Wow 110 Steem given away! It has been a busy few days since I started my Great Steem Giveaway. I've been reflecting on why I did it and how it has been going, all in all, I think it is achieving the desired effect.
Update
I have given away 110 Steem so far, nobody has been paid yet but that's because my power down is still a few days away, and so I'll start sending out the promised Steem as soon as that hits.
Originally I felt like I was going to give out 50 steem, however the amount of amazing comments has led me to give out much more.
So I will end the competition now, as I feel that is a good amount.
This has been one of my more enjoyable competitions because of the amount, and quality of the entries, so expect another similar one soon!
Spam
I am probably still getting the same amount of spam comments, however they are now getting drowned out by the great comments I've been getting.
Debate
I love hearing other people's opinions on matters that are important to me. Therefore I consider it a success in this area, as I have been involved in a couple of great debates so far.
Value
Ever since I joined Steemit I have been a huge advocate for people who add value to the blogs of others by adding either great comments or relevant links to other articles either on or off Steemit. So I'm enjoying the extra value brought to my posts, and am glad I can reward it.
Followings
A great way to find people to follow is via the comment section, so I have found many more people to track whilst doing this little experiment!
Updated Winner List
For now please check out the list of winners below, check them out, vote for them follow them, they are on this list for a reason!
@celestal - Is This The Best Time? - 2 Steem
@jeezzle - Is This The Best Time? - 2 Steem
@kp138 - Is This The Best Time? - 2 Steem
@cryptoman01 - Is This The Best Time? - 2 Steem
@mcertic - Is This The Best Time? - 2 Steem
@kivsha - Is This The Best Time? - 2 Steem
@wentong-syhhae - What Am I? - 5 Steem
@thedarkhorse - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@sumdumphok - The Great Steem Giveaway - 2 Steem
@ilt-yodith - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@ilt-yodith - Making Good Better - 5 Steem
@demirel - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@northeast - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@simivalleyjeff53 - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@kevaton - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@bozz - Making Good Better - 5 Steem
@thoughts-in-time - Internet Trolls - 5 Steem
@artizm - Internet Trolls - 2 Steem
@mashiliyanage - The Great Steem Giveaway - 2 Steem
@alexandraioana26 - The Killing Of Nigel - 2 Steem
@wentong-syhhae - Healing The Healthy - 2 Steem
@yoghurt - How Good Are We? - 2 Steem
@faithcalls - How Good Are We? - 2 Steem
@apiprincz - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@lifenbeauty - Making Good Better - 2 Steem
@lifenbeauty - Making Good Better - 5 Steem
@lynncoyle1 - What Am I? - 2 Steem
New Winners
The winners on this list haven't been sent a .001 SBD message, as I absent-mindedly didn't save any SBD to send messages.
Don't worry, I shall send you the Steem as soon as it converts.
@gillianpearce - Give Me Everytime - 2 Steem
@themadrunnah - Give Me Everytime - 2 Steem
@philosophizer - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@lifenbeauty - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@insideoutlet - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@pbock - What Am I? - 5 Steem
@three-d - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@lukebrn - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@apiprincz - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@amos1969 - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@ponmile - What Am I? - 2 Steem
@thoughts-in-time - Good Stories - 5 Steem
@jonny1 - Good Stories - 5 Steem
@nihalmaz - Good Stories - 2 Steem
@woodchipper - Good Stories - 2 Steem
@sumdumphok - Good Stories - 2 Steem
Total
110 STEEM !!!!
Well done to all the winners, you have made this a fantastic contest to judge, because I have had to read and think about all of your replies, and in many cases formulate answers.
Hopefully I will run this again soon, or something similar, as I really think we got something going here!
Please be patient as far as receiving your Steem, I didn't expect to go past my 66 Steem weekly limit so fast!
If you didn't hear about the contest, please visit The Great Steem Giveaway - Best Comments Win Steem!
KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR NEW COMPETITIONS COMING SOON! AS EVER, LET ME KNOW BELOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE CONTEST, GOOD OR BAD.
Thank you for all the time and steem you have sunk into this noble venture!
We need more people and initiative's like you/this on steemit! And I am most assuredly not just saying that because I won that sweet, sweet steem lovin ;) cough cough
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congrats to winners, you are doing great job. How can I participate in this contest ?? @cryptogee
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Unfortunately this has now ended, although it's been such a success that I am going to do another version of this within the next couple of weeks, so just keep an eye out. I'll always post in the cryptogee-competitions tag from now on, to make it easier to find them.
Cg
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Thank you, following @cryptogee
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I really enjoyed the back and forth, and the opportunity to make some steem while contemplating the issues. I only wish I could have been more convincing, as I know we’ll ultimately end up agreeing to disagree on a couple of those issues. Anything that inspires a spirited conversation, or open exchange of thoughts and ideas is good times in my book!
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Definitely! I love to debate, and ultimately debate is boring with someone who completely agrees with you. For me your comments embodied all I want to do with my musings, and that is to encourage an environment where people with different beliefs can openly, honestly, and politely debate their points, which hopefully leads to more understanding between us.
I think these small gestures, can add up to a grand shift from our current paradigm. It does worry me that as we become more polarised, we talk to each other less.
Anyway, thanks again for the comments, and I look forward to many more spirited conversations! :-)
Cg
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Such a generous act I didn't even realize you were doing before seeing your message in my wallet, thank you :D
Let the spam be drowned into the see of awesomeness!
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No problems, I think it's in mine and all of our interests to encourage good curation on Steemit, curation isn't just about voting, it's also about doing what you and others in this competition, leaving great comments and enhancing the value of my posts.
So thank you :-)
Cg
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Definitely, comments are at least as important as posts themselves, I feel like. But I think recently people have been realizing the value in thoughtful comments, so we are heading into a good direction!
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Good job Cryptogee ! Congrats to the winners. Will be waiting for your new contest :)
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Thanks for the recognition for the comment. I think it is interesting that I just recently joined Steemit, and started following your work. At the time of my comment, I did not even know there was a contest.
I am going to find more time to BLOG, but have been putting effort into commenting. When I noticed you had a contest, I thought of the post and was hopeful. :-)
I think you are doing a great job writing and keeping viewers involved. --3D
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Wow, thank you! I did not realize you had a give-away going on, but I am honored to selected. I have been reading through your post history and I appreciate all of your thoughtful content, as well as your reply to my comment from the other day. Thanks, @cryptogee
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It is my very great pleasure, thank you for your comments :-)
Cg
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Wow. I didn't realize I had won anything. Feels great!
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Glad to be able to spread some love :-) Expect your winnings soon!
Cg
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wow, so many entries, great job everyone including @cryptogee since this is a huge investment of time and money!
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Yeah it's been exhausting, but thoroughly rewarding, I can't wait till the next one.
Cg
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Oh my! Thank you so much for choosing one of my comments. Soooo exciting! 😍
I've only been here a month and I still have to pinch myself because I am getting paid to do what I love. I actually find commenting an easier way to earn because you get to piggy back off other people's great post.
All I have to do is read and respond when something appeals to me. How amazing!
And, as a bonus, I get to connect with some really great people and learn new stuff every day. Brilliant! 💙 💛 💜 💚
Now I'm off to check out the other winners and hopefully make some new friends. 😍
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Awesome! I'm so glad to be part of making a new Steemian's early experience a good one! I look forward to many more great comments and posts :-)
Cg
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You are always a generous contest host and a all around good steemer!
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That's amazing!!!! Thank you so much @cryptogee!
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Awesome :)
Didn't even notice I'd won till you transferred over the Steem haha XD
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thank you. a great idea and a contest that leads people to be more careful and really active. I wish people could read and write their ideas without needing all these awards. perhaps we will see more sensitive and knowledgeable comments in the future. I hope so. I congratulate you again
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