First off, I'm nervous as hell about all of this.
I've never been in a position to help people, but thanks the the @curie curation trail that stopped by the other day and did a huge upvote one of my posts, I can. It might not be much since I'm like a lot of the other minnows out there, but it's something. Hopefully it will encourage others to do the same when windfalls like this happen to them :)
Watch the above video for the gist and most of the details. Try not to laugh too much, hehe. The longest video I did before this was like 15 seconds for Instagram. Three minutes, almost four...a first for me.
So, basically I want to give a total of 10SBD out to 6 minnows just like me.
I want to give 5SBD to one minnow, and 1SBD to five minnows. Pretty simple. You have to nominate someone else, and you need to give me a sentence or two why you think they should receive the SBD. Only one nomination per person, and there's a max of twenty-five total nominations. I'll keep nominations open for a week from the day of this posting or until I hit 25 potentials.
Something I didn't mention in the video is that I'm looking for people who are sitting in the 30-40 REP range. Those that are still figuring things out, seeing if they want to be a part of this community or not. I had some amazing people help me out at that point which encouraged me to work even harder.
Once again, I know it's not a lot.
But I want to give something and I know how much it means to get rewards early on for hard work. It's easy to feel lost in the ocean when you're so small and you only get penny votes. And in a week who knows how much STEEM you can buy with it :)
You don't have to follow me, upvote this, or resteem this if you don't want to. As a newbie to this platform I can already see that following people just for contests will clutter the already messy feed, unless you want to follow my work in general. Resteeming will help the word spread, but sharing the link in your groups works just as good.
Once again, this is the first time for me to do a giveaway/contest like this so if I forgot some details, let me know and I'll update the post. The winners will be chosen by me after I've had a chance to go through all the nominations. Once again, you can submit the person you want to nominate via the comments below with a #nominate and then the @ with their username. EX#nominate @personsname reason why
#nominate
@crisangel
Rep 47
Member of Steemit since December 2017
Has very complete, well-presented posts. Is extremely helpful in the communities he is involved with. Totally undervalued.
#nominate
@platosgroove
Rep 45
Joined Steemit in December of 2017
Extremely supportive and is starting to understand what Steemit is about. Good musician and poet. Again, undervalued.
Thank you brother. That had meaning for me. That is a real thing and is worth more than money can buy. It encourages and motivates. Peace friend.
#nominate
@ilhuna
Rep 47
Joined Steemit in December of 2017
Very vibrant and enthusiastic Steempeep. Beautiful artwork and photos, undervalued.
#nominate @anjiba simply because he was a minnow who saw the potential of steemit and decided to help carry other minnows along by opening up whatsapp groups where we could all support each other. This has led to the opening of @abuja-steem and our first major project is happening this Saturday.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #8
Great idea sir! :) Community focused ambitions are always good to inspire the wider population. I'll be sure to resteem this, such efforts deserve the support :)
Thanks! The more the merrier. If I can get the message out and help some people, awesome :)
What a cool person! Great thought and excellent way to manifest it. I #nominate @sweetscience. He is a friend in the meat and bones world here locally who has helped me find ways to use my poetry and words. He has invited me to perform at various live events here in town. And in the spring we are traveling to GA to do a festival. He is an excellent DJ/Producer with exquisite taste that even an old dude like me can get with. He has recently joined steemit upon my reccomendation and has begun producing varied and excellent content. I have met some really cool people here and several crossed my mind but Lee is a brother from before steemit and he is where my nomination should go. And you should know if his stuff sucked I would tell you so. :) Peace brother and thanks.
Wow! Honored...
Thank you.
I second this nomination. I'd love to see both @sweetscience and @platosgroove receive something. This is really wonderful of you to do, @mikesthoughts. :)
He's smarter than me so I figure the best investment is him. :) Thank you my friend.
Hi @mikesthoughts! You have received 0.1 SBD tip + 0.01 SBD @tipU
from @dswigle :)
@dswigle wrote lately about: Be Mine. Feel free to follow @dswigle if you like it :)
Tipuvote! - upvote any post with with 2.5 x profit :)
Great to see you do this!
I am sure are going to make a lot of those minnows very happy!
Good luck and much snek cuddles
xxx
Snekky
congratulation I will help more im on the @curie team and i will help @vincentbt #nominate
Don't forget to give me at least one sentence why ;) I want to know why you think they should receive it :) Thanks for dropping by!
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #1
Superb idea @mikesthoughts, and a great community spirited offer to support people. I'm just going to promote this, I'm sure there are plenty of other people who can suggest deserving accounts. A great incentive for people - and a generous offer as your rewards were well deserved for the quality of your content.
#thealliance
Thanks! Came up with this idea while in the shower. I so rarely get to help people, and since this money isn't really real yet for me (enough to use to support myself) I figured I could use at least a bit of it to help inspire others to keep on it :) Hopefully it will catch and bring some people who could really use a bit of incentive to do more here.
#Nominate @sola3097 because he already want to give up but I think your prize will serve as an encouragement to him...thanks
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #2
Thanks
This is a good idea! Keep up the good job!
Hi @mikesthoughts,
Congrats on your whale bite!
I nominate @shinetrue because she needs a boost to get started here. She makes short length fictional videos.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #3
And thanks :) Because of that I'm able to do this!
It's really an intelligent initiative to bring out the little ones like us,
I think like you to advance the maximum of people on steemit that deserves to be known even the smallest have talent!
