I think it is fair to say that the Steemit Friend Train has been a success to date. There have been a few curated spin-offs that other members have made and that is cool. Sometimes a good idea becomes a great idea when you change it up a bit to work for you. So it is all good.
One of the challenges with the Friend Train is the actual list its self, the more successful the list is the more passengers there are and the more you all have to follow. We have to come up with a way of managing the success and growth otherwise it just gets too big, there are just too many follows to make.
So here is stage one of the Evolution of the Friend Train. I have always planned to do this from the get-go, it just wasn't possible until we had a Friend Train that was successful.
So the current rules are that to be added to the train you have to
1/ Follow me as the Original Poster and every passenger on the train.
2/ Comment in the comments section that you would like to be added to the train and you will be listed below
3/ Re-steem the post to bring a wider audience in (More People To Follow You)
4/ UpVote the post - The more Steem Power we generate the more we can boost you
But there will now be on going qualifications designed to cut away the dead wood so once you have been added to the train we then need you to show us that you want to continue to ride so you must qualify to continue to ride the train.
So
5/ Existing passenger must Follow all NEW passengers that ride the train
6/ You must Comment and UPVOTE the update posts as they are published.
7/ You must Re-Steem the updated Friend Train post
Failure to do so will result in the guard removing you from the train. All tickets will be checked.
Like I said these changes are being made so that the list can be maintained at a sensible level, it's a way to cut the dead wood. You don't get on the train and continue to ride without renewing your ticket (steps 5-6-7)
Let me know you have seen these changes and understand in the comments below
If you are not sure what the Friend Train is then here is the latest update post. You can request to ride the train on that update post... BE QUICK NEXT UPDATE WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON UK TIME