Hive community spotlight #13: Interview with @summertooth

Welcome, Hivers, to another edition of our Community Spotlight series!
Today, we have the pleasure of meeting one of our vibrant community members, @summertooth. Known for his engaging personality and active involvement in the Hive community, Summertooth brings a wealth of experiences and insights to share with us. Join here and discover what drives his passion for Hive and community engagement.

Through this interview, I hope you're able to learn from Summertooth's experiences, gain inspiration, and perhaps find new ways to enhance your own involvement within the Hive ecosystem if you're a newbie.

Stay tuned and see you at the end 🤗


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How did you first get involved with the Hive community, and what inspired you to become an active member?


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Summertooth: Before we get into this I just want to say thanks to @madilyn02 for taking the time to do these interviews. I found Hive back when it was steem. I inherited a small amount of money and was looking to invest it somewhere other than a lame bank, which led me to crypto. I watched tons of YouTube videos about Bitcoin and ethereum, trying to understand it, and ended up on Steem in the summer of 2017. I'm not sure when my first post was but it was a few weeks to a month after I joined that I finally got up the nerve to make a post. It was here I learned about precious metals and became a stacker.


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What drives you to organize contests, raffles, and other community events on Hive?


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Summertooth: Engagement. Back in the days of steem in 2017 it really was the crypto wild west . The blockchain was busy with people blogging and lots of silver stackers giving away, through raffles, different pieces of silver. I found out pretty quick that holding raffles was a fun way to engage and meet folks. Also it got lots of eyes on my posts. I enjoy gambling and it's so much fun giving things away.


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Could you share some memorable experiences or moments you've had while engaging with the community?


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Summertooth: During covid I had the idea to start a weekly voice chat on the SGS Discord. I was nervous at first because I felt like I needed to host and come up with ideas and drive the conversation but I found out pretty quickly, and with the help of @enginewitty, to just relax and let it go where it may, which I did, and it turned out to be quite a rewarding experience for me most the time. There were weeks when it felt like work and I didn't want to start the chat but once in the chat it almost always ended up being a good time. It's such fun to talk to so many people from all over the world.

The most memorable experience for me from that chat was when one person, trying to make a point, got so frustrated that he couldn't get that point across to one of the other members, that he hung up! It was unbelievably funny and I'll never forget it. When it happened there were only three of us on the line, me, the hanger-up and the hanged-up-on xD. If you want to know exactly how it went you'll have to join one of our meetups, that's a story I only tell irl


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What motivated you to initiate the weekly group voice chats during the challenging times of 2020?


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Summertooth: Just trying to engage with folks since we we're all stuck in our houses for the most part. I'm not on any other social media, and never really have been, so this was a good way to meet people and engage in real time rather than posting comments back and forth. It really helped foster some friendships here and I hope it was good for the others that would join too.


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Can you tell us more about your interest in the silver gold stackers community and how you contribute to its growth and cohesion?


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Summertooth: Like I said, I began stacking because of the folks on Steem that were stacking. I realized pretty quickly that precious metals were a great way for me to save my money as I don't trust the banks further than I can throw them (which is not far) and I don't want to have the bulk of my savings in the hands of someone that can decide not to give it to me at any time.

I don't know if I contribute to the growth and cohesion but I do like meeting the folks that I have been chatting with online from time to time. That's one of the reasons I organized the SGS Meetup in Las Vegas a few years back and why I make other efforts to meet up with any of the members that I can. In fact I'd love to make a Midwest road trip happen at some point this year. There are still a few SGS members that I'd love to meet, and others I've met but would like to visit their part of the world. If @silverd510 is lucky I might make it all the way to the east coast to say hi 😄

I will say I am really enjoying the all the new activity in the silver gold stacker Discord as well as on Hive. There seems to be a good influx of noobs over the last year or so and that's really encouraging. For any community to thrive it needs new folks joining to keep it fresh and lively. After the last couple years of stagnation, probably mostly due to the crypto bear market, it's nice to see a busy silvergoldstacker Discord, even if I don't know all the folks as well as I know some of the older members.


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What advice would you give to newcomers joining hive as well as older hiveans?


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Summertooth: I guess the main thing is comment. Read and comment. It's how I started. I read a lot and almost always left a comment. And not just a "nice post" or something like that. Think of a question to ask or tell an anecdote about the subject of the post. Not only that but comment to other folks that have already left a comment on the post. It's all about networking if you want to gain some exposure. Hive is a long game for sure, nothing happens quickly here. Don't worry about how much others are making or how many comments other posts are getting, just do your thing, make a post if you feel like it go through and comment on other posts. Engage and be real is the way to grow here, imo.


