It's been one and a half months since launching my Steem witness node and everything is running smoothly. You can read about why I became a witness at [Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@luzcypher/luzcypher-s-announcement-for-steem-witness)

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My friend @mikemeister helped me get everything up and running and **with your help we have climbed to position 101 with 115 votes in 6-weeks**. We're almost on the main witness page on the Steemit site. With just a few more votes we should reach that first goal of showing up on the witness page. From there the next goal is to break even on the server costs.



>### We solved 96 blocks in November and are on track to solve a little over 100 this month.  This is not enough to cover the cost of our server, but we're confident we'll get there soon. We have missed zero blocks so far. ###

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My focus for Steem is building strong community projects that keep people engaged and returning to the platform and as a witness will continue to do so. 

The first order of business is to get the Open Mic DApp up and running and @pr from @dsound has been working on it. You can read more about that at [Creating A New Dapp For Steemit Open Mic - Talks With @prc The Creator Of DSound](https://steemit.com/steemfest/@luzcypher/creating-a-new-dapp-for-steemit-open-mic-talks-with-prc-the-creator-of-dsound)

We've been really busy creating a new community app to bring all Steem communities together in one place. One thing I'm always hearing from new users is they get lost in the long feed of posts and can't seem to easily find communities based on topics they are interested in. We want to solve that once and for all and are nearing completion of a community site for all active Steem communities organized by topics of interest.

It's looking really good and simple to use and I think you guys are going to love it. I don't want to say too much about it until we're closer to launchbut I'm sure you'll be as excited about it as we are.

I'm looking forward to bringing you more engaging community projects and extend a special thank you to the following list of people who have voted for me as witness. If I missed anyone in this list of people who have voted for me as witness please let me know. Thanks again for your vote. It really means a lot to me.


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<tr><td>@thejohalfiles</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lukestokes</td></tr>
<tr><td>@ausbitbank</td></tr>
<tr><td>@nathanmars</td></tr>
<tr><td>@anomadsoul</td></tr>
<tr><td>@dsound</td></tr>
<tr><td>@ayogom</td></tr>
<tr><td>@steevc</td></tr>
<tr><td>@meno</td></tr>
<tr><td>@isaria</td></tr>
<tr><td>@swelker101</td></tr>
<tr><td>@vladivostok</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lyndsaybowes</td></tr>
<tr><td>@soundlegion</td></tr>
<tr><td>@slobberchops</td></tr>
<tr><td>@world-travel-pro</td></tr>
<tr><td>@detlev</td></tr>
<tr><td>@kenistyles</td></tr>

<tr><td>@puncakbukit</td></tr>
<tr><td>@zipporah</td></tr>
<tr><td>@raj808</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lizanomadsoul</td></tr>
<tr><td>@waybeyondpadthai</td></tr>
<tr><td>@jonmagnusson</td></tr>
<tr><td>@katrina-ariel</td></tr>
<tr><td>@pechichemena</td></tr>
<tr><td>@honeydue</td></tr>
<tr><td>@amberyooper</td></tr>
<tr><td>@tombalistreri</td></tr>
<tr><td>@dreamrafa</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lk666</td></tr>
<tr><td>@jza</td></tr>
<tr><td>@redrica</td></tr>
<tr><td>@derekrichardson</td></tr>
<tr><td>@passion-ground</td></tr>
<tr><td>@tarotbyfergus</td></tr>
<tr><td>@d-vine</td></tr>
<tr><td>@camuel</td></tr>
<tr><td>@yidneth</td></tr>
<tr><td>@drakernoise</td></tr>
<tr><td>@otom</td></tr>
<tr><td>@privat</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lordbutterfly</td></tr>
<tr><td>@privat</td></tr>
<tr><td>@chrisroberts</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lordbutterfly</td></tr>
<tr><td>@daveonarrival</td></tr>
<tr><td>@silentscreamer</td></tr>
<tr><td>@paintingangels</td></tr>
<tr><td>@davidfar</td></tr>
<tr><td>@digitalopus</td></tr>
<tr><td>@yestermorrow</td></tr>

