It’s tricky to know whether to follow someone on here if they have no bio or avatar or few posts. Maybe some people just like being followers rather than followed or just like being lurkers for want of a better word.
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I don't follow back people with 0 posts. If they can't at least put a simple introductory post before seeking thousands of followers I'm not biting. If they are a real account and interested in me they will comment or at least like some of my posts later and then I will pick them up.
I agree and tend to mute an account if I'm not sure about it, ie. brief or no bio, no posts or replies etc. The ones I do see as trouble, ie. porn, crypto, illuminati etc, get reported (where appropriate) and blocked...
#reportblockrepeat
We all use it in different ways, I guess. I rarely post my own stuff, mainly sharing stuff I find interesting that others have written or replying to others.
True that. Very short on time recently thus I'm just following people I remember from twitter ages ago. Mostly those that can keep me informed re cricket.
When someone follows me I check their account to see if they post stuff I like or not. If they don't post anything or only repost I don't follow back. I've found several obvious scam/bot accounts that I've reported as well. I think most of my followers aren't people/ don't see my posts.
Hello Lizzy (or is it Elizabeth now?)
Hope you will scroll my pix and rhymes
Day or night, they might invite a wow 😀
Perhaps a cure for insomnia, free at any time 😴
I am picky. I will scroll through my followers profile every now and then and see if they meet my requirements lol if not i block. Same as who i follow. I watch their feeds. I dont always interact but i do share important info 🤣🤷♀️🤫
Can't really know. Some people are mainly here for the information feed rather than the transmission and engagement (ergo probably not worth following). So it's a broad church. Of course, many bots and trolls have the same attributes but that's ok; the Venn diagrams are not my concern!
I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I'm a consumer, not a producer. I'm not trenchant or witty but appreciate those who are. As someone with only a handful of followers, I won't follow someone with zero posts.
I try to be proactive and post about things that interest me. I don’t have an awful lot of time in my schedule for social media, so by necessity my posts are intermittent and sporadic.
I look at other accs: I see all the 12k following, 8k followers stuff. I think a lot of people are just adding from “starter packs” in full or adding all followers of a big account. I’ve tried to just add those from other place I followe before. I think I’ve enough in my profile to show I’m real.
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Retiring is a better word.
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#reportblockrepeat
Would loved to have seen their faces when you got the job as cricket correspondent.
Hope you will scroll my pix and rhymes
Day or night, they might invite a wow 😀
Perhaps a cure for insomnia, free at any time 😴
Which became: The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5.
Lurkers being he homeless who lived on B5 in "downbelow".
Please add "remove follower" button...