I won't get paid for running testnet, right? from what I see I'll be stuck there forever:
I am looking at the delegate monitor - there is just no way I can get in: already 632 delegates on standby! Almost all current delegates are the same guy (or seems like it): some guy called genesis - seems this one guy whale takes up everything.
my first impression of DPOS is not positive. No room for the little gal I am.
genesis delegates are LiskHQs and will be replaced once Client and Network proves to be stable enough to do so. as of standby delegates and no way of getting in, that's simply not true since the whole Lisk concept is pretty much democratic. you just need to get enough people to vote for you.. there are a lot of ways of doing this, start by posting your candidacy
HERE and join testnet asap and prove you can run node long and efficient. Some of us, mostly members of
GDT are on testnet since beginning (6month+) having great stats and for sure without any effort/expenses you can't expect that you will have spot open waiting for you to take. the same with politic elections, you need to be donald. stand out from the crowd and put some effort into it. there is no secret whale that will take over all 101 delegate spots and take over Lisk network, not as long as max&oliver&GDT&community can influence election with their voting power. truth is there are us little guys that put effort into it since beginning and got support from community and believe me it's still not too late for you to join just get your finger out and stand up.
Setup Testnet delegate video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUzkb7mYerQ