<tr><td>@shookriya</td></tr>





<tr><td>@donatello</td></tr>
<tr><td>@kkarenmp</td></tr>
<tr><td>@revdocwelch</td></tr>




<tr><td>@k0wsk1</td></tr>
<tr><td>@drakernoise</td></tr>
<tr><td>@hctg85</td></tr>

<tr><td>@chaifm</td></tr>
<tr><td>@darrenclaxton</td></tr>
<tr><td>@verbal-d</td></tr>
<tr><td>@owner99</td></tr>
<tr><td>@builtinfire</td></tr>
<tr><td>@markaustin</td></tr>
<tr><td>@melavie</td></tr>
<tr><td>@siomarasalmeron</td></tr>



<tr><td>@wilins</td></tr>
<tr><td>@luisferchav</td></tr>
<tr><td>@mr-monk</td></tr>
<tr><td>@ilazramusic</td></tr>
<tr><td>@steemonkey</td></tr>
<tr><td>@joseacabrerav</td></tr>
<tr><td>@yetxuni</td></tr>


<tr><td>@mithrilweed</td></tr>
<tr><td>@earworm</td></tr>
<tr><td>@edwardstobia</td></tr>
<tr><td>@nahupuku</td></tr>

<tr><td>@acousticsteveo</td></tr>
<tr><td>@mayneth</td></tr>
<tr><td>@leomolina</td></tr>
<tr><td>@yestermorrow</td></tr>
<tr><td>@elisonr13</td></tr>
<tr><td>@onezetty</td></tr>


<tr><td>@gibber</td></tr>
<tr><td>@ceheiberg</td></tr>
<tr><td>@dianakyv</td></tr>
<tr><td>@ceheiberg</td></tr>
<tr><td>@danieldedosd2</td></tr>
<tr><td>@manuelmusic</td></tr>
<tr><td>@carlosrada</td></tr>
<tr><td>@carolinaidrogo</td></tr>
<tr><td>@hugo.exe</td></tr>
<tr><td>@esthersanchez</td></tr>
<tr><td>@adolforivas42</td></tr>
<tr><td>@danieldedosd2</td></tr>
<tr><td>@acousticguitar</td></tr>
<tr><td>@mfarinato</td></tr>
<tr><td>@andreabortone</td></tr>
<tr><td>@justinzidi</td></tr>
<tr><td>@lostgalaxy</td></tr>
<tr><td>@jerry.van.lee</td></tr>
<tr><td>@orlandogonzalez</td></tr>
<tr><td>@mikemeister</td></tr>
<tr><td>@hokulor</td></tr>
<tr><td>@victorochoa</td></tr>
<tr><td>@miaapado</td></tr>
<tr><td>@empathetic</td></tr>
<tr><td>@spiritualmatters</td></tr>
<tr><td>@miaapado</td></tr>
<tr><td>@armoniritmia</td></tr>

<tr><td>@harvhat</td></tr>

<tr><td>@carolinafer</td></tr>

<tr><td>@unknownheroes</td></tr>

<tr><td>@juanmolina</td></tr>

<tr><td>@zuk0</td></tr>
<tr><td>@marianvitz</td></tr>

<tr><td>@xxxplasticman</td></tr>
<tr><td>@unknownheroes</td></tr>
<tr><td>@procrastinador</td></tr>
<tr><td>@marianomorado</td></tr>
<tr><td>@amg.soundesign</td></tr>
<tr><td>@milaalfonzo</td></tr>




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Thanks again for your support. You can find information about witness @witnesspage which now has a webpage with the same name. [WitnessPage.com](http://www.witnesspage.com)

# [Luzcypher's Announcement For Steem Witness](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@luzcypher/luzcypher-s-announcement-for-steem-witness) #

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