ELI5: What does Upvoting 3.45% mean?

in steem •  6 years ago 

Hello,

I'm new to steem and was wondering was Upvoting in some percentage means? I have seen a lot of comments where someone wrote 'upvoted your post by x.xx%'. I was just wondering, does it interact with steem power?
And how can I see and change my voting power? I'm using mainly a web browser on steemit.com

Hope this aren't stupid questions 😅
Greetings
@samsemilia7

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Have a look at http://steemd.com/@samsemilia7 to see who is upvoting you and at which percentage.

Hi @askanything,
thanks for your reply. I found steemd a couple of days ago, it's very helpful. There is still one question, do you know how I can set my voting power?

You got a 100.00% upvote worth $0.112 from @upvotewhale courtesy of @samsemilia7!

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