RE: WE SHOULD ALL BE THANKFUL FOR OUR READERS |STEEMIT|
Great message.
Salutations. JaiChai here.
And I hope you and yours are well and loving life.
RE: Your Post
Yesterday I had to deal with what I would describe as "begging".
Since I am still very new on Steemit and this was the first time for me to be exposed to a situation like this (a reader's "begging"), I must confess that I felt rather uncomfortable.
So, without being cruel or arrogant, I decided to treat it as a naive Noob faux pas or simply an innocent cultural misunderstanding.
Or maybe it was a common linguistic miscommunication?
Here is the gist of my reply to the reader:
I am following you for now.
Don't let me down, ok?
Just create and post quality content and I will upvote you.
Although I think I understand what you are trying to communicate, many others will not.
Most Westerners dislike anything that appears like someone is asking for something that is not earned.
They, like me, will get annoyed and avoid anyone that exhibits that "entitlement mentality".
Some may even get hostile.
But I feel that you do not harbor this "entitlement mentality" and just need more experience.
Hopefully, I am right about that feeling.
Suggestion?
Why don't you end your comments with "upvoted and following - or continuing to follow"?
Try it out.
I predict you will get more upvotes, followers and if you're lucky, make some new online friends.
Never forget that Steemit is a social media platform. And in my humble opinion, the best. So, if you want to be successful, BE SOCIAL.
Good luck.
Namaste (I recognize the divine in you, my friend),
JaiChai
(End of reply)
To: @jonesteemit and my fellow Steemians,
How did I do?
What do you think about the reply that I crafted?
Was it assertive, yet appropriate?
What do the more seasoned Steemians like you do when confronted with this scenario?
I'm totally open to suggestions, my friends.
Anyway...
Well, guess what happened next?
Not five minutes after posting that reply to that wayward, but demanding reader, I got another one!
And that one effectively raised the bar for rudeness and ignorance!
Imagine that?
(Heavy Sigh)
Namaste,
JaiChai
thank you so much for the reply and for the support you are gonna give me in the future i would be really thankful for that all you have to do here is be yourself and be honest with yourself first of all you have to be hardworking and i will surely not let you guys down
Cool. Very cool.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
IMHO, the accumulated moments that we call life is truly the only real wealth anyone really can posses - for the moment.
And even that is temporary...
The kind gesture is not lost on me, bro.
Have a great night (I'm at GMT +8).
Namaste,
JaiChai