Steemfest ticket contest
Tell me about yourself, what you have done for Steem, and why you would like a free ticket. The two best answers will win. Votes don't determine the winner but may influence the judging. The judge is me. My decisions are final and arbitrary.
Go.
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Hi @smooth! I salute your action and the way you want to help two Steemians to come to Steemfest
I see here all kinds of applications and would like to nominate two fellow Steemians or to sustain their application.
From all nominations, I fully support the two youngsters, @guyfawkes4-20, and @jeanpi1908. I don't say that the other Steemians are not that worthy, but my choice will go with this two one.
I will not go deeply on their achievements on Steem as they presented it.
I will just say this, we need young motivated blood. These guys have two together the age combined lower than most of the applicants. One is 18 and I know him since he was 17 and started and the other is 20 and I know him since he is 19. At the start, I was thinking they both are over 30 by the way they act and think. Being so young their finances and means of income are definitely lower than on older guys.
I wished I would be so focused on building at this young age.
I'm 35 and come to an age where I can handle a family and my life from a financial point of view. It should be natural that at midlife one can sustain himself and don't need a sponsoring. I know life can hit you, but mostly is a matter of choice.
Also, in my opinion, one should focus on growing the younger generation. For me, this age has come and besides taking care of my dear ones, I try to foster young motivated people.
Hope you take my comment into account and reflect about it.
P.S.: Rewards from this comment will be used as a delegation for a project on Steem
Alex is (like always) totally right :)
The tickets should go to the youngsters who just can't afford going there, be it because they are still studying or just don't earn as much as the old folks ;)
And I'm sure both deserve the ticket according to their achievements anyway.
So good luck @jeanpi1908 and @guyfawkes4-20, let's hope you get the chance! :)
And thank you alex for your concern for others :)
I support the nomination of both candidates, @guyfawkes4-20 and @jeanpi1908.
Both are young steemians who should be given the opportunity to meet the worldwide community on Steem fest and thus be given the chance to network for their good and their work here on steem.
I approve this message!
:)
die beiden @jeanpi1908 und @guyfawkes4-20 hätten es absolut verdient......und so wie du sagst @alexvan, natürlich auch noch einige andere!!
Thank you a lot for your support, it means a lot for me and also for guy to get your support.
Thank you for your comment, Alex! Both JP and I surely appreciate the help. I think you're making a valid point over there, I hope more people see what you mean. Looking forward to meeting you at SteemFest. :D
I already wrote a support comment for @guyfawkes4-20 as I really think he should be there. I work with him and @alexvan to set up and make an efficient community, actually able to put knowledge out there and follow it up with targeted know-how into various subjects for new people to grasp.
I don't know @jeanpi1908, but him being a proposal from @alexvan I would trust he has his good reasons for proposing him. I followed him now as he looks like someone who would deserve to be followed.
We need to promote young people with energy and will to change something and invest their time in Steem. They could amount to great things if we look at their success in the past.
Not sure if that is over already but totally supporting this one here - bring over some newbies that help to shape the future profile of Steemit. A lot others sure might also deserve but these would be my first choice.
here is my VOTE for that two!!
Good luck to @jeanpi1908 and @guyfawkes4-20
Hi, Smooth. Thank you for hosting this contest. It’s a great chance not only for people to go to Steemfest, but for positive and productive interaction in the community.
I’m co-founder of @thewritersblock alongside @GMuxx. It’s the largest and most active Steem-centric professional writing community on Discord. We focus on the creative aspect of writing more than the technical, but we involve writers of all skill levels as long as they’re serious about their craft.
In just over a week, I’ll be in Toronto alongside GMuxx and our IT project coordinator @jasonbu to participate in the Steem Creatives Conference and SMT Summit. There, we’ll launch our new front-end site for the blockchain that’s specifically designed to spotlight high quality written content. This is important, because our target audience is not just the internal crypto community, but mainstream consumers as well. We have a plan to implement our SMT in a highly utilitarian fashion that will introduce digital currency in an easy to understand, easy to use manner, and therefore position ourselves to onboard a whole new demographic of blockchain users.
