The Brit List: May 2023

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Introduction

I started compiling these lists in December 2020 to continue something @pennsif used to do as I think it helps bring the community together. Since then I have found lots more people to include. @HiveSQL has been really useful for this. I use Python with beem (by @holger80) in a script to generate what you see here. Some of the post is manual as I like to include some commentary and I will keep tweaking it. I am open to suggestions for improvements. I aim to do a fresh list on the first Saturday of each month.

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I also rely on the community to let me know of more people to include who may not have obvious account metadata. You can find me in the @teamuksupport Discord to discuss it or drop me a comment.

Those based in the UK can use the #teamuk tag for an extra vote. If you see people using it on non-relevant posts then drop them a friendly comment to point out that is not encouraged.

The list will include anyone living in the UK as well as Brits who have moved abroad. Inclusion on this list does not mean I recommend people, but I will remove accounts if they are known to be abusing Hive or are falsely reporting their location. If you have lost control of your account through phishing or other means then let me know so that I can update your entry.

The code to produce this post is on Github. People are welcome to use it for their own regional version.

Previous editions

What it means

The numbers above are for those who had posted or commented in the previous month. In the lists below I break each region into three lists:

  • Active as above.
  • Just voting. I will guess that a lot of these use automatic votes, e.g. HiveVote. Previously there were some that appear to have been compromised as they vote for known abusers. Those are now excluded until I hear that they have recovered control.
  • Inactive in the last month, but most have done something since Hive started. We can hope to bring them back.

I want to count people rather than accounts as some have several. I can include those in brackets if you want. Let me know if you want me to update your listing. You can be as specific as you like about your location. Otherwise I will use what is on your profile.

Commentary

The number of active accounts has dropped again so we are back to where we were a couple of years ago. Recently we have lost the most active people in the Midlands, the South West, Wales and 'other'. If you are in that last group then it would give more insight if you can let me know which region you should be in.

We really need to keep people engaged on Hive and recruit more. I know that recruiting people is hard and that they need a lot of hand-holding to start with. Hive is different to other social platforms, but it has so much going for it. People can earn in various ways whilst not being bombarded with advertising. I find FB and Twtr to be very annoying these days and I am sure many would welcome a more liberating platform. Even if you just play the games or invest in the various coins you could set up automatic voting to make use of your stake. Please consider following the voting trail of @tenkminnows.

I was asked to include the actual numbers used for the charts at the end, so I updated the script for that. I welcome other suggestions.

I am not aware of any pending meetups, but please let me know if you are organising anything, no matter how small. If two or three Hivers meet up it can be productive. If we can build local hubs of users then they can support each other. I have recruited several local musicians who I see regularly. Some of them participate in the Hive Open Mic challenge.

The UK has a great core of engaged Hivers. We can build on that to make Hive better known. Talk to people about it.

The Numbers

London and the South East (69/39/52)

Posting: @adetorrent (London), @alonicus (Hampshire), @andy4475 (Woking @andy-jahm @andy-vibes @andy-cine), @anna-newkey (Bedfordshire), @assassyn (Reading), @audiohive-me, @awah, @basilmarples (Norwich), @beccss (London), @benthomaswwd (Northampton @heartbeatonhive @benthomasuk), @bleepcoin, @blockchainfpl (Eastbourne @the-gorilla @fplcanary), @blockchainyouth, @bombaycrypto (London), @breadcentric (Bedfordshire), @cezary-io, @charliesmith11 (Hampshire), @chris-uk (Norwich), @cryptogee, @cryptosneeze, @daniellemurray (Herts @radioliquorice), @dannyshine, @davidthompson57 (West Sussex), @devosdevosi (London), @donatello, @dubble (London), @dunsky (London), @edenmichelle, @elmerlin (London @liketu), @gillianpearce (Brighton), @greensmile, @ifeherart (London), @imfarhad, @jgiordi (London), @kgakakillerg (London @gmlrecordz @kggymlife), @maneco64, @mcsamm (Milton Keynes), @mhel (London), @mightyrocklee (Bedfordshire @heruvim1978), @molometer (@mopal Cambridgeshire/London), @monivis (Chertsey), @namiks, @nicklewis (Berkshire), @nickyhavey, @notaboutme, @onalazyday (London), @philsaatchi (Brighton), @purplesinger (Bedfordshire), @pvmihalache (Bedford), @raymondspeaks, @revisesociology, @risingstargame (@atomcollector @juxtamusic @jux), @sally-notbright (Kent), @samsmith1971, @sergiomendes (@thesassysergio), @spectrumecons, @steevc (Bedfordshire @tenkminnows @swing47), @steve-o2023, @stevermac1966 (Crystal Palace), @stickchumpion, @stickupboys (Brighton @stickupcurator), @stickupmusic (Brighton), @stickupofficial1 (Brighton), @talesfrmthecrypt, @tdctunes (London), @teooo (Brighton), @tonybad (London), @ura-soul (Norfolk or elsewhere), @winkandwoo

