A few days ago, SteemitBoard's team disclosed the badge created to reward SteemFest⁴ attendees. This has led to heated discussions about the presence of a Buddha representation on this badge, both on-chain and off-chain.
We invite you to read the comments published on the announcement post to get an idea of the content of those discussions.
Long story made short, it appears that the use of Buddha’s image is not in line with the cultural and religious habits of Thailand, hosting SteemFest⁴ this year.
Our main goal has always been to provide fun and amusement to all participants, and not to put people at risk and potentially in jail because proudly using an image that could irritate the native sensibility.
Therefore we have decided to refactor our commemorative badges and communication related to SteemFest⁴.
There is a badge with one star for each SteemFest attended (read the the announcement post for more information).
That’s really easy! Book a flight to Bangkok (
With these 3 sesames, you just have to register at SteemFest (in Bangkok). Et voilà... you will automatically receive your badge a few minutes later.
The badge will be displayed in your personal tab on your board.
The Travel Reimbursement Fund (
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On behalf of all SteemFest attendees, thank you for your support!
Useful links:
SteemFest4 - announcement
SteemFest 2019 Travel Reimbursement Fund SPS proposal
Road to SteemFest: Exclusive discounts for flight tickets!
SteemFest⁴ - last update
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