...one big happy family, and it is our duty to uphold our standard as quality curators and creators. Keeping that in mind as you read the rest of this, do remember that it is the engagement that makes us great and thrive as a community. Don't know who your family members are? This profile follows **ONLY** our members and the support accounts. Our strength is only as powerful as the community in its combined efforts to support each other. We're doing amazing everyone, let's stay focused! Huge shout out to those that are helping us grow faster by delegating SP or contributing some of their hard earned SBD/STEEM to
@thealliance or any of our other support accounts. You know who you are :)
Special Thanks
I would like to, and encourage you to as well, personally give a special thanks to our support accounts that have been helping our fantastic allies grow along with us. Aside from
@thealliance, we have: Killer Whale -
@killerwhale (trained by
@enginewitty), Share The Steem Love -
@stsl (ran by
@bmj), Tye Dye Firepower -
@tyedyefirepower (ran by
@armshippie), The Mother Ship -
@themothership (ran by
@michaeldavid) and the Allied Soldier -
@a11y (ran by
@enginewitty). Why? Because they don't have to go the extra mile to support any of you. They CHOOSE to and as such, should be given at least a pat on the back and thank you. So from
#thealliance, I say, thank you for being supportive of our family, we really appreciate it!
The first and best thing you can do is *READ THIS POST*. That way, you will find out who we are and what we represent. From there, you need to head to
The Admissions Office. There, you will be greeted and asked to submit an application. We have both Spanish and English speaking professionals and will add others as the need arises. The sole purpose of
the office is for applications. This is **THE ONLY** way anyone can become a member of
#thealliance now. This is the front door. This is the 'Sorting Hat'. This is the only point of entry. The officers there will review your profile and application to decide whether or not you are alliance material. Some (unfortunately) will have to be turned away. Some will have potential and need to become 'students', if they so choose. Others will be sent directly to 'the playground'.
*****Special Notice*****
Just because someone is accepted as a member or is a member now, does not necessarily mean they will forever remain a member. That is solely the choice of the ally to maintain the required participation level within the family. Members' content and engagement are checked periodically by the Quality Control Officers.
The Juyo will also check to see the amount of support given to your family. If it is believed to be too low and an individual is lacking the desired family unity, then it is grounds for removal and MOST will be asked about your intentions. Notification will depend on the level of commitment you had shown PRIOR to getting put on the chopping block. Some may start strong and trickle off, some may not even graft themselves to the family tree at all. If you are or have been removed, feel free to
re-apply at any time. All new and re-applying members are subject to the same application process, regardless of your STEEM Power or Reputation, and will be reviewed by the Application Board.
Pow-wow Saturday 10 a.m. & 10 p.m.
We will stick to one day and time(s) for awhile and try to get people accustomed to a 'schedule'. Friendly reminder then, that this Saturday, will be our weekly 'pow-wow'. 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. EST. The purpose is to familiarize yourself more with your fellow allies and go over any changes or suggestions people may have. We're a family, and want you all to participate in the growth and steady flow of Allied activity and really just get to know each other. See you there!
The main difference is
@themothership is a nominal mandatory requirement whereas
@a11y is an optional boost for interested parties. I am aware they are both new concepts and as newer members come in, it may take a little bit to grow accustomed. Please
Read this for specs on @themothership and if you are interested in
@a11y, please
read about that by going here. At the end of this month, those not on the mothership (save new members) will be removed from the autovoter for
@thealliance. If you need help boarding, simply ask.
We will get you the STEEM for a ticket so there is no reason any member shouldn't be on.
As the vast majority of you all are well aware of,
@thealliance runs a
'Featured Member' series as part of our curation agenda. This is to honor and highlight particular members of
#thealliance that have been putting in the time to support other members and have been consistent in their work and engagement on Steemit. This week, our badass member is
@c0ff33a, do stop in and show him the respect he has earned and deserves!
Eyes On
#thealliance tag is very useful to keep track of allied posts and give credit where credit is due. I'm sure there are some great posts from our family that didn't use our tag, but since this is
@thealliance... These next few posts were chosen based on the value they have provided to Steemit users in reference to the platform as a whole and have been 'duly noted'. Thank you for writing them!
