Community Spotlight — December 2018 Edition

in #arkecosystem5 years ago

December is a wrap! We at ARK are proud of our determined and bright
community, and our monthly Community Spotlight newsletter will keep you apprised
on some notable community activities. Let’s dive into just some of the ways the
ARK community shined in December 2018.

FEATURED COMMITS

As they say, the best things happen with help. That’s why ARK runs monthly
bounty programs for coders who contribute to our codebase on the ARK Ecosystem
GitHub
. Independent programmers can work side
by side with our international team and make the ARK toolkit even more powerful
and stable. Earn ARK tokens for ‘commits’ (completed tasks) and win larger
monthly ARK
prizes

as well. This 2018 GitHub Bounty structure has recently changed for 2019 and
can be followed
here.

Here are some featured commits for December. Features may not be live until
the next update:

  • GitHub member ‘ItsANameToo’ crushed it in December, completing numerous
    tasks including making the time show consistently in the wallet, so users keen
    on 12h time formats can see transactions in that vein. ItsANameToo also fixed a
    bug relating to AIP13 URI scheme (AIP13 helps make the new Ark Pay module super
    intuitive).
  • GitHub member ‘dated’ also sports a very long list of tasks and
    accomplishments in December, including one of my favorites — remembering the
    transaction row count in the desktop wallet on next launch. You no longer have
    to reset the number of visible rows each time you launch the wallet. Dated also
    performed numerous UI improvements.
  • GitHub member ‘highjacker’ went crazy on ARK Docs, helping to keep them
    up-to-date and deprecate ARKv1 content.
  • GitHub member **‘kalgoop’ **implemented a duplicate address verification check
    on wallet import, smoothing the user experience if they accidentally try to
    import twice.
  • GitHub member ‘JeremiGendron’ improved the “create profile” workflow so the
    user can more easily follow along and know what to do.
  • GitHub member ‘ciband’ went to work, improving the C++ client and crypto
    APKs on multiple fronts.
  • GitHub member ‘paroxsym’ performed tasks on the new ARK Core.
  • GitHub member ‘Pedro-Souza’ had their fingers in numerous repos performing
    fixes and improvements.
  • GitHub members ‘vmunich,’ ‘zillionn,’ ‘vulet,’ ‘alessiodf,’ ‘KaiserKarel,’
    ‘mufaka,’ ‘Nigui,’
    **‘ckhatri,’ **and **‘Z-a-r-a-k-i’ **handled numerous
    tasks, fixes, chores, and features across multiple repos.

Multiple coders are contributing to the ARK toolkit 24/7, and you can too — it’s
fun, rewarding, and you can earn ARK tokens as well!

This guide will show you how to get
started.

NOTABLE REDDIT POSTS

The Ark Ecosystem Subreddit is a great
place to seek ARK knowledge, and you can always find new and engaging content
there. New to ARK? Check out my Welcome to ARK Reddit
Post

with simple instructions to follow.

Here are some notable December posts:

You can browse more content and contribute your own voice to the ARK Subreddit-
who knows, you may even receive an ARK tip from a community member using
Delegate Cryptology’s intuitive ArkTippr Reddit
tipbot
.

DECEMBER 2018 PODCASTS

DelegateCompetition.Fund Launch, 30 Days Of ARK Entries & Crypto Love
Interview

8 Things That Helped Me During Bear Market & More 30DOA
Highlights

100% Community Questions & Nothing
Else!

COMMUNITY SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

Some members mentioned in the community newsletter are ARK delegates, who secure
the ARK network and provide community services. Their inclusion in the
newsletter is in no way an endorsement from ARK.io to vote for specific
delegates, and you should always do your own research and consider all the
options
when choosing a delegate for whom to vote.
ARK.io does not run the ARK network.

