Feedback from the September 1st Hive Power Up Day

Despite some trepidation, the September 1st edition of the Hive Power Up Day was once again a success in participation. The combined launch of the Power Up Month probably had something to do with it.

A few words from the PUD organizers

@traciyork

Happy September, all!

This time last month, I thought that the Power Up Day totals might be a bit smaller than usual, since posting & tweeting seemed a bit quieter than the month before. I knew that I'd been spending July depositing my $HBD into my savings for that 10% APR instead of buying Hive, and figured many others were doing the same. However, the numbers showed that while we did have somewhat fewer people participating, the total powered up surpassed July!

That being said, I can't wait to see what the stats are this month, since it seems like more people are talking about power up day both here on the chain, and on Twitter. I've seen new faces in both places, powering up for the first time, longtime faces hitting milestones this month, and lots of tweets about both. I think the new Hive PUM buzz might have something to do with that!

As always, a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in Power Up Day by powering up, posting, and/or shouting out on all traditional web 2.0 social media. All of those things help shine a light on our blockchain home, which in turn helps to grow our community. Special thanks to @hivebuzz for always BEEing such an incredible buzz-maker for Hive Power Up Day. And here's to all the happy Hiveans who are increasing their voting power and influence on the blockchain!

What are the PUD stats of this month?

Before going straight to the volume and participant stats, let's start first with those who choose to help others grow, the Power Up Helpers as those are the ones who deserve the most attention.

We have 15 users who have made a power-up to another account and have thus allowed 25 people to get their PUD badge.

Special kudos to those who helped several accounts: @dreamingirwin (7), @traciyork (4), @pegarissimo §2) and @jacobtothe (2). Together, the helpers gifted 360.41 HIVE!

Here is the complete list of helpers and their donation:
@ryivhnn (100), @dreamingirwin (70), @traciyork (33.333), @justclickindiva (25), @pegarissimo (22), @jacobtothe (20), @qwerrie (10.077), @elemarg25 (10), @jesuspsoto (10), @maonx (10), @melinda010100 (10), @menzo (10), @mimerr (10), @straykat (10) and @techcoderx (10)

A huge thank you to them all for their generosity! Show them some love by upvoting one of their recent posts.

We now have 146 users who helped at least one less powerful user who never got any power-up from anyone. These benefactors got the so coveted Power Up Helper badge:

Congratulations to @traciyork (22), @junkfeathers (10), @tazi (9), @melinda010100 (9), @reiseamateur (8), @dreamingirwin (7), @victoriabsb (6), @primersion (5), @louis88 (5), @pegarissimo (4), @qwerrie (4), @ybanezkim26 (4), @bashadow (4), @ahmadmanga (4), @french-tech (4), @straykat (3), @sandymeyer (3), @carlagonz (3), @revisesociology (3), @scorer (3), @kubak (3), @fraenk (3), @ecency (3), @jacobtothe (3), @remenzer (2), @breelikeatree (2), @kwame89 (2), @pusen(2), @saleg25 (2), @blocktrades (2), @tibaire (2), @immanuel94 (2), @gr33nm4ster (2), @notak (2), @trumpikas (2), @shmoogleosukami (2), @lesiopm (2), @oliverschmid (2), @trangbaby (2), @sammie (2), @p3ntar0u (2), @schlafhacking (2), @schlees (2), @silversaver888 (2), @dawnoner (2), @brittandjosie (2), @fw206 (2), @condeas (2), @jossduarte (2), @dannewton (2), @derangedvisions (2), @justclickindiva (2), @chibititan, @acidyo, @podping, @stormcharmer, @ctrlyse, @dreemsavingsfund, @jesuspsoto, @theguruasia, @penderis, @keco, @pizzabot, @sydney.potts, @beanz, @elemarg25, @dontcare89, @soulturtle, @charsdesign, @xyba, @mimerr, @dreemport, @menzo, @bighungrypanda, @thatcryptodave, @maonx, @nomad-magus, @dwinblood, @manuelmusic, @ctrpch, @littlenewthings, @emsenn0, @wedacoalition, @vokus, @tribesteemup, @androshchuk, @fronttowardenemy, @ramzimo68, @tsunsica, @skylinebuds, @alexvan, @ryivhnn, @pardinus, @recording-box, @walterjay, @pixiepost, @ph1102, @madefrance, @techcoderx, @richardfyates, @valerianis, @phoenixwren, @zirky, @stayoutoftherz, @perceval, @pavelsku, @quekery, @successchar, @happyfrog420, @tarazkp, @satren, @russellstockley, @yolimarag, @elianaicgomes, @hive-data, @jesusalejos, @elizabeths14, @improv, @cryptictruth, @jeanlucsr, @jznsamuel, @jongolson, @blue.rabbit, @iamraincrystal, @brianoflondon, @inertia, @death-and-taxes, @jacuzzi, @deepresearch, @jeffjagoe, @arcange, @joanstewart, @acguitar1, @eliezerfloyd, @gregory-f, @engrave, @ksteem, @ervin-lemark, @laloretoyya, @felander, @maruskina, @muscara, @miriannalis, @forykw and @fermionico
_{(List by number of helpees)}

Remember that the number of people you are helping will significantly influence the delegations we will do to you.

