Hi Matt. It's great to see a witness update and know you're working on a long-term project for Steem.
You will always remember that first battle scar, if you think of it in a positive light. It really is a shame to have that spam attack. I know @danielsaori recently launched his witness campaign and he too missed that first block. Perhaps add shades of blue and white, a couple zig zags, and turn the scar into a Steemit battlefield cry? :)
Also, the #steemphilly logo is cool! I would love to attend one of the meetups one day, but it's challenging with the meetup being held in the evening of a workday. The life of being a parent and finding a babysitter for those late hours. :) I will have to check out that recording though.
Should the #steemphilly tag be used only for Philly events? I have my silly photography and song posts, but don't think it relevant to Philly so I never use the tag. If I'm ever out and about the City and have something interesting to share, I'll use the tag!
P.S., it's Paula from our team. Both Andy and Mello are so busy with the real world, they don't have much time to steemit at the moment. I did ask Andy to check out your community bot and see if we could use it for our #newbieresteemday community. It's just an idea right now to help support the members that volunteer their time and SBD to helping others, but we'll see if Andy have time to take a look at it for us. We're not in a rush and everyone who sticked with the community this long will continue to help in their own way. Thanks for making it available!
I think it was actually a very good thing that we had the spam attack. The more attacks a system goes through early on the better prepared it will be in the future. I prefer to make sure we've handled every possible attack vector now before Steem grows to 10X its current size or more.
Regarding the #steemphilly tag, there's really no hard and fast rules. I would think it's just for anyone who is a part of the community to use or for any posts related to steem and philly!
Also I didn't know you were local - would definitely love to have you out at an event but I understand it's difficult to get out to the city on a weeknight. We are hoping to do a larger event sometime over the summer maybe so we'll be sure to let you know!
Very high hopes you have for the growth of Steem. Commitment, disaster preparedness plan, and built contributions are ideal values for a witness. I do hope Steem continues to grow as competition enter the field.
Yes, I am local. Just don’t advertise it. I’m in the suburbs for the school system, but you know how Philly is, everything is within a short commute.🙂
The challenge with a decentralization platform is lack of privacy. I’m a private person and only wish there was a private feature here as in FB. I know, I can’t compare the two. ;)
I will check the #steemphilly tag more often and use it if my posts aren’t so silly. I do look forward to one day there being a summer event!
Thank you for your support above but in general too. I know you don’t advertise the support you show to our community members but I do notice and appreciate it. They really are good-hearted individuals.
On another note, I know many of the people I admire on here have conflicting viewpoints on the operation of this platform. I will continue to show my support to all and perhaps one day some viewpoints will overlap just enough to embrace one another. 🙂