@fulltimegeek: blockchain-defender, selfless, inspirational, and now with 'fulltime bot brigade'
On the 2nd June 2018, the 'fulltime bot brigade' started their upvoting mission. The goal being to provide the consistent creators of solid Steem blockchain content with encouragement to continue doing so, via the random and steady support of their content from the fulltimebots - managed by @fulltimegeek.
Image by @allseeingewe - cheers!
In just 52 days, the fulltimebots have dished out over 22150 votes to 260 accounts, and both of these numbers are rising constantly.
And this is the not the first project that @fulltimegeek has put in place to selflessly provide support for the huge number of accounts producing content and engaging with the community.
In late 2017, @fulltimegeek began the 'Stewards of Gondor' program in which he delegated his whole stake out to 10's of accounts and sent them on a mission to curate amongst their communities. The empowerment that this provided gave many of these accounts new confidence and goals and changed the way they approached Steem.
I am one of those people, and one of the 260 accounts currently fortunate enough to be on the end of a fulltimebot vote when my content hits the Steem blockchain. Both of these selfless initiatives have given me new insight into such actions as:
Self-voting: Earlier this year I gave up on rewarding myself for my own work and it is now in the hands of others to value my content accordingly. I'm aware that others think differently about what it means to 'big yourself up', or that some are paying for delegations and so gifting a vote to self helps cover this cost. Whatever works for you, but for me the extra 100% vote (I would normally use on my own post each day) is better 'spent' elsewhere.
Bid-bots: In the past I was a user, often slapping multiple bids on one post. I never really cared about the promotion aspect, it was profitable to use almost all of the bots back then, and of course there is a 'reputation' boost to consider - whatever 'rep' means these days - not much attests @mirrors, unless you fancy a few more Byteballs that is.
I read posts from the likes of @aggroed supporting the new trend, and at the time I felt able to hide behind the general feeling that
If you don't use them, another shit-poster will
Whilst I still believe this is partly true, and that investors will aim for the best ROI they can achieve (delegating to a Bid-bot being one of the best ROI's available right now), I'd like to think that in the future there will be other methods that provide as good a return, with the Bots still around to boost the new projects that must be seen - and not just someones breakfast.
Delegations: To people and projects, without payment, or request of a return vote. There is no way I or anyone else can locate, read, and support the content (and people) worthy of a vote - delegating can spread your vote further, and although you don't receive the curation rewards, the payback comes in back in other ways.
I'm lucky to have some of the most engaging posts on Steem - if comment/replies are the judge. Sharing some of what I have is a big reason for this, and has even earned me some SP delegations to my account - Thank you @yabapmatt, @krnel, @demotruk, and @fulltimegeek, your Steem Power goes out to many:
Witnessing: With encouragement and backing of @fulltimegeek, I recently entered into this aspect of Steem with @paulag, and our witness account, @steemcommunity. Whilst we've taken a few hits and accept we are not perfect, we run our witness account much the same as our own accounts. It is there to provide community support, encourage engagement and retention, and we look to provide support and guidance whenever we can.
And it's not just myself that has taken on this approach. Many of the 'Stewards of Gondor' run community accounts, host competitions, don't self-vote or sell their vote, push for a selfless approach, and some are now witnesses also.
There is even account born out of the original initiative which provides daily support for the ex Stewards - @friendsofgondor, which is the brainchild of @davemccoy - not even an old Steward himself, just someone who appreciated what was achieved by them, and of course @fulltimegeek.
All of the above would likely not have happened without the selfless and supportive actions of @fulltimegeek, who offered a lead by example approach on how to Steem-it. His work here is amongst the kindest and selfless I have ever witnessed, and with his bots on curation duty, there's even time in his day to produce some music for you all :)
Big up the fulltime bot brigade, massive respect to all you do for this community, you are an inspiration both to myself, and many others.
Thank you, and thank you all for your time today.
Asher
The man (FTG) never ceases to amaze me.
He is an unrelentless man on a crusade to make steemit what it was meant to be; and for ALL to benefit from hard work, persistence and support.
Absolutely. Forever etched into the hearts of many 😁
Really @fulltimegeek, has helped to create a better community within steemit we are testimony, we have had support from him and we have grown as a project with almost 5000 users of venezuela, we have not positioned as one of the countries that uses more steemit.
Here the sample. source google trens
We will continue doing great things thanks to the support of @fulltimegeek, the world of steemit should reward it..
Excellent 😁 Steem, and the generous account holders, have seemingly been doing great things for the likes of countries like Venezuela.
I know the @adollaraday project chief @pennsif has received support which is being paid forward constantly.
If there are many people who have supported, we would also like to apply some of your tools or strategies to improve the curation systems in Venezuela.
I did these bots upvoting some posts and I was wondering what it was. Now I know!
The only thing left to do, is to make sure that I do get on his list :)
So, @fulltimegeek, where are you waiting on? Just kidding. Great thing to do!
We all quickly forget, that the easiest way to grow here, is too make sure that the others grow as well.
Each time they grow and hand out an upvote to you, there upvote will have more value, hence you will grow too!
I will keep upvoting my own posts until I do reach 500 SP. But the other 20% of daily voting power is spread around nicely over multiple accounts!
It is just to see people doing stuff like this! For sure because they don't have to and could easily delegate lots of power to bid bots!
