the delegation. I've decided that I'm going to power down this account and likely create a new account - distancing my persona here from my more active one on Steemit and giving me the freedom to post without worrying about what one faction or the other will think!

I can't see a way of cancelling your delegation to me so presumably it's something that you'll need to do. No doubt you'll see a new user from Eastbourne pop up in your reports fairly soon 😄

Thanks again and no doubt we'll speak again 🙂

Great to see how our community is growing!
!LUV

Thank you @steevc for the mention .............
Keep up the good work...

I hope you can gain more followers. I am sure there are more car fans on Hive.

!BEER

I hope so as well not much content on automotive content on hive . Thank you for the mention once again .

You have to seek them out and leave some comments. That is how I built a following. Maybe tempt some more people to sign up too.

I have looked around trying to find other automotive content but only a small handful I can find at the moment it does seem hard to get started on hive to build a following and to get people to upvote or comment on posts for this type of blog anyways maybe other blogs are different and have more interest maybe I don't know ?.

There are only a few thousand active people on here for now, so some topics may get less interest. You have to find what audience you can. I have been really active in commenting from the start and made a lot of friends. We definitely need more people on board.

Maybe cross-post to this community.

Hi Thanks for reply
what is cross post sorry I dont understand this bit ?
Many thanks


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A big thank you for a mention in your post @steevc ❤️fantastic work keep it up.

Thanks so much for all that you do, I am now going through this list. Great to see active Brits!

We need to find a few more Hivers in Scotland :) Just don't be splitting off from the UK too soon or it will affect my numbers!

oh none of the Indynonsense please, they lost last time and they will keep losing. I am British and would be relocating to England if ever Scotland left the UK. I think your numbers will be safe! Yes be good to get some more hivers from up here.

Thanks for the mention :)

We've started doing live chats in the Needlework Monday community using either the video facility in Discord or Zoom. Easy to organise and we share the link in Discord (rather than posting on Hive). Three so far and beginning to pick up steam - there were a lot of technical issues with the first two, getting everyone into the chat, working out how to see and hear each other, but now it's settling down. The one we do is global, anyone who is awake and available to join us, comes. We had people from the States, Argentina, Europe and Nigeria. Much easier to organise in the same time zone 😁

Maybe I just been to kick some off in appropriate Discord channels. Maybe after Hivefest though.

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Yes, would be nice to have some social things.
Enjoy Hivefest!


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November 2021 - 213 active

Happy to see this many HIVE accounts active.

The next 2-3 years are very important for HIVE and let's try to increase these numbers gradually.

I'm always happy to help our UK community grow.

By the way, have you seen the Swiss Hive community?

https://peakd.com/hive-181465/@yangyanje/community-on-hive

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It's a good increase over the year, but still tiny in the scheme of things. We need more people to be aware of Hive. We need Hive hubs in every town.

I saw the Swiss post and I know you are working with the Indian community. That could be massive.

Hive five!

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Thanks Steve! I'm still learning the ropes here on Hive.

You have to find people to connect with as they may not seek you out. I have been one of the most active commenters and that paid off. If you can bring new people to Hive it can help.

Have fun.

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thank you for update and added my hive witness too :)

so far all my info all correct. i will keep inform if anything changes. so far all good.

Thank you for the mention 👍🏼

Nice one good to see the UK growing! !PIZZA

Not all the growth is in Brighton, but having local hubs of activity is great :)

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Hi @steevc,
Thank you for participating in the #teamuk curated tag. We have upvoted your quality content.
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Thanks for the useful stats always good to see all those details. Keep up the good work!

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