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RE: TimCliff Witness Update 2017-08-03
Hey @timcliff, I still think that you're doing a amazing job for the platform and the community. How long does the witness thing last for? Sorry I'm still kind of new to this, and I believe I voted for you not too long ago.
The witnesses are the people running the servers that process all the transactions for the blockchain. Every time someone posts, comments, upvotes, transfers coins, etc - all of that is getting processed and stored in the blockchain by the witnesses. In addition to the processing, they are also the elected leaders of the blockchain, and do a lot of other stuff for the betterment of the community.
When you vote for someone for witness, your vote stays with them unless/until you unvote for them. You can see who you are currently voting for here: https://steemit.com/~witnesses.