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RE: Beware Inactive Witnesses - Witness Stats Released
Hi netuoso - you can answer this too, but I am doing a test to try this bot. I really do what to know the answer. Also - voted for you :)
@helpbot What criteria should I use when choosing which witnesses to vote for?
They should be on the latest version of the stable Steemd.
They should not be disabled.
They should have minimal missed blocks.
They should be publishing a price feed.
Those are really the only major qualifiers to look for without historical data. In the future, I am going to add charting and past information so a user can make a better informed decision.
PS: Disabling a witness is not bad, if it remains disabled for a long time that is bad.
Great response to the question , defiantly a keeper for future helpbot replies 😎
Maybe we can reward each other with shared witness support ;)
😎 Sounds good to me.
Thank you! How would I know if they have missed blocks?
Would they disable if they go on vacation or for another reason?
I have only voted for three and only because they mentioned it in their posts - not the best reason, but I figure I would be glad if someone voted for me, so I did it. I look forward to your next posts on it. Thank you.
They might disable for many reasons. Like updating. But if they remain disabled for days it is unacceptable.
Missed blocks for witnesses are visible on steemd.com and the witness stats page
Ok - thank you for your help :)
What happens if a witness runs the 0.19.0 rather than 0.19.1 ? Could there be any acceptable reason to do so?
I personally don't see an acceptable reason for it and will start removing witnesses that fail to update in a week or so.
Thank you. I've made the decission to notify and unvote all witnesses that run older versions until I at least get an answer from them.
In many cases of lower ranked witnesses (like myself), the update won't actually reflect until they get the next block (to signal back to the network).
I have updated to 0.19.1, but until I get my next block it won't reflect this unfortunately.
What criteria should I use when choosing which witnesses to vote for?
I am still learning and have no automatic response to your inquiry yet.
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They should be on the latest version of the stable Steemd.
They should not be disabled.
They should have minimal missed blocks.
They should be publishing a price feed.
Those are really the only major qualifiers to look for without historical data. In the future, I am going to add charting and past information so a user can make a better informed decision.
PS: Disabling a witness is not bad, if it remains disabled for a long time that is bad.
@netuoso
Great use of the helpbot!
Thank you so much. I am so excited to find you. I think you need to give me a limit of how many questions per day - I have been here almost one month and I have 873 questions so far. I am so excited to spread them far and wide for you but I do not want to flood the system :)