Core leadership at The Writers’ Block has maintained since the group’s inception that the Steem blockchain is a brilliant new opportunity for publishing. Many of our members have real-world experience in that industry and a strong motivation to usher in the next evolution of digital publishing. In November, we intend to launch Steemhouse Publishing, an LLC already incorporated in the U.S. with the primary focus of marketing novel-length fiction directly to mainstream reading audiences. In other words, we’ll publish books and sell them for FIAT, which we’ll then exchange for Steem and use that to reward authors and compensate staff. We’ll also use a Steem wallet to accrue assets, which means we’ll be investors as well as content creators, and a solid example of how the Steem blockchain can be used in real-world business applications.
In addition to all of this, I’m one-fourth of the @noblewitness team, which is currently ranked 66, 63 active. All four of us bring different ranges of talent and experience to the table, so everything from tech to PR is covered. We believe content is king and is ultimately the driving force that will bring investors to the blockchain and keep users from defecting. As far as technical specs, we run Dual Xeon L5630 8 Core Processor (16 HT Cores) with 96 GB DDR3 of physical RAM, a 300 GB SSD System Drive and 2TB Data Drive. Backup server is a duplicate mirror of the main system. Failover is scripted and software switched.
In my home state of Virginia, I’m the Director of a 501c3 animal charity. @tarc is an all-consuming endeavor and, while successful in a practical sense, is a huge financial black hole for me. These animals must eat and receive care whether or not our donors and sponsors come through for us in a given month. Needless to say, I don’t have abundant financial resources to afford things like international travel and Steemfest tickets. I do believe our project has enough backers to help me somewhat with travel expenses, but everything I can do to pull my own weight is necessary—even writing a book-length comment to try and win a ticket. Just having that part of the trip covered would be a tremendous help.
When it comes to Steem, I’m all-in—I’m giving the blockchain everything I have in fervent hopes that we all make history together. My wheelhouse is writing and publishing, so it makes sense that this is the area I’m trying to sew up for us. I want to present these ideas at Steemfest and network with the people who can benefit this project, as well as the people this project can benefit. I think it’s a worthwhile effort, and I want to be there in Krakow to talk about it.
Thank you!
Put simply: @rhondak is one of our pioneers. Not only has she gone all-in on Steemit, she's used Steem to compensate a woman who helps out at her shelter, and she's been pushing for a publishing house based on the blockchain for months. She's dedicated to this blockchain far beyond content creation or development work. She's actively seeking to incorporate an area that she has tremendous experience in, thereby opening up the Steem blockchain to utilization by a totally unserved group. This is ambitious, and I'm honored and thrilled to be able to be a part of this.
She's leading the charge to revolutionize book printing, and she's featuring Steem front and center in that effort. She definitely deserves to be at Steemfest.
Andrei, this is humbling. Thank you so much for these words--I treasure them.
The future of the blockchain is here. Helping to get @Rhondak to Steemfest is part of making that future happen. We'll be pushing it forward in Toronto and carrying it through to Krakow... and into the future. Times are exciting.
Jason, thank you so much for this! I do think Muxxy and I really need to be there, and you, too, if you can make it. Long way to travel. But we have some big things happening that folks need to know about.
Ooh! Pick @rhondak! Pick Rhonda! She is an uber contributor to Steemit, and does an enormous amount to help build community. She has such exciting things cooking. It's going to be truly awesome. She absolutely must attend Steemfest, and many of us who see all that she does for the community, and the time and resources she puts into her work at TARC would love to see her get the support of a free ticket. It would definitely ease some of the challenges for her.
Ooooh, Jayna, thank you. I'm kinda counting on you being at Steemfest, too...I hope you can make it. You've been part of this whole concept from the beginning, and rock solid. You belong on the announcement team and it just wouldn't seem right without you there. Much love to you!
Thank you, dear! I would love to go, if it's in the cards. I will check out the opportunities for winning tickets. Love and hugs back to you!
Rhonda is a super encouraging person that inspires me and motivates me to be a better writer. She’s passionate about the future of this platform and she’s would be a very worthy recipient of a ticket!
