Giving Steem
From now until further notice, (except this post) all my posts will be set to 50/50 rewards and all SBD will be held in readiness for charitable donations / to support fellow Steemians in difficulty.
Support will only be forthcoming to Steemians with a solid reputation and history of community activity within the Steem economy.
All requests must be general posts....I will have to ignore any direct requests to me via Steemit.chat or request comments in my posts. I hope you understand why that must be.
So if I see a post relating to some need by or on behalf of a Steemian or external situation and they have an adequate reputation, I will consider donating from my SBD giving steem fund.
I don't currently post that often because I just don't have the time but I have been lucky enough to attract some voters. Hopefully this commitment (assuming I don't run into unforeseen difficulties in implementing this) will make a real difference over time.
My hope is that other dolphins, orcas and whales that have secured regular support, might consider doing the something similar. As stellabelle elegantly articulated here...
...the steem economy is based on giving and has the power to turn our selfishness into something better. The old system forces selfishness and competition on us where none needs to be. In the end, giving Steem can enrich us all.
The fact of the matter is that there will be many Steemians who run into difficulty like @darthnava and many more tragedies that will need our support. Spontaneous donations and generous voting is fantastic and will hopefully continue, but an actuall commitment of the kind I'm taking, especially if taken up by more of us, will provide greater consistency, be more transparent and help more people who fall into difficulty or tragedy in the end.
I would ask Steemit.inc (@ned @sneak) to consider adding an SBD and Steem "donations" savings accounts to the Steem wallets asap.
Finally, the Steem reward pool is very precious. Think about where those rewards are going and what accounts are doing with those rewards. Rapid accumulation of wealth is a great starting point for attracting people to the Steem economy, but it cannot be....I hope it won't be...why we stay. Those who are regularly successful with their posts have an opportunity to consider what else they could do with those rewards and by voting for those who create the content you like but who also directly give Steem back are perhaps the ones on which to focus your attention. Thankfully I don't post that regularly so I hope you can believe that my aim is not to get attention or Steem. I am more than happy with what I have already, my motives are simply this.....the world is a place of abundance, I believe we can share it peacefully and Prevent our children and their children from paying the price for our greed and hubris. Steemit is part of the foundation and I want to help lay the bricks. That is all.
Happy Steeming
great initiative
Thank you. Just need to post some stuff now or it's not worth a hill of beans to those in a fix!
Very generous of you... Your thought are good...
Thank you for starting this initiative.. Good luck!
Amazing initiative.. I'm not sure if il try to get in the givaway but I think there are a lot of freshly new steemers that might benefit from this..
Thank you for your effort and much love from me
-goldie
Thank you vangelov, big love back :)
This is why Steemit is my first real spark of hope for humanity in a long time.
Thank you ontree, I completely agree with you.
Great initiative...Thanks for making this platform a generous one.
It is my pleasure.
You are very kind :)
On Point !!!
Thanks for the initiative @benjojo
It is my pleasure....just a start.
I like this, nice idea/gesture man
Thank you. I hope it does some good.
Wanna delegate your SP that you're not using to curate to the Minnow Support Project so that 350+ minnows can earn some rewards on their posts. We support 800 posts today that were manually picked by members and 500 yesterday.
Hi aggroed, that is a very interesting idea. I wonder if it conflicts with my support for the whale no vote experiment? I saw your very interesting analysis on what would happen after HF19 and the whales started to vote again. I think the linear reward curve may very well need to be combined with a continuation of the experiment. I think I would gladly donate my SP to your minnow support project. How does one use the SP delegation function? I will think about whether to do it right away or after hf19.
Thanks! There's aren't a lot of people strictly lookin' out for the minnows... HF 19 is going to be a mess of epic proportions and only drastic culturual measures will counter act it. Delegation is a cli-wallet function. I haven't done it personally, but @neoxian and @ausbitbank have and they can direct you a little better and both support the project.
Well then, i will delegate (small edit from donate to delegate...i'm not that generous! :) ) my SP to your initiative. I don't believe the whales i'm supporting will mind in this case, hf19 is on the doorstep in any case and perhaps my SP will be better utilised in this way. So if neoxian or ausbitbank can sort me out, you can have my SP power until I have need of it :)
WOOHOO! I'll get right on it!
