Nice! I just managed to sneak in my first post in many months before you posted September's list. I was convinced I had missed the deadline to show as 'active and alive' and would need to be patient until October [where the hell has 2023 gone???]
49 dolphins huh? Gonna sneak to 50 before the next list I think, my journey has been a slow one but I own it nevertheless. Having said that, the time is now for this Northern, whippet chasing brit to move to the next level.
The fact that only 13 of the active people joined in the last year shows we have some work to do on recruitment.
Abso-bloody-lutely! I have always maintained that I would rather the 'right people' come in steadily, rather than a tsunami of new accounts that fall away as quickly as they join BUT yes we are at an incredibly slow rate.
However, something I have observed is that people always say bear markets are an issue when it comes to attracting new users, investors, developers and community champions...
When recruiting is done via word of mouth, we should be telling people that THIS is EXACTLY the time to join this stunning community... You have time to try out the interface, understand how everything works at leisure and it is a FABULOUS time to grow quickly and quietly when those motivated purely by gain are waiting in the wings for a price rise to jump back in.
I am gutted I have not been able to post while things have been a tad quieter, I feel it is a time to foster amazing friendships and engage in genuine discourse with people further down the line with answers to the burning questions we have in the early days.
Never did I think I would have travelled to attend amazing meetups and meet some of the glorious shining lights from the #teamuk community but I did and have made some amazing memories and friendships to boot!
I was gutted when @pennsif didn't transfer across to Hive with most of the UK peeps, I felt we had lost a lynchpin with regard to Brit promotion and coordination, however the role you have performed in the vacuum left behind is MASSIVELY appreciated Steve... Thank YOU!
I always read the names from each region when the list is published just to see how things are going regionally and nationally, I actually read the raw data like it is the next chapter of a novel I have waited for.
Oops I just noticed the body of the comment below and realised I have gone on waaay too long. Sorry. I just stopped by to say thank you for the effort and consistency, it really is appreciated. 😎
Hey! I live in hope that the numbers will grow. I am gutted that we lost some people along the way and @pennsif is a sad loss as he made some enemies here by siding with the wrong people.
We do have a core of good people who are prepared to organise events and I think we will see more happening. If we can introduce more people at meetups they may get a better start. I think that with the way other platforms are going then Hive may seem more attractive. It is my main social platform.
!PIZZA