I'm happy to announce the birth of a brand-new program on the Steem platform: BANANA PROGRAM.
It's not "The Banana Program", just "BANANA PROGRAM".
BANANA PROGRAM is a simple task-based rewards project for humans who are experiencing high levels of boredom and social isolation.
(If you could care less about the philosophical foundations of BANANA PROGRAM and want to get straight to understanding how you can gain rewards, skip to the bottom of this post for your new 3 tasks for this week.)
Here's how it works: Each week, 3 new tasks are assigned and whoever successfully completes these tasks will receive a big upvote from the @stellabelle account. The tasks change all the time. Sometimes the tasks have something to do with bananas, but most likely, the banana theme will become too boring, and new themes will emerge. I don't know how long BANANA PROGRAM will last. As long as it is random and unpredictable, I am guessing it could last a decent amount of time. BANANA PROGRAM was inspired by the beautiful and fast Partiko App which has completely blown me away because of its great design and utility.
When you start using Partiko, you get rewarded with points for completing certain tasks. I don't know how these points will be used in the future, but I felt good getting rewards for completing tasks. BANANA PROGRAM takes this task-based reward system one step further by adding an element of randomness.
BANANA PROGRAM is in no way officially sponsored or controlled by the Partiko App. BANANA PROGRAM is fully independent and the brainchild of @stellabelle.
The first question you will ask, "Why Banana?"
Well, "banana" has 3 syllables and BANANA PROGRAM has 3 tasks for humans to do per week. Bananas are also silly. Everyone can relate to bananas. Bananas!
I stepped away from the Slothicorn project, and removed my delegation due to many factors including the fact that this project was a charity one and I wasn't earning any ROI. Now that the crypto markets are crashing, I am back to having nightmares about going broke. Also, I just kind of became bored with maintaining it due to the lack of randomness. It's now decentralized, with a few people leading it. @slothicorn needs active delegations to keep it alive and supporting creative people, so please consider delegating to it. Another reason I made up BANANA PROGRAM is because of my illness, and medications which are creating strange side effects including: confusion, dizziness, insomnia, anxiety and depression. BANANA PROGRAM was birthed during a crisis, in the middle of the night.
I was considering just adding my SP to @smartsteem in order to earn from my Steem investment, but I could not bring myself to add to the bidbot system (If BANANA PROGRAM fails, I will do it, though.)
In order to break down exactly what BANANA PROGRAM is, I have created this handy infographic for you:
I have a lot more to say about BANANA PROGRAM, but let's just get to the first set of tasks which will be explained below:
Detailed Explanation About Week One's Tasks:
You must do all these tasks using the Partiko app. You will not receive any rewards if you don't use the Partiko app. You must also use the tags "partiko" and "bananaprogram"
TASK 1:
Download the Partiko app from Google Play or Apple Appstore.
TASK 2:
Using the Partiko app, welcome 5 new people from the #introduceyourself tag. Don't copy and paste a boring comment. Each comment must be different and be tailored to the new person. Here's an example of an unacceptable comment: "Nice post." Here's an example of an acceptable comment: "Welcome to Steem. I liked learning about your experiences and I hope you have a good time here." Don't copy and paste my comment either. Be a human being and read someone's post, and write a personal comment. Don't be robotic or shallow. I will reject anything that seems dumb. Be a human.
TASK 3:
Using the Partiko app, write a post about some aspect of bananas. It doesn't matter if it's serious or silly. Also, it can be short or long, doesn't matter the length. It can be art, facts, or a meme. Also, in your post, list the names of the 5 new people you welcomed to Steem from the #introduceyourself tag. After you write your banana post, put a link to it in the comments below. After I have verified that you have successfully completed these 3 tasks, you will get an upvote on your banana post. You will also receive a gold seal certificate virtual sticker that says "I completed a BANANA PROGRAM!"
REMEMBER use the tags "partiko" and "bananaprogram" for this week's BANANA PROGRAM tasks. You have exactly one week to complete these 3 tasks. Deadline: August 20.
Do you have any questions about BANANA PROGRAM?
Thank you,
Stellabelle
Stoked to have you back posting Stella. I think i will have to have a go at this app. But i am on the road headed home from a conference right now. Just stopped for lunch. But i did want to contribute...
Hahahahaha lol
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Bananas!!!
