In this together

When I joined Steemit 205 days ago, I quickly learned that the community is what makes this place special. Without a strong community, this platform would not be able to make it.

As far as witnesses go that help to keep this blockchain running smoothly, we have technical witnesses out there that are always developing new and important things for the platform. Then we have witnesses that are more focused on the community and ensuring that the individuals that make up the Steemit platform stick around to enjoy the work that the technical witnesses are spending so much of their time working on gets used.

Hive account@c0ff33a and I would be considered one of those community witnesses because we aim to make sure that people enjoy their time here by supporting different communities and creating activities that incentivize users to want to continue posting on the platform. We are always talking and trying to come up with different ways to have fun while supporting the Steemit platform.

What I am Doing

Deranged Photography Contests

I have created a photography contest that is structured differently than the other contests here on the platform. Photographers of all skill levels are able to compete against only the ones that are in their skill level. So pros compete against pros, amateurs against amateurs, and beginners compete against other beginners, and they all have a chance to win prizes in their own prize pools. I have been running this contest for about 4 months now and it has grown significantly. I want to thank Hive account@pfunk and Hive account@czechglobalhosts for their help with sponsoring the contests because without their help the contest wouldn't have been possible.

Hive account@playonsteem

Hive account@playonsteem is in its early stages, but Hive account@kaliju, Hive account@roundbeargames and I want this to be a hub for game, contests and entertainment here on the Steemit platform. We have a few contests going all the time on this account, so if you are interested in having some fun check us out. You can win Steem and SBD just by participating.

Thursday Free Magic Money Inspirobot Contest by Hive account@soundwavesphoton

^{This was my entry in the contest}

This is the first contest that I am sponsoring myself with some of the proceeds I am earning from the witness. This is a hilarious contest where you just have to generate random inspirational quotes and then post the results in the comments and people vote on their favorite.

My delegations

Part of how I support communities and other members of the platform is by delegating my Steem Power to them.

Communities

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Hive account@helpie - 400SP
Hive account@umvbot - 301SP
Hive account@alliedforces - 100SP
Hive account@travelfeed - 100SP
Hive account@mbc-meps - 100SP
Hive account@curie - 100SP
Hive account@minnowsupport - 100SP
Hive account@themothership - 60SP

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Individual Accounts

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Hive account@gabyoraa - 356SP - Gaby does A LOT of selfless work for other members of the platform and I wanted to make sure that she had a voting slider so that she could support more people during her curation efforts. She is an amazing photographer and if you aren't following her, you are missing out.

Witness Voter Drawing

Every week Hive account@c0ff33a and I draw from the list of our witness voters and we each reward 2 people from that list with 1 share of Hive account@steembasicincome. We just want to show our appreciation to those that are supporting us and we have chosen Hive account@steembasicincome as a reward because it encourages you to be active on Steemit.

I have been thinking about ways that I can tweak the drawing process and I have decided to add a few rules to it.

• Minimum SP 30 to be eligible. This will reduce spam accounts being eligible.
• Must be an active account that posts at least twice a week. I would not want to send Hive account@steembasicincome to an account that would not take advantage of it.

That is about it, so I am just going to get to the drawing because I need to get to school soon. We had 296 voters this week that I entered into the random number generator.

The first number drawn was 44 and the winner was Hive account@thekitchenfairy

The next number drawn was 275 and that was Hive account@songcaoxian. Unfortunately this user only has 3 SP and hasn't posted in over 2 months, so it not eligible.

The final number drawn was 149 and the winner was Hive account@keithboone.

All transfers for the Hive account@steembasicincome have been completed.

Thank You

I just want to thank all of you for your witness votes and for your faith in Hive account@c0ff33a and I. We are doing what we can to try and make this platform a little more enjoyable for everyone. During this low in the market it is hard for some people to look to the future. Just remember to have fun while you are here.

If you like what I am doing, please consider a witness vote if you aren't already. Proceeds from the witness go back towards supporting my community initiatives. Thank you all for everything. You are awesome.