Voting: @adamaslam, @archatlas (Shoreditch), @bellou61 (Brighton), @carvalhochris (London), @dashfit, @digna, @djjamesblack (Brighton), @ezzy, @has-k (London), @holisticmom, @icepee, @immarojas, @jaxsonmurph, @kabir88, @kph (Ipswich), @liverehab, @lloyddavis (@steemcampuk @lloyd-social), @matildamoment, @mattniblock, @nakedverse, @nanzo-scoop, @nicolcron, @pepskaram (London), @pizzadalek, @rafique, @redrica, @reviewed, @richardslater (Brighton), @rmsbodybuilding, @slayerkm, @stimp1024, @sudeginsiu (Brighton), @teodora, @thecogent (London), @todayslight (Bedfordshire @roaminglewis), @tricki, @trippymane, @wilfredn, @zoltarian

Inactive: @actuarialuk91 (Cambridge), @beaupeep (London), @bettymorgan (London), @biggmusic (Brighton), @blackrussian, @cathgothard (London), @chadayan (London), @charitycurator, @chrinnox (Londom), @d3p0, @daine-cherry, @dbofficial125 (Oxford), @dcrvx1000r (London), @dd01a (London), @djtorchie (Cambridge), @dolphinartuk (Essex), @dougdigital, @eigeneggi (London), @evilisme (London), @fplcanary (South coast), @frankiic3, @gideonreeling (London), @greenjhon (London), @independentpress (London), @jorjencrypto (London), @kaazoom (East Sussex), @karwol (London), @looster120 (London), @losttribe (High Wycombe), @lovelyscape (Hastings), @lucidsamples (London), @markangeltrueman, @ministickupboy (Brighton), @moemanmoesly, @nathanmars, @neutronsalad (London, @ochako (London), @petrahaller, @pushpedal, @qsett (Maidstone), @queenoftheworld, @quentincc (London), @robbieallenart, @robpye (London), @seetheworld.sgp (London), @splurgee (London), @stav (Norfolk), @stormkeepergu (East London @stormkeepersmdk), @theessexfunko (Essex), @tiffaniv (London), @ultravioletmag (London), @wrobellek (Oxford)

The Midlands (13/10/22)

Posting: @bbphotography (Lincoln), @beautifulbullies (Nottingham), @dannewton (@earthsea), @dickturpin, @ellenripley, @fastchrisuk (Nottinghamshire), @jin-out (Birmingham), @mscleaning (Birmingham), @neopch, @redfeend (Lincolnshire), @shanibeer (@susie-saver Leicester), @shmoogleosukami (@shmoogleosu.list), @snowboarderpete (North Lincolnshire)

Voting: @article61, @awakingelements, @kryptoe, @leighscotford, @michelle.gent (Sherwood Forest), @rimicane, @skaarl, @tamiapt6, @unkidrik, @zeeshannaqvi72

Inactive: @bettynoir, @bold-n-italics (Birmingham), @brianbrogan1960, @codelikeamother, @dawnsart, @ebabb, @gribbles, @grottbags (Northamptonshire), @gytribe (Lincolnshire), @jaytaylor, @juliasibillotte (Nottingham), @levelcompeteuk (Nottingham), @martaesperanza, @mingetoot (Leicester), @neilru75, @nellabyme, @renaessanceman, @s0u1 (Nottinghamshire), @shimbodoesart (Northampton), @the3metrewrap, @vanbliss (Northamptonshire), @xandercagex (Birmingham)

The South West (10/12/16)

Posting: @countrysid (Somerset), @diveratt, @dontcare89 (Newquay), @killerkev (Bristol), @livinguktaiwan (@lut-studio), @nurseflo (Bath), @sharpshot, @stuartcturnbull (Cornwall), @theworldaroundme, @ukbitcoinmaster

