Hello and good day silvery community
There are several bits of news I would like to share with you. Small cosmetic changes, as well as the way we Silver Bloggers communicate with each other.
But let me introduce myself first. I'm know around here as Dan "Dude" Mondoshawan. Fifty-five year old rock'n'rolla, "landed" on that "other" blockchain in January 2018, in search of a "decentralized" future of the internet. Without any clue about crypto or blogging. Criss and cross, up and down. "All the mistakes" you can make, I made and lived through them. In the end, I was just interested in storing my thoughts and experiences in the digital world, far away from Goolag, Fakebook or the like.
In real life I left everything behind of the so civilized society, no more money in my pockets, looking for a new start, outside the imposed social obligations. An exit, which I wanted to share with all folks, wanting to do the same. Hmmm, but as life goes... everything turns out differently than you think. Murphy's Law! Thinking about it, I'm not even sure I'd be here if I'd known from the beginning what I was in for. smirk
In a nutshell, I'm a nature-loving bon vivant, musician, radio jockey, handyman, chef, life partner, and so much more. Back in those early blockchain days, I "learned" to separate the wheat from the chaff as a curator for C² and how to contribute to a healthy crypto ecosystem. After the big "split" I didn't know "what next" for a while.... Streaming music on vimm.tv and chatting in the terminal on Discord was all that kept me here. Until Lizzie and Fiona invited me to join the Silverbloggers community as a moderator. Which, with some honor, I gladly accepted.
Today, I'm just doing my best for one and all. Still no too big of an idea about crypto, still no money in my pockets. Only the points how to continue have concretized... and the exit towards autonomous "off grid" is in the "works". But now enough about me, back to some important stuff.
...currently has over 800 participants, of which more than 100 are actively participating. All this has led to the fact that the team has been strengthened (we all have RL commitments) and certain processes have been adjusted. You may have noticed that last year's weekly contest has become a monthly one.
The guidelines have been minimally revised to try and eliminate misunderstanding. The Discord server has also been adapted for this. Rest assured, though that we will still continue to learn as we go forward and more changes may be possible. Okay, let's look into some details....
This, new, monthly contest has certain "rules" that have some of us a bit confused. So here is the "how2", to not miss anything and please beware you MUST follow ALL the points so your validate your blog entry for the next contest....
@hive-106316...Yes, not just to spare precious RC used up in comments and engagement, Discord is the space where we can all share stories with each other. It's also place to share our new blogs, ask and answer questions about crypto, Hive and Discord.
Because the community founders have a good connection to OCD, using Discord became kind of a "must" for all of us. Reading and "evaluating" so many blogs takes some time as well as conversations to find the pearls that we then present at OCD. This is where this communication platform helps us to be effective, which is not really possible with Hive at the moment.
To join our community server, first subscribe to our Hive community, then simply click on this link >>(https://discord.gg/kPUgeahwA3) and immediately start meeting other Silver Bloggers in person.
And BTW, there is now a place you can promote any of your blogs. Check out the channel on Discord: you got all the infos there.
Starting with the latest entries to #BoM. If you missed the Winner's Post from January, come on over and see what's what. I personally would like to take this moment and add another two special mentions from this latest Blog Of the Month.
...who wants to feel healthy, full of energy and that when she wakes up, the body feels like moving with vigor.
...another new Silverblogger who's looking forward to travel, run a marathon and heal herself and others.
Please welcome them and since the blogs are already passed seven days you may show your appreciation with a generous tip of yours.
...this "out-of-thin-air"-blog is an awesome example of what our community is all about. I just love it. Big Shout Out here!
Thank you everyone, for all the awesomeness going on in our community. Keep dropping your silvery posts onto hive. We definitely like it!
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