Ask your witness, who they are and what they do
I want to start with myself
I started my journey here at Steem in July 2016, it is almost five years ago
During that time, I have met many people around the world who have become my friends here on this platform.
In February 2020, the World of Xpilar community was formed
after several requests from my friends to have their own community where we could post and share posts about art, photography, travel letters and create competitions. Interest in it was well received and the World of Xpilar community grew fast
We were one of the few local communities that did not move to Hive during the split and we fought hard for Steem and Steemit as a blog platform to survive.
We are today the largest local community on steemit with 9,903 subscribers from around the world and 160 active posts every day
To be able to run such a large local community requires a lot of work and planning. Without a skilled team, this would not be possible.
A big thank you to my team, they are also moderators in the World of Xpilar community
@mister-omortson @art-venture @stef1 @myskye @sultan-aceh
@franyeligonzalez @leveuf @axeman @bambuka @adeljose
10 days ago I announced my witness:
I want to contribute even more and I now want to announce that @xpilar.witness is mine and that I am running this witness
Thanks to everyone who voted for my witness "xpilar.witness"
We started in place 197 of the witnesses, now we are in place 36 after such a short time
Do you also want to vote for "xpilar.witness"
Voting for me:
https://steemit.com/~witnesses type in xpilar.witness and click VOTE
cc: @steemitblog @dev365 @steemcurator01
Ask your witness, who they are and what they do
Here are the top 20 witnesses today
- @steemchiller
- @justyy
- @steem-agora
- @dev.supporters
- @future.witness
- @dlike
- @symbionts
- @steem.history
- @rnt1
- @hinomaru-jp
- @inw
- @protoss20
- @hoasen
- @scissor.sisters
- @smt-wherein
- @maiyude
- @roundblocknew
- @matreshka
- @rlawlstn123
- @steem-dragon
I also invite all other witnesses to tell who they are and what they do
What are Steem witnesses?
The Steem blockchain requires a set of people to create blocks and uses a consensus mechanism called delegated proof of stake, or DPOS. The community elects 'witnesses' to act as the network's block producers and governance body. There are 20 full-time witnesses, producing a block every 63-second round. A 21st position is shared by the backup witnesses, who are scheduled proportionally to the amount of stake-weighted community approval they have. Witnesses are compensated with Steem Power for each block they create.
Without witnesses, you would not have received rewards or been able to post. Witnesses are elected by us in the community and it is your duty to vote. Each Steem Blochain account can vote for 30 witnesses
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Thats a good point to let community hear from the witnesses on a regular basis what they are doing around steemit ecosystem!
Yes @axeman, I hope all the witnesses find their visiting time here 👀
That's a good question @xpilar.
When I "unvoted" a bunch of old "dead" witnesses and voted for you, I ended up casting only a few of my 30 witness votes because I was just not familiar with most of the witnesses... and I could find almost no information on many of them. And I'm not going to just "blindly" hand out votes.
You might remember that "back in the day" one of the witnesses published a weekly "News from the witnesses" post that at least helped people keep in touch with what was going on... and it made it easier to vote intelligently. Sadly, it's a lot more difficult, these days...
I am also unfamiliar with many of them and want to know who I am voting for.
@pennsif "steem news" will once a week bring news from the witnesses
hi @xpilar
me and aceh-team members
as World Of Xpilar Community Moderator
very happy after you become the 36th Witness now.
Your hard work for Steem, we appreciate it
full support and full enthusiasm to support you in the future. for your efforts and hard work for Steem
hilsen @sultan-aceh and aceh-team
Thanks for the kind words @sultan-aceh, it's nice to hear that
Lately, we almost forget that the Steem blockchain is run by different witnesses, maybe because everything is running well. As soon as something is wrong then we notice that there is no magic but people and equipment behind. It is a good idea to let the Witnesses know that we would like to hear what is happening behind the scene :)
Yes @stef1, many do not realize that we are dependent on our Witnesses
I hope all the witnesses find their visiting time and comment here
My Pleasure To vote for you! I'm happy your team kept Art Alive on Steemit... I used to be a big part of @ArtZone many years back, Used to really Love this platform and Community. How do you guys feel Steemit has been doing the last few months? <3
Hi @artzanolino
Thanks for your vote
@stef1 and @myskye do a great job with it
I feel we are on the right track, new users are coming every day
Hello dear friend @xpilar I know you are a great leader and you will be one of the best witnesses, the platform and our community is in good hands with you. Greetings and thanks for those words towards us moderators!!!!
Nice to hear @franyeligonzalez , without all of you it would not be possible to build such a large community
..done voting you as a witness sir @xpilar and thank you for standing by steemit and creat the world of xpilar.😊
Nice to hear, thanks for your vote @carine1988
I even gave your name in the proxy. I hope your community continues to grow. I like your work
Nice to hear, thanks for your vote @malay-face
We are trying to get more votes for you 💪
Thanks appreciate it @tomoyan
can you contact me at discord
Yes I just sent a request over there