Voting: @blade7 (Cornwall), @cubapl (Bristol), @davidlionfish (Bristol), @eveningart, @grizzle, @jimbobbill, @nockzonk, @pompeylad (South Coast), @snakelicker (Cornwall), @stevienics (Truro), @thomaskatan, @wolven-znz

Inactive: @cryptokingzno1, @dimasia (Weston-super-Mare), @fantolyn (Bristol), @fattathelan, @francesleader (Dorset), @groovy828 (Cornwall), @jakeart1 (Christchurch), @lacelight (Dorset), @lifespring, @mudcat36, @newtonclassics, @perceptualflaws, @smithykins (North Devon), @snider (Taunton), @stickycj, @whickey (Bristol)

The North (29/14/22)

Posting: @ambrosechappel (Southport), @c0ff33a (Yorkshire @whiterosecoffee @teamuksupport), @chisdealhd (Newcastle Upon Tyne @alloyxuast @thencsshifters @chisfund @alloyxuastcur @chisuploads), @dadspardan, @darrenflinders, @demotruk (Isle of Man), @iamdarrenclaxton (Derbyshire @darrenclaxton @mrbloom), @iamdarrenclaxton (Derbyshire), @inksurgeon (Sheffield), @introvert-dime, @johnmatthias (Sheffield), @jphamer1, @jskitty, @karenb54, @keithtaylor (Shipley, @lastravage, @oliviaava (Manchester), @onw (@b8l), @paritae (Newcastle), @planetauto, @raj808 (Liverpool), @richgaynor, @slobberchops, @stevenwood, @streetwize (Bradford), @teamhumble, @thebudfather (Stockport), @vibeof100monkeys (Lancashire), @yunnie (Isle of Man)

Voting: @artonmysleeve, @bingbabe, @cryptocurator, @digitaldan, @dismayedworld, @goblinknackers, @makerhacks (York), @makrotheblack (Liverpool), @mattbrown.art (Isle of Man), @pcste, @sam1965uk, @socialmediaseo, @someguy123, @steddyman

Inactive: @anarcotech (Huddersfield), @ashtv (Yorkshire), @dizzydiscovery, @fadetoblack (Stockport), @father2b, @kiers (Manchester), @leetodd, @let123, @letothehobbit (West Yorkshire), @madmoo (Manchester), @magenta24, @magicmmatty (Newcastel), @mckeever, @mylah (Newcastle upon Tyne), @only1al, @radicalpears (Huddersfield), @rob-c (Heywood Greater Manchester), @sisygoboom, @squeek1984 (Durham), @thesellotapekid (West Yorkshire), @viajeracebuana (Berwick-Upon-Tweed), @youloseagain (Yorkshire)

Scotland (13/10/8)

Posting: @beardoin, @camuel (@acousticguitar), @celticheartbeat (@jubei333), @cottonlazarus (Edinburgh), @danaidhbee, @hoosie (Edinburgh), @joshuaslane, @kevmcc, @littlebee4, @meesterboom (@b00m), @rafalforeigner, @slothlydoesit (Edinburgh), @tengolotodo (@tengogaming)

Voting: @agrestic, @barge (@krunkypuram), @btcvenom, @cadawg, @fiftysixnorth, @howiemac, @myskye, @natubat, @sc0tsman (Fife), @wisbeech

Inactive: @creativepersonal (Edinburgh), @epicdave, @gguy773, @imaginingfreedom, @soundtopia, @stef1 (@art-venture), @tcttnews, @tduffy (Glasgow)

Wales (6/5/6)

Posting: @cassi, @grindle, @jonboka, @stevelivingston, @theturtleproject, @welshstacker

Voting: @alishas, @gazbaz4000, @louisthomas, @nozzy, @p-props

Inactive: @cryptocariad, @ora-et-labora, @pennsif (@steemclub-uk), @pumpkinsandcats, @realitymaster (Swansea), @ruckmesideways

Northern Ireland (1/2/1)

Posting: @silverstackeruk

Voting: @besold, @enzibatavia

Inactive: @tiredmomma

Somewhere in the UK... (25/43/66)

