Keep Hive Buzzing - Support our proposal!

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HiveBuzz is considered by many users on Hive as an excellent motivator and an effective user retention tool.

For the past 6 years, we have been working tirelessly to enhance the user experience on Hive. Our mission is to strengthen the feeling of belonging to a community with a fun and positive approach.

We've offered numerous badges and challenges that have helped users engage with one another, and we've seen the positive impact that it has had. We want to continue to infuse these values on Hive, and we are ready to deploy new ideas and badges planned for the future.

For the past three years, we have received funding from the DHF which has allowed us to grow our team and maintain our infrastructure. Thanks to this, we were able to continue to provide a quality service daily, but our last funding proposal expired at the end of 2022.

Lost funding

Despite our efforts in campaigning for support, we did not receive enough votes to renew the funding of our proposal.

Although more than 1570 users have already voted for our proposal, which ranks it at the top of the proposals supported by the community. However, it did not manage to get above the HBD Stabilizer which today acts as a threshold to obtain funding. The HiveBuzz proposal needs a voting equivalent of another 9 million HP to be funded (you can check it here).

There could be several reasons why you might not have voted for the HiveBuzz proposal or renewed your vote.

One reason could be a lack of awareness or understanding about proposals, our project and its impact on the community.

Supporting a proposal on Hive does not cost anything to you. You do not need to delegate Hive Power or send HIVE or HBD. When you cast a vote for a proposal, you are essentially signaling your approval of the proposal and indicating that you would like to see it funded. This voting power is proportional to the amount of Hive Power you hold.

Perhaps you have not seen enough communication or promotion from the HiveBuzz team about the work they do. Therefore, we urge you to read our proposal. Take the time to do your own research and understand the usefulness of a proposal like ours. We understand that many of you have limited time and resources, but we believe that by involving yourself in Hive governance, the whole ecosystem can grow and flourish.

Another reason could be the cost. The HiveBuzz proposal asks for daily funding of 280 HBD, which can seem expensive for some users. It's important to note, however, that the proposal covers the costs of infrastructure, human resources, communication and coordination with our partners, and the development of new features and badges to keep the Hive community engaged and motivated. This budget barely represents 0.1% of the daily budget of the DHF!

It's also possible that some users may not see the value in supporting projects like HiveBuzz. This could be due to personal preferences or a lack of understanding about the impact that our project can have on the Hive ecosystem. We are open to the discussion and ready to provide feedback on key indicators.

Finally, another reason could be it's becoming too hard to pass the above the HBD Stabilizer Proposal which serves as a threshold to obtain funding.

The HBD Stabilizer Proposal is a vital mechanism to stabilize the HBD token and prevent it from deviating too far from its peg. However, it's important to note that its current support is very high and may prevent other useful proposals like HiveBuzz from being funded without the support from top stakeholders. We also saw many users vote for the HiveBuzz proposal as well as the HBD stabilizer, which kind of negates their support for us.

Whatever the reason, this has been a disappointment for us as we believe in the value of our project for the Hive community. We have continued to work on HiveBuzz during these past months despite not receiving funding, but this is not sustainable in the long term!

The purpose of the proposal is to cover current and future costs in terms of infrastructure and human resources.

We need servers (web, processes, database, and storage) that require security and performance monitoring, maintenance and regular backups.

We have people working on new challenges and contests, design and implementation of new badges, development of new features, database design and maintenance.

We have people working on daily interaction with users, communication about new badges, challenges, contests, and features, translation management, events organization, and supporting and guiding newcomers.

Without proper funding, we will not be able to continue our operations and provide the same level of service to the Hive community!

Appeal to the Hive Community

We're calling on all Hive users to support our proposal so that we can keep gamifying the Hive experience and making it the best it can be.

We understand that the requested funding may seem like a lot, but we believe that the value we bring to the Hive community is worth it. We've seen so many times the positive impact that our work has had on user engagement and retention, and we believe that we can continue to enhance the Hive experience with your support.

Support our proposal

If you're already a supporter of our proposal, we want to say thank you! We couldn't have come this far without your support, and we hope that you will continue to support us in the future.

If you haven't yet voted for our proposal, or if you have not yet renewed your vote, we urge you to consider doing it.


Vote for our proposal on PeakD
Vote for our proposal on Ecency
Vote for our proposal using HiveSigner

A last word

We're passionate about the Hive blockchain and we believe that our work is essential to the Hive community. We're committed to making the Hive gamification the best it can be.

