Community....It's What Makes STEEM Great!
I joined STEEM in December 2017...Right at the all time highs for this blockchain. Excitement was off the charts, Dtube was just getting going and everything looked...Perfect!
Since then the price of STEEM (as well as the entire crypto market) has gone back to reality and the 'Lambo dreams' are a distant memory...
So what happened during these past 11 months?
We shook off the dead wood!
The people that were only here because of the hype, have since left for greener pastures...
We also saw entrepreneurs and developers continue to create amazing dApps on the blockchain...
But more importantly...
We built stronger communities!
When the STEEM community comes together and starts to support each other, we are unstoppable.
A few weeks ago, we saw what happened when the 'D-Lino' people decided to leave the blockchain. STEEM stepped up, we voiced our opinions, and programs like @Vimm started to fill the void.
We protected our house and supported the content creators that felt lost and abandoned by D-Lino's exit.
And this past week I witnessed and even better representation of how strong STEEM's community can be....
Everywhere you turned this week, people were promoting the campaign to get STEEM listed on NetCoins via their free listing contest.
And yes, there was plenty of debate last night as we ended up second to something called Ins Coin???...But seeing STEEM literally lead the charge throughout the entire contest was remarkable.
We literally had a two horse race for the entire contest between ourselves and Verge. So this INS win at the last second seemed very suspect...But regardless, look at how STEEM came together!!
We had a common goal! A common target...And we stepped up!
Votes where being casted, Twitter was alive with Steemians reaching out to get as many votes as we could...Even Steemit Inc got involved as Ned showed his support for the campaign.
It was amazing to see!
And it's what makes STEEM so great...Community!
Developing SteemSavvy has been my focus and passion for the past few months and it's success will depend 100% on community! STEEM is at it's best, when we come together and I'm going to work hard to capture that same energy for the Savvy project.
Is community easy to build?
Absolutely not! It's taken STEEM over 2 years to reach this point and it's something you have to work consistently on. That's because community is filled with STEEM's most valuable asset...
The people!
And people come in all shapes and sizes. Opinions and beliefs. Different levels of commitment and passion...But every single person here has SO much to add. Each Steemian's unique contribution to the blockchain makes this such an adventure :)
We have the best dApps. We have the best communities. And in my opinion...The best people!
I guess this post is to say 'Way to go!' to every single Steemian that took part in this NetCoins campaign. It made a very loud statement that STEEM is here and has one of the most supportive and active communities on any blockchain.
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : http://plus1daily.com/community-its-what-makes-steem-great/
first day at steemit and love it
nice nice! welcome to the fun :) if you have any questions about steem or steemsavvy, let me know!!
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I found you at the right time. I was watching some videos that say that steemit is no longer worth it, that if you did not get on the train before last year you were late.
But you give me hope that maybe I can do something that I like and eventually grow in the platform. Keep up the good work.
oh i hear ya. i see the people that got in super early here in like 2016 and get frustrated that i didn’t have that kind of vision back then.
but then i see all the amazing things happening here. the development. the dapps. the communities. and i know we’re still super early.
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The steemit community is the future.
for sure! best people i’ve ever met online. and we’re just getting started :)
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Awesome, Mr. Jon Olson... the newest dolphin on the block. :)
And a great post, of course. This was a great community exercise!
ha ha crazy right? wonder if i get a present from ned or something now??? lol
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Nah, he's hunting whales in SF...
ha ha ha ha ha i need a few million more steem and then i’ll be on his radar lol
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if you behave! :)
lol dude. i learned my lesson. no more raging from this guy. i’m way too calm these days lol
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lol, I wondered where did the rants go...
lol retired man. life’s too short. i’m just grateful to be here!
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You are right, Jon. It's a great community here. I am really fired up. And congrats for raising your Level.
thank you sir :) yup no other place like it online.
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Nice and refreshing. Focusing on the positive is necessary for the community. It may be discouraging for some that we may have lost but we didn't join Steem because of the contest anyways, right?
The contest victory would be a nice perk though!
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right. really good point. the contest has little bearing on our activity on steem. but what an awesome bonus it could be for the long term :)
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Yes it's our preeeecious.
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Congratulations @jongolson!
You raised your level and are now a Dolphin!
Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:
ha ha. nice!!! only took 11 months but dang it. i’m a porpoise!!!!!
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Yes, I was impressed to see everyone stepping up to the plate and participating in the contest. We have a strong community here that can’t be ignored 💪🏻
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100% agree. it’s a remarkable place to be and i think the rest of the world is starting to realize that.
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