Posting: @alzee, @artysteps, @brucegryllis, @candy49, @charliesmith11, @collinz, @cryptosneeze, @fantagira, @foundabargain, @goldstreet, @heartsofoakuk (England), @jmehta, @lordavatarii, @millycf1976, @monsterjamgold, @music-beatcz, @nooblogger, @platinum-blue, @quirk-it, @remystar93, @rogeredwards, @rokasimir, @scubahead, @tobias-g, @vtravels

Voting: @alheath, @amidlifecrypto, @anarchojeweler, @anarcodave, @blue.panda, @brianhphotos, @britcoins (England and SE Asia), @brothershield, @clivemartin, @cynicalcake, @damianjayclay, @ddsexyauto, @english-ant, @eternalsuccess, @fatasfunk, @feralblowfish, @filmmaking4hive (England), @frugal-fun, @haitch, @hive.curation, @hopehuggs, @iansart, @imbartley, @incojim, @johngreenfield, @karolsongin, @lefty619, @ninjakitten, @nockzonk, @owenwat, @realjohnaziz, @rmcaesthetics (England), @steemboat-steve, @stevieboyes, @stickupfilm, @tazbaz, @tggr.trb, @tkolpaczek, @tomatom, @trading-tokens (England), @utopia-hope (England), @webdeals, @zedcell

Inactive: @adhudson, @alambert, @b1tm31st3r, @basejumper (@bitcoinbeast), @beachgamestv, @bobskibob, @bokarecords, @british-bulldog, @cathi-xx, @cdrbushmills, @crucialweb, @cryptovios, @dadgamer (England), @deadeagle63 (@dnpq @dnpqdeadeagle63), @discountscode, @djsl82, @earnxtreme, @elate, @elliotjgardner, @ericthevking, @evo69, @filbell, @flaviusgu, @forbritain, @freedomxists, @gmuxx, @godchildren (England), @gonzo, @hftdigital, @hilarywhitehead, @ibadullah, @impshum, @intrade, @kirhyip, @localgrower, @luppers, @m8nda (England), @magnauseum, @marcusbraeburn, @marketingmonk, @maxideea, @mrsatoshiii, @pandatome, @peedeerai, @pjuk (@pjau), @plodding-along, @powis, @premiumdomains, @primaudia, @quickthen, @sandrolinux, @sbenbow, @seeger, @social3states, @sparkyontherum, @stewielockwood, @thedeltron (England), @thencsshifters, @thetrader11, @tommyrobinson, @tothebatpoles, @treatland, @tremendospercy, @triority, @ukprepper, @v3ptur

Expats (19/7/12)

Posting: @abdex9, @abh12345 (Spain), @adambarratt (@abtv Spain), @cryptoandcoffee (South Africa), @ctrpch (Australia), @eco-alex (Planet Earth), @elricmoonslayer (Spain), @felt.buzz (France), @hirohurl (Japan), @mangomayhem (Philippines), @minismallholding (Australia), @momogrow (Netherlands), @nathen007 (@leedsunited Thailand), @samstonehill (France), @sebcam (USA), @shepz1 (Poland), @starkerz (Cyberspace), @sunsethunter (New Zealand), @trucklife-family (The Earth)

Voting: @accelerator (@rycharde Thailand), @biggypauls (Philippines), @eftnow (Spain), @jeffandhisguitar (SE Asia), @juliamulcahy (Ireland), @justinchicken (Japan), @tggr (Singapore)

Inactive: @beckymeep (USA), @chewsk1 (Gibraltar), @cristina-zac (Spain), @dansensei (Japan), @jackglory (USA), @lucylin (Thailand), @marleyandme (Mexico), @milliganstravels (Thailand), @newtonclassics (Thailand), @notatravelwriter (France), @wanderlust7 (Canada), @wispsi (Vietnam)

Totals

Total active UK: 166, Expats: 19

Charts

This shows the numbers in each category of the active and voting accounts. Level is based on 'VESTS' with Minnow equating to a million VESTS.

Levels

LevelNumberThreshold
redfish156
minnow110562.13 HP
dolphin475621.27 HP
orca1356212.75 HP
whale1562127.46 HP

This shows when people joined Hive. The last few months are shown separately to make any changes obvious.

