@familyprotection Is A Functioning and Thriving Steemit Community! Take A Look For Yourselves!
Last year at SteemFest, @ned and @sneak announced an exciting new Feature that is coming soon to Steemit.
COMMUNITIES!
At a technical level, a community will start out as a 'regular user' account and will be converted into a community. The reason for this is so that communities can eventually share in the revenue from the posts that are created within them.
When a user creates a post within a community, it will still be posted under their own account on the blockchain, but it will have JSON that designates it as part of a community.
Communities will eventually support payment splitting, where a portion of the posts reward is shared with the community account. Community admins will be able to set this amount as a percentage (from 0-100). When enforced, a post will only be allowed within the community if the author shares the required percentage of the rewards with the community account.
source: https://steemit.com/steemfest/@timcliff/dinner-with-timcliff-and-sneak-at-steemfest-discussion-about-communities
When we first heard of this up and coming communities project, we knew that @familyprotection was on the right path and it gave us an extra incentive to make something of our little community.
We are proof that this proposed model for communities works in reality. Not only are we rewarding our members who write good content, but we are helping to raise awareness on a very sensitive issue and by doing so we are creating solidarity and unity which is the foundation of any healthy community.
This community is very lucky, we've had a huge head start, in more ways than one.
We have a whale on-board who goes by the name of @canadian-coconut. When @markwhittam first approached Ca-Co with the idea of building an awareness group it was a little rusty to say the least, but with the help, belief and guidance from Ca-Co we finally came up with a working model. Thanks to Ca-Co we are NOT called ONE VOICE! (sounds more like a boy band) instead we settled on @familyprotection because of the current governMENTAL "child protection" rackets were not focused on protecting families.
We have a lot to thank @canadian-coconut for but we are also very lucky that we have the support and encouragement from so many loyal steemians. People who really take this issue serious and want to see change.
On the flip side we also have a lot of takers who claim to be loyal members but in reality are just here for the payout, you know who you are!
Here is a visual of how this community works.
These Familes Need Protecting
So @familyprotection is paving the way for future communities, our community model works and has proven to be a solid foundation for others to start building communities on the Steem Blockchain!
When one of the volunteers @familyprotection upvotes and resteems a post, they always include a comment that explains that the post was chosen by our community, and that if they wish to support our community with our goal of saving funds to Help Families in Need, than please donate a portion of the SBD rewards they receive from this post.
Once the Communities Feature is complete, these comments will no longer be needed, as we will decide a set minimum % and any posts accepted in our Community, will automatically deduct this donation.
We started @familyprotection in September 2017, and it has grown organically and quickly, beyond our expectations! THANK-YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS!
In this short time alone we have already raised a $USD value of $29,000 in crypto funds.
Some of those funds are in our Bitshares DEX wallet, which we chose because it offers accessibility to a basket of crypto-currencies and most importantly is TRANSPARENT. Our Bitshares wallet name is family-protection, and it now includes investments in Bitshares, EOS, Litecoin, OMG, and others.
As we expect 2018 to be "The Year of the Crypto," by the end of 2018 we should have a very nice nest-egg to start really helping families that are in dire straights and to spread awareness of the issues at hand.
EXCITING TIMES ARE AHEAD!
I am short of words and my brain is dead silent right this moment, but my heart "KNOWS" that we are on the right path.
Many thanks to Ca-Co, the sweat and heart you put into this struggle is beyond words and you are more than just a Lady, you are A shining Inspiration!.
What can I say about Mark that isn't already visible!, you are great Buddy and your heart is rare, of all the numerous project you could think of initiating, you chose the one that Gives Children a future and families hope, I can't see any road that is better than this. Thank you!!!
The @familyprotection community would be unstoppable because of us all, everyone of us that has looked beyond the colors, classes, races and our differences, we would be the positive frontier to every piece of FamilyPreservation.
Thank you @kryptocoin for your kind words!
Yes! I feel that we are most definitely on the right path, and it's because of people like yourself who go that extra mile.
I know me and Linda have worked hard to get to this point but I would say you are just as much a part of @familyprotection's success than any of us!
Keep Believing!
Hi @kryptocoin your opinion is gratefull. I agree what you say in the comment.
https://steemit.com/fundraising/@jejes/steemit-help-fundraising-for-my-friend-s-father
Hi everyone! pls do help to upvote this post for my friend's father's heart. They need our support right now..
Meeting @canadian-coconut has been one of the highlights of my steemit career, there is no one on the platform with a bigger heart and a more passionate soul, (though I will certainly give @markwhittam a close second). We are all indebted to the efforts of these two individuals for everything they do here, Heroes of curation, but more importantly heroes for anyone who struggles against the tyranny of the system.
Thank you so much guys, what a fantastic way to show how the communities feature will work!
Thank you, @dreemit!
Although It feels like I know Linda like the back of my hand, I am still yet to meet this amazing woman, one day! I am hoping that next year's steemfest will be in Canada, then I know I'll get my chance =)
Thank you for your kind words and your support
Its amazing to see what u are doing and what you have already achieved. Looks like @ned and @sneak are really onto sometiing with the communities idea as it just makes sense...
Keep up the amazing work guys!
Out of all the places ive found on steemit. This community is one that is to close to home not to get heavily involved in. As a canadian, as a father and as someone who sees all the wolves under the wool. I want to help make the world better. So i want to start with my own country. We need to have a blockchain dedicated to children in the system. So we can validate potential homes and placements based on their uniqueness and the needs that they will uniquely need. Scrutiny, privacy, security, we need to push for our governments to reinforce the potential of distributed ledgers in the child care system. Abuse is rampant and kids are sufferingg as i type this and it burns my heart knowing im too poor as an individual to do anything substantial. Im not educated enough to write up a code so that know your child, know your caregiver, know your adopter are all seemlessly integrated. No coins no pump and dump just a ledger system. To keep kids safe. im here for @familyprotection because i want to exist in this community. Much love. I hope i dont sound ignorant i just type what my heart says..
This is stunning news. Thank you. This will mean that you guys have more time - thank you all up to now for all the hard graft you have put in to create and keep this going - I'm now going to be dedicating most of my daily 11 upvotes now to familyprotection. Resteemed.
Thank you @healingherb!
It feels great to be a part of this community! and even better that we have the support of people just like you!
Thanks - wish I was around 100% of the time :)
When the people are united, We are unstoppable.
You have my full support!
Definitely, Linda has put in a lot of work in this project and, personally, I'm amazed how does she find the time to follow up on stories and engage with the community.
Let's hope this year will be good for cryptos, so that the @familyprotection account can grow big enough to make a difference.
Yes! I'm starting to think the @canadian-coconut is a bot because her (It's) curation game is by far the best on steemit!
;)
I totally agree! Sometimes i think she must have a time machine or something. Linda should write a book on how to curate!!
Nah, I don't think she's a bot - a bot doesn't follow up on a story or answer to a lot of people :)
Still grinning over the boy band name! It actually sounds familiar somehow. 🤔
Looking forward to the communities platform. Hopefully it's not to far into the future.
Hahaha! yeah I still look back and cringe that I actually wanted to call it one voice! Thanks again Linda!
keep up the good work. It was definately a good idea. Many families struggle with the dark side of western society, and exposure to it is critical.
@familyprotection is a light in a darkened world. Together we can all make a difference in the lives of families and children.