<center>![204.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdvzryDeD8kPcaqBxv1XPeWnZ4KCfJCSvqzoEnjBWvQsc/204.jpg)</center>

<center><sup>*Cover art by - @aaronleang*</sup></center>





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Welcome to the **204th** Daily Edition of the **Daily Qurator**. Below you will find some awesome members of @qurator that worked hard to post some good quality content for all you awesome Steemians to enjoy!
 
The @qurator project was created to help give Steemians some extra exposure and awesome upvotes currently worth around $0.03 - $6.50!
 
**Note:** some of you have been curated twice since the start of the daily qurator and some have been curated only once. As the Daily Qurator is gaining fame with every passing day, many new steemians are asking/will ask to join us. So, expect to see posts from new users for now. When the opportunity arises, posts from older users will be curated once again
 
<center>**Your Quality Curator ~( @goldendawne )~ Presents:**</center>
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|@joanstewart |  animalssunday |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://joan1911.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/crocodilewild1.png</center>
[Animal Sunday- Crocodile Rock](https://steemit.com/animalssunday/@joanstewart/animal-sunday-crocodile-rock)
>A visit down to CrocWorld where Henry still lives with a harem of female crocs, celebrated the oldest crocodile living in captivity celebrated his 117th birthday on 16th December, 2017 

Ready to learn more about crocodiles? @joanstewart shares some facts from her visit to Croc World. Come along for some great images of these dangerous reptiles and learn about their eyes and some fascinating facts.
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|@derosnec|  shoutoutsaturdays |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmfGt5tyxAPnpMPsADZLmmvYBZj2fdt1gx1rUcTJuX8U5J/image.png</center>
[Derosnec's Shout Out Saturday Volume 1](https://steemit.com/shoutoutsaturdays/@derosnec/derosnec-s-shout-out-saturday-vol-1)
>I've been seeing my dear friends over at @thesteemengine doing this for a couple of weeks and I love the idea - in the spirit of trying to get that trending page to show more original content upvoted by real humans and fewer bots, as well as meet new awesome people within the community, @crazybgadventure started the Shout Out Saturdays (SOS) initiative 

@derosnec is sharing five steemian community members and leaders that they feel has really helped out the platform and need to be recognized all the hard work they have done here. Stop over to see who's being mentioned.
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|@siucatti |  spanish |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmaRwATvPhNbA1uxmRhQCekq2bUBGCEqRHxeUgqUbzC1ay/una%20senal-steem.png</center>
[A Signal- Una Senal](https://steemit.com/spanish/@siucatti/una-senal)
>A fascinating story comes from Greek mythology, the history of the Trojan War is captivating for Paris, Helen of Sparta and Achilles but a character that is often overlooked is Kassandra , she predicted the fall of Troy but nobody believed her because she had been cursed by the gods, they all took her for a madwoman 

See the process that @siucatti made this sketch and learn more about who Kassandra is. VERY interesting trivia shred in this post as well as the step-by-step process to create this drawing.

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|@mirfaner |  mynameiswhat |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRZQ713ouqM6cNR9aZsQ8heJnaD1Ma1HAPBTd91o6SZkb</center>
[Myn ameiswhat- By @steemitachievers](https://steemit.com/mynameiswhat/@mirfaner/mynameiswhat-by-steemitachievers)
>I got awesome idea #contest in steemit by @steemitachievers... This is not usually contest as you know, this contest in purpose to knows more about you're (steemians)... The contest is about why you chose your #steemit id and the reason why you use it as your id

How did you come up with your steemit name? See how @mirfaner chose theirs; and while you're there maybe write your own post on your page to let others know how you name evolved.

