I have seen this talked about a few different times recently. The alliance was doing a purge of inactive members, 
Lately I jump over to check out my feed and it is filled with a lot of uninteresting filler. I struggle to find content that I want to read and often end up checking out new tags instead of supporting my favourite steem friends. I often miss out on great posts because they get lost in the amazon jungle which is my feed. I really would like to make my feed useful to me again. think that it would be great if Steemit was able to organize your following into "groups" such as Family, Crypto, Core friends, ect... but since they dont, I think it is time to trim the fat.
I took a fair bit of time to think about how I was going to tackle this task. I was following over 100 users and thought that most of them must have had a reason to be on the list. As I started to scroll through the list, it ended up being a lot easier than I thought. But as always, I needed a plan. I wanted it to be black and white so that I didn't feel guilty at all. So I came up with some rules. I thought that they might be useful to you guys as well.
1. Do they provide good content that I enjoy reading.
If so, it is worth following them so don't delete them! Even if they dont support or interact with me, I really enjoy thier stuff.
2. Do they respond to comments that I leave on their blog.
This is a good sign. Often people post just for rewards and don't care about who reads it. Some members just try to flood the market with content thinking of themselves and not of others. If they don't take the time to respond to you, at least some of the time, then they do not really want or deserve your upvotes. If there are users that you are unsure about (or on the fence), this may be a good way to test them. Read and respond to a few of their posts and see if they interact.
3. Do they ever comment on my blogs
Here is where we get to the good stuff. If they are taking the time to head over to your content, then they are actually beneficial to your social steem circle. Even if they don't have a large stack of SP, these are the poeple that you want around. It is even better if they are upvoting your content as well.
Dont forget to make sure you are checking out their content too!
So far I have cut down my following list to 58. I am pretty happy with the list that I have.
By performing this activity, I have actually found out that I engage with a lot of members who comment on my posts. I don't always rely on my feed. So if I have cut someone who deserve to be on my list, I will most likely be seeing them in my comment section. So all is not lost.
I really suggest you take a look at your lists as well. I found some users who haven't posting in 5 months! It was very therapeutic...
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