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Is there anything else you'd like to share with the community or any upcoming projects or initiatives you're excited about?


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Summertooth: I'm really excited about the potential for Hive to become a blockchain gaming chain. There are so many new games that have come out or are in the works and it's really exciting. There is a new game in development called Astral Revelations that I am excited about. Also the same studio making that game is working on a game called Nism that looks like fun. Check out:
https://peakd.com/@surgentgaming
and
https://peakd.com/@nism for all the details.


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Lastly is there anyone else you would like to be interviewed here?


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Summertooth: I'd love to know a little more about @bitcoinman. He's got an awesome, positive attitude and is really trying to get things going in the SGS community and on Hive in general. Thanks again madilyn02, I enjoyed the chat!

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Thank you, @summertooth, for the honor of this interview. It was nice getting to know you. I appreciate your openness and willingness to contribute to our collective growth on Hive. Looking forward to continuing the conversation and learning from your ongoing contributions! 🤗


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Thank you @dfinney for the suggestion. Thanks to @thekittygirl for all her support and to everyone who has supported me as well 🙏

Leave your thoughts, suggestions or questions in the comments below!

Also comment if you have anyone else in mind you want to interview.

See you in the next edition!!! 🤗

20% rewards to the interviewee

Post format was @snook's suggestion

Previous Editions


Community spotlight introduced
Hive community spotlight #1. Premiere with @thekittygirl 🌟

Community spotlight #2 Featuring @shadowspub

Community Spotlight #3: Interview with Dreemsteem

Community Spotlight #4: Interview with Juliakponsford-aka-alien-honey

Hive Community Spotlight #5: Interview with @bluefinstudios

Hive community spotlight #6: Interview with @enginewitty

Hive community spotlight #7: Interview with @snook

Hive community spotlight #8: Interview with @saffisara

Hive community spotlight #9: Interview with @dfinney

Hive community spotlight #10: Interview with @bhattg

Hive community spotlight #11: Interview with @brisby

Hive community spotlight #12: Interview with @livinguktaiwan

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Another Great interview and with a amazing person 🤗 @summertooth is a gem and a big inspiration.
As a Stacker and person. Enjoyed learning some more about him and we have the time in common as my stacking started in 2017 to.

@madilyn02 you rock 🤗💕🤗

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Thanks Ms SaFFi, ye Summer is a great guy, I enjoyed chatting with him

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Thanks @saffisara :D
I didn't know that's when you started staking too, that's cool. I sure am grateful I found steem and the stacker community here, it really has enriched my life. Take care friend :p

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Hi, this is very nice series, thank you for doing this interview

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@madilyn02, these interviews continue to be a good time. 🩷


Oh the hang up! 🤣😂 Part of me wishes I had stayed on the line long enough to hear it… part of me thinks it was way better to have just heard your retelling of the incident. 😄

Glad to have shared many years of shenanigans with you @summertooth.

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Yeah, it was so funny. The story is funny and I think a big part of it is that no one else was around for it. Oh the mystery...

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Awesome @summertooth !👍🤗
We always enjoyed the calls, and Lol I remember THAT particular call!🤣😇😊

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Thanks @silvertop. I was taken by surprise on that call for sure. Funniest thing to me is that everyone else missed it. Even the person living with you 😂🤣
Those calls were good fun though. I'm still trying to make it up your way to say hi, one of these days!

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Good times it was nice to connect post with voices!😊
Life gets so busy…. How does that happen Lol …, good to read your post!👍

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This is another great job Madlyn, searching for awesome hivers and sharing their story with us.

Thank you and well done !LUV

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I remember that live chat, @summertooth! There were 4 of us on the line. I enjoyed our weekly chats; it was a lovely way to get to know one another from all over that otherwise, might not would have happened!

Thank you @madilyn02 for sharing the article! Ah, the memories!

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Indeed, they were very enjoyable. If I remember correctly you had stepped away from the phone for just a moment, then came back and there were just us three 🤣😂
I just told your lumberjack that I am still trying to make it up to your part of the world to say hi (and drop a couple copper rounds 🤫). Lots of stuff on my plate at the moment but it's on the list! Plus I need glasses again :( know any good optometrists?

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Hey there! Come see me at the clinic! I can help!

We would love to see you! Keep in touch and it will eventually work out. Take care my friend!🤗💜

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This was fun, thanks so much @madilyn02! Really appreciate you taking the time to do this interview. SE ya around the blockchain ;)

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