MyLot: Follow me and I follow you back?
By Wise Ghost
@WiseGhots (14603)
February 13, 2019 7:11am CST
Ops! I don't think so. Don't get me wrong, folks. But I don't think this as a "rule".
At first, I admit that I followed everyone who followed me as a way of showing appreciation. But, when I saw what some of those people were posting, I didn't see any sense in continuing to follow them because they either didn't post anything or their contents (which were very short, or only with links of publicity) were uninteresting for me.
So, from there I started to filter the people I follow around here because they are people I usually read what they post because I know it will be discussions with quality.
I thank (I really appreciate this! 
) all people who follow me, but I don't see it as an obligation to follow them back without having a specific motivation for it. So, I'd like to know: Does anyone else think like me in this sense?
) all people who follow me, but I don't see it as an obligation to follow them back without having a specific motivation for it. So, I'd like to know: Does anyone else think like me in this sense?17 people like this
18 responses
@allknowing (153529)
• India
13 Feb 19
I just checked my statistics and I have over 800 following me but hardly see them in my discussions (lol)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
14 Feb 19
@Sheali Of what use are those when they are not seen around?
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@WiseGhots (14603)
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14 Feb 19
@Sheali @allknowing 800? Wow! That's a pretty impressive number.
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@FourWalls (86910)
• United States
13 Feb 19
I think "everybody" did that when they first got here, then quickly learned better.
It's not a good thing...neither is the Genesis song. 
Legendary single from the album "...And Then There Were Three..." (1978)
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@FourWalls (86910)
• United States
13 Feb 19
@MarshaMusselman — I like some of Genesis’ music, just not that song.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Feb 19
@FourWalls I don't remember what they sang and probably won't check them out again.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Feb 19
You don't like that song? I didn't remember it until I listened for a bit. I didn't remember the follow you follow me portions but I like the music.
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@snowy22315 (209208)
• United States
13 Feb 19
I only follow a fraction of the people who follow me. Most people who are following me, just have visited the site a few times, and don't come back anyway.
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@snowy22315 (209208)
• United States
13 Feb 19
@Sheali Yes, some new people just think it is the thing to do.
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@Sheali (7461)
• India
13 Feb 19
@snowy22315 Yaa.. and I have 2 or 3 who never.. NEVER.. responded to my discussions.. as I was new, I actually respnded to their's when I saw they were following me....
But anyways, that is their choice..
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
13 Feb 19
I follow some of the people who follow me, but not everyone. Sometimes I recognize the name immediately because I already had a lot of interaction with that person. When that happens I follow back. If I don't recognize the name I visit their profile. If they have no activity or only posted spam I don't follow back. If they have written real discussions that look interesting to me I follow back.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
15 Feb 19
@WiseGhots In the beginning I sometimes followed people back even though they hadn't written anything. I don't do that anymore, because I want to know what type of discussions they start and how they interact.
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@WiseGhots (14603)
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15 Feb 19
@Porcospino I think almost everyone does that in the beginning.
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@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
13 Feb 19
There is reasons one should not do it that way. Many who follow you are never going to be permanent or on here so rare you will or get in the way of what you like to see. Why I tell people do not follow me. I am always in the way my whole life.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Feb 19
The follow thing is meaningless earnings wise.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr 19
I agree but at the same time some people are influenced by number of followers. So if, for example, a reader sees Bob has 1,000 followers and someone else has 100 followers that reader will probably be more inclined to check stuff out that was written by Bob as he seems more popular rather than the person that has 100 followers.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr 19
@myklj999 I don't either. If I like a discussion I read and comment. Doesn't matter what the profile of that person says or how many followers he/she has either. But there are people for whom it's a big deal.
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@WiseGhots (14603)
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15 Feb 19
Yeah, only the active members (with good discussions 
).
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
17 Feb 19
I don't thiiunk of it as a rule either.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Feb 19
I mostly only follow people that I've interacted in for quite a while. I don't follow many after they decide to follow me unless I discover I wasn't following someone that I thought I already was.
If you look at any members activity you will usually find those that interact a lot here without the need to follow them until you want to.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr 19
You can follow people without actually "following" them by pressing that button.
I hate this type of thing where people swap follows or page likes (as is the case on FB). I won't follow you or like your page just because you follow me or liked one of my pages. I will do it because I want to. And I also hate it when people here are like: I respond to your discussion so you should respond to my discussion and if you don't i won't respond to your stuff anymore...That's kinda rude and childish at the same time. People should respond because they have something to say or add to a discussion and not because someone responded to one of theirs. And they should not be obligated to respond either.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Apr 19
@WiseGhots I am reading my line and it can be interpreted differently. I meant to say you don't have to hit that follow button to actually follow people. Hope that is the way you understood it.
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@WiseGhots (14603)
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13 Apr 19
"You can follow people without actually "following" them by pressing that button."
THIS!
@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
13 Feb 19
Most of the time I follow back. But I have seen where a lot of people on my list is not on no more or they don't ever say anything to what I post. So I have to go filter that part and just get down to main people I follow on here.
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@hillhjill (23761)
• United States
14 Feb 19
@WiseGhots yes I need to, I have seen a lot of people on here come and go.
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@WiseGhots (14603)
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14 Feb 19
Yeah. At some point you'll need to do that, Hillary.
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@rsa101 (41086)
• Philippines
19 Apr 19
Me I am not that conscious about being quality poster but for as long as you post interesting things then I would follow you but do not expect I would reply back every time you post. It will depend on how you make the post interesting and appealing to me.
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@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
5 Apr 19
I follow selectively and those whose posts I like to read and discuss about. Yet I have no set rule as such.
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@wolfgirl569 (136039)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Feb 19
I look at their discussions first.
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