How Engaged Are Steemit Users in Voting for Witnesses?

That's what this weekly report is all about.

This week's engagement rate for accounts with 100,000 VESTS or more is:

21.86%

That's essentially the same as last week, with a 3.4% increase in new users.

With so little change, I'm considering making this a monthly report instead of a weekly report. What do you think?

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If you're not sure what a witness vote is, or why it's important, please see my older post Steemit is Free, But Your Witness Vote Determines its Future.

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This report uses @arcange's STEEMSQL.

MV stands for Million VESTS.

VESTS are like vested shares in Steemit and relate to Steem by a ratio (485.471 Steem per MV as of this report).

VESTS impact the weight of your vote on posts and the influence of your vote for Steemit Witnesses.

Here's how I'm filtering the data:

1. All Accounts: No filter applied, includes all accounts.
2. > 100,000: Accounts with 100,000 or more VESTS.
3. > 0 Posts: Accounts which have posted at least once.
4. > 100k & > 0 Posts: Accounts with 100,000 or more VESTS who have also posted at least once.
5. Active: Accounts which have voted, commented, and posted a root post in the last 30 days.

The percentage values in parentheses show the change since last week's report.

Overview

This shows the total number of accounts and VESTS (excluding steemit related accounts).

Filter	Accounts	% Accounts	VESTS	% VESTS
All Accounts	376,149 (3.4%)	100%	176,212 (-4.9%)	100%
> 100,000 VESTS	26,244 (0.5%)	6.98% (-2.8%)	171,675 (-5.1%)	97.43% (-0.2%)
> 0 Posts	153,602 (3.1%)	40.84% (-0.3%)	127,976 (0%)	72.63% (5%)
> 100k & > 0 Posts	17,804 (1.5%)	4.73% (-1.9%)	126,263 (0%)	71.65% (4.9%)
Active	39,475 (-1.9%)	10.49% (-5.2%)	55,971 (-0.4%)	32.6% (4.7%)

Voters

This shows the total number of accounts and VESTS which have voted for a witness or set a proxy.

Filter	Accounts	% Accounts	VESTS	% VESTS
All Accounts	15,006 (3.6%)	3.99% (3.6%)	125,237 (-5.5%)	71.07% (-5.5%)
> 100,000 VESTS	5,737 (0.4%)	21.86% (-0.4%)	125,050 (-5.5%)	72.84% (-5.5%)
> 0 Posts	11,318 (4.5%)	7.37% (4.5%)	98,189 (0%)	76.72% (0%)
> 100k & > 0 Posts	5,166 (3.3%)	29.02% (3.3%)	98,057 (0%)	77.66% (0%)
Active	6,425 (2.9%)	16.28% (2.9%)	46,057 (0.6%)	82.29% (0.6%)

Voting For Inactive Witnesses

This shows the number of accounts which are currently voting for witness accounts in the top 100 there not currently active witnesses. This number should be 0.

Filter	Accounts	% Accounts	VESTS	% VESTS
All Accounts	2,490 (1.1%)	16.59% (-1.1%)	34,962 (-7.3%)	27.92% (-7.2%)
> 100,000 VESTS	1,081 (-1.1%)	18.84% (-1.1%)	34,932 (-7.3%)	27.93% (-7.3%)
> 0 Posts	2,341 (1.2%)	20.68% (-1.2%)	34,390 (-6.9%)	35.02% (-6.9%)
> 100k & > 0 Posts	1,048 (-0.4%)	20.29% (-0.3%)	34,363 (-6.9%)	35.04% (-6.9%)
Active	1,133 (-2.9%)	17.63% (-2.9%)	10,423 (-13.7%)	22.63% (-13.7%)

If you're voting for any of these inactive witness accounts, you should remove your vote unless you know they are only temporarily inactive:

arhag
kushed
cyrano.witness
nextgencrypto
tdv.witness
dantheman
bue
picokernel
bitcube
hagie
idnit
silversteem
blackwidow
steve-walschot
jabbasteem
enki
nonlinearone
mckenziegary
dele-puppy
nexus-dev
royaltiffany

Have You Voted for a Witness?

If you haven't voted yet, please consider setting @lukestokes as your proxy voter. Otherwise, go vote for some Steemit Witnesses you've interacted with and respect to do what's in the best interest of the network. I hope that includes my witness, @lukestokes.mhth. If you're not sure who to vote for, take a look at some witnesses you respect and see who they are voting for via their account on steemd.com or steemdb.com.

I've been asked quite a bit lately about how to decide who to vote for. Recently @jerrybanfield put together two great posts introducing the current top 20 witnesses and detailing what they do for the STEEM ecosystem. Getting familiar with the efforts of these top witnesses should help you get an understanding what it takes to be a great witness.

Meet Witnesses 1 through 10
Meet Witnesses 11 through 20

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Again, if you're not sure what a witness vote is, or why it's important, please see my older post Steemit is Free, But Your Witness Vote Determines its Future.

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Thank you! I hope you found this useful.

Previous Reports:

• 2017-09-13
• 2017-09-06
• 2017-08-30
• 2017-08-24
• 2017-08-16
• 2017-08-08
• 2017-08-01

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Luke Stokes is a father, husband, business owner, programmer, and voluntaryist who wants to help create a world we all want to live in. Visit UnderstandingBlockchainFreedom.com

_{I'm a Witness! Please vote for @lukestokes.mhth}