#witness-category

@TimCliff's Updated Witness Application

What is a Witness?

Witnesses are the elected leaders of the community. They are ambassadors for the project, and many of them work on things to improve the value of the platform.

Witnesses are tasked with validating and producing the blocks for the blockchain, which ensures everything in the network operates smoothly and correctly. Every three seconds one of the witnesses assemble all of the transactions that have occurred (such as posts, comments, votes, HIVE/HBD transfers) into a "block" and then they store all that information in the distributed database network called the "blockchain".

Witnesses are also responsible for maintaining an accurate and up-to-date price feed, as well as deciding on several important blockchain parameters. Witnesses control the cost for websites to create new accounts, and decide how much interest to pay for holding HBD. Many witnesses also host a public 'seed' node that other witnesses and the rest of the community can use to interact with the blockchain.

For more information on what witnesses do, and how to select good witnesses - check out this Witness Voting Guide!

Who is @timcliff?

I'm 33 years old, and I live in New Brighton, MN. I am happily married to @artist1989 =)

I have a Bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Minnesota. I have ten years of experience in professional software development, working for a "Software-as-a-Service" company that develops applications for the energy industry. I spent most of my career as a software developer, and now I work as a Data Engineer consultant.

If you want to learn more about me, you can check out my "reintroduceyourself" post!

How is @timcliff Involved?

I have been a Steem witness since Oct 7, 2016, and transitioned to Hive when the Hive blockchain launched on March 20, 2020.
I am actively posting, commenting, curating/voting, and resteeming good content.
I helped to organize all of the community's ideas into the original Steemit Wish List back when we were trying to pentition Steemit, Inc. for change.
I worked with @bitcoiner to create the condenser Quick Start Guide (formally the "Welcome Page") to provide new users the information they need to get started after signing up for a new account.
I am heavily involved in discussions on how to improve the platform and whether to accept hardforks.
I review activity in the Hive GitHub repository and frequently comment and make suggestions. I also submit pull requests with various enhancements and glitch fixes.
I ran an experiment called @the.masses to see what would happen if everyone in the community had access to the private posting key of an account.
I worked with @pfunk and several members of the community to submit pull request 1352 to add over a hundred new questions/answers to the condenser FAQ page.
I submited periodic Development Updates - GitHub Report posts to let the community know what the dev team has been up to in GitHub.
I created a weekly Reports from the Witnesses post that provides the community a summary of all the witness update posts from the past week.
I attended the Beyond Bitcoin Show to talk about the Steem/Steemit platform, and experience a witness.
I created Instructions for Installing a condenser Instance (for Developers).
I have hosted several bounties and contests to reward the community for participating and being involved.
I submit witness reports to the community to let everyone know what I'm up to.

What are @timcliff's Views on Hive Topics?

Server Architecture

I run a primary witness server as well as a backup server, that both run 24/7/365. I have an automated script that runs to detect if my primary server starts missing blocks, and if it detects that the node is failing it automatically switches over to the backup server. I do periodic maintenance on the servers, but I only work on a server when the other one is running as the active node.

Server Specs:

Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Processor: AMD 3.1 GHz, 6 cores
RAM: 32 GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 3 TB

Security:

Remote Hosting
SSH keys to login
Password authentication disabled
Root login disabled

Interested in Becoming a Witness?

If you are interested in becoming a witness, check out this guide from @bitcalm. It is a great resource, and provides pretty much all the info you need to get a witness node up and running! You may also be interested in learning how much witnesses make per block. The information in the posts may be slightly out of date, but they are still fairly accurate, and at least a great place to start.

Voting

If you think I will make a great witness, please vote for me here: https://peakd.com/me/witnesses Or via the cli_wallet: vote_for_witness youraccount timcliff true true

Thanks

Thank you for taking the time to read my witness application post!

Comments · 105

@museodelcaos(52)· 734d
Witness voted
@axobtc(56)· 785d
Witness voted
@ddrfr33k(71)· 2332d
Welcome to Hive, buddy. I kept my vote for you even through all the twists and turns of the past two months, and I'm proud to say I'm keeping it that way. Every time we've met in person, I've been amazed by how awesome of a person you are and how personable you are, too. You deserve every bit of the reputation you have earned, and it's a good one!

Hope you're doing well, and stay safe! Once this whole CoVID thing blows over, let's get another Minnesota Meetup going. It's been far too long. Maybe the Walker Sculpture Garden, this time?
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@lion200(63)· 2719d
Hi @timcliff, after reading about witnesses, reply from @ddrfr33k, and posts I read from you and about you, I decided to give one of my witness votes to you. Especially the respect a lot of people have for your because of your humbleness and kindness, I appreciate a lot. I hope you keep doing what you are doing the best, helping the community to grow more. Thanks again for the hard work!
@snaxteam(62)· 2756d
Hello!

