Are there any risks in nominating my stake to a community validator?

There is only one: if the node's operator tries to cheat the Aleph Zero network by modifying the node's code, his own stake and also his nominators' stake are both subjects of slashing, which causes a (partial) loss of funds, both for him and for you. As the node's owner also risks his own funds, this is an extremely improbable event, but it is still wise to choose a node whose owner you trust to minimize the risk.

Who is the owner / operator of Macronode?

Macronode is owned and operated by Blackbot , who is a long time AZERO supporter, a well-known community member, an Aleph Zero ambassador and a moderator of the Aleph Zero Trade Channel on Telegram. His personal identity, address and contacts are fully known by the Aleph Zero team. (Of course that doesn't mean the team takes any responsibility about the honesty of our node).

Do nodes with more stake generate more rewards?

They do not generate more rewards for you, because they have to distribute their more rewards among more nominator stakes (compared to nodes with less stake), so the reward-per-staked-AZERO is exactly the same between big nodes and smaller nodes.

So there is no advantage to nominate to a node with a larger stake?

You won't get more rewards from a bigger node, but we can still assume that if a node operator tries to cheat with the consensus, he will probably risk as small amount from his own money as possible. So nodes with higher owner stakes could be generally considered as somewhat less likely to get slashed.

How can I switch nominating my stake to Macronode?

--- Case A ---
If you have 2000 or more AZEROs:
- open azero.dev
- go to Network → Staking → Accounts
- make sure the ✓ Stashed button is selected on the top left (that's the default setting)
- click the vertical ... button right to your stash wallet
- click on the Set nominees in the dropdown menu
- on the right side of this popup window click your current validator to remove it
- on the left side of this popup window click on BLACKBOT WWW.MACRONODE.EU
- click on the Nominate button
- will take an era for your changes to actually come into effect

--- Case B ---
If you have less than 2000 AZEROs:
- open azero.dev
- go to Network → Staking → Pools
- make sure the ✓ All pools button is selected on the top left (that's the default setting)
- in this list find 🟡 BLACKBOT www.MACRONODE.eu
- click on the + Join button right to our pool
- enter the amount of AZEROs you want to nominate through our pool
- click on the Join button in the bottom right corner of this popup window

How can I contact you?

Discussion channel on Telegram: t.me/blackbot_macronode_discussions
Announcement channel on Telegram: t.me/blackbot_macronode_announcements
Email address: info@macronode.eu
Twitter: @realblackbot