Steem has 20 main witnesses, but behind those, there is an infinite number of backup witnesses. Each of these produces the 21st block, they each take a turn in witnessing it, depending on their share of witness votes from users.
As a backup witness, it's as important as any, to keep an updated node and a valid price feed. Even though it's only the main witnesses that act as price feeders, a backup witness should be prepared to jump in and supply good data if necessary.
Outdated witnesses with Votes
At present, we have many witnesses in the 21-100 range that are either not running a witness node (Disabled) or have an old price feed. When many witnesses on the top 100 list aren’t doing all their tasks, it becomes an issue. It also shows how many users on the platform that votes once and never care to look back again. It gives new, honest and reliable, witnesses less of a chance to climb the ladder to show their capabilities, hard work, and dedication.
We currently have:
- 15 Witnesses Disabled
- 10 Witnesses with outdated Price Feeds
Vote for an Active Witness
Everyone is free to vote for 30 witnesses, which at any time can be changed, without any reason. On the Witness Page a user can vote on their candidates, where the top 50 witnesses are visible for easy access. Any witness below 50 can be typed in at the bottom of the page manually.
Vote for sc-steemit
I'm an active witness, specializing in scripting and coding mainly. Supporting other projects like #gridcoin, #bitshares, and #peerplays as well. With the rewards I gain as a witness, I can help these projects and people even more.
I've been a Steem witness since June 2017, and a BitShares witness since July. In this time I've only missed six blocks in total on Steem, making my servers quite reliable. My price feeds have never been down, even though I'm a back-up witness.
I'm actively reading and making myself aware of changes in the space and try to listen to other users and witnesses to build an assessment to go on.
If you're looking for a good, reliable and honest witness; I'm honored to receive a vote from you!
Sources: Steemian, SteemDB, SteemD
Vote for me as Witness
Enjoy what I contribute to the community? Consider voting for my Witness on Steemit or BitShares. You can also vote for me as a Steemit Proxy Voter.
By voting for me as a witness, you will support an active witness on Steem and BitShares. I believe a witness should keep up-to-date on current happenings and be a conduit between the many users and the system.
Read my Witness Posts: BitShares, Steemit
Support my Projects: Gridcoinstats.eu, Crypto.fans
Available on: BTS Discord, Gridcoin Slack and Gridcoin Telegram
Vote for sc-steemit on Steemit
Vote for sc-ol on BitShares
