I Won A Ticket To SteemFest?!!!???!!!!! THANK YOU @Firepower and all of my Supporters!

inquiringtimes (64)in #firepower • 7 years ago (edited)

It is a blessing and an honor to be chosen, to win a ticket to SteemFest2.

Thank you @firepower! I know you didn't have an easy job ahead of you. Big thanks to @mikepm74 for nominating me, and rallying support, you really are a stand up guy! I've only entered one contest on purpose before. This was not one I expected to have a chance in.

I am grateful for the support from so many, and all of the kind words throughout this and @quinneakars contest.

I didn't enter myself into this contest. However, when i saw that there was a significant chance that I could win, I was all in.

6. I will manually pick a winner. You can be as creative as you like-the more the better-(vlogs etc)

Obviously my strategy was to make a lot of posts. I didn't ask all of you people to come vote for me, instead I focused on what I know I can do. I've done my best to produce quality articles for the benefit of the steemfest community, and beyond. That is what I will continue to do, to the best of my ability.

My philosophy on creating content for the Steem Blockchain, is that if my post is valuable, then it will continue to provide value for a long time, regardless of the payout.

I am grateful to work on my "social skills" research at a time when the community could easily recieve it, and benefit from it the most. A refreshing change back to what I was writing about when I first came here. I will continue to write some other, non-steemit related posts. However, there are so many subjects which deserve attention in this community, and I must support it the best way that I know how.

I would like to thank all of the other contestants, you each contribute your own unique way, and I hope to see you all there!

Other notable entries

In @firepower's post announcing me as winner, he made this statement:

"Other notable entries that caught my attention were from @lifemovedbysteem, @virtualgrowth, @elear, @martibis and @gabchik's nominee @rossenpavlov. There were also other interesting entries and this is where I wish I could sponsor many more people to SteemFest."

I'm going to use this space to show off what they do a little bit.

@lifemovedbysteem:

(via: Ren's SteemFest Entry for @quinneaker)

In this moving video @LifeMovedBy Steem, or "Ren", talks about her passion for gardening and sustainable living.

@virtualgrowth:

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" / >(from: Why will SteemFest be better because @virtualgrowth is there)

In his nomination post and in the comments I can see that he is a member who has contributed quite a bit to this community. He seems to be a vary caring and sharing person, it's always good to see people like that who are so involved in the workings of the community.

@elear:

@elear created a front end for steem all about open source code called Utopian!!!!! This is an incredible candidate, and he brings a very valuable addition to the collection of blockchain, apps!

Utopian this is now getting Serious

What is Utopian.io?

Utopian.io enables everyone to contribute to Open Source projects by providing Ideas, Code contributions, Graphics or Social exposure and be rewarded for that with Steem.

Also, check out @utopian.io and follow for updates on this exciting project!

@martibis:

@martibis is the developter of steemitworldmap.com that allows Steemizens to put our posts on a map of the world, and then you can search for posts by the map! How cool is that, and then you have a easier time finding other steemians near you! This is a great feature! I'm sure that people will be enjoying this contribution to the community for years to come.

@rossenpavlov:

https://steemit.com/dtube/@gabchik/76zn6ofy

@gabchick nominated her brother, @rossenpavlov, sharing:

He created "Steemit Bulgaria" facebook group, to unite the steemit community in Bulgaria.

Then, he spent dozens of hours to translate the Steemit FAQ in Bulgarian, to give an idea to the newcomers what the platform is all about. This gives a good start to everyone, which then is visible in their posts, as they start to follow etiquette, provide image sources, etc.

He is super generous! He deligated 2000 Steem Power to the active and interesting authors in his list.

"Thanks to him I realized that the the charm of the platform is not in the income, but rather in the motivation to develop my potential to the fullest."

@luczyfer:

Last, but most definitely not least is @luczyfer !!! Who won @quinneaker's contest, which I was also nominated in.

After 2 Weeks, Hundreds of Comments and Votes, The Winner of My SteemFest2 Ticket Giveaway

I believe the Open Mic is one of the most valuable and profound projects going on Steemit. I have <a href="https://steemit.com/openmic/@quinneaker/a-tribute-to-steemit-open-mic-night-1-year-anniversary-i-was-in-the-very-first-contest-and-i-give-you-the-best-of-1-year-of"written about it, made videos about it, and also participated in the Steemit Open Mic since The very FIRST OpenMic over a year ago.

I have seen so many people start using Steemit because of Open Mic, start making friends, connections, and finding their "place" here in this vast community. I have seen talented musicians get nice payouts that probably are more than most of the "gigs" they have played in their life! We all know how many struggling musicians there are out there and how many musicians there are who work full times jobs and don't even make anything for their love or passion for music, it just stays a hobby.

I have to agree with @quinneaker's sentiment, and I'm happy that I will be getting to meet @luzcyfer in person!