With your support, we can continue to enhance the user experience and strengthen the feeling of belonging to a community. We believe that our work is useful to the success of the Hive blockchain, and we hope that you'll join us in supporting our proposal.

Thank you for your consideration.
The HiveBuzz Team

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Always enjoyed the little stats HiveBuzz provides. Supported the proposal. :)

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Your notifications is always a great motivation for me. I do hope you will get the needed support from the bigger stakeholders.

I have done my little part.

Thank you for all that you and your team are doing.

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All I can do now is reblog and promote this because of course I already voted the hivebuzz proposal! Everyone should too 🥰.

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Thank you for your unfailing support @hopestylist 🤗

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It's always a pleasure to be of assistance hivebuzz, glad I could do a little.

Keep being amazing 🥰

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Joe Rogan Wow GIF by UFC

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Thank you for your vote @m0rt0nmattd but your proxy does not support our proposal.
Maybe it's time to take back control of your governance decisions. 🤔

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@hivebuzz notifications are always act as a fuel for working hard. We think that we achieve some goal and @hivebuzz set some next goals for us. So, I think that this proposal should be approved.

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Thank you kind comment. We're glad to hear that our notifications have been motivating you. It means a lot to us. 🤗

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Just voted for the proposal. If HiveBuzz were to go away, I would be extremely sad. HiveBuzz is a staple of Hive and seeing the notifications and stats provided gives a sense of progress and incentivizes me to keep using Hive.

I hope you regain your funding!

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Thanks for your support and for voting for our proposal. Your feedback is so valuable
Thanks again for your encouragement!

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Supporting a proposal on Hive does not cost anything to you. You do not need to delegate Hive Power or send HIVE or HBD. When you cast a vote for a proposal, you are essentially signalling your approval of the proposal and indicating that you would like to see it funded. This voting power is proportional to the amount of Hive Power you hold.

It's nice to get that explained.. I'm happy to support any development, but so far have shied away from proposals as I thought exactly that: It'll lower my HP etc and I didn't feel I had enough yet to support that.

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Glad we were able to teach you something @anna-newkey. Governance votes (support for witnesses or proposals) have no effect on your Hive Power or curation rewards.

Here is another thing to learn:
You are using a proxy, meaning their governance choices supersede yours... and in this case, they do not support our proposal.
Maybe it's time to take back control of your governance decisions. 🤔

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My vote is still with you guys!
Thanks for your work!
!ALIVE
!CTP
!invest_vote

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We know you support our proposal but at the same time you also support the HBD stabilizer and, as explained in our post, that raises the threshold to be reached for funding, making it harder to catch despite your support. Kind of "catch me if you can"... 😓

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Just so I understand, it turns out my vote is divided by all the proposals I support?

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No, you can support as many proposals as you want and your weight will be the same for each of them.

Let's say the HiveBuzz proposal has 1000 HP support and the stabilizer has 2500 HP support

You have 2000 HP in your wallet and want to support the HiveBuzz proposal and you vote for it (good boy 👍).
Its new support level is now 3000 (1000 + 2000) which is above the 2500 HP of the stabilizer so HiveBuzz should be funded.

But at the same time you vote for the stabilizer proposal.
Its new support level is now 4500 (2500 + 2000). By doing so, you raised again above the HiveBuzz proposal, which therefore is back defunded.

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Oh, now I get it. Okay, something to think about.
!PIZZA
!ALIVE
!invest_vote

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The hivebuzz team are really doing an amazing job

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Thank you @atova. Turn words into action and support our proposal 😉

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Enjoying every bit of updates about progress making on Hive. Make it more Amazing for us! Full support from my side!!!

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Thank you for your kind words @idksamad78699, but... hey... you just unapproved our proposal 🤔

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I had already voted for the Proposal. It is the @hbdstabilizer that was getting in the way of many Proposals getting funded. I wish the the DHF would grow past $240,000 daily budget.
!PIZZA
!LUV
!CTP

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We really appreciate your support @vimukthi
The "level" of the HBD stabilizer proposal has indeed sometimes posed a problem for funding other proposals and has already required adjustments in the past.

I wish the the DHF would grow past $240,000 daily budget.

The purpose of the DHF is not to maximize capital, but rather to finance useful projects for the Hive ecosystem and its development.

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I hope that you can get funding, this is exactly the kind of service that should be funded in my eyes!
I guess it is up to the whales to decided whether you will get funded or not.
Good luck I have reblogged and I had supported you already.

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Thank you for your feedback and support @tengolotodo! We truly appreciate it!

