Maybe You Should Read Any Of My Posts First , Before You Follow

@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
November 2, 2015 10:43pm CST
I noticed, a lot followed me without even appearing in any of my posts to comment. It would be nice if you get to know me first, by reading any of my posts and see if they will be of interests to you . I do that , to those I follow . I get to know them first through their posts . If I don’t like any of what they written , then I don’t follow . Do you agree guys ? Good afternoon (it's 12:30 p.m. ) from the land where Mayon Volcano is as you can see in the picture !
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@sofssu (23662)
3 Nov 15
There you go..I just noticed so many followers today ..but no responses or comments from them.. I don't follow people I have no clue about..
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Me too . I saw a lot followed me . But i don't follow them because i don't see them appear on any of my posts .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
@jstory07 That too . But it has to be that they read any of my posts firsts and see them comment in any of them .
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@jstory07 (134477)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Nov 15
I do not follow others that I do not know at all until they write a few discussions.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
3 Nov 15
I just accept anyone who follows me. I find no harm in doing that.
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@GardenGerty (157563)
• United States
3 Nov 15
@allknowing Like you, I follow everyone who follows me. If they do end up spamming or being rude I can always remove and even block them. @SIMPLYD and I have been connected a long time. I only think I have ever had to block one person and he was my friend from the old myLot, but he got strange.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
3 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD That they can do even without followihng anyone. They need to go to explore where they will find users who are not on their list.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Really . I am afraid that he/she might be a spammer or plagiarizer and copy my posts . Besides , i want it that way - to read and comment on my posts .
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
I totally agree! I follow only two people and they are involved with taking care of the site, the others I find them in posts that I read. If they show up on my posts then I read their stuff if I like it.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Usually when i see a new one in my one or two of my posts , commenting relatively , i go to his / her profile and read it to get to know more of him / her and follow .
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@jstory07 (134477)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Nov 15
I already knew you from bubblews. Your posts are good.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
I am rebel_woman06 from Bubblews , my dear . Please refresh my memory , but is your username same as here ?
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@jstory07 (134477)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD No it is stowyk on bubblews.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
@jstory07 Oh so you are stowyk ! You are one of my connections there too.
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
4 Nov 15
I do the same as you - I like to get to know them a bit before I will follow.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
It's the most logical thing to do and to get to know them a bit .
@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
3 Nov 15
O, well, I followed you first before posting in your page because you were so beautiful wearing that burka . . .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
Oh no ! That wasn't my profile picture yet when you first followed me here . Actually , you don't have to comment yet on my posts because you were already my connection at Bubblews.
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@delyaj30 (613)
• Quezon City, Philippines
22 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD Julito is your stalker now
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD This is no bubblews. So I have to start all over again to follow you.
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
5 Nov 15
I'm awfully slow and I don't have the luxury of being online throughout the day without having to get up every now and then for work, errands or chores. So don't mind me being slow here.
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
5 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD Awesome picture by the way, not forgetting your awesome friendship here as well.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
Of course i understand my friend . Each of us has her own priorities . Besides , we can always catch up here .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
@artemeis That's the stairs going to the second floor where our office is . Husband will be at another set of stairs after passing by our office . That's the famous landmark of our province , Mayon Volcano , an active volcano. Indeed , our friendship is since 6 years ago here , am i right ?
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
3 Nov 15
Hi, that is a lovely picture I agree following without knowing the person is something I wouldn't do, but many new members do it any way and I accept them because I feel it would be rude not to do so....
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
3 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD I agree with you, I too have deleted a few who dint bother responding to my comments posted on their discussions , not once but a couple of times, so whats the point ?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
@kiran8 They deserve that , because they are selfish anyway .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Thank you . That's the Mayon Volcano , a active one , here in our place . I don't follow those who didn't even comment on my post . Sorry to them .
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Nov 15
I am just the opposite, but after seeing this discussion, I am only going to follow them after they have interacted with me for a time. I guess i want as many followers as I can get, but really, that can be a bad thing. I will start doing things differently from now on. Thank you for posting this discussion, as I now know what I need to do.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
I am happy you learned something from me by this post .
