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Can Your Witness Vote Really Make a Difference? See for yourself.

Jack Miller 👍@jackmiller (69)2627d

As per the data collected over the past week from steemian.info:

51,895 votes are cast for inactive witnesses (dead witnesses).

= a grand total of 202,368 MV worth of votes


Which is more than enough to put any 4 active witnesses into the top20!

Or more, depending on where the witness is currently on the ladder.


Basically, what this means is that with the current votes that us Steemians have out there we can literally change any and all of the governance within our ecosystem.

I am only talking about the people who have active votes in place.

So, the next time anyone says “My vote can't make a difference“ or something along those lines, there it is.

YOUR VOTE CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE.

So I would kindly ask all the 26,009 Steemians who are voting on dead witnesses to please take into consideration the fact that THESE VOTES CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE!

I have (will) gone ahead and tagged all Steemians who have voted on dead witnesses, as this is the prime target of this information here.

I don’t know how else to get their attention, except for maybe sending DM’s via Discord for the next 3450 days in a row. I think this is easier and more effective.

NOTE: I am not judging anyones choices/vote, all I wish to do is to point out the fact that your votes can make a real difference and that there are many of us witnesses who are active and who sincerely care about Steem, no matter what the market prices may be. We are in it for the long run.

PS. As was suggested in the comments below, here are two links where you can take care of witness voting:

https://www.steemian.info/witnesses

&

https://steemitwallet.com/~witnesses

& here is another great tool out there to check on witness votes: http://duplibot.com/deadwitnesses

(again, a link supplied via a comment in this thread).

Yours truly, @jackmiller

If you want an avatar and other graphics like my “Robotroo” contact @jimramones

STEEM ON!

Tags

NOTE: if you were tagged, all that means is that in the past week of collecting data you had one or more witness votes which were for inactive witnesses. With this tag/post, all I wish to do is to suggest how your vote can make a difference in our governance as per our Steem ecosystem.

Thank you for your time and I sincerely hope that you shall take a moment to think about the importance of the point that I am trying to make here via this post.

Comments · 100

  • @baidarusramli(40)· 2527d

    Good post My wittnes

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  • @blogiwank(59)· 2558d

    Thank you for remind me about inactive witness. I have changed it.

  • @steempeninsula(49)· 2590d

    I'll change my vote shortly. Thanks

  • @mariale07(73)· 2621d

    Cierto! tienes razón, quizás en una ocasión utilice mis votos a testigos pero estos ahora no están activos, y debería actualizarlos. Excelente.

  • @harvhat(57)· 2623d

    The whole witness voting scheme is messed up! Why is voting for disabled witnesses even a thing? And no I don't believe my vote counts, these stats do not prove it does. Thanks for tagging me though as when I was unvoting for all witnesses the other day I must of accidentally voted for one (that I had never even heard of.)

  • @freebornangel(72)· 2623d

    I vote some dead witnesses, but I think they may come back and I have plenty left over after not voting supporters of this debacle in the making.

  • @alchemage(67)· 2623d

    I never know who to vote for witness.. I'm guilty of having a dead vote.. Any suggestion on where to find reliable information on who to vote for?

  • @stuffbyspencer(62)· 2623d

    Thanks for the heads up! Didn't know about these witness-checking tools, very helpful :^)

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  • @fahrur(53)· 2624d

    Thank you for a warning.. I do choose jackmiller

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  • @dimsyto(60)· 2624d

    I never got around to vote for my witnesses. Thanks for the reminder

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  • @binkyprod(70)· 2624d

    When I check the witnesses I am voting for, none of them have an inactive note next to them. I removed my vote for those that did. How can I check a step further?

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  • @oivas(71)· 2625d

    Hey @jackmiller, I am unable to see which witness that I have voted for is defunct. Am I missing something?

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  • @alanman(57)· 2625d

    Thanks for the mention. I removed my vote for utopian.io. And voted for you!

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  • @arcange(79)· 2625d

    Congratulations @jackmiller! Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade in the following category:

    • Comments - Ranked 2 with 189 comments
  • @pele23(75)· 2625d

    Tnx for doing this, I will clean up my witness list!

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  • @sina-adventure(61)· 2625d

    Thanks for notifying and all the information.

    I removed that vote and also voted for you.

  • @scienceblocks(68)· 2626d

    Thanks for this tag. I will readjust my witness votes.

