It really is kind of classless when people try to open with a request for upvotes or for follows. What happened to starting a conversation with someone to get to know them, providing something of value to the person that you are approaching, or just being nice? My personal favorites are when someone leaves a comment on a post telling you how great your post is and then leaves a link to their post in the comment telling you how much you will like it. That cracks me up! (Hope this comment doesn't sound too harsh lol.)
Ivy