Paying it forward: I'm giving these silver coins away

I often read a lot about the sense of community on steemit, how "overwhelmed" people are by the “amazing connection” they have made with this person or that through the platform. Some are genuine with this sentiment yet I get the feeling that many talk the talk but if/when tested on it would be unable (or unwilling) to walk the walk. Community means a whole lot more than a simple upvote or resteem and am annoying "good post my dear" comment.

I've seen a few acts of generosity on steemit of course and there’s some out there doing generous stuff with the view to building their brand and the platform through community/platform engagement; Also some simple acts of kindness and generosity as well so it’s not all bad however in the main I see a lot of talk and a lot of selfishness.

My wife gave me a gift yesterday, you can read about it here - Please do. I decided I'll pay it forward and to give a little back to the community myself so I’m going to give away two of my half-ounce silver coins to a deserving steemit user, complete with one of the most Aussie of icons stamped on it. The koala bear! This is not a challenge however it may prove to be challenging for some depending on how they truly feel about, and embrace, the spirit of community. I guess whether you get nominated or not will be up to how you've conducted yourself so far on the platform I guess.

Below you’ll find the parameters of the “giveaway” and how to enter. You should probably read this post and the rules below very carefully so you understand. Incorrect entries will not be submitted into the draw. (Yes, you'll have to read the whole post...)

• Reply to this post and nominate/tag the steemit user you think would benefit from having the coins. (Don't nominate me) Strictly one nomination per user only. Explain in 20-30 words why you have nominated that user (their account legitimacy will be checked) Entries will close 6 days after this post goes live. No random comments in the reply please, just the tag and 20-30 word explanation.

• I will also enter an unspecified number of users (wildcards) who have made nominations, maybe 3 or so, in addition to the nominated users so some of the people nominating other's will have a chance at winning. This is about nominating deserving people though right?

• Each nominated entrant and the 3 or so wildcards will be put into a container and the draw will be video recorded

• The result will be posted and the winner will be contacted (somehow) so the winner can email me with their postal address details. I will need to verify the recipient to be true and correct of course. (You may like to have a discord user name for this purpose or even create an email address just for this purpose to send me)

• The coins will be posted (worldwide) to the winner within a reasonable time frame and as soon as possible after the draw and the address/user has been verified (I’m busy so don’t pester me about it please)

• My decision's will be final in all matters. I'm quite serious about this - It's my silver and so I think that's fair. I also reserve the right to do whatever I want.

So, that’s pretty much it. I decided to run with the ”nominate someone else” thing rather than entering oneself because I’ve read many many posts and comments about how thankful users are to others for one thing or another and thought it would be a great chance for those people to get all warm and fuzzy inside by nominating a deserving user they would like to have the chance to secure my silver coins. I think it would be so cool to see some very deserving steemit user pick up the coins and way cooler that they were nominated by one of their generous peers!

What would be even more cool would be a resteem of this post which, through additional coverage, may see even more deserving nominees have the chance at the silver coin. If you don’t want to resteem that’s ok too of course.

I know that some may simply nominate their secret second account, a friend or family member or steemit mate however I really hope that some people genuinely nominate someone who really deserve's it and that that individual wins in the draw. Also, I have gone with the two half-ounce coins instead of a one ounce in case the recipient decides that paying it forward has merit and wants to pass one on to someone else who is also deserving. How awesome would that be!

OK, so there you have it. This is my first go at this and there may be some bugs I guess so you'll have to be patient with me. This may all go pear-shaped but hopefully not. I hope people embrace it though as I feel the steemit community could use a bit more...community. Just a little bit.