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 and I use Python for my scripts. 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.
The #teamuk tag has been used to show you are in the UK and was earning extra votes from a bot, but that has not been active lately. Using the tag may still help me to find you, but please contact me if you think you should be on the list.
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. There is the option to be counted without being tagged on these posts if you want that.
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.
Other Countries
I have produced similar lists for the following countries. Active numbers are from the last time I ran them. These have used simpler queries than what I use for the UK, so they are likely to miss people. What it needs is for local communities to take up this work. The data and scripts are all on my Github for anyone to make use of. I can do other lists on demand.
The total dropped a little more despite me finding a couple more people to add to the list. It remains to be seen if these newbies will stick around. We do get a few accounts that just seem to be an attempt at SEO, but we need people who will be posting regularly and generally engaging with others. If you know anyone who joined that I may have missed then please let me know. I just search by various places that may be in the account location, but not everyone fills that in.
Obviously the low $HIVE price will be a factor in the lack of activity. For most Brits the rewards will not be life-changing, but Hive can still offer a good alternative to corporate social media. It seems an ideal place for users of other blockchains to hang out and could be a good home for other communities.
I have seen a couple of people post that they will not be so active on Hive due to various personal issues. I can understand that everyone has other things going on and may not want to be blogging. For many of us this is our main social platform and so we will be sticking around.
Last month we had a little meetup in Bedford where people travelled some way to see some other Hivers face to face. As I keep saying, you just need a venue and a date to set one up. We met for lunch at a restaurant, but it can be anywhere you can hang out for a while so no cost needs to be involved. Most of these people are involved with @creativeworkhour, but this list is intended to help you find people in your area who might be interested.
I know that @planetauto are looking to organise something up in the Lake District so look out for updates on that and you can check out their car reviews too. Please let me know of any other events so I can mention them.
@bencwarmer has done a more comprehensive list.
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