I am a community manager at Snax. We are trying to make public blockchain based on EOS node. Snax chain will provide transactions over social networks, token supply based on user social influence.

Snax as well as Steemit rewards its users for the content created, but Snax works as overlay solution over existing social networks (e.g. Twitter)

We have no ICO. We already have a testnet, mainnet will be launched this month, and we currently looking for great candidates for Block Producers like yourself. You can find out more about us at our website snax.one

If our project is interesting for you, please let me know by emailing me at tim@snax.one

Looking forward to hearing from you, and keep rocking this world!
@mono2018(25)· 2767d
muy buen tema para compartir con las personas.
@steemzvibe(43)· 2814d
thank you
@blaqtryb(25)· 2821d
wow, this is awesome! sure to get my vote. keep up the good work.
@lovecharles2004(27)· 2872d
I say you will make a good witness. Your works and experiences speak volumes. We need inputs like yours to take this community a greater height. I voted for you.
@ratnabarman(34)· 2892d
i am new here vote for me ..... i also did, my profile is @ratnabarman
@wilkeny(47)· 2892d
te doy mi voto
@franciferrer(53)· 2936d
is this post getting updated? i stumbled on this with help of steemd. and i need to know the criteria by which you deem the content good. thank you.
@kyler2018(38)· 2980d
@marcos1961(28)· 2983d
Hola¡ Excelente información, Los felicito.
@irishgirlcrypto(46)· 2995d
Have no clue what voting does yet, But I voted for you :)
@workin2005(67)· 3034d
Followed you and gave you my vote for witness. You seem very qualified and knowledgable.
@aewind(63)· 3039d
@timcliff hey Tim, just wanted to like you know that I upvoted you for witness after looking at your resume of posts and commentary. Keep it up my friend.
@steemnarrow(33)· 3041d
i voted for you , and also you might vote and follow me.
@krasnec(68)· 3109d
Hi Tim! I voted for you today, Peter Gric told me how to do it. :-) Thank you so much for your support!!! I made one present for you :-) and don't know how to contact you- hope you will see this here. Please send me message on my web site, fb artpage or instagram. Thank you, many greetings!
@pardigmcrypto(25)· 3119d
I just voted for you :)
@yesaye(53)· 3120d
Hey @timcliff, voted for you! Thank you for helping Steemit grow. :)
@sunny.sam(46)· 3121d
@timcliff how to give the witness vote.can you help me
@wakjay(40)· 3137d
Thanks @timcliff. I am from Indonesia steemit very helpful forum me
@audiobook(25)· 3148d
Thanks for the explanation of what a witness is, good luck!
@jeenger(69)· 3154d
Gewählt. weiter so!
@thehrinco(43)· 3159d
Voted for @timcliff
@virus95(58)· 3168d
Thankyou so much for steemit @timcliff
@solynise(42)· 3169d
U have my vote Timcliff..keep up the good work
@theyoutubedogs(28)· 3170d
Amazing job!
@earnxtreme(13)· 3174d
I have voted for you, great work.
@harimbadl(40)· 3178d
@timcliff thank you for the explanation! I also would like to become a witness :) whish me luck please peace love and crypto best regards Harimbadl
@dialsamai(45)· 3182d
Hello again @terrybrock, and hi Tim; I wanted to ask you guys help with this individual, I don't know what his problem is...

(2nd and last time I post this --promise!)

He keeps posting a bunch of SPAM about not-spamming...

:|

Makes no sense, at least not to me...! What d'you guys think?

:(

Since @timcliff could become a Witness, I thought I'd bring this to your attention...

