Witness Badges- Here's the story of all the Witnesses do for us in badge form.
What's a witness? Not many people know! Which is a shame because they do a ton of shit around here. Just how much do they do? Well, I wanted to create a story around that so that people would have a sense of what it is.
So, to clarify, a Witness is two things.
- It's a server that helps build the blockchain.
- It's a person or team that has been elected to run the witness.
The server
There are two types of servers. The main ones and the backup ones. The main ones are the top 20. They witness every block, meaning they help put all the blocks on the chain. A block occurs every 3 seconds. So they do about 1400 a day. It's basically a full time on call position.
The backup witnesses are rotated in every so often depending on how many vests/steem power is behind the votes that elected them.
Witnesses publish a price feed for SBD, an account creation fee, how big a block size should be, and what percent interest should be put on SBD. The blockchain is built with an average of these variables form the witnesses building the blocks.
Voting
You can vote for witnesses here: https://steemit.com/~witnesses.
If you want to vote for a witness below the top 50 put their name in the box below the list. If you can see their name you have voted for them. If you click on the name and it disappears then you have unvoted it after havin' successfully voted for it.
People
So, yes, the Witness is a server. The witness is also a person or a team. They are out there expanding our community, helping our community, interacting with other communities, teaching people the ropes, and a variety of the other roles. Here's my thoughts on what a Witness does around here in the vast experience I've gotten doing it for the last 2 weeks.
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I invite the other witnesses to wear these if they choose . Take as many as you'd like that make sense. It'll help share what Witness' do around here.
Images were created by https://www.fiverr.com/nekoiichi and you're welcome to sport them (or contact him as he's awesome!)
That good to better understand something such as witnesses that there really is not a rule book for as far as I can see.
I think of it as like "What's a senator?" But with a tech requirement too.
Basicly your the official Mr. Choncho Bad - A ... I kind of picture it like the old wild west sheriff. Having just watched the movie Magnificent Seven.
Good movie!
How much time would you recommend posting vs curating? 50/50
Depends on where you're at. Less than 300 followers commenting is where you get followers. 300 followers is about the tipping point where authoring makes more sense
Are you in Discord bud? I hope you come join us! 200 People have come in there already!
I am doing good just trying to type like a chicken eats its food.
I am not in Discord sounds like I am missing out on something good! How do you join?
Just broke 200 followers!
https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
Tha ks for sharing @aggroed , I knew that there was alot to it but had know idea as to how much. Appreciate your help and guidance that you provide to the sttemit community.
Trying. It's fun tho.
I bet it is.
well explained....thanks....deserve upvote and resteem...
Nice :) You really put some work into that. Good work!
Thanks. I've worked with the artist for a few projects!
thanks for this awesome post :) helped me to unterstand this beautiful community even more ;)
Good. That's part of the professor job :)
thank you for that info.. I have been wondering do a while. If it's a full time job when do you go on vacation? lol
They don't. It's like a full time call. Cause if your server goes down for more than 1 min then you lose your spot. They all drop you.
wow. This is the position you want?! The pay better be like shipping off to a foreign country for a year and a million bucks
yep
Just want you to know I appreciate what thorough witnesses do- I'm not cut out for it but you are one of five that I have voted for as a witness- grateful for your devotion and service to others- it is critical to the success of steemit which I believe can be a critical component for positive change on our planet. Grateful
It can be fun. Def a time suck.
nice witness badges, im still 100+ but im rocking one lol.
I think that's probably ok!
:D lol
Very cool and funky badges! The creator most definitely has a future in graphic design. Thank you for the informative post as always good sir @aggroed
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this, I've been curious about it since joining last week. I'm also excited to join the community you've started for us next week when i can make the time commitment! Great stuff.