Let's now take a look at how you did against the previous editions:

Let's be honest: this is the worst edition in terms of volume of HIVE powered-up, barely 72622 HIVE.

It was a bit expected with the current tokenomics factors: the ongoing HIVE supply deflation (check it out in @arcange financial stats), the ability to convert HIVE to HBD under attractive conditions, and the current high price of HBD. Hence the apprehension expressed at the beginning of this post.

However, what is quite pleasing is to note that the number of participants remains stable and has even increased compared to the previous edition with 381 users who still performed a power-up.

Let's now look at what happened with the distribution of power-ups:

Congrats to devrim @grot (8523,245), @vanje (6238), @singhcapital (5666,405), @borivan (4530,905), @thekittygirl (1500), @thefew.studio (1373,54), @holoferncro (1158,265), @jphamer1 (1125), @cmplxty (1100), @kryptodenno (1091), @notak (1026,549), @forykw (1003,85), @deepresearch (1001), @tattoodjay (1000), @juancar347 (1000), @jschindler (1000), @pouchon (1000), @walterjay (1000), @ryivhnn (1000) and @bowess (1000).

They powered up at least 1000 HIVE and got the Jumbo-Bee badge.

Hive Power delegations

Since the beginning of this year, we are rewarding regular participants and those who have also been generous in helping others by offering a 3 weeks Hive Power delegation.
To be eligible for a delegation:

you must have participated in this Power Up Day.
You must have performed at least 5 power-ups on Power Up Day. Power-up received from another user is not taken into account.
4 of these 5 power-ups must have been done on the last 5 Power Up Days (including this one).

To compute the amount of HP delegated to each user, we use the following criteria:

The number of power-ups performed.
The number and levels of power-ups you have performed (ex: you made two "level 3" and three "level 5" power-ups).
The number of people you helped to power up and the amount involved.

This month we will delegate 5189 HP to 119 users

User	Delegated HP
@traciyork	521
@melinda010100	243
@forykw	161
@louis88	157
@ryivhnn	136
@victoriabsb	135
@qwerrie	117
@bashadow	115
@straykat	109
@satren	106
@walterjay	106
@revisesociology	105
@ahmadmanga	102
@sandymeyer	101
@justclickindiva	101
@jacobtothe	94
@jongolson	87
@ervin-lemark	86
@silversaver888	81
@brittandjosie	78
@stayoutoftherz	77
@tarazkp	76
@deepresearch	71
@trangbaby	70
@trumpikas	70
@arcange	65
@elianaicgomes	61
@pouchon	60
@muscara	58
@notak	57
@ewkaw	57
@dawnoner	52
@galenkp	51
@bala41288	47
@richardfyates	45
@daltono	44
@dalz	43
@steevc	42
@hivebuzz	42
@ace108	40
@preparedwombat	39
@seckorama	35
@iamraincrystal	35
@eliezerfloyd	33
@alexvan	32
@bil.prag	29
@techcoderx	29
@shanibeer	29
@cmplxty	29
@detlev	27
@maonx	26
@shasta	26
@elikast	26
@darth-azrael	26
@bozz	26
@melbourneswest	25
@bitandi	25
@deerjay	25
@kerrislravenhill	24
@thehockeyfan-at	24
@borjan	23
@manuvert	23
@bhattg	23
@arrliinn	23
@jaster	21
@libertycrypto27	21
@failingforwards	18
@dswigle	18
@winniex	18
@aurodivys	18
@maddogmike	18
@mballesteros	17
@holovision	17
@fionasfavourites	17
@erikklok	16
@niko.lemark	15
@chaodietas	15
@miketr	15
@manoldonchev	15
@khan.dayyanz	15
@imfarhad	15
@stickupboys	14
@nenio	14
@handofzara	14
@papilloncharity	14
@phillarecette	14
@paxjulia	13
@theycallmedan	13
@irisworld	13
@myfreebtc	12
@faffy	12
@rmach	12
@irvinc	12
@josediccus	12
@ablaze	11
@txatxy	11
@dodovietnam	10
@darth-cryptic	10
@steampunkkaja	10
@malomi	10
@marivic10	10
@retrodroid	9
@mawit07	9
@jfang003	9
@savvyplayer	9
@itchyfeetdonica	9
@desro	8
@ahmadmangazap	8
@edgerik	7
@damarysvibra	7
@rozku	7
@merthin	7
@ylich	6
@jacoalberts	6
@dbooster	6
@curart38	6
@happyfrog420-new	5
@actioncats	5
@hive-166168	5