Winners
The winner of the 500 SP prize from last week's post "WIN 500 SP - DISCUSSION: Should Bitcoin Just Be a Currency or Store of Value?" is @gwiss.
I also liked an answer by @inviter so much that I have awarded them a 100SP runners up prize.
Congratulations to both of you!
You can see a screenshot of the transfers below:
New Initiative - Random Power Ups For My Favourite Comments
To keep things interesting and to try to encourage engagement I will from time to time be powering up the accounts of people who give the best comments on my posts.
I can't give any guarantees on this because for obvious reasons I can't power up the account for every great comment.
One thing I will say is that people who upvote their own comments will be excluded because it might give them an unfair visibility advantage.
I also reserve the right to modify this based on financial circumstances and any attempts that people may make to game this (although I can't think of any way it could be gamed right now).
Anyway as long as you act honestly and make good comments you could win.
Awesome!
You do so much for making Steemit a better place. We need something like this ESPECIALLY now at this time because Steemit is being flooded by new people just trying to make a buck. Most posts are filled with copy and paste spam comments asking for up votes or follows directly or indirectly.
I have always very much respected how you have dedicated your interaction on Steemit to cultivating conscious interactions. Once upon a time the comments on good posts were almost as valuable and sometimes more valuable than the posts them selfs. This still happens from time to time but is very rare.
Your posts will be a heaven for this and stimulate valuable exchanges.
I hope a lot of people are inspired by your leadership and follow suit!
Steemit is a community project and it is up to us to make it what we want. This is a great step in that direction.
We are the power~
SteemON~*~
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So nice to hear from you mate and thank you for your kind words. Hope all is well?
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You totally deserve them. Really they weren't enough to do u justice!
Yea I was off of Steemit for 8 months scouting land in South America for my next Eco Village project. I am super stoked to be back though as I have always really loved Steemit. Great to see your still making this a better place as usual.
Grateful to connect with you again mate!
SteemON!
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Wow that sounds amazing!
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Yea it was/is!
Have u checked out @gardenofeden much? We have had a lot of success and I am ready to expand to new levels of sustainable thrival!
I am hoping to start posting photos, and stories of the many adventures in south america soon here on steemit and also more details about Eden 2.0
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Not lately - been very busy with getting back to work so can't spend as much time on here as I would like and my feed is a nightmare to follow. I will check it out though:)
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hahahaha I can only imagine how many posts u have that u would like to see or others would like u to see. I know all about being super busy and having a lot on the plate. I don't expect anything just thought I would throw it out there.
I acknowledge and respect you and your contributions regardless and know u do all you can.
Maybe one day we will have time to enjoy some in depth exchanges. Either way live life fully and SteemON!
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Definitely we'll have to get together at some point!
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oh .. you're really so generous!
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Well Congratulations @gwiss
You made one lengthy essay regarding the topic so every bit of SP you got is well deserved.
Although I didn't win it was fun typing a long paragraph regarding BTC and what it should be used as since I've recently started getting into crypto and it was good to expand my mind regarding the subject.
I can't wait for more of them, that is if there is going to be anymore haha
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Hopefully other people will do it too - that way it will make it fun to get more people engaging and commenting:)
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First of all, you're doing a great favor for Steemit Minnows or should I say the people who deserve a lot. Whenever I open a hot or trending post and go through it's comments, I see a lot of people commenting on it senselessly. It's pretty obvious that they are just trying to make money by posting random comments on popular posts. Most of them are minnows or newbies on Steemit and they don't have the followers to get the exposure they need on their blogpost. They just want to make money, that's it.
On one hand, some of the minnows never focus on their content, they don't have patience and all in all they want money, that's it. On ther hand there are some minnows who are extraordinary in their work and work hell a lot to provide good quality content on Steemit but still they don't get the exposure they need, now that where you come in @thecryptofiend . You give them opportunity to gain some exposure as well as Steem power for their future growth on Steemit. You even publish the link of their content so that people could visit their account and read their post and even follow them. THAT'S what Steemit needs, that's why steemit is designed, to give opportunites to people who have desires to be BIG by doing hard work and focusing determination.
There are only a few people who thinks about others, and they are the people who deserve to be great. "Only together we can rise" this quote does suite your mindset on Steemit.
So I request all the minnows or Whales that please focus on your work on Steemit, don't worry money will come for sure because Hard Work always pays off.
Thanks @thecryptofiend for this great initiative. Wish you all the luck. May you growth multiplies with time and a very big congratulation to @gwiss . You really did a great job mate.
