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Once you reach a certain amount of STEEM POWER, you get to decide on how much of your voting power to spend per vote. There is more info on how that works in the FAQ.

Yeah, I remember reading that with HF you will be able to do that at any level, I can't find the source though, so I may be incorrect.

I've been reviewing the changes for the HF and I don't remember seeing that in there. It is possible that I missed it, but I'm 99% sure it is not being changed.

Yeah, I think you're correct.

Is there a number on this 'certain amount of Steem Power'?

If so, should Steemians serious about the platform without this number of SP currently consider buying in to this amount to provide them with more voting flexibility?

There is. I don't know what it is though. The last time I checked it was 500 SP, but I don't know if that amount has gone down. It is up to you. If you don't mind waiting a bit, you can earn 500 SP within a few months of good posting. If you are really eager to get the slider though, then it might be worth it :)

I'm at around 450, due to buying in recently. I've checked chainbb and the slider is there, just seems there is no easy way to get updated on your followed posts - the folks who id be keen on upvoting.

Would be great to have this amount confirmed for slider activation on steemit!

Yeah, after the next hardfork (on Tuesday) I'll look into whether the slider threshold on steemit.com can be lowered.

So, I boosted my SP to 500 last night and ta-da! Slider 😁 I've blogged about it this morning for posterity! https://steemit.com/hf19/@abh12345/hf19-pulling-the-ladder-up-or-more-encouragement-for-minnows-to-buy-steem-targeting-500-steem-power

It's key imo for users not engaging on chainbb.

If/when I can manage my voting power I'll be able to continue distributing to my feeders (you, stephenkendal, surfermarly, ex, Stella, kylin, etc), my blog commentors, and the up and coming which equals 40/50 votes a day.