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🆕 New Initiative

This is a new initiative run by @the-gorilla to congratulate the successes of others on the platform and to provide motivation and inspiration to those starting out on their journey.

All liquid rewards will be converted to SBD and used to promote these posts and content from each week's authors via transfers to @null.

If you enjoy this new initiative or can think of some improvements, please leave your comments below.

_{This took a little longer than expected to compile so any words of encouragement are welcome.}

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This week has seen 6 users reach next-level dolphin status, including 3 brand new dolphins.

Let's meet them and celebrate their achievement!

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Undecuple Dolphin (11x🐬)

First up, is @steemkidss - the community account for the Steem Kids & Parents Community.

Steem Kids & Parents is a community with over 150 active authors, plenty of contests and plenty of engagement. At nearly 2.5 years old, the account and community have pushed to be the place to visit to discuss the daily rigours of being a parent.

Congratulations @steemkidss.

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Octuple Dolphin (8x🐬)

Next up is @edgargonzalez, a user from Venezuela who has just celebrated 6 years on the platform - a milestone that passed without fanfare. There's plenty of fanfare around becoming an octuple dolphin - an incredible achievement.

Edgar'a an active moderator of 2 popular communities (Scouts y sus Amigos and Healthy Steem and also somehow manages to find time to be a Steem Representative.

You might suspect that Edgar will have little time for anything non-Steemit related but that couldn't be further from the truth. Where he gets his energy from is a mystery - but it certainly gives him plenty to write about.

Congratulations @edgargonzalez.

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Quadruple Dolphin (4x🐬)

With probably the smallest photo that I will ever feature, our Ukranian friend @ir3k (Irina) has achieved Quadruple Dolphin status. Having joined Steemit in the middle of 2017, Irina will be one of Steemit's longest serving active members.

Now posting exclusively in the Ukraine on Steem Community, you can get to know her better through her semi-regular Diary entries.

Congratulations @ir3k.

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🐬 NEW Dolphins!

First up, congratulations to @wakeupkitty - a user who first registered in 2018 who has fallen in and out of love with Steemit over the years. A FreeWriter and free spirit, I have little doubt that she will have found a long-term home in Steem For Ladies alongside her creative freewriting.

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Our next new dolphin is another Venezuelan, @ciru2014 (Ciru). A member of every community that has been created on Steemit, you can't be sure where she'll pop up next. Venezuela, Colombia, Indonesia, Nigeria... she's not a user who'll pop in, write a single post and then log off - often sharing multiple posts per day.

Congratulations @ciru2014.

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Last up, congratulations must go to another user from the Ukraine, this time @tinochka2. Another user from the Ukraine on Steem Community where you'll find her sharing a daily does of Ukranian life. As she says in her celebratory post:

The flock of Dolphins in our Ukraine on Steem community has been replenished with another Dolphin!

It's great to see so many community members growing together.

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All images were taken from each user's profile picture