Ages

AgeNumber
month1
2 month3
3 month1
year15
older307

UK Witnesses

Please support your local witnesses. If you are unsure who to vote for then you can use my voting proxy.
@someguy123, @ura-soul, @cadawg, @whiterosecoffee, @c0ff33a, @chisdealhd, @brofund, @slothbuzz

The man behind: @tenkminnows: Helping good Hivers level up

@proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos

#BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK

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We're not in Liverpool :) we're in Lancashire, its great to see where Hivians are, thank you

I didn't have a location for you, Liverpool was for the next one in the list. I will update it for next time.

Oh I thought brackets were followed by people in that area, ISP ip or something locationey - thank you for clarifying

still here!

It only needs one comment to count as active for the month. Hope things are good with you.

!BEER

Good thankyou steev. busy with work. enjoying life for the most part! Looking forward to some slightly more summery weather (fingers crossed) but not complaining. Things are good! I hope youre well my friend : )
perhaps when the summer holidays come round there might be a hive meetup or two, and we will clink glasses once more! x b

I look forward to that. Spring is messing with us this year. One minute it's t-shirt weather and then you need your coat again.

it never ceases to be england...thats for sure!

Engagement and interaction seem to be down across the board. I think it is the bear. People are getting fatigued.

That's why I tell people to make it fun. If Hive feels like work then you are doing it wrong.

Us Brits should stick together more lol we should be a powerhouse on Hive!

Always interesting to see.. 👍
Is this automated, a script?
I'm in Cambridgeshire now and some accounts are mentioned in categories that don't look quite right?
Just wondered.. 🤔

I can update your listing for next time, but you are in the same region. Keeping everyone up to date can be a lot of work.

I wanted to do some coding around Hive and this was a nice opportunity. The Beem Python library makes it easy, but I may need to look at making the script more efficient as it takes a while to run.

Ah, so some of it is manual.. Don't worry, I might move again.. lol

hey @steevc not sure able add @iialexnight on list, at moment she in USA but she be moving to UK soon hopely next year if i'm able help her get over to me.

since she my girlfriend and not sure what way can you do put her in list.

if want information updates of her when she able move from USA to UK. i keep you informed.

Just let me know when she moves and I'll update the list. I am sure some listing are out of date, but I rely on people to tell me.

@steevc can you add me to UK Witnesses list?

I will add you for next time. I don't want to modify the post and notify everyone again :)

!BEER

If you want I can send you a link for easy voting for both hive and hive engine voting.

I could include voting links for next time. I hope people do vote for witnesses. I have used all my votes.

Thanks for the update, as always @steevc
Have a lovely weekend:)

Heck, I've been so busy I haven't managed to post anything in the last month. 👍

You just need one comment to be counted. I hope you can find some time soon. I just make it a habit.

!BEER

@steevc I moved yesterday out of Scotland. So not in the UK anymore…

I can take you off the list. Please let me know if you ever move back.

!BEER

Great thanks, will let you know if I would…
!ALIVE

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Top notch work and one of these days I can't wait for the United States to catch up. Especially all of us in the Pacific Northwest.

I'm really hoping to see the comeback of our local meetups! It would be really cool to see all of the local hivians!

People may be more thinly spread where you are. I think it is worth trying to map where they are. People can use my scripts if they want.

!BEER

I appreciate it! One day!

I'm just trying to keep my head up and moving forward with the goals for a property!

Bloody Midlands folk. Why you leave us. Come back!!!

The Scots are spread thinly, but seem fairly consistent. Have you met any others?

!BEER

I haven't met any barring @wisbeech who I got started but doesn't post anymore

This is important and interesting update. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Birthday GIF by Butler University
FOR THE MENTION IN YOUR LIST APPRECIATED HOPE YOU HAVING A GREAT DAY ……

I can't wait for another meetup. Thanks for compiling this sir.

My pleasure. If someone wants to set a date in London I'll try to get there.

!BEER

I will be available to join as well.

Cheers for rallying up the troops @steevc. Well done for the continued great work

Free greetings. Can we chat via discord about some HP that you kindly delegated to me? I would like to renew the rental or renegotiate if it is at your disposal. My discord user: lenkraff

That's a shame another drop in numbers :(
Thanks for this though Steve and may you have a magical May.

I hope we can turn it around soon. It is up to us all to make Hive work for people.

!BEER

Yes and I do try

Good to see the list each month it's giving me some new Brits to follow too which is nice. Great work as always steevc 😀