Here is my vote: #nominate @albeekim new arrival Korean student, curious and open to teaching in the world, she has the potential to be a great steemien !!
Thanks
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #4
Thanks for the nomination!
Thanks ! 😉
That's really nice of you @mikesthoughts. I actually came here from @steemitworldmap travel digest. Am a great fan of it, and I check out every Japan mentions on it. LOL.
It happened to me once, got curied, and was equally surprised to see my reputation jumped. LOL
Gonna give you a good support for this contest initiative. Great job!
Anyway, I would like to #nominate @seandeanayao A fellow member in our newly created community who creates great content and time lapsed video. His reputation is just 37 and posts were simply not getting the proper recognition.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #5
Thanks for coming by and reading some of my stuff. Got lots of memories from SE Asia that I'm writing about, hehe. And it surprised the heck out of me too. I was checking my rep, and I was like, what? 2 points...that's not normal. Any support is always appreciated. :) I want to be able to give back more because the more you build up the community, the more you build yourself up :) The rising tide should raise all ships!
This post has received an upvote from spotlight thanks to: @resteemable.
Thanks much @resteemable! :)
I nominate @celineaugustinee, she introduced me to steemit and she is very kind.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #6
I nominate @sersl, because he's here quite recently and still does not really know what to do here. Maybe your reward will be his incentive.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #7
You rock! What an awesome thing to do! Tip!
Thanks @dswigle! :) You rock too! Wish I could include you in the nominations :\
I like to nominate @dswigle she has been a huge inspiration i wasn't far from giving Steemit away but she encouraged me with her lovely comment on @marketfriday and suggested for me to join the family @thealliance which i did and now i am still here doing better then i was and i do think she deserves a lot more credit for the work and kindness she puts into the community.
And it's really cool that your doing this @mikesthoughts wishing you all the best of luck :)))
Thanks @hangin! Just trying to give back. Unfortunately she doesn't sit in the range of Rep I'm looking to engage with. I have a little wiggle from, but she's sitting at 58. She is already committed to the platform and the ideals which it stands for. I really wish I because she's already done so much for me. Maybe in the future if more funds come in I can do another nomination for more established members of the community.
Ohhhh...that's a shame but i understand...hopefully we can shout her a trip to Thailand one day...hehe...she would love that :))
In time, we shall be able to do a lot through this platform :)
Good post. I like your post
Ill nominate @alale.
First for her passion and zeal.
Second , to encourage her, I think she needs encouragement at this stage of her steemit journey.
My words of encouragements just ain't enough.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #9
And, yeah, words are great, but an actual statement by the universe in tangible form is usually what people need. :)
Congrats on the Curie vote! I think it's so cool that you want to give back. If I find someone to nominate I surely will. I looked though my feed, but even the newbies I know are all above 40 rep already. But I'll keep this in mind if I see someone who would deserve it.
If you do, please nominate them! There is a bit of wiggle room in the 40, I just want to find people who are at the point where they aren't sure if they should continue or not, and that's usually in the 30-40 range when they're first dipping their toes in the water. Into the 40's and 50's, I think most of us have committed to one point or another to be productive citizens here.
Good job bro, this is a great way to help others, wish more whales would do this more often. I was going to nomiate platosgroove be he has already been. So just saying thanks for doing some good bro. Be well
#nominate @thehumanbot
Nominate @westley-nash Rep 40
Nominate @prydefoltz Rep 43
I think what you are doing is a real stand up thing to do.
Doing what I can to give back since the community has been so good to me :)
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #11
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #12
@c0ff33a he will gives good guide and help especially the new steemit user. Simple plan with huge vision if you have bump into his post I'm sure you know what I mean. Thanks
Yeah,@c0ff33a has helped me...a lot. I'm just doing my part and trying to pay it forward :)
I saw this resteemed by @steemitbc. I just want to express my support to your endeavor.
I like how you started:
I know how it feels and I always believed that we all have roles to play in this new economy. Don't let the labels define what you can be. ;)
Thanks for helping to get the word out :) Yeah, labels suck, unless one of them is 'whale.' Then life is a little nicer, hehe.
#nominate
@felt.buzz is an excellent writer whose work is grossly under recognized here. He has also been very supportive of myself, and the writing community on Steemit.
Getting down to the wire, hehe.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #13
#nominate @janeynarzoles1
Hello! She's an artist. And everytime she wanted to post something here in Steemit, she always try her very best to post an art (usually) with good content. She is a minnow and I witness how she wanted to help this community. And with this, I nominate her!
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #14
#nominate
@sywarla
She just joined steemit about a week ago. Her posts are improving very fast, she listens well to anyone's advices and tries her best to improve her writing. My biggest motive to #nominate @sywarla is that I feel so bad about her latest amazing posts that are gone with the wind almost invisible because even my 100% votes couldn't change that.
Roger that! They have been nominated :) Entry #15
Hi Everyone! Thanks for nominating these minnows! Please give me a couple days to go through and check all of them out and figure on who's going to get what :) Stay tuned!
#nominate
@amazona06
She works on my office, is a very colorfull girl that is always smiling and helping others. She introduce me to this plataform and took the time to explain me how it works.
Hi @imperialcactus! Unfortunately I closed the nominations last night but I'll keep them in mind if I get another whale vote and have SBD to help out other minnows. Thanks for dropping by! :)