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You know... I'm plenty of Banana Stuff and I'm on my own Banana Program too ;-)
I also created this beautiful STEEM BANANA LOGO !!!! Do you like it?!?
Original photo by @steemitri
I will think if join your program :-)
Big Banana Hug
Steemitri The Mannequin
OMG I love this. it's so creative and bananay. Inspirational!
Thanks Stella!
You can also check my other 7-8 banana posts for more inspiration, haha.
There is also a STEEM/USD PRICE BANANA ANALYSIS if you wanna know when it's best moment to invest all your money in STEEM, haha
Update: ops, @umami was there ;-)
yes, your banana price feed post was inspiration for me as well.
Very creative! You did not think about the design of logos or something like that?))
Hey! Thanks!
I'm a banana artist, and it's not easy to create logos... but I can try to do that with some bananas ;-)
I knew I would find you here, mannequin!
May the banana-force be with you!
Hahaha yeah! Banana Wars - The Banana strikes back
@steemitri ~ Funny post about the Banana Price Analysis. :-)
And we created a Steemnana too -- great minds think alike!
Hahaha, thanks Mister Steemnana!!!
Of course I'm following you now for more Banana-inspiration :-)
Likewise. We banana folks gotta hang together! 🍌
That's really creative! But why are there plastic hands? Lol
Thanks man!!! Plastic hands... cause I'm Steemitri The Mannequin ... the plastic blogger, haha.
Check my other post if you don't believe in mannequin-bloggers :-)
Big plastic-banana hug
Steemitri The Mannequin
Lol
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hahahahahaha this is genius!!!!!
Well I’m not sure people like me very much right now but this is random enough that I think I can stick with it for a while... who knows????? Thanks
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hmm I guess you say that for removing your SP from slothicorn, it is logic to expect dissapointment and/or sadness from all the people who received support or was involved with that project. I was involved with that as much as I could to help, but tbh I wasn't SO involved like others, I can only speak for myself.
I think we need to learn to like (or whatever) people for who they are, not for what they do for us. We are all human, and yeah, the Stellabelle is human too, believe it or not xD
I don't even know you enough, but as you say, who knows? maybe some day you will check #slothicorn tag and give some votes just for the sake of giving them, as sometimes you do :P maybe you will forget slothicorn forever xD maybe $STEEM price will drop to 0.1c and the platform will die, etc etc.... that is how the world of crypto is, unpredictable... isn't it? and I think, Stellabelle likes to be unpredictable too.
Cheers!
Unpredictable and tbh I’m pretty sure I have the attention span of a gnat. If you saw my history (i started 4 businesses and abandoned them all) this would not come as a surprise.
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I think we are similar in that aspect; right now I feel so excited about a new project.. I have abandoned a lot of stuff too! Starting something is amazing, isn't it?... I am also trying to take back to life a project I left 2 years ago, it is not as exciting but seems necessary to do it (to get some extra earnings)
However, I think if something good comes out, it is not a waste of time.
Oh genius?!?! Thanks, but I'm just a banana-mannequin-artist :-)
Oh wow! We at the Banana Collective LOVE this idea! Ain't nuthin' more fun than a bunch of bananas!
We'd also like to offer to participate in the rewards, @stellabelle. We could give a 100% upvote to everyone who posts a link in the comments, or provide a couple of Steem Basic Income to someone... what do you think?
Yes that would be great, I’ll add you in the next post
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Cool! I'll message you on Discord. 🍌
Message me here I’m not on discord often
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We love the new life and fun you've pumped into the platform with the Banana Project! And since silly, absurd banana stuff is right up our alley, we'd love to collaborate or join in as the project moves forward. If you can think of a special task or designation that participants can do, maybe @bananamemos can provide some steembasicincome shares or a couple of sbds as a prize... 🍌
Maybe some SBD? What’s basicincome shares?
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The program run by @steembasicincome :-)
I could provide 3 sbi shares to 1 person, or 1 sbi to 3 people.
We could also use the #steembasicincome tag then, for people looking for contests.
Or alternatively, 2 SBDs as a prize...
:-)
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Now I know what all the banana posts are all about on Steemit! I guess I'd better download Partiko app and try to participate.
Welcome back to @steemit, @stellabelle
Thank you
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You’re welcome.
