I'm not sure how long this post will be so before I lose you I just want to say thanks and give MAD PROPS to @welshstacker!!

The guy is an SSG/SGS ROCKSTAR and I just can't say enough good things about him, so I won't ;) (Welshie, DM me for list of accolades XD).

Change

It's necessary for survival, from the important things in life to the trivial. I know I am not saying anything new but change happens whether we embrace it or not. As with most proposals for change (at any level) there is support and opposition, discussion, and a resolution. Again, I know you know this but I mention it to give PROPERS (see above) to @buggedout for getting the ball rolling on some possible changes to our community, specifically the @ssg-community account.

It's not easy to put yourself out there like that as you never can tell how folks will react and it's no fun to start a shitstorm, so thanks @buggedout. I was bummed when you turned over the keys and announced you were taking a break from the platform. Your contributions the SSG/SGS community are many and I bet most of them are not general knowledge, such as the fact that you have never stopped helping Welshie with the bot behind the scenes. I even saw you in the comments now and again!

I am not a programmer but I do know (I think) that computer code is kind of a living thing and needs lots of attention to keep running at optimal performance so, while you may not have been publicly engaged this last year or so, I believe your behind the scenes work has definitely helped keep the few of us that still post (and get an upvote) together.

The Vote

Today @ssg-community posted a proposal for change and is asking for us to vote on these changes. I know clicking to another post in the middle of this post is annoying but go read the post if you don't know about the proposed changes (you can even return to this post to read the rest if you want). ;)

The (abridged) Proposal :)

There are just two proposals on the table, one is a "Vote Allocation Accrual" and boils down to this.

What I am proposing here is that instead of getting say a 10% vote every day, if you don’t post for 3 full days then your vote allocation accrues and you will get a 3 x 10% = 30% vote (capped at 100%).

Now that is just one sentence form the proposal but I think it's a pretty straight forward idea. I would like to see all the specifics (numbers) for how this would work so we all know what to expect but I would vote yes for this if I had to vote today.

The second proposal is a "Tag Qualification and Enforcement" proposal. I like the tag qualification.

Tag Qualification is about setting up ssg-community to only vote on subscribing members posts which use the #SilverGoldStackers tag.

Again, a straight forward idea. Use the #silvergoldstakers tag, get a vote. Obviously, one would only use the tag on a precious metals-related post and this is where the vote allocation accrual comes into play. Post about metals once or twice a week and get your accrued vote(s). Post other quality content, no ssg-community vote. I'm good with that.

Enforcement

Shit. Here we go. This one is not so cut and dry in the proposal and frankly, I cannot vote on the proposal as a whole until the enforcement section is expanded and clarified.

I fucking hate rules. I know, they have their place, and I even follow some in my daily life, but writing a set of rules quantifying acceptable content is tricky at best. From the proposal,

The Tag Enforcement is about ensuring that only relevant content is posted to the tag.

Okay, this sentence seems straight forward and maybe it is just that simple, "relevant" = precious metal related.

I think the operative word there is related.

• Post a coin a day with some info on said coin like @ronavel
• Wrap the coin you are showing in some epic fiction like @kerrislravenhill
• Get in on one of Tag Master @silverd510's daily tags
• Sprinkle your metal posts with some videos of the coins like @silversaver888
• Drop some copper rounds on a hike for some lucky hiker to find in the future like me
• Document your trips to the LCS, pawn shop, thrift store as you search for PMs (@fat-elvis or @monsterjamgold style)
• Talk about the market
• Post a deals you find online even if you didn't buy.
• Hold a raffle

Okay, I'll stop because I think you get the point. Posting content "relevant" to precious metal is not as hard as it might seem. Be creative, you can do it, but if you post a video of yourself almost being killed by a Canadian goose you don't get that vote.

I would only ask for the "relevant content" and the "enforcement" (barf) sections in the @ssg-community proposal to be more clear before we put them to a vote. If these parameters are not clearly spelled out at the beginning I believe it will lead to some (avoidable) problems.

Summery

Nope.

I am just about typed-out here so I guess you have to read the whole post. I'll just say that this is my opinion and I am just one of many here so I invite you, if you feel so inclined, to make your voice heard on this as well. I know I'd be glad to read what you think, whether I agree or not I love this community and I am interested in what you think.