Duly Noted
This week, there is a new challenge taking hold that
@felobtc started. It's the Steemit Name Challenge. Shout out to
@papa-pepper for helping gain momentum. Below, you will find all 24 of our members that have participated thus far. We even seen some of our students from class and the playground get involved as well as some other notable Steempeeps like
@patrice,
@richardcrill and
@seablue. Good stuff peoples!
Steemit Name Challenge
This next group of posts are ones that are just enjoyable to read for anyone and should have all of your 'eyes on' them. Just really great quality posts that we here at
#thealliance love to see and read. Please enjoy the ones we have selected here and give them a pat on the back!
Excellent Reads
In this next section is a selection of posts that are astounding to just look at. Eye candy for the brain's visual delight. It is ARTWORK by members using our tag in their post. We hope you gain the same awe struck sensation as our eyes did upon seeing them.
The 'Fine Arts'
In this eye-popping installment, we have more posts that are amazing to the visual senses. This is dedicated to photography by our fantastic nabbers of light and shadow. They have been given their own section apart from other artworks as it has its own large niche here on Steemit. Hope you like the ones chosen.
Picturesque
We have a good handful of poets in our family's wings, so spotlighting them in their own section only seems like an agreeable option. Please enjoy the various forms of poetry like sonnets, haikus, free-verse poems and just beautiful reflections of the heart, mind and soul portrayed by the written word.
Verse
As we have grown, several other kinds of artists have exposed themselves on the platform. That being the musicians! Of all the things considered art out there, this is one that everyone can find a style they like. After all, what is life without art? Especially music???
The Music Makers
I purposely DID NOT put pictures of all these fabulous foods because it was making me hungry going through them as it was! I also urge the people that do these kinds of posts to enter
@progressivechef's contest,
STEEMIT IRON CHEF 2018 Act 01 Round 11. This delicious section is 'for the foodies'.
For the Foodies
Stack 'em up peoples! I know some of you just love seeing all that metallic luster splattered on your screens. So here is your favorite part of the post! Ooooh...shiny...anyone else getting itchy over here? Damn stackitus...
Strictly for the Stackers
It only makes sense, since, you know, we're on a platform that is built on a blockchain, to have this section included. Plus, I hear there is this one guy that is a crypto savage and believes the future is digital so here it is, let's all embrace our:
Crypto Madness
Egg Finders!
The first finder of an egg ended up being
@fishyculture! Congratulations sweets! I will be by to boost the posts listed here. I also messed up because of some small print that got over looked by me because it was on the top corner of a funny gif. OH WELLS...so I have 5 other people that found eggs and will also have their posts listed. Gonna have to be sneakier with these next eggs...
We love getting behind this initiative and see there are a few posts that deserve attention in reference to YAH. Thank you to any and all members for posting them and supporting them. If you haven't done your part, get over there and drop a good vote on these!
It was recently a landslide decision at our last pow-wow to endorse
@tarc. The Tazewell Animal Rescue Center is run by
@rhondak and needs our help to assure funding continually coming in and save some pets! You know you love those cute little doggies! So, as of this post, we will be splitting the proceeds between
@youarehope and
@tarc. They will each get 25% (rounded up to the nearest SBD) from this and all future 'Eyes On' posts. In the meantime, go see about the ones below.
Tag! You're It!
Well, there was a good enough response to reinstate the game everyone. There is no special 'tag' or 'category'. The winner will get a vote purchased from
@sneaky-ninja by
@enginewitty for their most recent post. If
@sneaky-ninja has already visited, another upvote bot will be chosen. The winner this past week was
@deerjay!
@enginewitty will be by soon to dispatch the
@sneaky-ninja. The rules are:
- Each week, this post decides who is 'IT' first for the week.
- You may ONLY tag other family members within #thealliance.
- If you are tagged, you must write a post - not about the game.
- In the post somewhere, you must tag someone else.
- You cannot tag the person who tagged you.
- The last person to TAG SOMEONE will win that week.
- Wash, Rinse, Repeat...sound fun? Hey @simgirl, you're it!
Thank You!
Thank you for taking the time to read this (those that actually did). I also strongly recommend people visit the articles and profiles mentioned here to see about and support your family. Any questions anyone may have about anything or contests you want to promote, feel free to post those in the comments as well.
Quick Note
For those that are not aware,
@thelliance has
a curation trail set up now on Steem Auto. If you would like to support all your family members, AND I MEAN ALL, feel free to head over there and hop on the trail. Remember I said all, so adjust your voting power accordingly if you choose to tag along. STeem On!
