Steemit Update [ February 20th, 2023 ] : Steem Rep

Country Representatives have played an important role in the development of Steem over the past couple of years.

In that time, they have made a considerable contribution to the growth of the platform in their respective countries.

However, in recent months there have been a number of departures, over the last few months so we have decided to review the whole concept of Country Reps to see what changes and improvements might be made.

Goodbye Country Representatives, Hello Steem Representatives.
One of the main limitations of the Country Rep system is that the number of appointments has always been tied to the number of Steemians in any country.

We have therefore decided to de-link the Representatives from the countries and instead have Steem Representatives rather than Country Representatives.

This has meant that some very talented individuals have largely missed out on the chance of being a Country Rep as there have been few, or no other Steemians in their country.
While many of the new Steem Representatives will still very much be supporting Steemians in their country, we also want to recruit Representatives who will have a much wider reach across the platform - both within communities and outside of communities.

We want to recruit the best, keenest and most dedicated Steemians, wherever they are from.

The new Representatives should have demonstrated a long-term commitment to Steem, have a thorough knowledge of how Steem works, be actively engaged both within the communities and beyond, and be willing to help people across the whole platform.
They should particularly be keen and willing to give advice and guidance to Steemians both new and old Steemians, both through commenting and through direct communication.

As well as generally promoting Steem in general, Representatives should also actively promote and support new projects and initiatives launched by Steemit Inc and Tron.

Rewards for Steem Representatives
Steem Representatives will be rewarded in two ways - though a delegation and through votes on weekly reports.

As we are keen to reward commitment to the platform, the delegation will increase according to the amount of Steem Power a Representative has...

Representatives with at least 12,500 SP will receive a delegation of 5,000 SP.

Representatives with at least 25,000 SP will receive a delegation of 10,000 SP.

Representatives with at least 50,000 SP will receive a delegation of 15,000 SP.

Steem Reps are also invited to make weekly reports which are rewarded with votes from @steemcurator01 or @steemcurator02. Reps should limit their reports to one report per week, which should be posted in the Steem POD community.

These reports should not just be lists of people voted for in the past week. They should also include details of any contests, events, or other activities they have organised in the week to support Steemians across the platform, as well as any issues they have encountered.

Steem Reps will also be given preferential voting support for activities and contests they organise.

Applying to be a Steem Representative

As it has been some time since the last review of Country Reps we are planning to start afresh.

Existing Country Reps will need to reapply if they would like to become Steem Representatives.

We are also very much looking for new people to come forward to become Steem Representatives. It now does not matter how many other Reps there are in your country or how many other Steemians there are in your country.

Steem Reps will be a very important part of the future growth of Steem, so we are keen to appoint people who demonstrate long-term commitment to the platform.

People applying to become Steem Representatives therefore should meet the following criteria...

Active on the platform for at least the past 6 months
At least 12,500 SP of their own SP (not delegated)
A reputation of at least 70
Have a CSI and voting pattern that clearly demonstrates that they are already supporting other Steemians across the platform.
Applicants should also be generally active in the wider community through curation, commenting, organising contests, or other activities.

Steem Reps must also not have been recently powered down and they should actively support the #club system.

Users of bid bots or voting services will not be considered.

To apply to become a Steem Representative you should make an application post showing clearly and succinctly how you meet all of the above criteria above.

You should also say in no more than 200 words why you think you would make a good Steem Representative.

As well as the actual content, the quality and clarity of how your post is presented will also be taken into consideration.

Application posts can be written in any language. They should include the tag #steemreps2023 and the tag of your country tag in the first four tags.

Our target is to eventually have 40 Steem Representatives but they may not be possible to recruit all be recruited in this first round of applications if not enough suitable people apply.

Applications should be submitted by 11.59pm UTC on Friday, March 3rd, 2023.

We plan to announce the successful Steem Representatives in early March.

We hope that this new approach will allow the most talented and the most committed Steemians to be selected to serve as Steem Representatives to help with the continued growth of the platform.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

Thank you

The Steemit Team