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  • @impactn(59)· 2626d

    Great initiative

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  • @dera123(66)· 2626d

    Thank you for the reminder, I still voted for utopian and forgot to change it xD

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  • @senstless(74)· 2626d

    Ashamed I let mine slip. I guess two of the 3 I had voted outside the top 100 gave it up, and without the new tool you mentioned above, I never would have seen it.

    Thanks for tag, I am going back through and adding tags for those whose projects I am following now! This important vote often gets overlooked!

  • @nationall(56)· 2626d

    True yes you should vote for active people on the site

  • @iamevilradio(62)· 2626d

    Honest thanks. I’ll log on the desktop tonight and readjust my votes.

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  • @bdlatif(56)· 2626d

    Thanks for the tag , I'll check my votes

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  • @steemseph(72)· 2626d

    I thought I stopped voting for inactive witnesses a few months ago, but I guess not. Thanks for bringing it to me attention.

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  • @danielvehe(77)· 2626d

    I always have a post for more votes, but I really do not know who to vote for. If I could occupy them to give downvotes it would be good. A very interesting post thanks

  • @wakeupkitty(72)· 2626d

    If I vote I want to know for whom and what I vote and I cannot find that back.

    What are inactive witnesses?

  • @samuel-swinton(65)· 2626d

    Thanks for the tag. We should all readjust our votes from time to time.

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  • @sayee(75)· 2626d

    Thanks for tagging me and for taking the pains to make us all aware

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  • @droida(62)· 2626d

    Thank you @jackmiller. @noblewitness was disabled 8 days ago. Without your mention, I would not have noticed it. I already voted for you.

  • @wilhb81(73)· 2626d

    Gosh, I'm one of the 26k steemians that voted for at least one inactive witness! Thanks for the reminder @jackmiller

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  • @metzli(68)· 2626d

    Checking on mine. Thanks for the update.

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  • @kadna(69)· 2626d

    Thank you. I just changed my list...

  • @kunschj(68)· 2626d

    Thanks for the reminder. My votes have been cleaned up.

  • @laxmanmah(55)· 2626d

    How can I change my witness?

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  • @laxmanmah(55)· 2626d

    Thank you for the valuable information

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  • @josevallera(60)· 2626d

    thanks for the information friend, very grateful!

  • @greencross(70)· 2626d

    too many corpses being created.

    Now who wants my leftover witness votes?.

    hint: if you are a witness and missed a single block, you aren't elegible.

  • @dreemsteem(74)· 2626d

    Thanks Jack! Didn't know I was! Will check it out tonight and update 🤗

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  • @wonderwop(67)· 2626d

    I purged mine about 2 months ago but thanks for the tag @jackmiller. 👍

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  • @brisby(59)· 2626d

    It's thanks to you that I went through and updated my witness list. The effort you put into compiling this list to show that together we all can make a difference is a testament to your caring. Much appreciation! 😎

  • @anshia(57)· 2626d

    Thank you for this post

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  • @isarmoewe(65)· 2626d

    I bet neither of the tagged persons has ever tagged or blocked you before. Pkease adjust your measures of spam. You cannot check our witness votes for a reason.

    I really feel like flagging your post now.

  • @blervin(57)· 2626d

    Here's a quick way to see if you're voting for any inactive witnesses: http://duplibot.com/deadwitnesses

  • @malvyconejero(54)· 2626d

    Excellent idea!!! Finally my vote can make a real difference!!! Waaaoo enhorabuena!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏thank you very much for great news!! You have my support for that beautiful activity, I like to read and vote!

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  • @steevc(80)· 2626d

    I think you tagged me, but it looks like all mine are active. I have made a couple of adjustments based on what I have seen people doing (good or bad). I try to use all my votes.

  • @crescendoofpeace(64)· 2626d

    Thanks, @jackmiller, I appreciate the heads up.

    I'll check into it ASAP, though I have a recalcitrant laptop, and . . . oh joy . . . we just lost power. ;-/

    I'd still like to have that conversation with you about The Last Wave one of these days.

  • @nutritree(55)· 2626d

    Thanks for the new tool you have my vote. Is there a way for the steemian tool to show all of my active votes?

  • @trayan(71)· 2626d

    donre! removed utopian-io (only) post resteemed...

  • @steemitboard(66)· 2627d

    Congratulations @jackmiller! You have completed the following achievement on the Steem blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

    You received more than 55000 upvotes. Your next target is to reach 60000 upvotes.