Once again, welcome back. 😊
First off, I hope you get all better soon .. hope nothing too serious Stella !
Always expecting cool stuff from you, and Banana doesn't fall short :) maybe we can coordinate something along my @actifit project?
Chat to me back on DM when you can
Ok first I need to get educated on what that project is. Thanks for the well wishes.
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hehe sure, rather quickly .. @actifit is a Steem-based mobile dapp (Android only for now, iOS in a week or two) that rewards and incentivizes people to get active and healthy. App auto-tracks your movements, records the count, and rewards are based on posting this activity from app to Steem.
We reward people via AFIT tokens (projected ERC20 till SMTs are released) and Steem upvotes. We launched around 6 weeks back, we're now rewarding around 160 posts per day, and in total more than 1.5 mil tokens.
Agree about more randomness being needed in the steem-ecosystem ;-)
Looks awesome~ . Upvoted!!
I’ve been bored , looks like it’s time to go bananas :D
https://steemit.com/partiko/@journeyoflife/going-bananas-on-steem
BANANAS!!!!!!!
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Yes! Nice job! Good for you being the first one! Way to go bananas. 🍌
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I like this Banana Program! I've been thinking of trying partiko, especially after reading your review, and I like welcoming new people. I'll participate in Week One of the Banana Program. :)
ah, great! I wanted to make it easy enough for everyone to do. Once you try Partiko, there's no going back....
Hello @stellabelle thanks for such a nice project. Here is my entry
https://steemit.com/partiko/@sukha/my-entry-for-banana-programd0rqwrno
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https://steemit.com/partiko/@molynar/bananaprogram-partikoiuqlv7o4
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I am very excited about this program!
Good! Have a banana 🍌
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Welcome to Steem @stellabelle.
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Spend time reading Steem Blue Paper to know how Steem blockchain works and if you still have any queries ask them on our Ask me anything about Steemit post and we will try to answer that.
All the Best!!!
this is a dumb, bot comment. I've been here since 2016 for fuck's sake.
😂
So after two years steemladder & steemplus-bot welcoming stellabelle. That's really a funny comment from bot 😀
Exactly
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Lol. Bananas! 🍌
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I have fooled your bot mind. I am not new, retract this inane comment forthwith!
Lol
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this is good, @stellabelle, i would give it a try... expect my entry soon
good.
@stellabelle it's a Wonderful Idea and bananas are a good thing.....
LOL
You are a funny, funny lady, stellabelle. Thanks for the smile this morning. I may just take you up on this challenge/invitation. Thanks for also helping me discover that I may actually be a little bored these days, LOL.
Boredom and illness serve one purpose: to realize that we are all somewhat bored.
Yes, please do. I’ll be waiting for it.
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Quite excited for the banana program....and you will know what banana means in a new avatar....will surely complete task before time.....👍
This looks promising and something the platform really needs right now. Lots of bored humans out there that seems to keep running and hiding in their blogs! I’m not quite sure how they hide in there since it can only contain bytes! Perhaps the banana is the key to this whole Steemit maze after all. I’m just glad it’s not corn. A nobleman went to battle with such an evil almost two weeks ago and never came back.
Nice to see you posting again—welcome back. May your week be brightened by more of those random bananas and or other sentient fruits.
If you are still around lurking @pitterpatter this would be something you want to check out. It even has a link out to an phone app that you might like. I hope this human is up for the task. Those darn bots don’t need more SP to send nonsense into trending.
Now excuse me I have time traveling cat things to do. Busy day and lots of litter boxes out there. It is a wonderful Sunday outside from the looks of it!
Ahaha! Sounds like bananas to me! Litter boxes! Thanks for the catch up comment, I’ve been gone too long.
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Welcome to Steemit stellabelle. Let me know if you got any questions about Steem or anything related to it! The official FAQ can be found here and has A LOT of information https://steemit.com/faq.html - Also remember, Steemit is just ONE of the sites built that uses Steem the blockchain. We also have DTube - our very own Youtube, DSound for Soundcloud and Steepshot if you prefer Instagram like experience. I'd also like to mention ChainBB - forums, Busy - Steemit with more modern look basically, DMania for memes and Dlive for streaming just like in Twitch! You can also earn Steem by gaming now! Search for Steemgar if that's more your thing. Welcome to the blockchain! :)
Lol. You’re more of a bot than me.
