I started compiling these lists in December 2020 to continue something @pennsif used to do as I think it helps bring the community together. Since then I have found lots more people to include. @HiveSQL has been really useful for this. I use Python with beem (by @holger80) in a script to generate what you see here. Some of the post is manual as I like to include some commentary and I will keep tweaking it. I am open to suggestions for improvements. I aim to do a fresh list on the first Saturday of each month.
I also rely on the community to let me know of more people to include who may not have obvious account metadata. You can find me in the @teamuksupportDiscord to discuss it or drop me a comment.
Those based in the UK can use the #teamuk tag for an extra vote. If you see people using it on non-relevant posts then drop them a friendly comment to point out that is not encouraged.
The list will include anyone living in the UK as well as Brits who have moved abroad. Inclusion on this list does not mean I recommend people, but I will remove accounts if they are known to be abusing Hive or are falsely reporting their location. If you have lost control of your account through phishing or other means then let me know so that I can update your entry.
The code to produce this post is on Github. People are welcome to use it for their own regional version.
The numbers above are for those who had posted or commented in the previous month. In the lists below I break each region into three lists:
Active as above.
Just voting. I will guess that a lot of these use automatic votes, e.g. HiveVote. Previously there were some that appear to have been compromised as they vote for known abusers. Those are now excluded until I hear that they have recovered control.
Inactive in the last month, but most have done something since Hive started. We can hope to bring them back.
I want to count people rather than accounts as some have several. I can include those in brackets if you want. Let me know if you want me to update your listing. You can be as specific as you like about your location. Otherwise I will use what is on your profile.
Commentary
We had a bit of a drop in activity in the last month. I really do not know why that should be. The $HIVE price has not changed much this year apart from some temporary peaks and troughs. It hovers around 40c and that does not seem too terrible.
I do get that people get burned out. Trying to keep up regular posts to keep the rewards coming in can be tiring, but that is why I always say to make it fun. I treat Hive as a social platform. Some people try to put out posts that look like they should be on Wikipedia or a news site, but I am not sure we have a big enough audience to make that viable. It is a chicken/egg situation of needing content to attract people and needing an audience who make it worth putting in the effort to create that content. We are the pioneers who are building a platform that breaks away from the conventions of corporate social media. The lack of a controlling company is hard to grasp for some and it can also mean a lack of coordinated marketing. It is up to each of us to introduce and mentor new users.
There is also the issue that those who deal with abuse of Hive can drive people away. We do need to deter things like plagiarism and impersonation, but then we each have the option to be discerning on what we vote for. If you automate your voting then you cannot be sure what you are supporting. I know most are afraid to downvote, but that is necessary in some cases. I just do not want people driven away when they could be persuaded to contribute more rather than just taking. The latest debate has been about posts generated by apps like CHatGPT. If you see someone suddenly have a big change in the style of their posts then you should be suspicious, but talk to them about it rather than immediately accusing them. It is up to you if vote for them. If we drive people away then they are likely to tell others not to bother with Hive. Just telling them to go to Steemit or Blurt is not really helpful.
I am just concerned that our community is not growing as fast as it ought to given the opportunities Hive offers.
I am interested to hear what others think about why we are not growing.
This shows the numbers in each category of the active and voting accounts. Level is based on 'VESTS'. Minnow equates to a million VESTS, which is 560.56HP and each level is 10x the previous.
This shows when people joined Hive. The last few months are shown separately to make any changes obvious.
