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Today @fyrstikken launched his campaign to become a Steemit witness. You can see his full thread here Frystikken for Witness to Make Steemit Grow and Prosper. In full disclosure, I am working with @fyrstikken on this witness node and helping maintain it.
While I'd like to keep a quasi form of anonymity here it won't be too hard for anyone really looking to connect the dots. If you didn't catch my first #introducemyself post, I'm web developer / internet marketer from Toronto Canada. I'm in my mid thirties and love the downtown city life. But why should I be running a witness node? Well here are few things about me that help qualify me for working with @fyrstikken as a witness administrator.
Linux Experience
I've been working with Linux since the late 90's. While other kids in high school were out getting laid I was with my nerd friends setting up Doom and Quake LANs while installing new distros of linux and discussing hacks. Gentoo will always have a special place in my heart.
Whether as a Desktop GUI or a back end server, I'm a seasoned Linux veteran.
Programming Experience
I was formally educated as computer programmer / system analyst. My career has lead me to specialize in marketing technology. While originally trained in Java, I've spent most of my years working on web applications and PHP. I have been using Steemit as a chance to learn Python and have a few more novelty bots up my sleeve ;)
The existence of the automated @dickbutt system should qualify me on it's own!
Social Media Experience
I have been lucky enough in my professional career to have worked with a couple online social communities that underwent hyper-growth. I bring with me great insights into user acquisition and retention in social media. Steemit appears to be ready to sky rocket in users and I hope I can lobby to help with some simple optimization changes that can enable that.
How You Can Vote
In the top right corner click on those 3 horizontal lines to bring up the menu
Now from the menu click on the 'Witnesses' link
Scroll down to the bottom and type 'fyrst-witness' in the text box and click vote!
Congratulations you've made the right choice!
I am @fyrstikken and I can verify this post :) My Witness should be in the best of hands while I focus on getting users and investors into steemit :)
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OK, I voted.
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done!
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Go get'em guys!
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yes
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wait...are you the creator of Dickbutt?
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Yes, that would be I.
The bot here not the original drawing
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Dickbutt for witness! Where's the original drawing from?
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Ok, seems we are jumping the gun....I love the promotion of @fyrstikken for witness but still can't vote for him. Tried earlier. Tried just now. Will try again tomorrow assuming the hurricane doesn't knock out my internet!
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Make sure you are typing 'fyrst-witness' and not @fyrstikken. It's a seperate account just for the witness.
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Oh man....that's it! Doh! I feel like there will be others that do this...lol
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Yes it works if you use fyrst-witness - I successfully voted for him earlier.
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