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You forgot to mention Partiko
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Okay you got me. Installing partiko again...
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Hahahahaha
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Are u still having the issue?
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Okay you got me. Installing partiko again...
Tryi g to comment, only getting timeouts. Reason why I uninstalled it earlier this year..
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Is it better now?
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50/50, sometimes it works, but most of the time I get timeouts
That sucks. Steemconnect was down yesterday which affected me but today it’s working well
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installed partiko again, tried to comment here. only getting timeouts, the very reason why I uninstalled it earlier this year. it's just not reliable.
I have very high aspirations in this program known as Banana Program. Talk to you upon completion of week 1's tasks.
Turns out I have four tasks:
You have work to do
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Indeed I do. I planned on having it done already.
Do it. 🍌
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Yes we look forward to your completed task summary. One person has already completed This week’s Banana Program! 🍌
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i love bananas @stellabelle
🍌
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Alright this sounds pretty fun actually and I already use the app so I’m gonna do this later :). Love your idea on the naming of it too lol.
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Banananaaa!!! Banananaaa!!
Cool idea :) I 'll most definitely give it a bash... smash 'em up and maybe make some banana bread while I'm at it.
Oh, btw, "Nice post." Hehe. 'Banana Man to the rescue!' If you slip you can't fight, heh.
Good to see you back :) You were my most 'awesomemest' welcome to Steemit Banana Girl
Until we banana again... ok, I'm done.
Nice comment. 🍌
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Nice project. Keep up the good work :)
Did you say for bored people? Damn I’m ready!
Yes we are all bored. We must do something to change that. Have a banana! 🍌
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Having a crisis is not fun, but the fact this project was born out of it: I love it! Truly I do. I don't love banana, the fruit. I love BANANA, the program. Cheers and good luck!
The BANANA PROGRAM is programmed to love you back.
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Ok, step 1. You got me onto Partiko
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Woohoo! You’ll be so happy.
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Banana! This is cool!. Let me try this out... 😅
I've been seeing some comments come out from partiko app, but I did not bother check what it is. Hmmm time to check it out now...
OMG it is the Steem killer app that actually works and is made by a talented AIRBNB developer.
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I just finished the banana task of the week. Here's mine....😉😉
Lol
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Week one down for me! That was a fun change of pace for sure :)
https://steemit.com/partiko/@snrm/snrms-banana-week-1-challenge
Congratulations 🍌
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Why does it have to be Partiko app?
That’s this week’s challenge. Next week might be different.
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Well, in that case, I'll have to wait for the next week.
I have to skip installing Partiko on my phone because it will make it easier for me to use Steemit more often.
I'm trying to limit my time here and not get too carried away :-)
Partiko is banana 🍌
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You got a 26.63% upvote from @upmewhale courtesy of @stellabelle!
Earn 100% earning payout by delegating SP to @upmewhale. Visit http://www.upmewhale.com for details!
Who doesn't like fun stuff. I'm in.
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Exactly. Glad you like it. You’re part of the inspiration for it.
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Awesome!
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I'm pretty happy you decided against the bidbot route and decided to something crazy and random instead, it seems more your style 😘
I still may do it, looks like I’m kind of evil after all.
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this banana program is Hilarious, and I like it... It's unique and completely take the boredom out of you
hahaha BANANA
Thanks! The fact that u used the word hilarious is special to me.
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I love randomness!
Me too. I’d die without random stuff
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"BANANA PROGRAM"
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
https://steemit.com/30day-challenge/@frankcapital/23rd-day-of-30-day-challenge-using-the-partiko-app-and-joining-banana-program
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Lol
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Will participate he program suelry.
https://steemit.com/partiko/@happyphoenix/an-entry-task-of-banana-program-non-too-serious-entry
I have already done make that tasks ☺️
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Very good
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Thank you
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Can't wait more for such a lovely program. Here is my entry for week 1 all tasks completed.
https://steemit.com/partiko/@steemflow/my-entry-to-bananaprogram-week1
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The program for you @ishanvirtue
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Banana is nyummy and easy to get too. I will learn again and try to participate. Thank you @stellabelle for this cute program
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I am bored and I have some condition like you. I think banana program will be my best healing in steemit platform. Thank @stellabelle for the great project
I'll complete the banana tasks 3 task in one week
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