There are several reasons why I think @reggaemuffin should be one of our top witnesses:

WelcomeBot and SteemGreet

The first comment I ever received was from a bot called the WelcomeBot that was made @reggaemuffin.

Although I was a new user and @reggaemuffin was also relatively new at the time, he had already produced a bot that automatically welcomed new users and pointed them towards some self-help documents on how to use Steemit to encourage active participation and therefore grow the platform. That was my very first interaction on Steemit and it was very helpful and encouraging.

To motivate new users, @reggaemuffin then created SteemGreet so users could effortlessly upvote new users to get them motivated to engage more with the platform.

Minnowbooster and BuildTeam

Since then, @reggaemuffin has been instrumental in providing other useful services to help users grow. @Minnowbooster has been one of those projects that provide opportunities for users to put their hard-earned SP and SBD to good use.

He is also a co-founder of @buildteam which seeks to use blockchain technology to solve real world problems. This company encompasses the invaluable services of @minnowbooster, @steemvoter and @steemsports.

These are just some of the initiatives and applications that @reggaemuffin has contributed to improve the Steem ecosystem over the past year.

Open Communication

@reggaemuffin's latest Witness Update post outlines some of the active things that @reggaemuffin is doing to ensure he is running a reliable node that is able to handle the increasing user base of Steem.

My witness server and my seed node are both running with 32GB of RAM and with the steem usage rising I took the time to switch to a 64GB witness server. So my old 32GB server will keep online as a backup server. With me being almost in the top 50 (currently place 56 after a tough ride) I have more funds available to setup a good witness. Expect me to expand that network once I rise higher in the ranks.

I used this opportunity to adapt my witness parameters. I tuned down account creation cost, as the steem price rises, accounts need to be cheaper in steem amounts.

As an active user, he also responds to enquiries from users and you can see this from the numerous responses to comments on his latest Witness Update Post. This is one of the most important attributes to have from a witness. Witnesses are our 'elected' producers, so transparency and willingness to respond to feedback is a must for me.

In my opinion, @reggaemuffin is one highly competent and active Witness who is not receiving the justified recognition of being a top 50 Witness. His hard work throughout 2017 to develop different applications to support the growth of the Steem blockchain has been invaluable and his knowledge as a computer scientist places him as one of the top people we should be voting for as a witness.

If you think @reggaemuffin should be one of our top witnesses, please use the links below to vote for him.

Thanks for reading.

How to vote for @reggaemuffin as a Witness

Go to the witness page https://steemit.com/~witnesses
Scroll down and enter reggaemuffin in the box:

Click on Vote