Witnesses in the Family

A witness for the STEEM blockchain does one major thing that has to be supported. They secure and acknowledge all the activity that happens on the blockchain. What does that mean? It means they run what's called a server, to help efficiently process all the blocks that are confirmed. Within each block is information that can consist of anything from someone's comment, someone's edit of a comment, a post, a resteem, a post reward, pretty much anything you can think of that happens on Steemit and its counterparts (Steepshot, Zappl, Busy, etc), is recorded and publicly stored by witnesses on the blockchain.

You can find a list of all the witnesses on a site called Steemian that was built by another witness, @drakos. We strongly urge anyone that is here and wants this platform to keep on becoming better and better, to go to that list and do a little research. There may be some names you recognize and didn't know were witnesses! The best suggestion I can give is get to know your witnesses and let them know you're here on Steemit, supporting the blockchain by voting and engaging with others.

This a four person tandem that might as well be four chambers of the human heart. If you have heard of either @youarehope, @tarc, or @thewritersblock, then you already know who these people are. If not, then let me tell you a little about them. @sircork is the founder of the charitable organization just mentioned - You Are H.O.P.E. - Help.Opportunity.Purpose.Empowerment. All of which have been embodied time after time since its inception. @rhondak coordinates @tarc (and is also widely known for her work @thewritersblock) which stands for the Tazewell Animal Rescue Coalition. The name says it all. Add @gmuxx and @anarcho-andrei to the recipe and well, it's a prize winner.

Jatin is a witness from India and one of the founding members of @indiaunited. There are more people on this blockchain from there than anywhere else in the world, so we imagine he has his hands full quite often. On his profile, you'll notice it says "A Very Helpful Guy", and those words hold true. He has been one of @enginewitty's go to guys for the better part of 6 months within the witness territory. He has also been a strong supporter of #thealliance and it's family members through various efforts including helping run the bid bot @alliedforces.

Who cares about this crazy son of a bitch. He's been known to wrestle bears, morph into a fox and run through hen houses and has an affinity for boobs. Some people describe him as 'magnetic' and 'magical'. He's really just some idiot keyboard warrior troll that never gets out of the house. Think he has a stunt double or something. If you want to waste a vote, the link is down there.

@guiltyparties is most widely known for his support of the veterans' culture and the #steemsilvergold communities here on Steemit. What a lot of people don't know, is he has also been working tirelessly with Steemcleaners and several other 'parties' to help eliminate the spam, hacking, and phishing that tries to weasel its way into out waters. His most recent revamp of the Steemit welcome page is very much appreciated..

One of our newer witnesses & lovely Vegan sweetheart. Hailing from Canada, she is a native Indonesian and looks forward to helping Steemit grow exponentially over there. I dare say, vegan or not, you will absolutely be hungering for more of her delicious posts topped with good family fun and entertainment upon your arrival. She has been out here swimming with us for quite some time and just recently made her witness announcement. She will engage with you, make you feel appreciated and even at home. Stop in and say hello!

Another of our family to recently join the witness security, is this guy. You've probably seen his face around as he seems to be everywhere. Truly, a master of the engagement arts. So much, in fact, he is the 'yard boss' on #thealliance playground. He has gained the trust of @enginewitty by displaying a love for Steemit and putting family first. Little known is the fact that he is also a technical wizard and set up his server without the docker code most witnesses use. That's saying something and we expect (more) great things coming from this man.

The newest of our members to join the team, he is literally paying for his witness server with his own blood. Yes, he donates blood regularly and rolls the money into a server to help secure the blockchain. He is also into traveling and photography. One of the ways he gives back to the community is through his contests each week. We look forward to him chiming in and being more present in the pit fights - er - witness arena of souls - um, community discussions.

To everyone, family or otherwise, that have taken the time to read this and learn a little about #thealliance witnesses. We are all in agreement that this blockchain is the best thing to happen since pizza. Well, almost. LOL! But really, even if you don't support any of ours, get out and vote for ones you do like if you care about the future of STEEM. Let it be known - We Care.