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Thank you:)
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You're welcome my friend. Actually, it's you who deserves all the praise, you're doing the good work at this moment not me. One day, I'll do the same thing for this community. That's a promise.
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You are too kind.
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Well congrats on winning mate....@thecryptofiend you have to make another contest soon. Keep it up
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Some people could call this "making it rain". Go on...
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Well I hope it makes it more rewarding for people to comment - I think quite often people who make great comments feel like they don't get read or rewarded. Hopefully this will give people extra encouragement. I hope other users do the same too.
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Usually the comment is buried in the sea of "good article" and "followed and resteemed". Sometimes sad, because a comment is considered an article (some really look like and article). Something to take care in the future so I welcome your initiative.
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Yes. In fact sometimes I take almost as much time on my comments as some shorter posts - at least I used to, but it is disheartening when it feels like they get buried and hardly anyone reads them.
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True Flip {ICO} - Already running a transparent blockchain lottery! Bomb! Bonus 20%! Hurry! :)
The platform is already working and making a profit :)
https://steemit.com/ico/@happycoin/true-flip-ico-already-running-a-transparent-blockchain-lottery-bomb-bonus-20-hurry
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I for one am a comment reader. When I enjoy a post I am usually interested in other peoples take on it as much as the post itself. I especially love it when someone has a point of view I never saw coming! The diversity is AWESOME.
Oh, and commenting on a comment? Don't get me started..... :)
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That is good to hear:)
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The winner of the 500 SP prize from last week's post "WIN 500 SP - DISCUSSION: Should Bitcoin Just Be a Currency or Store of Value?" is @gwiss.
I also liked an answer by @inviter so much that I have awarded them a 100SP runners up prize.
As per this Congratulations to @geiss and @inviter. You each wrote great comments 👍🏻 congrates again
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Yes they did:) Plus there were lots more awesome comments which I wish I could have rewarded more.
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Congratulations!! This was an epic competition and I'm excited that you got to choose 2 winners in fact ;) Thanks for letting me (and everybody) participate. Cheers
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Good post, thanks for sharing
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This comment has received a 0.13 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @hamzaoui.
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I really like what you do @thecryptofiend
It is very helpful for new users or miniows (yeah iam new too) to grow up, but besides that, many new users are not getting attention, it talks about the quality of the content or the works they make with difficulty. Many new users who have created excellent content quality, or interesting works.
I wish whale like you, able to take your time to see the posting of new users
Sorry before , and Thankyou
Godbless~
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Thanks. I'm not a whale but maybe someday I will be:)
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Yeah :)
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Let's see how much you pay me to comment! We can negotiate if you think it is the case!😁🐋
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:)
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I though so! I just wanted to be a little funny! I see I already impressed!
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Nice work my friend! Good to see you giving some of the little guys a leg up!
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Thank mate!
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Congratulations to the winners.
Hope you can create a contest again @thecryptofiend
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Great contest and congrats to @gwiss
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Thank you.
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welcome and more success to you my buddy. Wish you a blessed week
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:)
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welcome
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@thecryptofiend: All i can say is, this is such a great initiative and bit rare as well on Steemit, honestly i was loosing my hope as the opportunity for new people is shrinking day by day. This will definitely motivate new users on steemit as well this is a +1 for community act. Thank you so much once again for your generosity. Steem on!
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NP:)
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Unfortunately I have missed the innitial competition, but I will be sure to check out the winning post, quite the topic you chose.
Thank you so much for this stunning innitiative!
Thank you for hosting this great competiotion!
Steem-on!
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You are welcome. You can still win - just keep making great comments:)
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I always try, even if it is not a competition, we support each other. That is what makes steemit great!
Have a lovely evening!
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Thanks you too:)
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:D
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@ Thecryptofiend, thank you for the contest that you are conducting.
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Thanks for all the competitions I like your posts thanks a lot for sharing and keep on posting ;)
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You're welcome!
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As always doing a great job for the community :)
Thank you for helping us!
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You're welcome!
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I find this to be a great comment.
Have a nice day :)
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"These are not the comments you're looking for."
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Dang! I could have become a Dolphin!
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Excellent work dear friend @thecryptofiend congratulations for what you do for the platform and its members, you are a great example to follow, I wish you every heart to continue your success !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1
Have a great sunday surrounded by family and friends
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I comments alot on the post ....to earn little money but unfortunately nothing working for me ...I have lot of plans nd wishs.hope so steemit will help me to full fill those dreams
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If you are consistent and stick with it you increase your chances.
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Thanks man ..I will I will
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All I need is u guys support ..thanks for supporting man
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Congrats man ...
