RE: The Unwritten Rules of Steemit

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The Unwritten Rules of Steemit

in steem-help •  6 years ago 

Hi Minnow Cofo here. I enjoyed this article its always good to get a chat with a local. Just one thing, Ive learnt this new term 'whale' - completely lost with that and what they are... looking around for online info and just finding oceanography related links ... please enlighten moi. Gracias

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      ·  6 years ago 

    My understanding is that a whale here is a user with more voting power. They have accumulated earnings through using the site and have invested in more Steem Power so that their vote is worth more to others.

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        ·  6 years ago 

      Hey thanks for that. Since I've been navigating steemit I have come to that conclusion also. I still feel like i'm stumbling around in here a bit appreciate the comment cheers cofo.

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