So yesterday there was no livestream with @ned. Which I can somewhat understand, he must be busy or still ill.
But what I don't understand is why you wouldn't inform the community in time that it's not going to take place. And instead decide to waste people's time.
It's not like there isn't a platform where you can find us, 2-3 lines would have been enough. Could also have been done by anyone else via the @steemitblog. It's simply rude and I hope this doesn't happen again.
Anyway, besides all the turmoil Steemians are still powering up which I keep seeing as a positive sign.
Other positive things are the witness voting proxys that came in for our witness @blockbrothers. It's been so cool. We can now vote on witnesses (not posts) with almost double the voting power (750mv) as before which will help them a lot.
To put that into a little more perspective, the biggest voters on the platform @freedom has 16000mv and @blocktrades 10000mv to give away, we now have 750mv.
We have become very transparent in who we vote for and why. I said before this blockchain is either going to make it and succeed big time or it's going to shit. Voting for the right witnesses that add value helps and is something you can do today even if you have a little vote.
Set blockbrothers as your proxy via SteemConnect
We believe every witness adds value, but some more than others regarding of the circumstances. Here you can find our current list:
@blockbrothers witness vote list
These Witnesses we will rotate in this Friday:
| Witness | Reasoning |
|---|---|
| @stoodkev | for his work on Keychain and SteemPlus |
| @steempress | for their work on Steempress |
| @wise-team | for their work on Engrave |
| @fulltimegeek | For his work on Vaporchain |
| @partiko | For their work on the Partiko app |
| @anyx | For his work on optimizing full nodes |
And one last thing. Yesterday we also filled in the witness survey that has been going around.
I talk about it more in my vlog.
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Please consider us for your witness vote if you think we deserve it here:
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My 3 year old, Evelyn, doesn't understand that we're not skyping with you. Could you give her a "Hello" in your next video please?
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Haha! You got it (I wrote it down).
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I love the fact that you're back to doing these informative vlogs as many of us rely on them to keep us up to date.
I am also happy to be using your proxy voting services as I trust your research.
That's the good stuff and now onto some constructive criticism:
You gave way too big of a pass to @ned for his shocking disregard towards the community. He should be called out and held accountable for his nonprofessional actions.
As you recently said and I paraphrase: No more rose colored glasses, no more believing words, no more political correctness but just the truth and the judging of ACTIONS!
@ned should be fighting for his company, his reputation and this blockchain. Being a no show to his own live streaming event without a hint as to why is not the way to do any of that, Period!
Keep up the great work but keep a little bit of your righteous indignation as well. We need you to do that and we support you in doing so!
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I couldn't agree more. Still no word of why there was a no show.
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No, I've heard nothing. Not even from @andrarchy, the Content Director for Steemit!
There may be 1 or two extreme excuses that could be acceptable for this behavior but I emphasize EXTREME!
True Story: 4 years ago I was a passenger on an ambulance that was rushing my 14 year son to the hospital. It was 07:30 in the morning and I had an appointment that I wouldn't be able to keep at 09:00. I called to say that I couldn't make it!
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Thanks for your comment, man.
You are probably more than right. I just wanted to take some reservation which seems with another day passed more and more unjustified.
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Keep up the great work. Your a mainstay on this platform!
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Yes 100 % agree OD. I sure doesn't look or feel good.
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I remain positive but it has nothing to do with Steemit Inc.
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I have felt that way for ages. The lack of communication and actual concrete visible progress has been disheartening for a long while now. We just need them to keep the servers paid for and let us build the rest. Maybe Dan could buy us and pop us on his chain?
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There is nothing to buy. Steem blockchain itself is open source.
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Great to see your vlog! I agree with @kus-knee's very well stated comment. It is 100% uncool for the no-show yesterday! But, in life when ppl show you who they are we have to believe them!! And, not make up reasons excuses and others to give them opportunities to redeem themselves because "we know they can do better!" I am SO guilty of this. Repeatedly giving chances to have a better outcome with ppl that offer unworthy service/ communication in one way or another! I think it is human nature tbh. I did it for my ex-husband for 16 years! And, most recently mechanics. We want to be comfortable doing what we are doing. But, time to get uncomfortable and carve a new path where communication and results are actually positive. Ned wants us to do our own thing with this blockchain, @lyndsaybowes mentioned it to me, we are being pushed from the nest and into the water to swim! No more rose colored glasses. Actions speak. Believe what is presented. If it's meant to be it's up to me & ou and ppl way smarter but we can not rely on ppl that don't respect our time, dedication, authenticity. Enjoy your change of pace by going in to work today! Looking forward to hearing your ideas about rewards. Have a great day 😊☃️❄
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I like that analogy!
Have a great day!