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|@syedubair |  sphere |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTMb5GMkjrLPURi2CVdnyWKtRKk4VYZsJ2svtwSdU5Mzu</center>
[Sphere Has A Solution For The Problems Faced By The Social Media Users](https://steemit.com/sphere/@syedubair/guj33-sphere-the-future)
>One of the most important parts in any aspect of every individual is privacy. Privacy is something that needs to be respected. As much the privacies of every other aspect are or should be respected, there should be a similar sense to the privacy of our data, as it's as important as others. There should be an understanding of one's choice to keep things private and it should be welcomed by the audience in general 

Have you heard about sphere? Tried it out yet? What are your thoughts on this platform? Share your opinions with @syedubair in this post.
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# <center>NEWS</center>




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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmZPBKipZc6UtQFBH42gnGRUxFD9xHd5ftcBGSMwJPnWNz/Qurator%20Witness.jpg</center>


Qurator is finally a witness! 

For more details go check out our [witness page](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@qurator/announcing-the-qurator-witness) and consider voting for us. We will always strive and do our best to benefit the community and our members. . =)


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##  <center>[Qurator 3.0](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes)</center>

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Qurator 3.0 is finally here! There has been quite a few changes. Go and check it out. It is quite a long read but well worth it if you are an avid Qurite. =) 











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# <center>Steemit Challenges on Discord</center>

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We all know that there are some awesome Steemians that created great challenges with cool prizes here on steemit. @stresskiller took it upon himself to make a really neat Steemit challenges calendar that he synced and integrated into Qurator's Discord Channel. If you are a member of Qurator feel free to check out the Discord Channel and visit the `steemit-challenges` tab. There you will find an updated list of all the daily/weekly challenges.  massive shout-out and thanks to @stresskiller! 

<center>![Stresskiller Discord - Steemit challenges.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYw13BqQBAW7EEJCwPthdXvogHgxaZjQEaTEtatQezzQa/Stresskiller%20Discord%20-%20Steemit%20challenges.png)</center>

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# <center>Competitions!</center>

We host weekly Photo and Food competitions. Click on the images below to view the posts and cast your votes to the nominated Qurites. You can also comment `#nominate`in either of the posts to stand a chance to be featured in the competitions. 


Photo Friday!|Tasty Tuesday!
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[ ![Photo Friday.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWuCySB4QFdgMq8pNEdYP81Nx14iwuz7ELHD5GppaT63L/Photo%20Friday.png)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-photo-friday-photography-competition-18)|[ ![Tasty Tuesday.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRYTLxhpmRAXL33yN1a9HRDEYKKJTCiQYEGBUU4uEoa9n/Tasty%20Tuesday.png)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-tasty-tuesday-18-food-competition)  


Toss up Thursday| Biweekly
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[![DQmS3rtbZbqL8PNmstRnrKHP1R5XgVVBzQBb31dxLjMGTgK.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeiqgDuVw175erZwacSRJpb6SDodQFnxKKq5Ubu6QiXGk/DQmS3rtbZbqL8PNmstRnrKHP1R5XgVVBzQBb31dxLjMGTgK.jpg)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-toss-up-thursday-2-free-for-all-promotion-competition)| Free for all post-promotional competition with a twist!


With all the flag wars and drama on Steemit, we decided to go the opposite route. Make love, not war! We don't take part in flag wars, instead we have upvote wars! We highly suggest checking out our latest competition and think of your ideal strategy to win that awesome Tier 5 prize. =)




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# <center>@qustodian support bot</center>


<center>![DQmRFeDPwYrJYcGBqsU52WWwTkxbv4tA5J6QBwsPZBqYwuc.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ3CyLWioYi131qRphvXrVT74VpdSgUXKiyZeNz1zmuKT/DQmRFeDPwYrJYcGBqsU52WWwTkxbv4tA5J6QBwsPZBqYwuc.png)</center>

For those who would like some extra upvotes from the Qurator project can send SBD and their link to @qustodian. The bot will upvote your post to the value of 2.65 times the amount of SBD you send it. 

> Send around 0.5SBD and your link to receive upvotes.

 > Any extra SBD will be refunded! 

> Upvotes limited to one every 24 hours. 

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#  <center>Invest in @qustodian</center>

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For those who would like to invest some Steem Power. @qustodian pays out 90% of all the SBD sent to the account. Minimum of 50SP to invest, daily payouts in SBD. 

