If you've been following me for a while now, you would have probably noticed the subtle implementations of the minnowsupportproject or hash tag aggroed. If you haven't heard already, you probably have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about or why I continue to vaguely talk about it in my posts.
Well, after publishing a post on writing about PURPOSE, I realized I haven't done a very good job explaining the MinnowSupportProject and my ideals behind it. I kind of just assumed that everyone on SteemIt had already known thus why I kept throwing in the subtle comments about MSP.
So without further ado, I'm going to take a stab and explain the MinnowSupportProject Mission Statement in MY EYES, the purpose behind it, and our promise to help you grow.
The MinnowSupportProject is a project created by @aggroed and some of the various individuals who make up SteemIt. The project is essentially a community of welcoming and helpful people that are always willing to help newcomers to SteemIt. Minnows, what we call them, are those that do not have very much influence in the community yet but are working to create a larger network of connections and gain more influence in the SteemIt platform. These minnows are all looking to attain the status of a whale, one who has fully developed on the SteemIt platform and does their part by creating great content or promoting great content written by others. As young minnows learn their way into the community, they do their part by paying it forward and eventually helping those who come after them.
The MinnowSupportProject community gets together on an always poppin discord channel that is full of greeters and individuals always looking to help. The discord channel has various tools for success when it comes to peer-review, post awareness, how to guides, or even just someone to chat with when you have questions regarding literally ANYTHING. If it's a question about SteemIt, someone has an answer. If it's a question about cryptocurrency, someone has an answer. Question about cats? Don't doubt them...because someone will have the answer. If you even want to be that introvert and just mess around talking to robots, there's even a channel for just that.
Jokes aside, the MSP community is a place for education, awareness, and conversation. You really can't provide a Mission Statement for the MSP and identify a singular purpose because there are so many words that can describe its purpose. The community provides almost anything you need if you're struggling and not only is it a great place to start, it's a great place to stay.
Finally, the best part of the MSP is it's continuous growth. Growth since the last week has been exponential as there are members registering every hour. Minnows, dolphins, whales, and witnesses are all taking part in the project to develop one of the fastest growing communities I have ever seen. This kind of growth allows for more intelligence being pooled into one giant community. More experiences are shared, ideas are spread, increased connections made, and more minnows growing each day.
Hery Ford once said, "Coming together is beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."
This quote hits home when I think of the MinnowSupport community. When aggroed began the project it started the creation/beginning of an era. As we begin to grow and stick with one another we begin to develop by producing more helpful content or sharing experiences with one another. As for the future, if we continue to work together and grow as one, we will all become whales.
As for myself, I believe the MinnowSupportProject has definitely increased my motivation to continuously stay active on SteemIt. Seeing those around me gain success in their posts only inspires me even more to do the same. The endless conversations within the MSP community not only educate me but it also helps me develop ideas on what to create next. Sometimes in order to really bring out that sense of creativity that we all have, it just takes a little talking with those around you to spark a light-bulb in your head.
Conversation is what makes up the community. It brings out the honesty in our thoughts and the advice we spread to others. My parents always told me to listen to my elders but I never understood why. As a newcomer to SteemIt, I finally understood. The elders, the veterans of SteemIt, know so much about this platform that you will have an extremely hard time figuring out on your own. They provide you with the essential tools, websites, and tips to become successful.
With that being said, come check out the MinnowSupportProject. Follow @MinnowSupport, follow @Aggroed, and follow @TheRestOfTheCommunityHereAtMinnowSupport because we promise we're here to help you answer questions and grow together. So what are you waiting for!? Finish those introduceyourself posts and join the community :)
To join the community you can find us on discord at P.A.L! https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
Follow the link, join in on the fun, and we'll help you out with the rest of registration!
If you have any questions feel free to ask myself, @aggroed, or any other member apart of the MinnowSupportProject
Logo and Banner created by @justcallmemyth
I joined last year and then got distracted for a few months and come back off and on. Just realized I'd been following @aggroed this whole time and didn't connect the minnows dot at all...