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WOW! I voted for this post AND THE AMOUNT CHANGED!
I have been watching my steem power creep up 0.5 or so every couple of days since I joined, so to suddenly jump by 500 is amazing.
Thanks for launching the competition thecryptofiend! Yours was a great topic that will continue to engage all of us as the crypto world continues to evolve -- I'm excited to see where it is going to take us. I enjoyed reading all of the other replies as well -- there is a lot of variability in perspective out there, which is good.
I love the idea of the competition and also your random power ups -- individually initiated ideas like this are part of the excitement that all of us have towards this crypto community concept -- its a world where we as individuals can actually have not only a voice but also power to change our community, and that's nice to see for a change -- a true community.
Thanks again for the opportunity!
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You are welcome. It is well deserved!
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Congrats to winners. Well deserved!
And thanks to you man for making this for the community!)
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It will be an unprecedented picture - people write comments and do not vote for them. I think some will vote for their comments automatically :)
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I consider very important what you are doing to support the steemit users. Making a good comment is not always an easy task because you have to combine your personal opinion with the respect to the author. An this takes time. With these competitions you make, you encourage people to do their best. And this is great support to the steemit community !!!
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Thank you that is what I am hoping for.
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Congrats to winners!!
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You are a legend @thecryptofiend Great initiative.;)
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Thank you!
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Hope i wont be left out Boss @thecryptofiend. Thanks for your kind gestures and for empowering people.. You will be replenish in a thousand folds as you continue your good work. I resteemed to get more people, this will help alot of newbies. well done boss
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Thank you.
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Gratitude for the upvote.
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congratulations @gwiss
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Well its a good initiative and ya some of the post are good but due to lack of follower or many post posting in seconds its hard to keep track of each and every article. I hope people will be encouraged with this time of post and keep their commitment in steemit.
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That is my hope. I think when you spend a lot of time on a comment it can sometimes seem like they are neglected. Hopefully this will help change that perception a bit.
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I'm positive it will change.
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That photo in black and white does some weird things to the eyes. The straps on his shirt don't look real, it's really cool
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Yes or they may have tweaked the exposure to make it look super white.
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congratz everyone !
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Congratulations to the winners!
Wow, you sure are making it rain! Very generous :) Super grateful to have people like you in this community. Thank you for the help you've given me.
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You're welcome!
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Thanks for the helpful advice!
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Nice post great job!!!
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congratulations for great win :) wish you luck
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Lovely
You are encouraging many others as well to take such initiatives and I am one of them.
I am gonna do something same in next week.
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Excellent!
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You are in for some deep and lengthy comments from me in the future :p
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I look forward to it. It isn't always about length though - I think there is a particular skill in saying what you need to say in a succinct manner. Sadly I am very bad at it!
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No one is bad at communicating. It develops through practice.
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Congratulations @gwiss Thank you for making our community better place.
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Hello @thecryptofiend, great competition. Are you doing another?
When you mentioned going to back to work in your comments. Do you mean as a Medic?
also, why do you need to work with all the STEEM POWER you have here?
I am trying to build a following to be able to live off my Steemit posts and then travel around the world.
Congrats by the way, you won my Steemian-of-the-day draw you were nominated by @richq11
https://steemit.com/steemian/@healthiswealth/4oofbf-steemian-of-the-day
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I'm going to randomly award smaller amounts by which I mean from time to time I will pay out my favourite comments without an organised or formal competition. I will probably do formal competitions again too when I have more liquid Steem to play with.
Yes I want to contribute towards neurodegenerative disease research - the only way I can do that right now is by going back to work (and possibly doing a further degree).
I love Steemit but I need to do other things too as I have a lot of interests.
Thank you @richq11 is a real gentleman.
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Yes @richq11 is a great guy.
Sounds like your a great guy for wanting to help with neurodegenerative diseaase.
Have you heard the benefits of Neurotransmitter Support by Doctor's Choice? I used to teach doctors the benefits of it.
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Not specifically that blend but I used to take some of these supplements myself they are good for general anti-ageing protection - the only problem with this sort of thing is that the evidence tends to be weak for a variety of reasons (e.g. hard to get funding for supplement research etc).
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Hello @thecryptofiend, you maybe surprised of the amount of research done on these supplements.
Dr. Eldon Dahl whom I have worked with has been doing the research for 30+ years. https://lifechoice.net/about-us/
Check out this study:
https://lifechoice.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Acetyl-L-Carnitine-R-Alpha-Lipoic-Acid-Dietary-supplements-make-old-rats-youthful.pdf
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OMG I WON !!! i cant believe it !!
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