Only validators can add blocks to the chain. To become a validator, you need two things:
1. Become a delegate - to become one you have to burn 1000 SEM. those burned SEM are gone for ever and you can't get them back.
2. Gather enough votes for your delegate. Only the top 100 voted delegates become validators.

Currently about 33k votes are required to get into the top 100, but this number increases over time. If you don't have enough SEM to vote for yourself, you will need other people to vote for you. To encourage others to vote for you, you can share the block rewards with them - in other words, become a pool. Once someone votes for you, the amount of SEM he voted is locked, however, at any given time he can unvote you and unlock it.
Here is a list of the current operating pools and their fees: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2159012.msg29319963#msg29319963.
If you need help setting up a pool, or have any more questions you are welcome to join the Discord channel.

I believe you need to be in the top 100 vote getters to be a validator.  

You can use your remaining SEM to vote for one of the top validators (for example, pool_borderline), and everyday, you will get paid.

Outside of the top 100 which I think is your current position, I'm not sure what are the benefits of being a delegate. Perhaps some others can help.

votes are not burn just locked.. you can unvote anytime and put the vote in other validator!
better thing is put your vote in a pool there are many.
semux.info
semuxpool.com
look at the previous messages someone write a list with all pools and fee

you can't recover 1000 semux are burn.. but for me in near future you can sell your delegate wallet.data maybe not for 1000 semux for less.. so don't lost password and wallet.data
example if some one want create his delegate need to burn 1000 semux just like you, you can sell your delegate status maybe for 800 semux.. don't lost your hope

can you explain more?

how i can recover it
and the votes i ve used ,will it come back?if yes how?

thanks


yes next time it's better read first spent.. but don't lost the validatort account in near future it will be worth a lot

You need about 30000 sem for place votes to your candidate. If you didn't have 30000 sem, thru to convince someone who have to vote for you.

it is dPOS best way is to vote for one of the Delegate Semux Pools (https://semuxpool.com/) or you have more than 33k SEM to create you own Validator.



no there is no exchange yet, you can only buy now on Bitcointalk OTC thread or Discord trading channel. Price is now around 20k sat