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Another great vlog. Thanks for all the info and for keeping us all informed. As many others said, ned is simply getting off too easy with no explanation for his lack of appearance/communication.
While Steemit has been better in giving some communication over the past few weeks/months, they have still been slacking in a big way. They are supposedly building a socially-oriented blockchain and ecosystem of DApps... you’d think they would be a little more social on their own blockchain! 1 or 2 lines of text posted on Ned or Steemitblog would have easily sufficed. There’s no excuse for that.
As far as witness voting goes, I have no excuses for my slacking. I’ve been on Steem for over 18 months now and I’ve never had more than 5-6 witness votes cast at any given moment. It’s hard, as I’m sure you know, to stay informed about each and every witness and try to keep up with the ones that deserve our vote. I’m gonna set blockbrothers as my proxy and believe others should too. Keep up the good work and transparency 💪🏽
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Thank you so much for your trust in setting us as your proxy. You can follow all witness vote changes on @blockbrothers. We will post about them before they happen so you can always be up to date.
I'm hoping that Steemit inc. will come out with a statement very soon. From all the comments here, I'm not only one.
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It’s the least I could do my man! I always appreciate your transparency and know that you and @blockbrothers will always do everything in your power to push this blockchain forward and keep us all in the loop. 🙏🏽
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Well I am in the States and it feels like a middle finger to me!
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Or even worse!
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Haha, it's good to know cultures match :)
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Well said! I stayed up until midnight waiting for the stream only to realise a few minutes later that it wasn't happening. There wasn't any panic posts immediately, so I went to bed peacefully. It's in many cultures that being late or a no show is deemed as disrespectful, but let's see what he says in his next post.
Thanks for the break down of Witnesses you'll be voting in and I'll consider voting for some.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on 'Monetization of the blockchain'. Personally, I think it will come in the form of buying and selling either physical goods or value. Like you said, businesses. I acknowledge that 'dstors' are in the process of being like an 'Ebay' or 'Amazon' of sorts where you can buy and sell items on the blockchain, but even current apps can form ways to trade their SMTs (when it comes around) between peers or for goods or services and this will have a relation to Steem. I feel people (including myself) need to start treating Steem as a currency to trade with as many buy, power up and HODL, which is good for the ecosystem now. It shows strength during uncertain times. However, we buy Steem for another reason, to potentially make a fortune. Buy loads of Steem now and when/if it reaches its all time high again of $7-8 and/or beyond, current Steemians will be happy bunnies. That was the appeal of Crypto for many, its volatility in a bull market. Yet, a more realistic upward trend can support a system of trade and business on a daily basis. Still looking forward to your comment on the matter 😊
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Very well said. Let's hope in the next run up we can have more places to spend our STEEM that would be awesome. For me Steem Monsters would be such a place.
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Common courtesy.
If you can't attend a meeting, you call ahead stating so.
The first time so far I've been annoyed. Delays happen, markets do what they want, but there is seemingly no excuse here.
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Could not agree more. Like I said too - this was VERY poor form on his part.
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Being late is not good at all, it is very rude and disrespectful of everyones time. A simple heads up msg when have been nice.
Keep up these videos man, they are very helpful and supportive!
Peace!
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Thanks man, and also for the support of @blockbrothers.
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Very strange on Ned going MIA. At this point I hope he is ok, even a sick person can post a quick message.
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Thanks for the update - hope he is ok ❤️🌈🦋🍀
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It is, I do share similar concerns. I hope he is ok.
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Fully agree with you on that! It is disrespectful not communicating anything, just wasting others time. Not even a cheesy excuse why it not happened. And no, this is not just a dutch mindset. In my opinion it is the minimum of showing respect to each other. Especially on a social platform, just like you said.
We will see where this is going! Thanks @exyle for your thoughts about it.
Greetings from Barcelona
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For what it's worth, I'm still voting for @blockbrothers, and powering up whatever I make with my occasional posts.
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Thank you, man. That's really cool of you!
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@ned should have dropped one liner atleast as long as steeminc holds that much steem.
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voor mij mogen ze wel van de Nederlanders leren
afspraak is afspraak!
mischien moet je hem een agenda voor de kerst als cadeau wel geven lol !
edit: comment upped for visibility
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While I hope he is ok healthwise, I agree that some sort of communication would have been warranted given the times of FUD the community has been susceptible to as of late!
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Perhaps @ned is too ill to do the live stream but I find it hard to believe that none of the team can let us know. This is crazy when they were saying that they're trying to communicate better.
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thank you for sharing your insights I am with you on the being late or not showing up thing.
Will have to see who I can take off my witness vote and add yours.
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Thank you for considering us!
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HI, Your very correct in the most basic respect issue to another Human, Let them know if the schedule has changed, simple, basic.
