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Oh... now I understand. When you click on the PROMOTE button, that puts the article onto a special status that is PAID for! In essence, you are paying to put that post into the limelight for others to see.

BTW, I noticed your account is over 6 months old and I read that at around 6 months they take your loaned SP away. Did you notice when that was taken? Do you get a slider bar for your voting power yet?

i joined in march, late march. so that is only two months. i remember seeing a figure in brackets. and i remember it disappearing soon after i joined.

Did someone else open the account for you earlier than March of this year? If you look at the history in your wallet, the first deposits say 6 months ago. Scroll wayyyyyy to the bottom.

oooooo spooky, i shall take a look.

by bottom post says ....

2 months ago Receive 242.141 STEEM from blocktrades

I just looked at your wallet again and you are absolutely correct! Either my eyes are playing tricks on me or my mind is! Is it possible I saw 2 months and my mind said 6 months? YIKES! I think I've been in front of the computer too long lately! That's scary!