I mean, it looks like a bloody bot! take a peek (his blog's comments):
@arushkandra(43)· 3186d
@timcliff you are a great person i came to know about steemit because of you and i voted you as my steem witness.
@firedream(61)· 3186d
You got my vote :)
@dialsamai(45)· 3187d
Hi guys. Hello @timcliff. I am new around here, but I stumbled upon this "Witness" stuff and it got me thinking... Could I humbly request to you, can you please explain the system and community a bit further to me? Hey, I could go ask Wikipedia or something, but I am already here. :D I will not lie or anything; a friend told me about this website, and I am 100 dollars short on this project that I have so I thought, hey, why not give it a try? :D Thank you beforehand for all and any help!
@embomb701(58)· 3191d
I witness voted for you friend. And following.
@jskvishal(46)· 3195d
@timcliff Hello dear I don't know much about witnesses so I set my proxy to @kingscrown to choose best witness for me. I think he votes for you. I suggested some of my friends to join steemit after they asked me what is vote for witness so I replied I don't know but you can set your proxy to @kingscrown. I have only one question - if any one vote for witness (for you are anyone else), what he get back? And how much vote is good to do as there mentioned 30? Thank you very much:)
@cryptopie(78)· 3201d
You are a fine steemit witness @timcliff
@firmandaputrabbx(46)· 3204d
https://steemit.com/@firmandaputrabbx
@fouadahram(32)· 3209d
Good
@harimbadl(40)· 3220d
i voted for you
@florian-glechner(78)· 3228d
Thank you for keeping the system alive
@fivestar4ever(30)· 3232d
Voted for you, good luck, am new here
@jasonmunapasee(77)· 3236d
I am very happy to come here because I found a better opportunity
@gadgetsdg(11)· 3239d
Thank you so much for your time and attention! I knew you would know
@sujitkalbande(25)· 3239d
Please vote me sujitkalbande
@tawasiriwach(60)· 3242d
I just voted you. You did very great.
@n-ur(40)· 3243d
tim i was wondering how does steem fund development?
@atcexperts(27)· 3243d
Very nice,,,

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@urbansteemers(42)· 3248d
wth is witness voting can someone help?
@adekanbi(25)· 3248d
It is very amaizing and it contains more information
@fillyescaped(26)· 3254d
Iam just 1 day old, and trying to absorb as much as i can. Thanks @timcliff gor the explanation and @pfunk for original idea of this witness program. And thank you also @jockey to introduce me to Steemit. Very much appreciated.
@lifecruiser(58)· 3254d
@timcliff I have recently joined steemit. I must say that steemit is really engaging. I stumbled on this post while exploring witness. Great information. I can feel your dedication, eagerness & excitement to help and grow this community. Really appreciate your efforts. Keep up the good work!
@resinart(29)· 3256d
Hey @timcliff I just voted for you. I'm very new to this so the explanations you have given above have been very helpful. Keep up the great work 👍
@darienparlick(38)· 3257d
Hey @timcliff you got my vote

After reading this post and seeing how you have been active in this community I fully support you for a witness. This article really helped me understand what the role of a witness is!

thanks
@kiaazad(60)· 3259d
Hi Tim ^_^ I've been reading witness threads after I learned what's witnesses are about. I quite like some of your fun suggestions and how you're open to experimenting for changes and improvements, I'm voting for you as a witness now.
@flipfloprebel(51)· 3260d
@timcliff though I'm pretty new here I'm currently absorbing every single information I can get about steemit and this amazing community. The last few days were reserved for the "witness" topic :) Thanks for clarifying what a witness is and how I can help to support the people making steemit what it is: the future of social networks. Fair and transparent.

Just voted for you and thanks for what you do - it's because of people like you we can use and grow steemit :)
@leighlim(38)· 3261d
You got my vote Tim! :) Maybe one day you'll be able to solve the spam issue! (or maybe it's just users posting...and posting...without considering the content they submit?)
@bakabou159704(41)· 3263d
A very nice work and I will continue to follow you and you also follow me ... Have we agreed @bakabou159704
@sultnpapper(66)· 3265d
Thanks for your help. @timcliff Couldn't have got going without it.
@stiffywalsh(17)· 3265d
hi i just upvoted...can u upvote this link please :) https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@stiffywalsh/1-6-million-computers-infected-with-mining-malware
@rajag234(54)· 3265d
good work
@raviraj(69)· 3266d
witness upvoted
@unclewetnaps(32)· 3266d
im glad i stumbled upon this, i'm new and looking to jump in head first and you are setting a great example of the different opportunities and what it takes to make things happen here,
@alipour(31)· 3268d
great job man
@joenstronger(35)· 3270d
Already vote Sir
@intuitivejakob(66)· 3272d
Hey man, I'm a new steemian, just started 3 days ago. Read your post here and just wanted to let you know I'm grateful for you and what you do here in this community and you just got my vote.

Upvoted here, followed, and voted for you on the witness board.
@wyvern8888(25)· 3276d
voted for u!
@bikalsiwakoti(55)· 3280d
Great explanation bro :)
@abouche.youness(41)· 3283d
I just voted for you
@djunmul(51)· 3290d
I have voted for you as my witness. Thank you for your support @timcliff
@djlongw01(39)· 3290d
Hello Tim, I am enjoying learning this new platform and reading about your contributions to steemit. You have my witness vote with my thanks for your efforts!
@abbasmhd(34)· 3292d
hi @timcliff nice to meet you
@dontview(39)· 3295d
You earned a vote just to explain what the heck a witness means. Good work on Steemit. Great going. All the best. 🙌
@igormuba(72)· 3297d
One of my votes goes for you! You seem to have a good reputation, keep it up :)
@molometer(72)· 3299d
I've been on steemit since 27th June 2017 and certain names pop out from time to time doing useful things around the site. You have been present, which is in my view one of the most important attribute of a witness. Amongst many other things. You got my vote @timcliff
@jol09(52)· 3307d
I'm counting on you. I also hope you are always active to help us with low level. And poor
@ineff(41)· 3314d
Great introduction! Thank you for all the work you put into int, you got my vote!

