Hello Steemians. I happily welcome everyone of you to the second episode of *Show Us Your Witnesses Contest#2*. The first episode had come and gone and before we proceed with the details of this second episode, it is important to update the community with the outcome of the first episode. # **The reason for this contest** The chief reason for this contest remains to enhance the community awareness of who witnesses are, their duties while also helping to step up witness voting engagement of the community. # **Goals of this contest** Among the main goals of this contest are: * To deliver 50000 new witness votes within the duration it would run and based on the resources available to us. * To significantly improve witness voting engagement rate of the community, which is currently put at 25.97% of all active accounts, according to a [report](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@lukestokes/the-witness-voting-engagement-report-2017-10-18) by @lukestokes. ![IMG-20180205-WA0001.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeYwWeqLSb17s3JrgUsUE7XZYWFYRUAqzaFap6dVJfjCe/IMG-20180205-WA0001.jpg) # **The result of the first episode** In the just concluded episode, we had 9 entries. Unfortunately, however, we have only 3 winners as a lot of the contestants violated the rules. While some where disqualified for voting inactive witnesses, others did not have votes supporting their entries. The names of the contestants and how they faired are as follows: * @adoore-eu — 46 votes * @ijele – 4 votes; voted inactive witness, @roadscape, as of the time the contest was announced. * @princefizzy — 25 votes * @marpemusic — no vote * @kidops — 1 vote * @yura81 — no vote * @realseb — no vote * @donaldpete — no vote; voted inactive witness @roadscape. * @hendeca8 — no vote; uploaded screenshot not showing the whole witnesses voted for. #### ***By rules of this contest, all the contestants that don't have at least one community vote supporting their entries, all the contestants whose screenshot uploads only showed partial witnesses they voted for, and those who voted inactive witnesses, are hereby disqualified.*** #### ***Based on this, our winners are as follows!:*** ## **@kidops emerged the second runner up with 1 vote & wins 4steem!** ## **@princefizzy emerged the first runner up with 25 votes & wins 6steem!!** ## **@adoore-eu emerged winner with incredible 46 valid votes & wins 8steem!!!** ## **CONGRATULATIONS!** *** *** ![U5dtgf1cTYpXC1yTPUeFDM9RPwpvQ4o_1680x8400.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQggugDckkrGp24oKAxKKZZduhggot84PjoMC87zeNYy4/U5dtgf1cTYpXC1yTPUeFDM9RPwpvQ4o_1680x8400.jpeg) [Source](https://steemit-production-imageproxy-thumbnail.s3.amazonaws.com/U5dtgf1cTYpXC1yTPUeFDM9RPwpvQ4o_1680x8400) # **The Second Episode** This episode is the same as the first episode in terms of rules and mode of entry. However, the winnable prize has been scaled down to 10 SBD largely because we are yet to get the needed sponsors. Currently, what's used to sustain this scheme is earnings from @eurogee's account. As before, we won't tell you witnesses to vote for as canvassing support for particular witnesses are not the aim of this contest. We will be as neutral as possible. But we will show you how to vote and those you must not vote for because they are currently inactive. >## **How to vote for witnesses** * >Before you go voting, click this: https://steemian.info/witnesses. Take note of all the witnesses. Those in red colour have been struckthrough. This shows that they are inactive for now. So they should not be among witnesses you will choose. This is only valid for now. * >Click this [link](https://steemit.com/~witnesses) in the page that opens, you will see a list of top 50 witnesses. If your choice witnesses are among the 50, click on the corresponding upvote icon to vote. If they are not among the top 50, scroll down and you will see a box similar to the below image. Type in the name of your choice witness and vote. https://s17.postimg.org/jsa2h511r/1517152401711.jpg >## **The rule of the contest & how to submit your entry** * >You must RESTEEM this contest to reach wider audience. * >You must vote for at least 20 witnesses (you can vote for the maximum 30 allowed witnesses if you have reasons to) * >Visit https://steemd.com/@urusername(substitute @urusername with your Steemit username). Scroll down and you will see the all the list of all the witnesses you voted for. Screenshot/snapshot it. * >In not more than 60 words, state the roles witnesses play in sustaining steem blockchain as a reply comment to this contest article; and upload the screenshot/snapshot of your chosen witnesses under your comment. * >Invite your friends to come and upvote your comment. * >All your chosen witnesses must be active at the time of choosing them. To find out those that are active, refer to the Part I under *How to vote for witnesses above*. * >Voting proxies attract outright disqualification. ***This contest will come to an end at exactly 3:00 pm +1 GMT , Saturday, February 10th, 2018.