What a great Idea. I've followed you and the project now too. :D
Haha wow I wish I had learned about SteemIt last year! It's amazing how much more you can learn and ready about in this platform as compared to Facebook or anything else. Glad to have met @aggroed and to have joined him in the excursion to making minnows into whales! He's a great person who loves to help :)
Thanks for the support! Hoping to help out more by creating even better writing!
I wish I hadn't gotten distracted. Thankfully it's never too late. It's a nice platform to put things out there, I enjoy it a lot. So many great articles here too, much better calibre than the traditional platforms.
Yeah it's never too late to start! The upvote system creates a great way for quality content to be seen and less spam to be produced. That's why I've been moving away from Facebook and other social media platforms while spending all my time on steemit. One day steemit is going to gain so much traffic and be crazy!
Thanks Steph! I'm still figuring it out. I didn't see this reply until now. LOL
I wrote a fun new story today you might like, if you missed it. :)
EDIT: Here's a link, I hope it's OK to share it here! https://steemit.com/steem/@epiphany/i-survived-three-months-with-no-hot-water-on-purpose
welcome aboard!
Hi @stephcurry keep doing what you're doing ~smiles~
I would however point out you've lost a few images and things have gone askew near the top.
~may all hatred cease...let there be peace~
Yeah for some reason my formats/markdowns aren't working properly! But it should be better now
Hi Steph,
What a fantastic read.
Last week I joined Minnowsupport and I am blown away with the heart-warming welcomes.
Truly a great place to hang out.
Plus, now we have so many channels inside to collaborate and learn and engage.
I dig PAL! <3
Thanks sid!
I absolutely love the community as well. Always friendly, welcoming, and helpful :)
Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
@stephcurry, I was able to witness guys your continuous effort on creating programs that helped minnows in Steemit. I was able to see your efforts, converging ideas just to create a better platform for Steemit. I registered in PAL discord, and to be honest I've known my purpose. I was able to see my potential in guiding newbees in the discord channel. Soon, if I bought the device that I needed to stay active in discord channel. I could probably show you and to the makers of Peace Abundance and Liberty discord channel that I am an asset for MinnowSupportProject. See you around!
@jassennessaj I've seen you in the discord chats and you're super cool! Haha yeah I just learned that you hop on devices to use discord which is dedication to MSP :) hopefully you are able to get registered one of these days!!
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Welcome to Steemit @stephcurry!
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That's nice, I'm definitely a minnow lol. I'm going to check that out. Thank you!
Definitely! Join us anytime and ask us if you have any questions
You picked a great quote. That's exactly how I feel about the community. They've already shown a commitment to making necessary changes, and everything that get's mentioned just makes me more excited for the future!
:) Yeah! Its crazy to see how this community just started and to imagine how much further we can go in the upcoming weeks!
Great explanation ..Thank you
Thank you!
Hi^^ Thank you for sharing, I'm following you!
Thanks! I appreciate it :) will hopefully provide even better tips and content for you to read about!
I'm following the minnowsupport project and the people behind it - keep it up :-)
Awesome! Feel free to ask for any advice or questions that you may have! We're always here to help out :)
A great summary of the project. It truly is a great place to connect, learn and grow. My growth since I joined has been jaw dropping.
Thanks @gmuxx! It is pretty crazy to see how many people have joined the channel/project. Can't imagine how many more people there will be in the next upcoming weeks!
The project is exploding nicely
One day we'll be the DolphinSupportProject
Project no.2 ;-)
Hahaha @aggroed needs to start thinking about it asap
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I have joined but have not yet registered as it seems a lengthy process :) That will be my next step.
Nice! It's a really simple process that may look confusing because the different registration processes. There are really great guides on steem that are written by fellow community members too! If you go on the discord channel and ask me or someone else we'd be happy to help you with the process :)