Thank you so much for this. I'm so glad we ran that contest and got you involved with the Block. Now you're part of this future we're trying to bring about. :-)
Yeah now you’re stuck with me 😝
Glad you did too!
@rhondak needs to be at Steemfest. Her and @gmuxx should both be at Steemfest and presenting what they are doing as an example of what can be done on the STEEM blockchain. Couldn't have a more passionate advocate for the blockchain and bringing investors, users and entrepreneurs to it.
Shadows, thank you a hundred times over for speaking up here. Your unfailing support means the world to me. I promise that, one way or the other, I'm going to find a way to make this work out for all of us. :-)
Hoping to see @rhondak's vision come to fruition so I definitely support her entry here!
I love that you're part of what we have happening these days. Your writing represents the true talent found on the blockchain, and I fully intend for us to help you realize every goal you have for it. :-)
I'll put my 2 cents on and say it's worth it just so you can get one of her hugs!
Haaahaha! Engine, you crack me up! Thank you so much for your support here. I promise I will do The Alliance proud at Steemfest, however I manage to get there. :-)
I think @rhondak totally deserves to go to Steemfest, tireless work with the Writers Block, the @noblewitness team and @tarc and I am sure she would bring a great deal to the event by being there in person.
Thank you soooo much for this vote of support, C0ff33a. It means a lot. :-)
Como escritor me gusta este tipo de apoyo e iniciativa, mi voto...
Oh lordy--you'll have to tell me what you said here in @thealliance Discord, but I think it's pretty safe to say THANK YOU! The fam rocks!
Only recently acquainted but @rhondak has always been a pleasant voice with a good perspective and ear of comfort and intelligence, hopefully we both go to steemfest, it’s be great to see u!
I'm really counting on us both being there, as well as several other folks I've gotten to know through Steem. I keep getting a vibe that this Steemfest is going to be the most important one yet, and it just won't do if we're not there to be part of it.
Please let @rhondak go to Steemfest! I know y'all won't be disappointed with what she has to present to you. She's a hard-working lady. I think her ideas for the future of the blockchain are SO EXCITING and you deserve to hear these ideas and get excited too.
Thank you, Tangle! :-) As one of our up and coming authors, you certainly have an inside look at the future we're planning. Thank you for supporting me in this!
Hey mate.
Since I took myself out of the running of ticket competitions:
@abh12345 - Who you most likely have heard of before and runs the engagement leagues, analyses the BC and is half of the @steemcommunity witness. He at times has almost single-handedly kept scores of people not only on, but producing good levels of quality posts and engagement and continues to interact heavily on and off the platform. In turn, some of his league members have spun off their own engagement initiatives that are picking up momentum each week.
He is a central node that offers a great deal to the community and spends a huge amount of time supporting the newer members and you will see this in how often he is mentioned and commended by them on site.
He is also not afraid to throw a few punches for the things he believes in and keeps the shill to a minimum which is a surprisingly rare trait here I believe.
For your consideration.
I couldn't agree more with you @tarazkp! Asher is so very deserving of this and has my 100% backing too :) Nice job!
@tarazkp
Thank you very much for the write-up here - very kind of you!
If anyone deserves a sponsored ticket, it is you mate :)
Hi! Thank you so much for this awesome opportunity!
I'd love to go to Steemfest because this platform has become more than a place to write. In the past year, it has become family. @anomadsoul says it's gonna be like a family reunion and I've really come to see what he means. Some of the people I've met here have been better friends to me than people I know "in real life".
As for who I am? Well, I was just a kid with scattered dreams before I came here. 18 years old and not sure where to go. But then, I found Steemit and I started writing, I started setting goals for myself and I guess now I'm a writer. In the year I've been here, I've tried to fill my blog with good content. I've always written from the heart when writing about myself and I always posted my best fiction here.
I don't think I've done much for Steem itself, but I've tried to do my bit for the community.
I'm really looking forward to meet you fellow writer! Good luck with this one!
Thank you so much, @anomadsoul! I hope I get to meet you too!