Making sure we're all on the same page! Remember...
just keep swimming...just keep swimming...
I don't know how you find the time to put these posts together buddy. Thanks for all the hard work you put into #thealliance
It's actually quite incredible when you think there is this post, https://steemit.com/thealliance/@a11y/allied-forces and the other posts he creates before he even has chance to do his own - I was thinking about this last weekend and then @snook put my thoughts into a post for me https://steemit.com/thealliance/@snook/shoutout-saturdays-a-snook-version (reminds me to put tape over my webcam ๐คฃ)
It is true though, @enginewitty does so much for every single one of us - without a thought for the cost to himself supporting us through these posts, keeping the discord in order, organising things in the background like the delegated Steem Power for this @thealliance account which gives it a big upvote that benefits us all - even at 78% VP now it has $0.78 value upvote. That Steem Power costs alot to rent though, and I think many #thealliance members miss the requests for donations - if all members donated $0.5 per month towards it then covering the cost would be made so much easier. So without a doubt @enginewitty does far more for others then he ever does for himself, which is why I am making a special effort to try and catch all of his posts and upvote / resteem them, it's the least I can do to show my appreciate for all his hard work and effort.
You honor me and the family my man. You put a lot into your own posts too and they are very well put together. So glad you're here. Steempeeps across the board stand to learn a lot and be entertained by your posts.
Isn't that the truth?! Goodness, this is a ton of information and put together so well. @thealliance, please know your hard work is appreciated by many of us. :-)
Thank you @rhondak :) glad you stopped in!
Ya, agreed. I do a curation that's a fraction of the length of Eyes On and it takes me two days.
These posts take me about 5 hours on average. This one took 7 because some guy or gal (forget their name) was using the tag I use to find allied posts and I swear they posted a hundred crap memes in the past few days.
Been getting a little faster and easier the more I learn Steemit, but this post right here is my baby of the week. Put more effort into it than any other. Reason being is it's my way of showcasing all our fab fam in one place. Well, maybe not all, but def a good majority. What is taking time now is narrowing down which posts to include as we have more members. New sections are being added, some are growing...but ya, you're welcome :)
I'm wondering the same!!
Patience :P
Muchas gracias por la distinciรณn otorgada a mi receta de la Jalea de Mango. Un abrazo y mi cariรฑo a toda la familia.
Thank you very much for the distinction awarded to my recipe for Mango Jelly. A hug and my love to the whole family.
Si amigo!
ยกGracias por ser un miembro de la familia de apoyo y dar un paso adelante para ayudar mรกs!
Dios me de fuerza, conciencia y salud para seguir haciรฉndolo @enginewitty (jefe)
65 South? lol that took me a minute to work out! Great selection of posts as always .. You had me drooling over those food posts!
That is my least liked section to do because it makes me soooo hungry every time! I always have to take a break and get a snack bwaha!
haha! I can well imagine. If I had to write that section i'd be obese by the summer!
good reminder to keep swimming! Thanks
Sure thing hun!
Omg i'm here!! I enjoy reading this post's, always discovering nice people on the family.
Thank you sweets :P
Another awesome issue and thanks so much for all you do!! Extra congrats to @fishyculture and @c0ff33a!! โค โค
Thank you kindly :)
WOW! That is one heckuva curation post! Thanks for the shout-out, and the links to other Alliance members! ๐
Trying to keep us all on the 'same page' ;)
Another great read! Thanks for the shout-out, appreciate it. :-) So many great posts... props to ya for puttin it all together.
Big Ups on @coff33a as #thealliance Featured Member.
Thanks my man, definitely worth it seeing all the happy comments :)
I am honored and humbled to be mentioned here, for a non-botted post for once! It is the one about the "FUD-FUNK" and I expect it to be ongoing until Tax Season is OVER. Not gonna link it, it's in the FINE Alliance article right over my head!
I LOVE THIS FAMILY!!! :*
Ya I feel that, was a problem I posed too since they have included the crypto as an asset laws for taxes. BS
How did you know I'm craaaaaaaazy about lasagne?
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
You had a little sauce on your chin ;)
Where? I don't see it.
Trust me, I'm a messy doctor.
Maybe it's a cold sore? LOL
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