I saw my first unfollow today. And it wasn't after a controversial post, or posting too often, or anything. It was just a regular, "delay unfollow" that is the norm at places like Instagram, which I hate to even name.
I hate it.
That practice is a huge reason why I'm here.
Don't follow people to get them to follow you! It's so stupid, and it doesn't actually work, especially on this platform.
All you end up with is low-quality followers who don't engage with your stuff (no money, if that's what you're after), and a ton of people confused and discouraged by being used and annoyed.
I'd like to appeal to altruism here, but those who are willing to spam away likely don't care about the bigger picture. Of course it starts to eat away at the magic that is the Steem world. And I hate that.
But the truth is, it just makes people annoyed, and it won't work for you in the long run. It's all the more obvious that your content isn't good if you've got 1000 followers and no upvotes. Seriously.
So please stop ruining it for everyone else. Spammers don't belong here, and eventually you'll be found out and flagged. Just don't do it.
Be yourself. Share good content. Invest in others members--and you'll see success. More than that, you'll be contributing to the little David that might just take down the Goliaths of the world.
A lesser evil, but also frustrating, is when someone asks you to follow them. Sometimes, I was at the point where I wanted to follow someone, and this just turns me off totally!
(This is me trying not to be too indignant)
Please keep this place different. Those of you who are here to spam: stop. And the rest of us--get your flagging teeth out, and flag mercilessly when it comes to spam. It's going to be crucial that the committed community members step up to protect this place.
Xx (yes, kisses even for the spammers who are reading, if you are now repentant),
Kay