Our @BuddyUP community is growing and so is the quality content inside the POST POOL channels. Often, that content can be easily missed in the vast ocean of Steemit.

It’s our mission at BuddyUP to grow together, support each other and highlight the fantastic content that is created by our members. As part of that mission, we showcase talented content creators within the BuddyUP community, who also display a positive attitude and a community mindset, through our weekly curation post, Hook ‘Em Up!

THIS WEEK’S CATCH

Hive account@crazybgadventure

We’ve got some crazy-busy Steemians on the platform, but Hive account@crazybgadventure’s past 24 hours leave many of them in the dust! He is the first of the two new BuddyUP members featured in Hook 'Em Up this week. Hive account@crazybgadventure demonstrates hard work and determination to help the Steemit community week after week. What an asset to the group!

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His latest post A whirlwind of a 24 hours highlights his full plate:

• Being turned into a Sim by Hive account@simgirl and immortalized in the Sims 4 game.
• Launched the first newsletter from Beyond The Veil, in which he highlighted five authors’ articles on the supernatural.
• He made a priority to take some “Me Time”, which involved tidying and gardening.
• He was appointed “counselor” by the Steemcleaners to help rehabilitate plagiarists desiring to change.
• Plus he was on Hive account@ma1nevent and Hive account@poeticsnake’s Resteem Radio Show, discussing the initiatives he’s started.

All of this was accomplished before he retired for the night at 2:45 am. Whew!

You can get up to date with all of his adventures HERE!

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Amidst all the hustle and bustle, Hive account@crazybgadventure never fails to share the love. His brainchild, Shoutout Saturday’s, highlights several Steemians doing good things within Steemit. A mixture of different people get involved with the initiative every week and there are always newcomers joining the party.

You can read his latest Shoutout Saturday HERE.

Hive account@andysantics48

Next up is our wonderful member Hive account@andysantics48! We will be visiting something by Andy which encapsulates what Steemit should be all about, genuine interaction and friendship. There is always some controversy happening on the platform, it's still in its infancy after all, but some members aren't focused on the bad and what's wrong. Some members like Hive account@andysantics48 are here for the good times and the amazing connections.

In her most recent post Hive account@andysantics aptly describes her and Hive account@monchhichi23’s friendship with Hive account@dreemsteem through her poem Firefly:

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A whirlwind of activity
She’s powered by steem
She’s destined for the top
We make a great team

_{^{excerpt from Hive account@andysantics48's post, as well as the image}}

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Do you want a smile on your face to start your day off right? HERE is the full poem, I'm sure it'll help out!

They do indeed “make a great team”. In a recent post, Andy describes and shares photos of personalized gifts she received in the mail from both Hive account@dreemsteem and Hive account@monchhichi23 from the other side of the world!

You can read about this special gift-exchange and friendship HERE!

Hive account@bafi

Now we highlight the second new member to BuddyUP this week! This next post was not only picked for its insight into Hive account@bafi’s experience on Steemit, it was also selected for the varying perspectives and encouragement offered in the comments section.

Hive account@bafi, aka “the LEGO man”, is taking some time away from Steemit and in this post, he explains in detail his reasons why. The reason highlighted in particular was his disillusionment of bidbot use by spammers or low-quality posts,
the disingenuous benefitting from the “plankton-whale” relationships. It's an interesting topic of conversation which has many levels to consider. It's wise to learn from lots of different perspectives, thankfully the comments section brings a mix of views to the table!

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His post first thanks all those who've helped him on Steemit. Then it goes into detail about his journey from amazement, to excitement, to bitterness with Steemit. He then asks the community their thoughts on the matter.

The comments are a must-read, as well. A few Steemians weigh-in with respectful comments that encourage and inspire the reader.

Read the full post AND comments HERE

Share your thoughts on this subject in the comments and share some love and encouragement with Hive account@bafi before he goes.

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_{(Now that we have a BUDDYUP token, anyone who is on our whitelist and is nominated for Hook 'Em Up will receive 1 BUDDYUP token)}

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Round of applause for our Seaworthy Steemians!

The #hookemup curation initiative functions to spotlight talented, hard-working, community-minded Steemians of the BuddyUP Community. Let’s BuddyUP together and lend our support by engaging with comments, upvotes, resteems and follows!

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Hook 'Em Up! Library

Hook ‘Em Up: #001
Hook ‘Em Up: #002
Hook ‘Em Up: #003
Hook ‘Em Up: #004

If you would like to nominate a fellow Steemian’s post for consideration in upcoming #hookemup curation posts, please share in #thehook within the BuddyUP Discord server.

We all grow together

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This has been Hive account@coachjj, thanks for reading!

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All other images are taken from the author's blogs, headers are credited here.

_{top image: source - photo by kelly sikkema}