Hive Power Up Day

Well, it seems that 2024 has bloodied its nose - in more ways than one. Two people (at least) in my friendship circle have had to deal with medical issues. Directly or indirectly. My year, in the day job, has been challenging and that's kept me away from a lot of things including Hive. That, and summer - really, really hot - have made me reengineer my daily programme to get some of my market work done in the wee (cool) hours of the morning.

And, as you might have guessed, one of my feline "children" has been in the wars. This, sort of bloody nose, is the third Saturday into Sunday morning that he's arrived with the ravages of Saturday night. This is the least bloody but the most evident. It will heal, I know. That's what I have to believe for the rest of the year.

On to the business of Power Up Day:

Power Up Day January 2024

In case you missed it, there were some problems with the the January PUD numbers. As far as I know, they've not been resolved. This means that for the first time since July 2022, I have not delegated to three redfish. Likewise, nor have either @lizelle or @coquicoin, who joined me, a year later to make The Power of Three.

Just in case you didn't know, from July 2022 - three qualifying redfish that meet my our criteria and the basic PUD criteria (read about it here and below) have received delegations of:

300 HP for 21 days

Each of us - @lizelle, @coquicoin (herself a recipient of one of my delegations) and I (@fionasfavourites) - usually delegate 100HP to the winning accounts for three weeks (21 days).

And...watch this space:

Come February 1st, and Power Up Day, we could have news for you....

In the meantime, back to the business of 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, shared equally 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 whom @traciyork has helped for that month's PUD. 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.

See you on February 1st for the ~~first~~ second Hive PUD of 2024.

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.

I blog to the Hive blockchain using a number of decentralised appplications.