This should be awesome. Can't wait to write about it!!!
https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=benjojo&delegatee=minnowsupport&vesting_shares=
That's the easiest tool to use and it was suggested by @ausbitbank.
Here's the current ratio of vests to SP
2070650.598418 VESTS = delegate 1000 SP
There's 400 minnows that are going to be thrilled!
Well, ausbitbank tried to help me set it up...but we hit a bit of a roadblock, we were unable to make it work, the page kept producing an error. He's going to look into it.
I am going to delegate 90,000 SP but that means you'll need to significantly reduce your voting weight and upscale the number of minnows you are giving a chance. If it causes any administrative burdens or unintended consequences, we'll have to re-evaluate. Let's give it a go if you are up for it and we can cancel if issues arise. I will need the SP back at some point but I hope it will do some good until then.
I am extending a deal of trust...but I think that trust is deserved. I like the way you guys operate and are thinking.
Ausbitbank is going to figure out the issue, then we'll get going and see how we get on. Ok?
Sounds awesome. We are at 982 votes today and 380 people in the Discord room. I think the announcement will draw people so, for the first day the voting strength might be a little high but it should equilabrate around 30-40% and maybe even less if the number of people zooms. That should limit individual excessive rewards after a day or two.
I understand this as a lending arrangement and not a donation. You can take it back, as is your right, any time you want. At this rate, especially with a delegation, we will have about 1000 people and 2000 votes on it by Sunday. You're gonna get a lot of thank you notes!
You and aus I'm sure can make it work and if not there are some even more tech whales we can involve. Thanks for your patience to see it through.
I'm grateful for this opportunity and your trust and look forward to helping a thousand people a day with your backing and support and our continued efforts as publicly elected Witnesses running a public group.
You are of course welcome in the Discord channel at any time to be bathed in gratitude and check for abuse. You'll be happy to know the bot has a limited tolerance for voting in a given period limiting an individuals ability to spam upvote themselves. Also all upvote are done in a public forum reducing chances of a shitpost with public scrutiny. Lastly, larger votes will eventually be available, but only through members that have gone through training, worked on a community project, put out a post to serve as a public promise and I can sign a comment as an executed contract, and they have the disposition to allow the long term benefits of smart use to outweigh abuse.
We're gonna help a lot of minnows!
Should be fun!
Aggroed
ausbitbank figured it out. The delegation was successful. Thanks for the above, I don't need any gratitude. I'm doing it for the same reasons you are and others that are trying to help people. I'd love to know how things are going from time-to-time. Good luck ;)
Why a mess of epic proportions? This is the first I've heard that prediction.
I was wondering why you commented on my post with such positive things to say and didn't vote. I didn't wanna say anything to pester you about it. I seeeeeeeeeeeee
sorry....wrong post. I thought I was in the logo competition! :)
?? No I just didn't realize that the whale no upvote agreement included you
I was one of the people that suggested for the whales to stop voting and offered to share their "no curation rewards" fate. So once they had implemented and I saw they were serious, I supported it as I had said. I don't know if that meant anything to them or not, but it mean't something to me :) I'm still not getting any curation rewards so I think switching to delegation to support a whole bunch of minnows seems ok.
I just knew there was an experiment but it's about to end, right?
Yes, I understand that the whales will begin voting again once the new linear rewards have been implemented in HF19. Though, I really hope they all decide to continue not voting or voting with drastically reduced power. The linear rewards are not likely to be enough on their own.
Great initiative @benjojo. Would an animal charity qualify for this?
https://steemit.com/whaleshares/@cryptodog/boom-how-steemit-can-help-the-most-vulnerable-animals-on-the-streets-in-developing-countries-boom
Donations towards animals and the environment would most definitely qualify. Fantastic idea, cause and post by the way.
Thank you so much @benjojo! We need more people like you on Steemit!
Thank you so much for your donation @benjojo! I'm trying to convince them to open up an account on Steemit. So your donation and the payout I'll get from my post, will all be sent to them and I'll provide the Paypal proof of the money transfer on a new post.
The little puppies will love you for your generosity!
No worries, it's a small gesture...not part of this sbd fund idea. I hope the little fur balls get some love :)
I'm pretty sure the fur babies will appreciate it @benjojo. Thanks again.
This is an honorable gesture, @benjojo!
Thank you countryinspired!