Delegations links can be found below. *Please remember to leave at least 50SP in your account!*

### Delegation links for @qustodian (NOT @QURATOR): 

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| :-------------------------------------:	|:--------------------------------------------:| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|  [100](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=205303.639667%20VESTS) | [200](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=409999.639667%20VESTS) |  [300](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=615999.639667%20VESTS)| [400](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=819999.639667%20VESTS)| [500](https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=1022999.639667%20VESTS)|[1000](https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=2042999.639667%20VESTS)|[5000](https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=10212999.639667%20VESTS)
<center><sup>For any other amount feel free to contact us in Discord.</sup></center>



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| Qurator Tiers   	|    	| 
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| ![Tiers Update 1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZqyGcapaLhS3QESTyXW28ybLss4o9PRehDmvTwZHEVRy/Tiers%20Update%201.jpg)       	|  <center>[The latest Tiers update is out and updated. You can see the post by clicking here](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-tiers-and-upvote-weights-update-03-04-2018)</center>|  



























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<center>![0_lq-C3-gIuW9L9xxn.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbidwaM258YWuVUR6qvWdqKCnXw8pUsV6wxbUmgD38BBq/0_lq-C3-gIuW9L9xxn.png)</center>

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<center>Qurator's Discord Channel that all Steemians can join - https://discord.gg/pJtWp57</center>

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## <center>Steemauto Curation Trail</center>

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<center>https://steemitstageimages.com/DQmRviZWBhhxeNa6TSQKpSitHj3XHmGC24WUxn9uUVTWCG6/steemauto.png</center>

<center>RIP Streemian and hello Steemauto! The new curation trail is active and running! If you would like to support your fellow Qurites or just earn some extra curation feel free to join our curation trail that is active on Steemauto. 

We suggest not following the trail with 100%, steemauto has 2 ways of following a trail, static or scaled. We suggest using **SCALED** instead of static since static votes can add up quickly and drain VP very fast. We suggest using scaled and then maybe around 25%.

Steemauto can show us who is currently on the trail and at what percentage. Looking forward to see more Qurites joining the trail in the near future! We also reward the team players and there might be a nice surprize for a lucky trailer. =P </center>

[Steemauto guide and registration info](https://steemit.com/guide/@scrooger/steemauto-full-guide-and-how-to-register)




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# <center>Want bigger upvotes? Check out Tiers and how to gain access to them</center>

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| 	TIER |                   Requirements        | Perks | 
| -------------------------------------	|:--------------------------------------------:| :--------------------------------------------:| 
| https://steemitimages.com/DQmdyagYvbj8ukYr16xWmcbZL44orsptH8uRYBqFNK4TnJi/QT0.jpg | Basic 4 STEEM registration fee. Upvote for life from Qurator Project | Basic upvote for life from Qurator.| 
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmdWANGYYcV7r5Ui1c3ZE1VecA8dSdvmMzxnA8mKmKnGfL/QT1.jpg|  **Delegate 100SP**  *or* **Upvote @qurator's posts 4+ times a week** |  Tier 1 upvotes  |
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmUsa4bLbc1q7tRjtUoSe9Uiz28yyrmg3TLxPraxtFEqn6/QT2.jpg|  **Delegate 200SP** *or*  **Upvote @qurator's posts 7+ times a week**  |  Tier 2 upvotes | 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmPZD5tgYEtQ3pCUJ7ifSWJkYC7ThXPyEebY2np4bg3jSE/QT3.jpg  | **Delegate 300SP** |Tier 3 upvotes  | 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmV3avRQwdM7m5jniotdnvC2PEu2sshXpysH2qKsEQdCrd/QT4.jpg | **Delegate 400SP** | Tier 4 upvotes |
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmQVm15k1rvH85CVxQUQ8XX9PxRXkgRxQmYvFYdWyfU24j/QT5.jpg | **Delegate 500SP**  |Tier 5 upvotes |


