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RE: Green Heron Poses for Photos, Then Tries On Some Disguises
Ha, that is very possible! Speaking of new steemers, I'm currently working on a post, a sort of Unwritten rules of steemit, do's and don't's and helpful tips. I'm sure others have done the same, but with so many new people saying "Great post, follow me and I'll follow you, and upvote and resteem my posts" haha, I thought it might not hurt to add my two cents. They are pissing people off without realizing it. Not me, I tend to think it's amusing, but also I worry about them damaging their accounts before they even lift off the ground. And I will probably slip some "veterans of steemit be patient with clueless new people" stuff in there too ;)
That sounds good, those kinds of posts are useful right now, and I'm sure you'll be diplomatic about the suggestions. The 'follow me' stuff doesn't really bother me either, but I can see how it could be taken, maybe it sounds more desperate than friendly. Like walking up to a stranger saying "will you be my friend?" Might not go over well, but it might be wonderful.
In fact someone just asked me if I could follow them, and they were nice about it so I did, and then I re-steemed her intro post, so it can work! It also helped that she is so Irish, I was charmed I believe.
It can work if they run into someone like you or me (and I check them out and like what they're doing) but the chances of them making a bad impression and ticking people off are far higher. There are ways of doing it. I had a kid the other day who I'll be using as an example, his comment was perfect. Very well thought out, and then a mere suggestion that I might like his blog (which he made clickable).