    You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on the Steem Ranking If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

    Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness to get one more award and increased upvotes!
  • @wholeself-in(59)· 2627d

    Thank you for tagging me here, I knew it was time to look over my votes but it hadn't made the top of my list yet. I'm glad I vote and follow the one and only @jackmiller!

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  • @tibfox(74)· 2627d

    Thanks man! This was a really really really good reminder and I admire your effort to create that post. And the tagging/removing move is really really smart :P

    I had 2 inactive witnesses I've voted manually and for those votes you don't really see of they are active or not. At least o steemitwallet. Steemian.info is a bomb for researching thatvkind of stuff.

    Thanks for reminding and analysis!

    Peace!

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  • @edgarare1(68)· 2627d

    Thanks a lot for reminder me .. send me the links to check it please..!!

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  • @tramelibre(55)· 2627d

    Greetings @jackmiller

    Thanks for bringing me to your post

    I'm going to check my witnesses

  • @z3ll(66)· 2627d

    Oh, thanks for mentioning. Will change asap.

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  • @p3d1(66)· 2627d

    I have chosen you as a witness

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  • @saffisara(74)· 2627d

    Thank you so much for the reminder my friend 😉👍 I corrected it now and I honestly need to look over my list some more. Like you say.. The vote matters and makes a difference... So want to do it right 😉❤️

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  • @lizelle(79)· 2627d

    Thank you, will certainly rectify this!

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  • @stayoutoftherz(80)· 2627d

    Thanks, I didn´t pay too much attention on this, apparently. What are the inactive witnesses? And what would be you top 10 witnesses, worth voting for?

  • @assan(70)· 2627d

    Thank you so much for your message to me.

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  • @sarmaticus(62)· 2627d

    The problem is, that i do not know to who should i give my vote. I didnt notice that i have some vote given to dead witnesses but i know i do have planty of free votes to give away. I just dont know who is worth it. And dont know how and where i could find some real info.

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  • @rikaz87(63)· 2627d

    Hello sir. I have voted for those witness early years ago, and have not fixed yet. Thanks for tagging me, I will check them short later.

  • @elizacheng(74)· 2627d

    Thanks for the tag. Going to check my vote.

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  • @rycharde(64)· 2627d

    Well done, this seems the only way to get attention. I was going to ignore it as tag-spam but then saw the post title. Funnily, edited my witnesses just a few days ago but... you're right, one has been disabled very recently. Although one also mustn't make assumptions - a change of server and full blockchain reconstruction can take a few days. Anyway, cheers!

  • @amico(67)· 2627d

    Thanks for the mention, man! I'll take a look to my dead witnes(ses)! 🤗 ! BEER 🍻❓

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  • @marcoteixeira(65)· 2627d

    I will check my witness votes :) Thanks :)

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  • @mima2606(72)· 2627d

    Many thanks for reminder I find a good solution into Steem Peak you can make it very easy greetings Michael

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  • @f21steem(51)· 2627d

    I really appreciate your suggestions and opinions that really help us, thank you.

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  • @por500bolos(68)· 2627d

    Thank you for the heads up @jackmiller.

    Yeah, I know that I must have at least a handful of dead/inactive witness in my short list.

    But hey, that was the reason of why I started the workshop of embalming corpses a few months ago. So, if I go ahead and I take out my vote on them. ¿What I'm gonna do with my taxidermist diploma now? }:)

    PS. Oh! and by the way. Maybe you'd want to refer to your readers to https://steemian.info/witnesses website. Where I reckon it's easier to check the current witnesses status and remove or place new votes.

    Cheers!!

  • @siddharthrout(46)· 2627d

    OK I gonna check my vote

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  • @anitacarolina(66)· 2627d

    Hi @jackmiller Thank you for calling me in your post, actually I didn't really understand about vote witnesses and how I forgot😄

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  • @penderis(71)· 2627d

    uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurgh so much work , it was mainly those unnamed ones I had to type in to even vote for. Removed. Took like 5minutes to find people outside top 20 to vote for again. 5minutes, amagawd I can't even . Am I now a government tool?

  • @wakeupworldnews(59)· 2627d

    Cheers for heads up, voted you a witness mate, good stuff

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  • @jupadr(27)· 2627d

    I was not aware that I currently vote for dead producers. Thank you for mentioning. Even tho I am not very active I want others to have a good experience and I will update my votes soon

  • @brianoflondon(77)· 2627d

    This is an aspect of Steem that is completely unintelligible to newbies.

