What's in a name? That which we call Steemit.chat, by any other name would function as well;
We've been working over the course of the last month to make improvements to the functionality of Steemit.chat without changing any of the user experience, and I think it's been going really well. Some signup problems have been fixed, servers have been upgraded, and speeds and active users have been steadily increasing! Borrowing some of the immortal words of the bard, we're making an announcement to talk about the changing of the Steemit.chat name:
Steemit.chat is now transitioning over to Steem.chat
Everything else stays the same: your , chat history... EVERYTHING else is still there and unchanged. This is just a new, updated, and more accurate name and domain name for the Steem Blockchain chat.
Why the changeover? And what is this new account for?
Steem.chat is a place to gather to talk about ALL things related to the Steem blockchain.
Steem is much more than just Steemit.
Steemit.chat will still work for a while,but we advise people to start using domain https://steem.chat
Steem.chat has over 160,000 rooms, with over 62,000 users signed up and growing each day. There are discusssions at all times for anything and everything Steem related... or even crypto related, maybe food related, sometimes dog related...
Some of the most used and important channels in Steem.chat:
We have a #help channel where tireless volunteers answer questions about Steem and Steemit 24/7
We have a #SMT channel to discuss the upcoming Smart Media Tokens
Our #general channel is incredibly busy and is a landing pad for new users, and a community commons that is bustling at all hours of the day
One of the most important channels, in my opinion, is the #Witness channel. Witnesses gather here to talk about the technological aspects of the Steem blockchain. It serves as a helpdesk, a think tank, and an information hub
Steem.chat is incredibly lucky to have SO MANY volunteers who help out 24 hours a day all over the chat. I'd like to start being able to show our appreciation for all they do.
Our plan is to start making weekly update/news/by the numbers posts about Steem.chat from this @steem.chat Steemit account. Not every week will be super exciting, but we'd like to talk about what's been happening and document the growth of chat. The rewards from these posts will be given to all active mods on Steem.chat as a thank you for the hard work that they put in.
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Good decision, makes perfect sense! Hopefully the link on the steemit frontend will reflect this change soon.
I submitted the changes in github so hopefully they will appear soon.
Happy the accounts and history remain on the new platform :)
May I ask a dumb question or two? Would I use my Steemit credentials in Steem.chat, or is it a separate registration? If separate, do people commonly use the same username they use on Steemit? Finally, if separate is there anything preventing bad guys from using Steemit usernames already in use and making mischief?
Hi, You do NOT use your steemit.com credentials, just Steemit.chat 2 entirely different operations :)
Also, yes alot of people use the same username on chat as it is on Steemit. If we catch impersonators on chat we deactivate their accounts
As someone who is in chat every single day, i'd like to share my thoughts on this.
First of all, you made my day by saying that you will share the rewards of this post amongst the volunteers. The moderators on chat are doing an awesome job daily by helping the community and at the same time keeping it clean from spam. They deserve this so much that you could consider doing this more often.
I would love to see more people joining the chat daily, not to just say hi but to actually stay and get to know each other. I have learned so much from others in chat about steemit. I'm thankful to everyone who ever answered a question i asked, and believe me, i asked alot of questions..
So everyone who reads this, join us in chat and be part of our community there. I'm sure you will find interesting people to learn from or maybe find some beginners which you could help.
As last, thank you @followbtcnews for all your efforts. You are actually replying on DM's about suggestions and also i see you helping people in chat from time to time. This is very nice to see as we all can imagine how busy you are. Thanks again!
Thanks @ferow !! And thank you so much for the help you give at steem.chat The volunteers are whom makes steem.chat a great place. If not for you volunteers, there would be no steem chat. I fully intend to take all liquid rewards from 100% of all weekly steem chat posts and divide them among the active mods.
Also, I am coming up with other ways to try to compensate volunteers..
Thanks for all you do!
Hey thanks for keeping the chat around. It’s been a really special place for me.
Steem is nothing without people and this is the best place to connect in my opinion.
Do I get tired of being asked the same three questions in general? Sure. But all of the hassle is worth it when I consider all of the people I’ve met there.
I appreciate you.
Ahhh, look at you making the steemit world a little easier for the fishes swimming by. Thank you!
will the link on the steemit website get updated eventually to direct you there, to the new one??
Yes, we submitted PR's to Steemit condenser Github, and hopefully they get added soon. :)
ok sweet that will be awesome, thanks for the quick reply!
