Considered some month ago to support Steemit network as a full node, but from what I”ve learnt, it is difficult to become a witness. My impression: “members only club”
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Considered some month ago to support Steemit network as a full node, but from what I”ve learnt, it is difficult to become a witness. My impression: “members only club”
That's a valid impression from a certain point of view, but I don't think it's fully accurate. Anyone who provides value to the network can quickly be recognized by all stake holders for providing that value. If you were to do so, I do think you would be recognized. The key question isn't exactly, "Can I become a block producer?" as much as it's, "Could I provide enough value to the network that people on the network would feel good about rewarding me as a block producer?"
I didn't decide to become a witness for a very long time (almost a year) because I doubted whether or not I could provide enough consistent value to genuinely earn that position. I've since come to think I've helped enough people here with my approach of educating people about cryptocurrency and STEEM/Steemit. I work to be a developer who can communicate (fairly well) complicated things in simplified terms.
It is true that the "members" (those with the most stake in STEEM via Steem Power) get to determine who works to secure the network (and thus, their investment), but I see that as a feature, not a bug. Those who have the most stake in STEEM should, IMO, be the most concerned with it's security and longevity. Yes, the wider community on Steemit, Busy, ChainBB, DTube, DLive, UtopianIO, etc, etc also have a say, but their say should at least be related to their level of actual involvement and investment (i.e. Steem Power) for their opinions and views to be more valuable than anyone else's. This is how DPOS reliably secures a blockchain.
Thank you for reply. Ok, understand you point.
Unfortunately I haven't enough time to support Steemit like you, but I wish I could.
What I can do, is to run a full node with a 128Gb Ramdisk and a fast internet connection (1Gbit/s) when it is needed.
For this purpose I need do upgrade my hardware and ISP.
Maybe there is no need right now, but if Steemit keeps growing, maybe there will.
That would provide excellent value to the network if and when more API nodes are needed (things have been a bit doggy lately as we may already be beyond the 128G mark). One thing you may consider is crowdfunding the costs of that full API node and potentially involving some witnesses who could help fund it with a portion of their witness pay.
Coukd be interesting. Would need a cost/profit analyses. Guess that 1Gbit up/down and 256Gbyte Ram is required.