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 was using beem to generate this post, but that is not in active development and I found HiveSQL could do it much quicker. I use Python for most things. 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. I can also remove anyone who asks me to. 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. I can help you with that if necessary.
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 or what I am told or can deduce from your posts.
Commentary
We have a slight increase in numbers this month. That is partly down to me finding a few new people, but others have come back to Hive. I have seen others from around the world return, so that is reason for hope. I do get that people have other things going on. The earnings they make here may not be significant and the audience is still relatively small. I think it would help a lot if people could get more engagement with their posts. You also need to be able to find enough interesting people to follow to make your feed fun.
I hope there will be more meetups this year around the country. I want to do at least one. My thought is to keep it simple. If you can find a venue that does not require booking or costs then you really have little to lose by setting a date and seeing who turns up. Please let me know of any events and I will publicise them. I think you need to give at least a few weeks notice so folk can make plans.
I aim to keep doing these posts. It would be great to get back over 200 active users. That will not include those who only vote as I assume that is automated. We need real human interaction.
You may notice the new 'Anonymous' section below. I have had one person ask to not be listed by name, but I still want to count them.
@proofofbrian