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nTopaz is a dapp that brings together the community of artists, it is a place where photographers, illustrators, designers, musicians, singers, dancers and crafts lovers show their talents. The premise is that we are all talented and can expand our creativity, that's why nTopaz's slogan is **Shine Your Light!** ## nTopaz Voting System **Respect** is the main value of nTopaz and it is denoted by **hat** symbol, so you will see that voting system is based on the **Daily Respect Score.** > We know how upvotes work on steemit, this function is represented by the respect (hat icon) on nTopaz. [![respect.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQma6KgTwuGRM4FD7LPiMSZV5dozpBoYbm6mxnzseBXhiNN/respect.png)](https://www.ntopaz.com/ntopaz/) ### - What is daily respect score? It is the amount of hats accumulated by an artwork during a curation cycle. >The curation cycle restarts every day at 03:00 UTC. ### - How do I get hats? Hats are obtained through respects (upvotes) from curators, coordinators and nTopaz artists community. Additionally, each comment adds 1 hat. >**Only** upvotes from nTopaz platform add hats to an artwork. ### - How many hats does 1 respect add? The number is variable, it depends on the Topaz Level. When starting on the platform, we all add 2 hats. >Vote weight does not change the amount of hats. ### - So, how can I get an upvote from nTopaz? Post from ntopaz.com and **accumulate a high daily respect score.** >How to publish [Guide]

### Voting Policy nTopaz daily supports the 20 artworks with the highest respect score for the general area: Creation [CR] and Curation [CU]. In Contests [CO] nTopaz supports the 10 artworks with the highest respect score. That is, 30 artworks are supported daily. ![CR.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYj3QaWHiEz9m9EAE6szwDrF2UwG3fQr2ePjdBWrVdYs3/CR.png) **Important:** Ranking manipulation is considered an abuse and causes the inactivation of the associated accounts.

*nTopaz invites the community to be part of the curation system through the daily support of quality works. Vote with respect.* **Curators** take care of the balance of the classification according to parameters of technique, quality and creativity and **coordinators** daily monitor the platform to prevent and report abuses.

## Recommendations To maximize your chances of reward I recommend you: - **Quality work:** Be sure to share artistic works and good resolution images. - **Positive messages:** Create works of positive energy, glomy artworks are not appreciated in nTopaz. - **Be an active user:** Support other artists through respect and comments. Be sure to support quality works. - **Complete your profile:** Share your social media and interests with other artists. - **Check the contest guidelines:** You can look at them in the announcement on Steemit or directly on the contest page: Click on "more". If in doubt, consult the coordinator team. - **Do not upload NSFW content.** - **Copyright:** Respect copyright and add sources to your post if required. - **Frequency of publication:** There are no limitations to post every day. Keep in mind that artists supported the previous day are excluded from the Top 3 daily. - **Posting schedule:** nTopaz voting system is executed every day at 03:00 UTC, check the time in your country and upload your works at least a few hours before at the deadline, so more people will see your work.

## Conclusions nTopaz is a platform for artists and fans of art, voting system encourages the participation of all. The art world is not only formed by the creators, the audience plays a fundamental role. In addition, each person has a unique talent that can be developed by integrating in a creative environment. *So, start now to upload your artworks on nTopaz.* ## Shine your light! [![wwwntopaz.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeoqSmRKss3sgR6CVrqaXDixuhddRuAohX4EHapek9mpc/wwwntopaz.png)](https://www.ntopaz.com/)

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Illustrations by @smeralda based on nTopaz platform.