Here’s the December 2018 Community Service Spotlight:

  • Delegate ‘The_Golden_Horde’ expressed intent to relaunch the ARK Community
    Digest series from within the upcoming ARK Herald news destination.
  • Delegate ‘Rising_Sun’ ran general bounties in
    December

    and posted submissions. Any community member can earn and win ARK for their
    creative expressions each month. Here’s how it
    works
    .
    They also generously agreed to provide some ARK each month to the ARK Community
    Committee for various project maintenance. Due to a recent structure change,
    Rising_Sun is now doing bounty awards every two months with double amounts, I
    believe.
  • ‘Msdhere’ updated ARK Trend
    Statistics

    for December.
  • Delegate ‘Jarunik’ continued his ARK recap video series, subscribe
    here
    (redditor
    ‘krenjPu’ made a silly tribute video viewable
    here
    ).
    Jarunik also runs a continuous coding and non-coding general bounty service,
    with opportunities for both smaller and larger projects. Get involved
    here
    .
    In December, Jarunik released an
    article

    detailing reasons for supporting his new concept, and gave bounty updates
    here,
    here,
    here,
    and
    here.
  • Delegate ‘fun’ continued to run ARK games online with daily ARK prizes.
    Play them here.
  • Several delegates are organizing an ARK meetup in Utrecht, Netherlands on
    January 25th,
    2019
    .
    Be there!

  • A group of delegates launched the
    DelegateCompetition.Fund with an
    application idea
    contest

    and posted
    results
    .
    Winners are
    chosen

    by a group of community developers and node runners with close ties to the
    network. Subscribe to reddit.ark.io to receive updates
    on future competitions. Not all competitions will require technical skill.
  • Delegate ‘Deadlock’ released a new service, a Twitter
    account

    that alerts when delegates rise and fall out of the top 51 positions. Deadlock
    also runs arkdelegates.io for proposal listings and
    other delegate details.
  • Delegate ‘Cryptology’ implemented
    autovoting
    into his delegate service ArkTippr. Storing tips in
    your on-chain tipping wallet will no longer deny you voluntary voting rewards.
    Store larger ARK quantities there with caution, however. ArkTippr experienced a
    smooth transition to
    ARKv2
    , and
    now, due to dynamic fees, tipping someone has gone from a 0.1 ARK fee down to
    around 0.003 ARK in most cases, as of posting time.
  • Delegate ‘ARKland’ ran a New Year’s
    Raffle
    .
    ARKland is known for great raffles that the community enjoys, among other
    services.
  • ‘cambo666’ of Delegate Cam’s Yellow Jacket posted ARK Fantasy Football
    results
    .
    The campaign started before the delegate launched.
  • Delegate ‘Cam’s Yellow Jacket’ released a new online web
    presence
    .
    If you missed their latest video release, check it out below.

ARK COMMUNITY COMMITTEE

The ARK Community Committee creates and deploys community resources through
anonymous and sponsored ARK donations. The ACC’s first completed project is
ArkTimeline.com. ArkTimeline now supports URL query
string, to create links leading to custom
views
!
During November, preparations took place for codename Project
‘LAUDE’
,
and the first phase of the project is launched and ran throughout December on
Reddit.ARK.io.

Dubbed ’30 Days of ARK,’ this month long campaign ran on the ARK Subreddit and
asked everyone to provide their thoughts and opinions on 30 ARK concepts.
Delegate ‘Jarunik’ has graciously provided ONE THOUSAND ARK you will
earn proportionally by word count. Anyone can learn about ARK straight from the
mouth of the community, as well as earn ARK by contributing content.

There is still time to submit your comments and earn ARK! Threads will be
locked on January 15th.

First, read details, rules, and submissions
here
.

Then, contribute comments on any of the posts here, until January 15th:

After the threads are locked on January 15th, the ACC will come together to
design a community website resource that immortalizes these submissions, making
it even easier for future newcomers to catch up on ARK.

To join the ACC, locate me on Discord.ARK.io which by
the way, just increased its powers
significantly

with new bots, features, and feeds, courtesy of CMO Travis Walker’s oversight.
ACC Projects are funded after the fact and pay is not guaranteed (fun is,
though).

ARK COMMUNITY FUND

If you have an idea for an ARK project, small or large, and you are looking for
funding, consider submitting a proposal to the ARK Community Fund for review.
The ARK Community Fund started as a community initiative, and the elected board
reviews ideas and projects that enhance ARK. Their website is
ArkCommunity.Fund.


The opportunities that ARK Ecosystem provides are ever growing, and there are
many ways you can get in on the action. To reach me, you can contact me on the
ARK Slack or
Discord: @ Justin (doubled1c3).

Looking forward to January!


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Busy busy - thanks for the update around this ecosystem, looking promising.

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