Welcome Newbies

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Boy there sure seems to be alot of new memebers. First let me welcone you to steemit, the social media platform of the future. There are a couple of things that you need to know about. 

First thing, that little circle by your name is your reputation, pay close attention to that number if it goes down, you are doing something wrong and if it goes up then you are heading in the right direction, and people are enjoying what you have brought to steemit. Everyone starts at 25. 

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The next topic is an important one, so pull in close, have a seat and pay attention. If you  are going to leave a comment on someone's post, please make sure the comment is relevant to the post. Don't say "upvoted, followed, follow back". We can tell if you upvoted. Most important, you should not leave a comment with out upvoting, if you do, your comment should be worded in a polite way to let the writer know that you do not agree with their post. Never copy a link to your post and insert it in the comment section. You do realize that you get paid a curation reward for upvoting. So chances are you will get paid more  for upvoting then you will for copying your link to a comment.

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And last but most important, stop spamming! Spam is something that you can eat, if you have a taste and stomach for it. It is not something that is wanted on this platform. We are different than the other social media platforms. So when you leave the others social media platforms, do us all a favor and leave the spam there.

So I will leave you with this, enjoy steemit, it is full of awesome people, from all walks of life. And most of all be proud, hold your head up high, you are part of history in the making. Full steem ahead my friends.

Follow me @raybrockman 

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