*** **NB:** The factors that determines who wins remain the contestant's understanding of roles of witnesses to steem blockchain and the number of upvotes generated by contestant's entry. ![unnamed.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf4eaHnAkmqhSkAUt3Lf2SVEgyHNJePEADz3cR2bPhEAF/unnamed.png) [Source](https://steemit-production-imageproxy-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/DQmUVGs5xLWYbVETa8kt1iA5SgZEgFtaf3wPKR36QW64k3E) # **Prizes** ### **First Position: 5 Steem** ### **Second Position: 3 steem** ### **Third Position: 2 steem** # **Appreciation to witnesses & the entire community** Our hearts go to all those who have shown us massive support by resteeming/upvoting the first episode of this contest. Thanks very much and don't relent on your support for this initiative. We are particularly grateful for the following witnesses for their supports to the first episode of this contest; namely @surpassinggoogle (witness name: steemgigs), @lukestokes (witness name: lukestokes.mhth), @netuoso, @pfunk and @sircork who not only upvoted and resteemed the post, but also sent in the sum of 4.865 SBD to support the initiative. God bless you sirs. # **Achievement** In the first episode of this contest, we had 9 entries who voted the maximum allowed 30 witnesses. Witness votes delivered to witness voters' registry/record = 9 multiplied by 30, which is 270 votes. We have achieved 270 witness votes by this initiative; our target remain 50,000 votes. # **Call for sponsorship** We seek your support to increase the number of possible winners to 10 in order to attain the objectives of this contest. You can support us by: * Donating steem/SBD to @eurogee with memo **SHOW US YOUR WITNESSES CONTEST WEEKLY CONTEST** * Regularly upvoting this contest. * Regularly resteeming this contest. * Following @eurogee and including @eurogee in your autovoter application. ## **To the entire community, please consider supporting us by upvoting & resteeming this post. Thanks and may God bless you as you do** ### **Follow @eurogee, the Steemivangelist and the founder of @euronation Newbie's Support Team; follow @euronation** # **Newbie's Corner** >## **Don't give up. Success is within reach only if you persevere** >Starting out in any endeavor in life is always not easy. And so expecting otherwise is therefore an indirect expression of unreadiness in pursuit of any worthwhile goals. This has been the core definition of my person. So in any endeavor I find myself, I usually stayed back even when everyone has left to see if there would ever be a chance for success. Only when all indicators turn red that I would throw in the towel. I am grateful to God that I didn't give up in the face of initial challenges. >## **Are you finding it difficult to succeed here?** >Maybe you are old or new here but you have been finding it difficult to make any headway. Is success what you crave for? Do you want to be taught about utopian.io opportunity and other worthwhile curation opportunities with special tags? Do you want to join a team with one spirit where the success of members is among the chief goals of its leadership? If that's your situation and you're ready to vote and be voted for, ready to be suspended or banned when you violate our rules, then use the below link to join Euronation Steemians Telegram Group... https://t.me/joinchat/HsUnkBJ083m0R6xIp4iA-A https://s10.postimg.org/3q12gwf7d/dsd1.jpg ### **Don't Exit Without Voting For Witnesses!** ### **No Witnesses = No Steem Blockchain; If You Truly Love Here, Vote For Witnesses NOW!** ### **Click This [Link](https://steemit.com/~witnesses) To Vote Now** >### **Witnesses are equivalent to life and blood of steem blockchain. Without them, the blockchain will seize to function and we will all be stranded here. 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