Hello, everyone, and specially @SteemitBlog.

By means of this post, with humility, affection and consideration, I nominate #SteemFoods as Best Community, @alikoc07 as Best Contributor and @marpa as Best Author.

What I present below is, as it should be assumed, my personal and therefore subjective view, but reasoned and from honesty.

Learn more about The Steemit Awards 2021 HERE.

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Image from @marpa's Steemit blog

Why Have I Chosen @marpa as Best Author on Steemit?

Many, many really, praise @marpa's creativity. And is that @marpa's blog has many followers, more than 2,600, among these, people who not only admire her work but the human quality of the person behind her user.

...And creativity is not born on trees. Creativity requires synthesis and synthesis is a complex mental process. It is like joining the dots so that once the lines are drawn, the figure is revealed, showing what we did not see before; but hey! those dots were not there either. The creative person collects those dots in his experience, in his personal encyclopedia and then they see that there are patterns and in those patterns they see something new, they find a form and a way to capture it. In addition, this creative person must be imaginative and empathetic, to be able to communicate effectively, to be able to generate the effect they want in his audience. And there is more, this is not only learned, but there is an innate factor, a light that is born with these people. Margarita Palomino, @marpa, is one of these people.

If you go to her blog, I recommend you look for her stories illustrated with GIFs. You'll enjoy them to the fullest and you'll want to share them with adults and children. They are fun and full of wisdom and good vibes.

Picture from @alikoc07's Steemit blog

Why Have I Chosen @alikoc07 as the Best Contributor on Steemit?

As the founder and leader of #SteemFoods, Turkish Steemian @alikoc07 does enough (he’s also founder of Steem Turkey). He is looking out for the Community to provide support and benefits to all its subscribers from any culture, as much as possible. Listening to users' opinions and testing his own criteria, @alikoc07 is always willing to listen and to undertake efficient initiatives that motivate the massive and constant participation of his subscribers, such as the Food Diary Game, which is already in the middle of its 4th Season. In addition, he devised the charity account @sf-charity, with which not only benefits users within the platform, but gives Steemit economic and human projection in the world outside the blockchain.

But this is not all, as a user, @alikoc07 has a broad and privileged vision of what the Steemit ecosystem is. He is knowledgeable about the blockchain and does not hesitate to share his ideas on how to improve performance within Steemit and the Steem economy. In this sense, any user from any Community has in @alikoc07 an ally. Visit his blog any time, like right now, for example.

When the #Club5050 initiative was implemented and then #Club75 and #Club100, he was always at the forefront guiding us all through his informative posts, useful for everyone on Steemit.
No matter what language you speak, you can go to him and you will find a reliable, honest and 100% hard working person.

Image from @steemitfoods Steemit blog

Why Have I Chosen #SteemFoods as the Best Community on Steemit?

On #SteemFoods, anyone feels invited into the kitchens, patios, terraces and restaurants of so many people who may be unknown to you but will be gracious in their conversation and welcoming. On #SteemFoods, You’ll find faces from different countries around the world, posts full of culture and flavors.

If there is something I love as much as literature or nature, it’s cooking, so when I found #SteemFoods, I thought, "here I have come to stay" and so it was. As soon as I started posting recipes, I had a warm welcome not only from the users, but also from its leader, @alikoc07, who gave me guidance and support. I once came to think that it couldn't be just one person but a whole team, as he covered all the flanks of the Community and it worked—and worked—splendidly.

#SteemFoods speaks all languages, always grows, always shines. #SteemFoods offers the opportunity for its users to develop blogs with original content of high social interest. Here there is a lot of content embodied in original photos of different foods, menus and establishments, through which we can go around the world. Its social and anthropological value is undeniable. Gastronomy is an essential part of humanity and in #SteemFoods you can learn a lot about it. The content ranges from the everyday to the rare and exquisite. Anyone wants to see what's in this Community and we'll all get along.