Firstly, a big thank you to the Silver Bloggers Team and to Silver-Blonde Lizzie for the gifts that landed in my wallet today. Those two little words are not big enough for what they and the support I get from you all in what is (still) a very difficult time.
The significance of six
Because I turned 60 in February, I had every intention that this milestone would determine the amount of Hive I'd be powering up each month until next February. However, because of what's happening in my life right now, that's gone by the way side. For the same reasons, I am I am keeping my HBD liquid. Just in case. And probably to pay for petrol (gas) because I my round trip for visits is 140km a day.
Back to Hive Power Up Day business
The Power of Three
From July 2022 - three qualifying redfish that meet my our criteria and the basic PUD criteria (read about it here and below) will get delegations of:
300 HP for 21 days
Each of us will (@lizelle, @coquicoin (herself a recipient of one of my delegations) and me (@fionasfavourites)) will delegate 100HP to the winning accounts for three weeks (21 days).
Hive Power Up Day
For more about why we power up on the first of each month, check out this post from the awesomesauce @traciyork who pulls it all together.
Why I - and now my fellow collaborators - do this
We all have great empathy for noobs and redfish, and that's what lies behind this contribution to #HivePUD. Here's the rundown:
After all the numbers are done and official winners announced -
We delegate 900 HP, shared equally - that's 300HP per account - among three accounts that meet the basic Power Up Day Criteria as well as these additional criteria. They must:
- be less than 6 months old
- have at least two qualifying posts since the previous power up day.
Posts that qualify must have 200 words or more and exclude posts for Power Up Day, and Actifit.
As a reminder, the reason I added the second criterion is because -
Hive is a social blockchain: it's for socialising, ruminating and just generally hanging out.- have a reputation of less than 61
- have not more than 500 HP in their accounts before they power up - both on the first of the month
What if no accounts qualify?
As I always say, I don't make decisions on my own, so if, as has happened in the past, there are "slim pickings", I will be working via Traci with the @ocd team to make selections and will keep an eye out for those accounts that fall into the Silver Bloggers' league and who have joined that community. If there are no Silver Bloggers who meet the criteria, we will look for accounts that have been identified either as part of the @lovesniper curation initiative or as part of @zakludick's Busy Bees. We will also, because of our declared bias, look for accounts that are either subscribers to the Silver Bloggers Community, or who fit that profile.
Of course, that's not all
Remember that in addition to the delegations, these accounts are added to my fanbase and receive a daily 100% upvote (if my voting power is still more than 90%; if it's not, I do try to pop over, but RL sometimes gets in the way). This is also why I ask @ginabot or my bot F.R.I.D.A.Y to notify me each time they post. If I have an opportunity, I pop over, have a gander and occasionally weigh in on whatever the post may be about. If you haven't had a vote, I then give a manual vote.
Remember, too -
Lightening does strike twice:
If you participate in this #hivepud and you still meet the criteria, you will go into this month's pot again, and stand another chance to receive a second delegation. It's happened before. I promise.
I have you powered up today? Have you?
As I have already said, there's no significance attached to the amount I've powered up. Just that I did. Power up. And here's proof:
With special thanks to @hive-106316.
Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa
Photo: Selma
Post script
If this post might seem familiar, it's because I'm doing two things:
- re-vamping old recipes. As I do this, I am adding them in a file format that you can download and print. If you download recipes, buy me a coffee. Or better yet, a glass of wine....?
- and "re-capturing" nearly two years' worth of posts.
- From Wordpress, I use the Exxp Wordpress plugin. If this rocks your socks, click here or on on the image below to sign up.
- Join Hive using this link and then join us in the Silver Bloggers' community.
Original artwork: @artywink
- lastly, graphics are created using partly my own photographs, images available freely available on @hive.blog and Canva.