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RE: My First "Newbie Stewards" Awards Have Been Issued
Congrats to @beeyou and @bashadow. Both well deserved.
@davemccoy - there seems to be a lot of talk of delegation these days but I still don't really get it. How will 50SP help the newbiestewards do more?
Hi @gillianpearce. Dave will chime in of course, but I'll be happy to share what Dave's SP delegation does for me as a newbie,
We newbies have a small amount of bandwidth allocation. Bandwidth is tied to the amount of SP each person holds. As a newbie, it is very hard to earn SP on their own. It is possible, but a gradual journey.
For newbies, once we use up our daily bandwidth allotment from parent Steemit, we basically have to wait on the sidelines for the bandwidth to 'refill' before we can comment, upvote, or post again. I have no problem doing my activities in the evening. In the morning though, I don't even bother coming on to Steemit. I have no bandwidth. Even when I haven't been active since the night before, the morning congestion on Steemit limits the bandwidth for everyone involved.
Dave's delegation enables me to come on in the morning and contribute my talent to this community (j/k).
Additionally, I believe the extra SP will increase my curation rewards. You earn more in curation rewards the more SP you have.
So it's a win/win for our newbies (myself included).
Thanks for the explanation of the difference it makes to you @beeyou. I've had bandwidth issues a few times but I think that was when there was a general shortage on the platform as a whole because lots of people were experiencing the same.
I'm just stating my third month and have been commenting and posting regularly so I'm beginning to see an increase in my SP although, to be honest it doesn't make much difference to the value of my votes since I ge a bit carried away. My VP was down to 30% recently so I'm trying to build it again but resisting the temptation to vote isn't easy!
I hope the delegation continues to makes a big difference to you. 😊
@gillianpearce I totally relate to the will power it takes to not vote on content you find that you connect with. Probably comes from using that Facebook like button so much over the past few years. (So glad I found another social network platform!)
I'm currently trying to build back my vote power, or would have simply upvoted your comment instead of commenting on your comment...
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Ha, ha, ha. I know what you mean. I think you're right about our old FB habits. No probs with no upvoting. That means I'm more comfortable not upvoting you too as I'm desperately trying to rebuild my VP. And to be honest, I think meaningful comments are of more value anyway. Especially in these early days! 😊
I agree completely with you... Upvotes are a crutch and the real connections are made in the comment section! Here's a newbie nickel for you too Gillian for making that point!!!
Thank you kid sir! 😁
Love your name ;) is it wisar dave or wisard ave ? lol
And yes I completely agree with the voting power... Its a blessing in disguise though because commenting can earn you money where upvoting rarely ever does... So here is a newbie nickel to show you the power of the since awesome comment intended to helping others! :)
thanks for the info.
I have made 1 penny from the upvote! woohoo
I am wizard dave. :D
... I was Marco the Magnificent in Carnival, so amateur magician...
I am a pinball wizard...
The dragons and stuff kind of wizard? I'm not at liberty to say... haha
Thanks. It probably won’t impact my curation rewards if I continue hovering around a 40 VP. I’m trying so hard to get it back up. Grrr. I can relate to @wizardave; it’s that FB mentality.
I’m usually not able to get on at all in the mornings/afternoon but because of Dave’s delegation, I was able to get on today and catch up with my replies. I was 2 days behind 😬.
Glad you got caught up with your replies. 😊
My VP was hovering around 30 for a couple of weeks so I've been working to get it back up. It's a slow process as I'm still upvoting. Don't seem to be able to go cold turkey! 😊 But this morning I'm back over 50%
I don't think, in the big scheme of things it really matters, right now but psychologically it's hard to feel comfortable with it being really low. Not logical but it is what it is. 😁
I’m with you there with the upvotes (around 50 myself). I’m going try to refrain from upvoting so I can try to build it back up. Even though our penny or two doesn’t seem much in the scheme of things, we should still try to keep our VP around 80-90. That way we can earn a tiny bit more on curation rewards and build up SP so our upvotes will have a little more punch to the authors we love.
I will be sure to stop by your art journal later when my VP is up. That’s really cool!
Thanks @beeyou. I hope you enjoy my blog. I'm quite proud of it to be honest! 😍
@beeyou Thanks for explaining that. I've been experiencing the bandwidth problem and wasn't really sure what was causing it.
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It is and it is usually better on the weekends too! Love your emojis! very good :)
You’re welcome. Good luck on building up your VP! I need to do the same.
Hey @gillianpearce, I'm glad you asked. That is a great question... And @beeyou gives you a great answer how it affected her. But I also want to add this:
There are 2 major points we go through as young steemians on the platform, 1) is the lack of connectivity due to bandwidth concerns and 2) is the use of the slider to give us more control of our votes.
If the delegation can help with one those 2 things, then it is VERY helpful. I would encourage others to consider the impact because it is a really big deal to the newer users to cross these thresholds.
Otherwise I would agree completely with you, if you are only looking at the utility of 50PS. 50 SP added to just give your votes an extra penny or so will be good but will not be that thrilling.
However, if you consider the fact that the #newbiestewards program is more of a template or roadmap to teach others how to be successful here. By learning how to "give" and being selfless, it may encourage others to do the same down the road. So the value of the gift isn't the 50 SPs being delegated, the value that is important is the message that get learned. One day that 50 SPs might be 500 or 5000... The same line of logic will apply at that point.
I hope this helps to explain why I decided to do so. If you have any more questions, please let me know!!!
Thanks @davemccoy. I was really checking my understanding about delegation and vote power so it sounds like I've got that bit right. Thanks for clarifying.
Your motives are never in question as far as I'm concerned but an explanation of your thinking behind why you've chosen to do something is always interesting.
Just seeing people get the extra SP is a boost to me, knowing that they will go on and use it well.
Thanks, as always, for all you do here. 💙
Thank you too Gillian! I always like having communication with you as you are always pleasant :) ... I hope you have a fantastic rest of your week!!!