It is a little bit tricky... for a while I was running the @thefreshfive account, which would welcome newbies... the vast majority of whom would post once or twice, and never be heard from again. It is almost impossible to put time and energy into each person you come across, and so people have to arbitrarily decide who to value... and I guess some people choose others that may literally reward them for doing so.

I totally hear what you're saying, obviously everyone should be respected and listened to... but I can also see the other side... if you have a thousand opinions flying at you, how do you choose which ones to listen to? If any...