Have a splendid day :-)
@steempowerpics(69)· 3324d
Hi Tim, Just wanted to let you know you have one of my votes for witness and to thank you for your support of the Steemit community.
@karencarrens(59)· 3330d
@timcliff, thank you so much for all you do. I really appreciate the simple explanation you gave regarding what a witness actually does. Happy to support you. I just voted.
@groundcontrol(54)· 3331d
Voted, thanks for all your work!
@arfa(66)· 3335d
Today I voted you and supported you as witness @timcliff .. I believe with your ideas. Succes for you, I'm from Aceh. May I chat you from steemit.chat?
@bronxb17(52)· 3335d
Gave you a witness vote. Thanks for all the hard work and time you put in to help this community.
@remz(25)· 3347d
Good greeting: I am new to this community, I have been fascinating all this and you are my first Witness and also my first comment is for you, I am Latin and maybe my English is not good 'but you motivate me to go ahead thanks Friend and to continue learning.
@oliver.rivers(45)· 3348d
@timcliff, happy to support you! Thank you already for all the help.
@indiandigitizer(45)· 3352d
Namaste @timcliff,

Excellent Witness Thread - eloquently written.

My vote goes to you.

Respect :)
@sircork(66)· 3356d
@timcliff is active in help chat, active on steemit and one of the first whales you will encounter in the steemit ocean as a young minnow. And he will improve your day just by meeting him, and he may not even know he is doing that for so many. If he does know it, he is awfully humble about it! Great work @timcliff you've helped me and forgotten it by now but now I'm returning the favor, as I've locked in my witness vote for you and will keep it that way until you decide you don't want to do it anymore. So glad you are in the backbone of the "Steem beest". ;)
@thearcanebear(63)· 3403d
"CAN I GET A WITNESS" Thanks for this write up, I was wondering what all tis witness talk was. Clarified and learned.

Tijo~
@snowflake(66)· 3404d
@timcliff wouldn't it make sense to reward 100% SBD when the price is so high? I think it should be a witness parameter so that they can force the price to go down. The price has been way over $1 for days now even weeks so the steem dollar experiment seems to be a failure, something needs to change in the code imo, what's your take?
@decentral(54)· 3404d
Thanks for good sources to read. Is such witness node similar to one I had when I was mining? Is this same process of making blocks or my mined blocks was somehow different kind of blocks? It's still not really clear to me.
@ogoowinner(71)· 3404d
Continue the Good Job @timcliff. I shall vote you. Edited Voted, Followed and Resteemed. This Might Be Helpful https://steemit.com/steemit/@ogoowinner/what-would-happen-to-your-steem-bitcoin-and-alts-if-you-died-today
@jaki01(77)· 3404d
I had already done my 30 votes, but replaced one of them now to vote for you.

What I don't like is that here are only shown 50 eligible witnesses - why not show all to guarantee a fair competition? I fear many members don't know and also won't seek the names of the other possible witnesses.
@shaheer001(56)· 3404d
Amazing very good info i shared it on my twitter account nice job.
@edje(73)· 3404d
I really like this post; Although you took the idea from someone else, more should follow your example. It is always good to have some interaction with the community and especially regarding what witnesses are doing in general and more particular what you as a witnesses contributed! I have voted for you as a witnesses btw.
@mindhunter(73)· 3404d
A super-slick application as always Tim - super sharp boyo :) Upvoted and RS.
@gtg(76)· 3404d
Keep up the good work.

( @timcliff is definitely worth your approval )
@azfix(65)· 3404d
Voted for your witness, thanks for all you do!
@stellabelle(76)· 3404d
Amazing communicator! Always impressed...
@stellabelle(76)· 3404d
you should have been a witness a long time ago....in my mind, you're already one.
@denmarkguy(79)· 3404d
Appreciate the update... you have my continued vote.
@barvon(67)· 3404d
Witness the best choice. I like it @timcliff Resteem
@steevc(80)· 3404d
You're doing a great job. Keep it up
@thedegensloth(60)· 3404d
Already voted for you a while back but still keep up the good work.
@happyphoenix(69)· 3404d
Nice update, and I resteemed. I hope other witness follow your step. Nice ! :)