Thanks @dfinney, you're an excellent ambassador for your cause! :)

I appreciate hearing more about the group. I tried to find a website or a "this is who we are" type post, but couldn't. The group (not members, but the group infrastructure) seems to be spread all over the blockchain in little bits here and there. I guess that's kind of how a lot of Steem-based groups are. Anyway, now I know what you do, membership details, pros and cons, etc.

I should have investigated before agreeing to nomination, sorry about that. Due to personal beliefs and limits I've set for my own conduct, my membership in the group would exist only as my name on a list somewhere.

No offense meant at all, but the only thing SSG and I have in common is "interaction". I like to browse, read, and curate exceptional content whenever I can find it. I produce exceptional content, and I'm always looking for people who want or need it. But I don't do much Discord chat, and I never accept votes obtained by membership in something, or on tiers, and I never delegate. I'd never be part of a curation trail (neither to give or receive votes), and I don't do contests or raffles. Lastly, I'd have to sit out of the crypto buying pool, because as a stacker I know "if you don't hold it, you don't own it". That goes for cryptos as well as PMs - I'd never store on an exchange (crypto bank), for example. If you don't hold it, even if a trusted community member is holding it on your behalf, you don't own it. I'm a little shocked that any stackers would participate in such a thing.

I've been told that members posting outside the "steemsilvergold" tag is pointless, because the members may not find your post, and the bot may not upvote it, etc. But to me, dropping knowledge should be done where it can be found by those who need it. Group members already know most of this stuff. I'm trying to reach the unwashed masses, the sleepy majority, the people we can potentially save from ignorance and financial ruin. Posting inside one tag feels like it is preaching to the choir.

I try to post about precious metals in various parts of the blockchain, and I find it brings in new interest. Tags like gold, silver, metals, economy, news, mining, finances, money, bullion, and so on. I even talk about silver and gold within posts about other topics, such as cannabis, philosophy, science, or politics.

I mean no offense to you or the group. I'll continue to browse through the member list for exceptional channels to follow. I can't participate in any way beyond that, and it isn't fair to just have my name on a list somewhere (not contributing like other members do), so I'm afraid I won't be of any use to your group.

I'll continue to interact with and support high quality original precious metals enthusiasts and monetary theorists. Many of them will end up being SSG members, I'm sure! So I'll see you around the blockchain. :)

Steem (and stack) on!