Will the chat link be moved up above maybe the 3rd party exchanges on the drop down to make it easier for new users to see and find it? Right now the way it is it is hidden for most users on most screens.
As the person that made the changes I can say the link stays put but will just point to a new place. I don't think the folks at steemit would have appreciated it if I started rearranging their menu
There is just a gap above and below Blocktrades and Gopax which makes the chat link hidden on the menu. No rearranging needed if there is a way to tighten up the gaps above and below the exchanges.
They are their own unordered list. Each individual list has a gap after it so there is one above and below. I couldn't say why it is that way but that is the way it is designed.
These gaps.
I don't think so.I believe it will remain in same spot
Thanks for the update. I am sure this the name steem.chat is more encompassing than steemit.chat. I will review my witness votes to support you because this is a good project for keeping people engaged.
@eurogee
Hi Jeff! Nice to cross your path here. I have voted for @followbtcnews and @crimsonclad (i think! Going to check...) on advise of @lyndsaybowes as i continue to get aquainted here on steem.
Sometime down the road i will checkout steem.chat! Sounds like a fun place to hang out!! Hope to see you around. Hope the transition goes real well.
Hi, Nice to meet you.. Thanks so much!
Keep up the great work! Steem.chat and it's predecessor help keep the community strong and amplify Steemit.
thanks for those of you who have posted this story. This is very useful for me ..
what do you think about this:
https://steemit.com/dogecoin/@aro.steem/dogecoin-to-the-moon
Good work buddy!
New to the steem chat its been so helpful and a good way to meet other steemians ! :) Just joined up to Discord as well. Steem is such a good place to be
Good
@ steemit.chat .. I think it's great that I have modified and updated..
the good thing that one will not lose our chat history and no doubt as you say the chat of the witnesses is the one that calls my attention because there one is notified of the new technological advance related to #blockchain and #steemit I will start using steem.chat
This great information I appreciate your post.
resteemit..
Thanks for the information and update
I have signed in on steem.chat and boom my credentials for Steemit.chat work here,thank you.
I will not use the old domain again and let me pass the info to my Uganda community too.
That's why I was disconnected from Steemchat and had to login again, right?
Thanks for your contribution.
You have my vote.
This is a great innovation. I hope the new interface will not give users issues cos as at last month, my friends were u able to register on steemit.chat
As long as we can access our data and chat, everything is all good.
Great!! But I feel there are loads of minor bugs in the esteem app from play store!!
the esteem app is not related to steem.chat BUT you can come on steem.chat and goto eteem channel to let them know :)
Cool.. Thank you!!
Thank you for your efforts, Jeff! We appreciate it greatly.
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It's a vital resource and I think people should show their support here. I use it all the time for private messages
Its good.. Hope it's gonna retain our past data?
wow great post so steemit chat will just stop working then? And I have 30 witness votes but I have no clue how to use them any thoughts on this?
Hi, yes you can goto https://steemit.com/~witnesses and vote up to 30 witnesses there :)
yes I know but what am I voting them for
The witnesses are the people and machines that keep the blockchain running. Every three seconds a new block is added to the blockchain and there is no such thing as mining steem anymore so witnesses are the ones that do it. They get rewards and in turn are supposed to give back to the community as @followbtcnews is trying to do. The witness nodes do everything from process blocks to setting the rules of the blockchain so which ones you vote for is very important.
You shouldn't need signups, servers, or speed. SMTs better fix this. You're supposed to run applications directly on the Steem blockchain and use their accounts/security, servers, speed... otherwise... what's the point?
Honestly I am really glad the chat is not going to the blockchain. :D
Also I can't imagine continuous chat would work perfectly on Steem blockchain, as even the 3 second delays between the blocks would make the chatting a bit clunky.
fair enough.
my favorite place to stay coz i have learned alot from chat. :D
How can I help you to get more vote? is it a separate registration? I already registered in Steemit Chat.
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THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE INFORMATION
Can we chat in steemit?
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I like using Steem.chat! Don't have Discord yet but it's fine, as long as steem.chat is around. :)
Thanks for continuing the website!
I could not log in my steem chat. I thought the password was wrong, so I tried to change the password, it showed "Error changing password". How can I fix it?
The change on steem-chat in terms of improvement is worth it! Keep up the good work!