Get to know the Lady Witnesses of Steemit
The Ladies of Steemit curation initiative exists to showcase the diversity of females and femme-identifying voices on the blockchain. A blockchain that wouldn't be possible without the hard work and technical prowess of its active creators: Steemit Witnesses.
At the risk of over-simplifying the direct activities of Steemit Witnesses, we've compiled a list of facts to get you acquainted with the position:
A Steemit Witness is a person running a computer (system) that creates blocks for the Steemit blockchain, among other blockchain responsibilities like: Keep a block-producing Steem node running 24/7, provide an ongoing Steem price feed, etc. source
Witnesses are subject to voted appointance, and their rank determines the number of blocks they're tasked to produce. For example: the top 19 witnesses produce the majority of blocks.
Each Steemit account holder has thirty witness votes and chooses their witnesses entirely by their own judgment.
Witnesses are rewarded 1 STEEM Power per block they create, meaning the top 19 witness have the capacity to earnapproximatelyy 1,400 SP daily. source
In addition to creating blocks, many witnesses engage in community development, technological innovation, and platform improvement activities. This may contribute to a rise in popularity and trust, resulting in more awareness and votes.
There are currently 400 Witnesses and 318 of them are active/enabled.
There are only 2 confirmed female witnesses.
Without further ado, we're proud to showcase the two female Steemit Witnesses.
@patrice
is a Steemit Warrior fighting the war on spam, trash, abuse, and plagiarization! She is the creator of @spaminator, which she states "deals with spam differently than other resources in a way for everyone in the community to voice their opinion on what spam is and how it should be dealt with."source She's also a founding member of @steemcleaners, a tool for reporting and handling abuse.
In her own words:
Someone asked me why I want to be a witness... For me it isn't about being a witness, it is how I can make a bigger difference in the community by becoming a witness. I want to work with the already great group of witnesses we have and initiatives on Steemit to pool resources to not only fight abuse but support new members.
Active Witness Rank: 47
Learn more about @patrice in her Witness Application and in @stellabelle's endorsement post.
One of her most recent exemplary posts:
Replay: Trash Talk with @patrice 02/13/2017
Though this post is out of payout period, you can join @patrice every Tuesday night on the SteemStar Network at Midnight UTC, 7pm EST
Trash Talk with @patrice gives you the opportunity to ask questions about @steemcleaners and @spaminator. You'll get an inside look at how the group deals with specific abuse issues and my personal views.
Read the full post here.
@crimsonclad
is an insanely talented photographer and Witness project partner alongside @followbtcnews, running a top-30 Witness. Their Witness activities generously contribute to the @minnowsupport project, which is "designed to form a community around new Steemit users to help them grow, find support, and as an avenue toward financial success."source
Active Witness Rank: 23
Learn more about the Witness run by @crimsonclad and @followbtcnews in their Witness Application.
One of their recent witness posts:
FollowBTCNews Witness Update: Super Powered Upgrades for RPC Node, Witness, and Steem.Chat Servers
Hopefully I've grabbed your attention and gotten the important points of this post across for those of you who are already thinking, "TL;DR." If you're wanting some more information, keep reading to find out more about the upgrades @crimsonclad and I have applied to the full public RPC node, Steemit.chat, and witness servers that have gone live this week. Full STEEM ahead!
Read the full post.
One of @crimsonclad's personally exemplary posts:
West Coast Snow and Sunlit Trees — A Few Days to Look at the World Differently
Where I am, snow is one of those things that happens nearly far: it dusts the trees in the distance, highlights the swells and jags of the mountains and creates a perfect, velvety texture as if I were to stretch my arm forever, run the back of my hand against the nap, and ruffle nature itself. Snow is for winter, snow is for the high peaks, snow is NOT for our city proper. It's just not the norm for us, and certainly, not for too many days in a row or too deep. However... what's normal these days, anyhow?
Read the full post.
Photo from Unsplash
The female community has two powerful and productive representatives in the Witness leadership pool... but why not more?
At first glance, a Steemit Witness may seem not much more than a person running a technical system to build and maintain the blockchain. That is a difficult endeavor and not to be scoffed at! But, because Witnesses achieve their rank (and therefore the amount of blocks they are tasked with creating) by community vote, the political element changes the landscape.
Top-tier witness garner votes, i.e. popularity, in a variety of ways. A major factor: community investment.
The lady witnesses featured above have either created or are major contributors to initiatives in existence to better this platform. Witness spend their time, power, and connections on projects that fight abuse and plagiarism, improve post visibility and earnings for minnows, provide outreach and education beyond the platform, and host community-building events like @SteemFest.@roelandp
Ladies of Steemit, we want to encourage you to learn about what it means to be a Witness, what Witnesses do (in detail), and how to become a Witness. Being a Steemit Witness is being a Steemit community leader and servant. Just imagine what the women, females, and femme-identifying indvidiuals on this platform could do with the influence and dedication that makes a Steemit Witness.
Further reading on Steemit Witnesses:
This is a short list of articles that are unfortunately all out of payout period. They are detailed, deemably accurate, and comprehensive.
Seriously, what is a STEEM witness? Why should I care? How do I become one? (Answer), by @someguy123
What Are Steem Witnesses And Why You Should Support Them!, by @teamsteem
🔵What Do Our Top 20 Witnesses Actually Do? (Complete Overview Written In A Way So That Everyone Can Understand)🔵, by @ashleykalila
The Ladies of Steemit initiative would like to personally thank the #SteemSugars community, @battleaxe, and @princessmewmew for their support of our learning about Steemit Witnesses and for their perspective on gender representation in Steemit community leadership.
Have you ever considered being a Steemit Witness? Or, is this your first time reading about what a Steemit Witness does?
Share with us in the comments below - we are excited to learn about women-run and collaborative initiatives on the blockchain and support the development of female Witnesses.
Thank you for joining us in celebrating the Ladies of Steemit!
The #LadiesofSteemit curation initiative aims to curate the best female content on the platform and that can come from accounts of any size, age, subject-matter, and engagement level. To females/femmes/feminine voices making an investment in Steemit and its community growth, we salute you.
Learn more about the Ladies of Steemit in our Proper Introduction published February 2018.
Our numbers are growing exponentially and we're on a mission to highlight the unique voices emerging every day. Do you have a Lady of Steemit you think deserves a mention?
Nominate your gals for the Ladies of Steemit curation!
Upvote this post and drop a link to an exemplary post by a feminine voice in the comments below. We are delighted to review and consider each entry. We primarily follow EVERY. SINGLE. LADY. we come across on Steemit and resteem as many quality posts as we can each week. Use the tag #LadiesofSteemit on your posts you'd like considered for a feature or that you feel would benefit the female community of Steemit.
You can also find more Ladies of Steemit hanging out in #SteemSugars and #TeamGirlPowa !
The Ladies of Steemit Library
Our newest initiative:
Check out the first post culminating headlines from February 2018.
Disclaimer: There are no gender police here. If you in any way identify with some semblance of your own meaning of femininity, you're qualified! We by no means intend to exclude, alienate, or discourage the participation of men, but are committed to the Ladies of Steemit as our sole focus at this time!
Should you feel a person was featured in error, say we have misjudged a man/guy/masculine-identifying individual OR spammer pretending to be a woman, please use your best judgment and alert us politely in the comments or on Discord: @ameliabartlett / @ladiesofsteemit. We will be discreet and delicate in our handling of misprints!
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