## <center>Elite Tiers</center>
| 	TIER |                   Requirements        | Perks | 
| -------------------------------------	|:--------------------------------------------:| :--------------------------------------------:| 
 |https://steemitimages.com/DQmZbob7w2kTySTZBC1hnHZDLfFcqEPZp2qjNFq9orKUDM3/QTCopper.jpg| **Delegate 1000SP+ to @qurator**  |  Copper weight - T5 x 2|
https://steemitimages.com/DQmevnqdja5hoSDftUAqaweBf1F4ktFQFQtsBcgSAhGdin3/QTSilver.jpg | **Delegate 1500SP+ to @qurator**  | Silver weight - T5 x 3  | 
https://steemitimages.com/DQmdjY6TFfLqVCGRVebjW9hxb7WsX497HByQotNd66bmpaB/QTGold.jpg | **Delegate 2000SP+ to @qurator**  |  Gold weight - T5 x 4|
https://steemitimages.com/DQmRXrbsQBmmaFnaFfPM5BBY1ow7M8XvVWPHeiqLN5nSWu7/QTPlatinum.jpg| **Delegate 2500SP+ to @qurator**  |  Platinum weight - T5 x 5|
https://steemitimages.com/DQmVJBvaEQZv3msnbLQTabaMuJxL3QqaqkkqxACKKyc2TRB/QTDiamond.jpg | **Delegate 5000SP+ to @qurator**  |  Diamond weight - T5 x 12 + Rotational Resteems |


### <center>Delegation links: </center>

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| :-------------------------------------:	|:--------------------------------------------:| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|  [100](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=204145.639667%20VESTS) | [200](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=408290.639667%20VESTS) |  [300](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=612435.639667%20VESTS)| [400](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=816580.639667%20VESTS)| [500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=1020725.639667%20VESTS)|  [1000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=2041450.639667%20VESTS) | [1500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=3062175.639667%20VESTS) |  [2000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=4082901.639667%20VESTS)| [2500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=5103626.639667%20VESTS)| [5000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=10207252.639667%20VESTS)|
*After you click the link you will have to check the value, click next and then enter your steemit NAME and Private Active Key to delegate. Please remember to leave at least 50SP in your account!* 

### Seeing quite a heavy drop in Voting power with all the tier upgrades this week. With the new Tier update all the Upvote Percentages will be calculated again and everything should slowly balance out again. =) 






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|	Members	|	1261|  (+2)| 
|	Steem Power	|	3851	|  | 
|	Delegated	|	110 073| (-3201) |
|	Voting Power	|	75.46% 	| |
|	Upvote Weight T0(@qurator-tier-0)	|	3.5%	| $0.03|
|	Upvote Weight T1	|	0.5%	|$0.06          |
|	Upvote Weight T2	|	0.85%	|$0.12          |
|	Upvote Weight T3	|	1.7%	|$0.18         |
|	Upvote Weight T4	|	2.7%	|$0.30             |
|	Upvote Weight T5	|	4.2%	|$0.42           |
|	Copper (T5 x 2)	|	                         8.4%	|$0.78           |
|	Silver (T5 x 3)	|                        	12.6%	|$1.20            |
|	Gold	(T5 x 4)|	                      16.8%	|$1.55           |
|	Platinum (T5 x 5)	|	              21%	|$1.91            |
|	Diamond	(T5 x 12)|	              50.4%	|$4.60         |
|	Witness rank|	              120	|         |


<sup>*Median Steem Price when Upvote values were calculated: $1.50*</sup>



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<center>**Upvoting or Resteeming this post will help us grow and in turn enable us to give better upvotes to our members and quality content creators.**</center>

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# <center>Your Quality Content Curator - Banners</center>

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If you would like to show some more support and use Qurator banners then please head over to [this post](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes) and copy the banner links from there. =) 



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##### <center><sup>The Qurator project is brought to you by: </sup></center>

<center><sup>@scrooger | @boontjie | @goldendawne | @ewkaw | @ackhoo  | @brumest | @stresskiller | @aaronleang</sup></center>

<center><sup>Special thanks to @kryzsec for the SBD contributions. </sup></center>


# <center>For more information about the Qurator Project and how to join click [HERE](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes)</center>


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https://steemitimages.com/DQmSgyKUFZS9JRG5VmeAbaUihLpq32NeRyH6vZPFBZZqhTm/Witness%20vote.png

- Via [SteemConnect](https://steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=qurator&approve=1).