Thundercurator OVERHAUL - Entire System Changing - MUST READ!!!
We Must Reach Sustainability
Thundercurator has turned into one of the most popular curation services on the STEEM blockchain, but has run into some very challenging issues, especially with the drop in STEEM and difficulties within the blockchain itself.
Currently the out-of-pocket cost to continue 
Instead of abandoning the platform like some other services or shutting down like even more recently, we are going to overhaul our system and make it a tiered-membership service much like 
I personally am a member with them and enjoy their service and in no way are we trying to take anyone away. We want to add more value to the blockchain and add more options for people while maintaining our project and creating a successful future on STEEM.
Complete System Overhaul
Thundercurator is now a membership curation service, requiring all members to register with a one-time fee of 2 STEEM. This STEEM will be used to purchase delegation in conjunction with our organic and delegated SP to handle the upvoting in replacement of the STEEM/SBD transfers.
Thundercurator will no longer be accepting STEEM/SBD transfers to upvote posts. User upvotes are now based on their tier level by amount delegated to the service. We will be launching a bot to upvote select members soon, but for now we will continue manual curation.
To use the service, simply tag "thundercurator" in your post. We will upvote all posts tagged "thundercurator" by the appropriate amount based on your current tier level.
Since we will not be receiving transfers, there will be no profit shares paid to delegators. In the future when we have our bid-bot for select members, there will be a profit share.
Key Differences Between Our New System and Other Curation Services
- Lower entry point for new users or users of lower SP.
- Ability to get a maximum of two upvotes daily.
- Proportional upvote increases to delegation increase. Some curation projects actually give you proportionally less when you delegate more to them.
- Continuing the promotion of quality posts to increase visibility and rewards.
- A healthy curation trail.
- The down-voting and reporting of plagiarized/stolen content to contribute to the quality of our beloved blockchain.
The New 12 Tier System
The returns offered with the last tier system were extremely generous and unsustainable, especially with the current climate of the STEEM ecosystem. That being said there are massive changes and we have gone with a completely different system influenced by Ancient Rome.
Tier 1 - Nobilis Homo (Gentleman/Lady)
Maximum of two $0.01 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 50 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 2 - Eques (Knight/Dame)
Maximum of two $0.02 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 100 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 3 -Baro/Baronissa (Baron/Baroness)
Maximum of two $0.03 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 200 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 4 - Vicecomes/Vicecomitissa (Viscount/Viscountess)
Maximum of two $0.06 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 300 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 5 - Comes/Comitissa (Earl/Countess)
Maximum of two $0.08 Upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 400 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 6 - Marchio/Marchionissa (Marquees/Marchioness)
Maximum of two $0.11 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 500 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 7 - Prorex/Proregina (Viceroy/Vicereine)
Maximum of two $0.18 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 750 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 8 - Princeps/Principissa (Prince/Princess)
Maximum of two $0.23 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 1000 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 9 - Dux/Ducissa (Duke/Duchess)
Maximum of two $0.35 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 1500 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 10 - Archidux/Archiducissa (Archduke/Archduchess)
Maximum of two $0.47 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 2000 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 11 - Magnus Dux/Magna Ducissa (Grand Duke/Grand Duchess)
Maximum of two $0.59 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 2500 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
Tier 12 - Rex/Regina (King/Queen)
Maximum of two $1.60 upvotes on posts daily*
Requirements
- 5000 SP Delegation
- $0.02 or 100% auto-upvote on
posts must be of quality content. All plagiarized posts or posts containing only a few words or of a picture will not be upvoted unless is is part of a photo contest, etc.*
Implementation Beginning Immediately
All changes will take affect 1159 PM CST Monday September 24th.
We will begin notifying all current members and all transactions to us of the change. All submissions prior to the change will be honored with the old system.
After 1159 PM CST, your registration fee must be paid and you have met the requirements for a tier to receive upvotes from