And Asher, don't be modest. You have earned every bit you got! You are on of the true Steem ambassadors.
Cheers,
Peter
Yep, as long as the folks you support stick around then your SP will only rise.
It's a 5 minute job to sell your stake and thus turn the rewards pool into a bidding market. At least we have a number of people who choose not to do this.
I'm only doing what I've been shown 😁 Cheers!
Have a lot of respect for @fulltimegeek and the awesome work he does!
He helped save my account after I got lots of malicious flags.
I hope a few other large account holders would join in and do the same.
The value of the STEEM we hold will only increase if there are more people using the currency by posting and reading content
@kabir88
That sounds like FTG to me, more selfless behavior :)
Hopefully you are right, and it's just a matter of time.
People like @fulltimegeek give a lot of us hope that there can be more to Steemit than just an endless parade of self-serving "cash harvesters." I'd like to think that every time one of his bots casts a vote, it moves just a little bit of Steem out of the hands of the greedmeisters, and into the hands of someone working towards creating quality content and long-term community.
=^..^=
That's a nice thought, I hope he reads this comment and feels the same way :)
I hope so, too. He has obviously made a long term commitment with his investment (unlike many) and the effects are fanning out.
YOU were helped by the Stewards of Gondor initiative; now you've reached a place where you're helping 100's, paying it forward — it's ripples in a pond, spreading. Which is very hopeful... in turn, when some little "redfish" like me reaches full minnowhood, I can turn around and delegate 100SP (or whatever) to a deserving aspiring newcomer... and the ripples spread again.
Whereas many people will have a hand in this, the original impetus can be tracked back to FTG's selflessness.
=^..^=
I agree :)
As others have commented, this to them feels like how Steem is meant to be used. Others will disagree, and that's fair enough.
The long-term vision on FTG though cannot be questioned, and hopefully those beside and below him can in time follow suit with similar effect :)
There's a classic psychological device commonly known as "the Marshmallow Test." You put little kids of about 5-7 in a room. You give them each a marshmallow on a plate and then tell them you have to "go do something," and if they can WAIT and not eat the marshmallow... they'll get TWO marshmallows when you come back.
It basically test's a person's ability to delay gratification.
Steemit is pretty much like that... one group of people who basically want to eat as many marshmallows as they can get their hands on NOW, and another group who want to build a big pile for later.
The problem with too much "now" in a venue like this is that it tends to mean that there's won't BE a "later" for either short-termers OR long-termers. And that would kind of suck... and it's also the message I want to try to spread.
Of course, some people simply don't care; they just flit around from opportunity to opportunity, oblivious to the reality that THEY are the answer to the pervasive question "Why do these things keep failing?"
He's the epitome of "Be the change you wish to see in the world".
100%!
His influence and actions have changed my view for the better, and I know it's the same for others 😁
Oh yeah, his ways have made me be a better person.
This is a fairly awesome story, and it gives me much hope for the future of STEEM and the direction we are all heading. Human interaction is a fairly complex thing, and especially so on the internet. Toss in the blockchain with very real rewards, and the behavior can be disappointing at times.
I am still firmly convinced, and your post shows clear evidence that I'm not alone in this, that there is a significant and important collection of people who are working to build a system which thrives and grows and fulfills much of the promise of humanity. We can, and we must, work together to build a world that is better than the one we were given.
The alternative is chaos and destruction and hate. There's already too much of that in this world. Glad to see so many people fighting the good fight.
Some might call this altruism, or selfless giving, or even just foolishly being taken advantage of. I don't see it that way. To me, this looks like enlightened self-interest. The more we view systems as zero-sum games, the more likely we are to be selfish and greedy. The more we look for win/win scenarios where everyone who contributes benefits greatly, and the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, the more likely we are to be magnanimous and to share freely with each other.
There is a lot of fighting over who is getting a bigger piece of the pie on STEEM. I find this conflict to be trivial and a huge waste of time. Make the pie bigger. That's worth spending time on.
Hi @toddmck
Thank you very much for this in-depth response on your feelings towards how Steem should be thought of, and the great 'enlightened self-interest' that fulltimegeek has shown.
He really is setting a precedent with his actions and kindness, and I have learned a lot from him.
Most definitely. I am glad there are more members of the network who feel this way.
Thanks again for your message,
Asher
If there is a squad called FTG, I would consider myself as a squad member. His generosity is out of this space. “Men that are building the blocks”. He's a perfect definition of a leader.
I could not agree more! 😁
@fullmetalgeek is quite famous here on Steemit but have I never before explored the reasons. After reading this post and seeing his delegations out to the community, I have a feeling that he is not just famous and he might actually be a legend around here :-)
Steem legend, he is one of those to me :)
Seeing his delegations is definitely something of an inspiration. And then seeing that he has done away with it all............... LEGEND!!! I havn't seen anybody do something like this here.
A legend in these parts for sure 😁
I haven't noticed his bots yet, right on!
Cripes! Well, you can think of some of the votes you receive as being powered and boosted by the SP that FTG and his bots have issued :)
Hahaha, that's for sure true. I wasn't trying to cry that I didn't receive one, for clarity! I just hadn't noticed them in comments. I know several SoGs, so I have for sure benefited! :)
That's great to hear, I hope one day they pay you a visit too 😊