After posting several entries on Steemit, I was ready to leave. No comments, almost no upvotes, nobody noticed me. A moderator of one of the communities commented with a copy-pasted message: "*Congratulations, your post has been selected...*" He didn't upvote the post, neither left a simple human "nice" in the comments. It was like a wall between me and others. ![Screenshot 2021-08-17 at 18-35-08 BBC Wildlife August 2019 Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming Internet Archive.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR6sg5EEs1vLcwgbzVzUMQtBsevrFtSMkscumTufGiKz9/Screenshot%202021-08-17%20at%2018-35-08%20BBC%20Wildlife%20August%202019%20Free%20Download,%20Borrow,%20and%20Streaming%20Internet%20Archive.png) ^{My photo (left top) published in BBC Wildlife Magazine} Then, I was discovered by WoX guys @mister-omortson, @bambuka, and @stef1. My post got upvotes and many comments. They invited me to join a program for newbies, delegated Steems and explained how to be a part of Steemit. ![Screenshot 2021-08-17 at 18-34-54 ガイドブックには載っていないホーチミン。ローカルツアーのススメ。【ベトナム最新事情】.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbNfMEMoSiLsLiAqSBZxTSWJRC9CD37k66JcweLsCDfuP/Screenshot%202021-08-17%20at%2018-34-54%20%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AF%E8%BC%89%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%80%82%20%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A1%E3%80%82%E3%80%90%E3%83%99%E3%83%88%E3%83%8A%E3%83%A0%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%8B%E6%83%85%E3%80%91.png) ^{My image in Vogue, Japan} My experience proves that WoX is not like those communities who talk about openness and equality but actually don't want strangers, other nationals. WoX is welcoming to anybody who wants to become a part of the community and is ready to follow the rules. After a while on Steemit, I decided I must have shared this place with those of my friends who are active as content creators on social media. One of them, @petface agreed. I told her: *start in WoX, this is the best place on Steemit*. She began and, soon, to my pleasure, was detected by @bambuka's radars and invited to join his "14 Days Diving Program" for newbies. Since that time, she is with us. ![Screenshot 2021-08-17 at 18-33-48 A beginner’s guide to foraging for wild ingredients in the UK.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZyAGhDNbvic9bCGmFe5zcmxsfA3qQ7Z92bn5mEh5WvHB/Screenshot%202021-08-17%20at%2018-33-48%20A%20beginner%E2%80%99s%20guide%20to%20foraging%20for%20wild%20ingredients%20in%20the%20UK.png) ^{My image published in National Geographic UK} For me, WoX is an international English-speaking community focused on photography and art but is not limited to it. This community is the best choice for photographers. The photo/art contest leaders are not random people but skilled creatives fit being judges. @axeman's photo&art contests attract the best photographers and artists on Steemit. @mister-omortson's contests are engaging and often inspire me to write stories for WoX. @sultan-aceh is a great macro photographer, he leads contests too. A lot of work is done by @stef1 who doesn't miss a single good post and support the best works. In case you really like somebody's entry, you can suggest it to @xpilar and he may upvote it - just follow the rules. @stef1 and @xpilar regularly communicate to members of the community about the life of WoX and Steemit so people can participate in WoX not only as content creators but also as community citizens. There are other moderators and activities on WoX but I have described only my ways in WoX. ![Screenshot 2021-08-17 at 18-32-53 Правительство поддержало льготы для детей силовиков при поступлении в вузы.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXAxfDhfNutRZHkenpgSBhEfVPxrdgoUc14PdeTKgKuf7/Screenshot%202021-08-17%20at%2018-32-53%20%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%20%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%20%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%8F%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9%20%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8%20%D0%B2%20%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8B.png) ^{My image in Esquire Russia} World of Xpilar is like a colourful online magazine about photography, art, nature, travelling, life. With a living community. With a friendly team that is cordial to those who want to become a part of the community. The best community on Steemit. Would be a mistake to leave WoX without support @steemcurator01.