Preface
For some, the theme of 'witness' will be totally new, for others this will be a well-known phenomenon. In this blog I want to clarify the theme of 'witness' in an open and easy way. And above all i wants to show every steemian that this is a necessity, to decide for yourself how this platform will evolve in the future.
So YOUR voice counts here and is important! If you want to see something changed on the steemit platform, you can achieve this YOURSELF.
How is the term 'witnesses' described in steemit's FAQ?
What are Steem witnesses?
The Steem blockchain requires a group of people to make blocks and uses a consensus mechanism called delegated evidence of deployment, or DPOS. The community chooses 'witnesses' to act as a block producer and governing body of the network.
There are 20 full-time witnesses who each produce a block every 63 seconds.
A 21st position is shared by the back-up witnesses, which are proportionally planned according to the amount of weighted common approval that they have. Witnesses are compensated with Steem Power for each block they make.
How can I vote for witnesses?
Go to https://steemit.com/~witnesses.
On how many witnesses can I vote?
Each account can vote for up to 30 witnesses.
What are the advantages?
- You can use your 30 votes to determine how the steemit platform works.
- With your vote you can ensure that this platform, remains free of spam and copy / paste.
- Your voice ensures that communities can evolve and grow.
- Your voice ensures that projects that help minnows get a voice on steemit.
- Your voice ensures that people in the world are helped by steemit.
And of course so much more ...
So you delve into the theme 'witnesses' is very important!
What are the disadvantages?
Just like with your voting power when voting on votes, the voice of a whale is much stronger than that of a minnow.
But many little ones also make a big saying and this is also applicable here.
If you start as a minnow or witness, what you do for the community is very important. Even though you have the money to run the server and the possibility to make a super application for the steem blockchain. If you do nothing for the communities, the many voices of the minnows will determine whether you are in top 21 or not.
What does a witnesses have about it?
The 'witnesses' in the top 21 get 4 stems per hour.
The 'witnesses' in the top 100 get 1 steem per hour.
Go to https://steemit.com/~witnesses
Go to your steemit account page.
click symbol (as in the image below).
You get this pop-up
click 'vote for witnesses'. as indicated in the bottom page.
How do I find out what a witnesses stands for?
By clicking on the symbol next to the text 'witness thread' you can learn more about what the 'witnesses' are doing.
How do I vote?
By clicking on the 'upvote' symbol for the name of the witness, you vote for these 'witnesses'
Not voted.
Vote
By clicking on the 'upvote' symbol for the name of the witness, you vote for these 'witnesses'
You can also directly enter the name of your favorite 'witness' if it is not in top 50.
Enter the name or url (link profile)
You will receive a pop-up afterwards.
Enter your posting key and press ok.
Preface
First and foremost, I do not want to encourage anyone to do anything and everyone remains free to do what they want.
With this blog I want above all to show the importance of getting to know the theme of 'witnesses' on the steemit platform.
Above all, I want to try to show why I voted for certain 'witnesses' and what added value they have imparted to the steemit platform.
@gtg is the master of security and has provided a lot of innovations and improvements when the steemit platform just existed.
Here you will find more information about the objective of @gtg
@curie is a community that wants to guide and help steemians.
This both by supporting communities, but also by supporting writers and bloggers.
Here you can find more information about the aim of @curie
https://steemit.com/@blocktrades
@blocktrades ensures that you can convert earned sdb or steem to another cryptocurrency.
Here you can find the trader site of @blocktrades
https://steemit.com/@thecryptodrive
@thecryptodrive is a driving force behind @buildteam with projects such as https://www.minnowbooster.com/ and https://steemvoter.com/ and https://steemit.com/@steemsports and
Here you can find the site of @buildteam
@aggroed is one of the driving forces of, among others, @lovejuice @minnowsupport @ msp-africa and [msp waves] (http://mspwaves.com/) and PAL discord server.
@aggroed host Boston Meetups @aggroed run the Minnow Support Project, @ aggroed delegate SP to many projects and people, @aggroed DJ 3 shows a week for a total of 6+ hours on MSP-Waves, @aggroed help curator and work on a studio project.
Here you will find more information about the objective from @aggroed
@anyx is one of the driving forces of @insteamcleaners a community that fights every day with spam and copy / paste or other form of undesirable behavior. This is not a bone but a community of different steemians.
here or here or steemit chat you can get more and more information.
@pharesim is one of the driving forces of projects such as steemdice and PEvO and steeminvite
here you will find more information about @pharesim for the steemit platform.
@pfunk is one of the driving forces of @insteamcleaners a community that fights every day with spam and copy / paste or other form of undesirable behavior. This is not a bone but a community of different steemians.
here or here you can get more and more information.
@netuoso is one of the driving forces of steemcreate a platform that makes it easier for people to create a steemit account.
here you can find more information about what @netuoso does for the steemit community.
https://steemit.com/@followbtcnews
@followbtcnews is one of the sponsors of the minnowsupport
here you will find more information about what @followbtcnews does for the steemit platform.
@busy.org is the founder of the community busy on discord and the website https://busy.org
here you will find more information about @ busy.org does for the steemit community.
https://steemit.com/@utopian-io
@utopian-io is the founder of the website https://utopian.io/
here find you have more information about what @utopian-io for the steemit community.
@drakos is one of the first steemian, who get to know new steemains. He is always willing to help you with questions regarding steemit. in steemit.chat
@drakos is also the inspiration of the website https://steemian.info/
here you can find more information about what @drakos does for the steemit community.
https://steemit.com/@steemed
@steemed is the founder of the site https://steemd.com/ a site where you can find all your data.
You also have the witnesses @reggaemuffin @patrice @ocd-witness @anarcho-andrei @sircork @swelker101 @themarkymark @guiltyparties @systemitboard @cheetah @Gmuxx on which I have spotted.
Very informative! Upvoted :)
Totally going to read this in more depth later!! Resteemed!!
Thanks for making me realize the value of vote.
I'll make ill vote responsibly