Thanks for the upvdates.
@stellabelle you are working as a witness?

Nice great Post . Thanks for share 
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Great job! DPoS is one of the things that was a struggle for me to understand as well as explain.

Nice way to explain it!

Wow that was exactly what i am looking for! Thanks for explaining the concept of Delegated Proof of Stake so concisely and clearly. I bookmarked this one as reference when I explain the concept of delegated proof of stake :). I found another cryptocurrency that might be using the same model it is called Smartmoney. Again thanks for the great post! I hope to learn more about cryptocurrencies from your posts specially about steemit.

It helps explain a bit about the DPOS, still a bit confusing though. One thing I have not really been able to find good solid information on is the "Witness" stuff. I know I get to vote for 30, *(and now I guess I can unvote whenever I want)*, but I still really do not understand what it is they do. I have looked at some of their statistic reports that some o them do, but it is like a foreign language. 

Is there a simple explanation of what they are, why we need them, and how do we figure out who to vote for? I am really getting annoyed with the money side, but since I seem to be making some I need to sort this out I guess.

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It really seems to be a solid system and I'm glad to see that some people who weren't large stake holder in BitShares work there way up the ranks.

I think the DPOS thing is a huge innovation and a giant leap for mankind. Indeed it's like flipping the universe to the other side. 

In my opinion this system decentralises crytocurrency and would make the market highly valuable information the future. Since a couple of people are striving to keep it in excellent shape so that they can remain in good books. 

@stellabelle this information is invaluable. Thanks for the post

Thank you. Before I saw you on Steemit, I only just came to drop my thoughts on articles that come to mind. But since I started reading your posts, I have come into a deeper understanding of how steemit works and I realise that it is not just a social media platform. It could also provide avenue for real work that touches lives. 

I am still learning and I'm exceedingly grateful to all the people that have made my learning experience as rewarding as it has been. Thank you for DPOS.

"Voting is always going on", that's a great point... there is no waiting 3 months to right a ship that is of course, there is immediate repercussion and realignment!  Peace / Great post

Thank you so much for all you do to educate us (me).  I have enjoyed your teaching. Each time another piece in the chain of knowledge connects after I consider your explanations.

Thanks for the beginners course on DPOS, but I still have some questions.  How does one become a witness?  How does one vote for a witness? Do witnesses run full nodes?  Where is the STEEM blockchain hosted?  How big is the STEEM blockchain currently, and how many full nodes do we have?  I have been wondering these things for awhile.

The way this system works is quite complicated but effective for making a digital currency run without much wasting energy, being fast, and with a lot of options for people to earn.

Excellent information!
No really--- thank you for presenting this so simply. To be honest, it clarified things for me to the point that I now think I could explain this to somebody. Maybe not a five year old. But then again maybe!
Thanks @stellabelle. :)

Always trying out new things, more of this from where it came from, awesome post so much depth!

Nice post, thanks!!!

>Only the top 20 Witnesses are paid for their service. Because many want to become a Witness, there are hundreds of backup Witnesses.

The top 100 witnesses are paid.

You keep saying 20 witnesses, but does that mean the paid witnesses list doesn't eventually grow when the userbase becomes larger?

Thank you Stella for your enlightening article. This is truly anarchic! If Tolstoj or the fathers of the anarchic philosophy would have seen this they could not believe their eyes..

>If a Witness starts acting like an asshole, or stops doing a quality job securing the network, people in the community can remove their votes, essentially firing the bad actor. Voting is always ongoing.

Lol, i cant stop laughing , lovely post stella

Thanks for the lesson and education regarding the witnesses and DPOS. Many are new to this platform as well as with the crypto alt tokens and there is a lot to learn.

Simple and straightforward explanation. Zero fluff. Bookmarked. Thanks

This is about the easiest i have gotten the explanation of the delegated proof of stake. Thanks for this @stellabelle

Yes, that's nice, actually Bitcoin is prototype of blockchain model. So I hope many people aware to improve it also to give more people the chance how to mining without need a lot of energy consum

I'll call it DPOS 101. An ideal course for every soul here. Simple and ingenious.

While all this is good, this  system still faces the one problem that almost every type of democracy faces - people don't take their duty to vote seriously. Even on steemit, less than 10% of all accounts vote for witnesses. I think something needs to be done to incentivise people to vote for witnesses.

Thanks for this. The concept is a bit clearer now - although I don't know if I am convinced that the delegated witness concept is necessarily a huge improvement. It seems like a popularity contest - a bit like the US presidential elections, say - and a popularity contest doesn't necessarily imply the best person for the job.