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD I did, and that is a good thing, as that is what we should do is hlep other people whenever we can.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
22 Nov 15
@rosekiss this is what this site is about . To help each other here by sharing ideas.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
3 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD,I know you and read your post whenever I come across them.You write so well.I would follow you without hesitation.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
Oh wow , i am honored when you say that , my dear friend .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
@else34 I feel the same way for you . I am so happy to have friends from all over the world.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
4 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD I feel myself blessed to have you as my friend,my dear friend.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
3 Nov 15
I have noticed the same, people follow me, but it seems they did not even take the time to read one of my discussions. I check the profiles and the discussions before following people. If they are cheaters or spammers, I do not follow.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
That's why i want them to comment on my posts to see if they aren't those cheaters and spammers .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
@casieannable But at least you have read and commented in one of her posts .
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• United States
1 Dec 15
@LadyDuck I followed you without commenting when i first got my account yesterday, you pop up everywhere and seem to have a great head on your shoulders. I am sorry I did not comment before following.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
4 Nov 15
Thats a nice way to get to know people and know what you write about good job on the topic.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
Thank you for saying that . I just have to get it out of my chest through this post .
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
@softbabe44 Thank you for saying that .
• Vancouver, Washington
5 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD It really is a good topic i read alot of your comments and responses and i like them.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
I wrote a post on that a while ago. My rule is I do not follow back anyone who has not read my post.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Oh really . I also have that principle . We should be discerning with who to follow because there are a lot of spammers now here.
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• Canada
5 Nov 15
Yeh, it's a reason why I don't follow back right away anymore-it's kind of annoying and I learnt my lesson at bubblews when that used to go on.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
So you too was in Bubblews before . What was your username there ? Mine is rebel_woman06 . I think we haven't met there .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
@HebrewGreekStudies Oh i think i am not a connection . I hope you can be active here .
• Canada
5 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD I think I recall your username actually-mine was MysticVision. I'm not active there anymore:)
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
22 Nov 15
I had some time to play here yesterday and when I noticed people following me that hadn't spoken to me I simply blocked them.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
22 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD Saves the bother of reading any future spammy comments they leave.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
22 Nov 15
but why did you block them outright , my friend? You should have ignored them and give them the chance to read some of your posts when they notice you are not returning their follwoing you. tha's what i do to those like that .
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@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
I haven't worried about it too much in the past, maybe I should. What has happened often is the one that follows but doesn't read soon looses interest and you never see them again.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Actually that's what i noticed with some .
@Bluedoll (16774)
• Canada
3 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD You know what they say, you can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink.
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• United States
3 Nov 15
Oh, love the volcano, we were just studying about volcanoes and how they are made and which ones are active, etc... Yes I agree and when I see someone started following me, I won't follow back unless he or she had at least commented on one of my posts. Not that I think everyone should comment, but if one is following me, there are a couple reasons why. 1) He or she saw something I wrote and was interested (hence, then a comment would be appropriate) or 2) Some just follow others hoping that member would comment on his or her post and he or she won't reply back. (In other words, those who post and do not interact with others). So, either way, if the follower doesn't comment, I can assume reason number 2 is why and I won't follow back.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
9 Nov 15
@Carmelanirel2 Yes it is an active volcano . Beautiful , but so dangerous .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
Really ? That's an active volcano actually . It explodes more or less every 10 years . That's a lso a very nice way of following . we should really be discerning on who to follow here . This is like one big family so everyone should help one another in one way or another.
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• United States
9 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD Wow, about every 10 years? That is an active volcano.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
3 Nov 15
If a name I've not seen before comes up as following me, I check their profile page and if I still don't find a comment or like on one of my posts, I pretty much ignore them.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
I also do that sometimes - check their profile first and do that Actually , we should really be discerning in returning the favor of following new myLotters .
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
@boiboing Precisely , that's why we have to discerning of who to follow .
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
4 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD When you follow someone you give them access to you via the message system so we should make sure it's someone we wouldn't mind getting to know better. If they never even read a post, that's not the person I want on my list.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
22 Nov 15
yes you are right some people just follow without reading post or comments they think that if they follow you then you also follow them,some are also that kind of who just like our discussion or comments but not reply so i am still not understand if they like us then not comments because if you like it means you see something good in it and must have to reply.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
22 Nov 15
I see some here who posts and not even answer back on their posts. i have second thiught of leaving a comment then.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
22 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD yes i reply till it reach comments like yes or thank you.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Nov 15
when somebody follows me but there are no notifications of activity from him/her to my discussions, I do like what you do too--- I connect back when he/she reads one of my articles.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Nov 15
That's one way of knowing if she/he can be a good connection.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD yes. I have not yet been a week-old MyLotter, and I have some who follow me with neither interactions with me. Seems like they have shades of Bubblews.