    And figuring out who to vote for is very hard.

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  • @partiko(66)· 2627d

    Thank you so much for participating in the Partiko Delegation Plan Round 1! We really appreciate your support! As part of the delegation benefits, we just gave you a 3.00% upvote! Together, let’s change the world!

  • @rubenalexander(70)· 2627d

    Thanks for the reminder!

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  • @atongis(76)· 2627d

    I was tagged but can't find my acct on the post,how did you do that? haha cool

  • @maquemali(64)· 2627d

    Hey there sir @jackmiller!

    Thanks for the tag! Will surely check it in a bit later.. ❤

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  • @gailbelga(68)· 2627d

    Hello! Thank you for this but could you help me identify the dead witnesses and how do I change it because I honestly forgot how to do it. Thanks in advance for your help!

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  • @zanoni(66)· 2627d

    How to know which witness is inactive?

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  • @lightcaptured(78)· 2627d

    Thank you, @jackmiller, I think I removed the inactive witness from my list but I couldn't be 100% sure as I still have 2 witnesses outside the top 100 list.

  • @artgirl(69)· 2627d

    Hmmm how do you mention someone without mentioning them? Tag them and then remove the tag??? 🤔🤔🤔

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  • @metametheus(66)· 2627d

    Appreciate you bringing this to my — and indeed all — our attention.

    I went through and fixed up my witness votes a few months back (probably start of the year), so it’s good to know I have to go re-check.

    Absolutely our votes make a difference!!!!

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  • @lion200(63)· 2627d

    Thanks for the shout out @jackmiller. I just changed some of the inactive witness votes to active witnesses. Thanks!

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  • @jimbobbill(63)· 2627d

    Thanks for the heads up. I will be reviewing my witness votes today. You make a good point and I was only moaning about the witness system the other day in a comment.

  • @hungryharish(67)· 2627d

    @jackmiller thanks for tagging me man. We need to give our votes to the people who really working hard and active on block chain irrespective of steem price. Hope this post will make people to check their votes once again and give to the witnesses who deserve them. 51,895 is a huge number, it can be decide who lead here.

    We also need to check about witnesses who simply milking out the system with out adding any real value worth they are earning through block chain.

    Once again thanks for tagging me and reminding the importance of my witness vote.

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  • @stephen-somers(64)· 2627d

    Hey @jackmiller thanks for the heads up. Have dropped a couple of dead witnesses, not been spending as much time on here as I was. A couple were really big surprises. What happened to @utopian-io ? Any you could recommend I check out and add to my witness list.

  • @vander(64)· 2627d

    Thanks for the heads up. I am in good company I see 😆 Will change my vote when I get home😳

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  • @hatoto(70)· 2627d

    thanks

  • @bucipuci(76)· 2627d

    I did not vote for many witnesses. They were still "alive" at the time of my vote.

  • @j85063(70)· 2627d

    Thanks for the reminder I've been meaning to go through my votes.

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  • @hafizullah(77)· 2627d

    Thanks a lot for tagging my name 😍 I am just going to checking out the name of my witnesses.

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  • @djoi(61)· 2627d

    I don't have any dead witness. Thanks

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  • @florian-glechner(78)· 2627d

    How do i find Out inactive whitnesses? Sorry just found the answer.

  • @felix.herrmann(71)· 2627d

    Partiko says i am mentioned but i dont see my Name here

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  • @eveningart(60)· 2627d

    Hey Jack. Thanks for the tag. When did you run your check I nixed my dead witness a couple of weeks ago. Will go back to double check. Cheers x

    EDIT: yup you're right, someone else went inactive 8 days ago. Just goes to show you need to check it at least weekly! Thanks for the heads up xx

  • @bubke(61)· 2627d

    afaik, i don't have dead witness votes

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  • @cwow2(73)· 2627d

    Hmm interesting. I didn't know the witness I voted for was inactive x) Any easy way to check if someone is inactive??

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  • @djoi(61)· 2627d

    How do we know the living witnesses?

  • @ahmadmanga(75)· 2627d

    I voted for dead witnesses once but I got a message in my wallet (as 0.001Steem transfer) from someone stating that the witness I voted for is no longer active. I think it's another way to let people know.

    EDIT: I'm now you mention in this post? I think I have to see my witness list again then.

    EDIT2: Fixed! Didn't know that #utopian-io is no longer a witness!