I guess it is up to the whales to decided whether you will get funded or not.

It is true that currently, it is difficult for a proposal to be funded without the support of the whales, especially since the support for the stabilizer proposal is very high and increases every day as the stake of the whales who support it also increases.
But it's important to remember that the community as a whole can have a say too.
All users, regardless of their stake size, have an equal opportunity to voice their opinions and vote on proposals.

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HiveBuzz has been always good to see around! I already voted for the proposal, hope it get funded again :)

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Thank you for all the work that you do HB team. Our experiences and journey here on Hive are so much more fun because of your cool badges and notifications. And we truly appreciate the other initiatives you do too. Hope you get the needed votes and funding. You got my full support❤

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I must say you do a great job, with the badges and I really liked the World Cup challenge, make more like that one please.

I Just voted, keep up the good work

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Así como tus notificaciones es impulso para nosotros, nuestro apoyo lo será para la propuesta.

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As you know, I voted some time ago (hopefully that will be worth more by the time you need it again :) ). Hopefully more people will see this, and support you guys. How much longer do you have???

We need servers (web, processes, database, and storage) that require security and performance monitoring, maintenance and regular backups.

Have you considered places like Hetzner, OVH, Kimisufi, and as a last resort Oneprovider? Oneprovider is super cheap on certain ones, but beware of managing through the panel. I used them for years, and only had one issue. But that issue was a hard reboot request being taken as a request to wipe the server for a fresh install 😲... Hetzner is the cheapest if you require an i7 processor. Go to robot / auction.

Reblogged, and will put on Leo later!

This post has been manually curated by the VYB curation project

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Thank you for your support, feedback, and advice.
The cheapest solutions are not always the best when it comes to reliability and scalability. We aim to provide a high-level service while being cost conscious.

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Hetzner is my recommendation then, as you get your own line (as opposed to OVH which is shared). Great speed on the German servers, and I never had any problems with the hardware either... If people don't get buzzing soon, you'll have to do something :( You can't pay a fortune each month from your own pocket...

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Added my small vote to your proposal. While I don't partake in the monthly HPUD, I do see the appeal of such forms of gamification in order to generate more interest in HIVE. :)

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I already voted some time ago , I hope more people vote ,😁

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It may be that you're underselling yourself by calling it gamification.

For myself, and potentially new adoptees of Hive, I saw Hive Buzz as being a learning pathway to understanding the ecosystem and an incentive for completing various badges in order to learn about that particular aspect of Hive. Having the ability to see the whole list of achievements that I haven't yet completed motivates me to keep exploring and makes me aware of the possibilities available. 👍

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Thank you for your comment, @maverickinvictus! We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that HiveBuzz has been a helpful tool to understand how the Hive ecosystem work.

You bring up a great point about the badges being a learning pathway. Our goal has always been to create a fun and engaging way for users to explore and learn about the different aspects of Hive. We're happy to hear that they have motivated you to explore and learn more about the platform.

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hi @hivebuzz :)

I made a little something for you! hehehe
you can go read, (and see your present), when you have a free moment! 💗

Our Mystery Bee on Hive

Hope you like the present (hint: it's at the bottom!) hehehe

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OMG, thank you for thinking of us and for the lovely surprise. So unexpected!
Your Mystery Bee post is fantastic, and we love the cover image at the bottom!
Thank you again for the shout out and your unfailing support! ❤️

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hhehe you're so welcome!!! I really hope the whales decide to support this proposal!
All of us little guys are very happy to do our part - hehe but the whales are the ones that make these proposals pass LOL (come on whales... hear us??? lol)

have the best weekend!!

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It’s been a good experience with HB! I like the cool initiative by the team. Wholeheartedly supported you HB!
Best Wishes!

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You really are doing Great Job to provide us the better opportunity in terms of Next Generation.
Thank you HiveBuzz. Thank you Hive

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I just read it now and I have already voted and reblogged. My full support is always with you Hive Buzz Team. I always appreciate your motivation to everyone and how I love to check my progress here in Hive every time I go to the link. The cool badges that I have is a proof of my humble existence in Hive blockchain. And I am always grateful for all the great the initiatives that you do for one and all. My only hope is to get the help that you needed. I wish you success and good luck. Keep gamifying the Hive experience!

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Thank you so much for your support @pinkchic! We appreciate it as well as your feedback! 🤗

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You guys are doing perfectly well. You deserve some supports. I have given my little support. Thanks

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Done voting. Keep it up and thanks for your effort.

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