No it's NOT just a Dutch thing, basic business protocol should be a quick message that an appointment has changed.
I think as I'm new to this DTube community, it's extremely supportive, however, I hope that the Global community sticks together for the long term and focus on the synergy, Thank you for discussing the non notification issue it this video. Regards, Rich
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Especially in times like these were trust would be really important I see that as an absolutly no go and a middle finger to the community.
Respecting others peoples time is common sense
Would you make a video about how you see steem if steemit.inc would close their doors?
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Very strange that he gave no notice that he wouldn't be having a livestream. It might be something more serious I guess. I am not sure but I don't think he would just abandon the livestream without a good reason for not being able to inform everyone.
Thanks for mentioning @partiko. I just voted for them.
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Even if that is/was the case - there are people that know him and work closely with him. Someone could have made an announcement on his behalf if he was physically unable to. I really don't see any valid excuse for simply blunting the entire community.
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You might be correct but I don't know. They've dropped the ball multiple times and this might be yet another time. I suppose it is due to them owning so much Steem that makes me care about them in the first place.
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Thank you so much for your support!
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I have to agree with you. I think that was REALLY poor form, considering the current situation. Even if he is REALLY ill, he could have afforded the community a one liner as you said! I honestly find nothing more annoying than people who show a lack of respect for others time.
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It's not ok for a no-show with no explanation
It's disrespectful of other people's time
Surely, as you say, just a one liner to say hey, it's not happening would suffice.
We are a little lax here with time.... and everyone's always "on their way" to an appointment even though they are already late. So much so it has become a joke here, but it is still annoying for those who are there on time.
So yeah, it is just common courtesy I think....
Thank you for sharing your list
I didn't realise Partiko is a witness and just voted for them.
:D
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Yes it is a little surreal that he is now off grid. Then add that no even a whisper out of Steemit Inc as a whole either. I even did a reminder vlog to tell as many people about the supposed live stream.
It is what it is. I look forward to pennsif's forum on Thursday.
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agree with you 100%. i was looking forward to the live stream and then to not even get an update was just a slap in the face.
i also loved what you mentioned at the end man. setting up businesses to go after the steem rather than the rewards pool. big food for thought for me going forward.
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Indeed, I have plans also to power up, but I'm still waiting for the price to drop. I feel pretty confident that this blockchain isn't going do disappear, assuming that fear doesn't overtake the core constituency, but I do believe that Steem is still over valued.
Looking back at the historical values, I don't see significant changes in the "intrinsic value" between when Steem was worth $0.10 USD and today, therefore my best estimate is that is will bottom out as a value between $0.20 and $0.10, probably closer to $0.10. I don't have a great deal of free funds currently, therefore I can't afford to buy in at current prices and wait for it to climb.
Will Steemit Inc. survive another 50% drop? I don't know. I do believe that Steem and the community will and likely rebound to a more reasonable value.
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing this information. Yeah it seems like he could have easily sent out a pinned post like he did for the other thing. Even if it was just a sentence, I don't think people would have been too worked up calling it a spam post. Thanks for the transparency and keeping us up to date on all of this. Glad to see you will be rotating in Partiko. That is a great project!
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The Dutchie in me was VERY annoyed as well :') "RESPECT MY TIME PLEASE!"
Pretty interesting thing you said about chasing the reward pool instead of chasing what's already circulating - Would love to hear your follow-up video's on that :-)
Cheers!
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I think that would be the only logical way to move forward. Needing STEEM to get something you want on the STEEM blockchain. Like Steem Monster cards for instance.
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Please take a look at @ura-soul for your witness vote as well. I recently discovered him thanks to his steem passport project and it looks to solve one of the biggest pain points of Steem - onboarding. Another shining example how this community can live on without Steemit Inc.
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well I missed this one also so. but I don't go waiting if it says next week same time and it is already posponed due to illness then I'm worry but don't go saying it isn't good I know it isn't that decent but if your on bed with a fever or totally stresed out about the burnposts and reactions and the organisation loss of 70% is a lot so yeah you must keep going but it is hard to let people go you wanted to give them a future. maybe it's like that. I know all about it. Yes ofcource they should say ok it is postponed to a later date.
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Man that’s not good
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because he gives a damn.
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More power to the ones that care for survival of steem blockchain
Keep on postin
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I believe at this point Ned is discouraged by the events. The community will overtake this blockchain!
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Don't you see he is a terrible manager???
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Thank you so much for participating the Partiko Delegation Plan Round 1! We really appreciate your support! As part of the delegation benefits, we just gave you a 3.00% upvote! Together, let’s change the world!
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Congratulations @exyle!
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well was waiting for that stream for quite a time but nothing :(
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