I have definitely been guilty of this in the past. It's so tempting to fall into old practices because they are vital to succeed on other platforms. I always have to remind myself that I don't have to do this anymore. I usually tell people that I have followed or reblogged them because I think steem should have a notification for this, it just makes things straightforward.
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Thanks for being honest.
I was tempted before, but could never bring myself to do it--it just never felt right. And thus I didn't really succeed, actually. It's hard when the world isn't built for integrity. I really hope we can all commit to doing things differently here, and therefore encourage integrity, common sense, and virtue in a world that desperately needs it.
I tell people as well! Of course that makes sense without the notification, and because I only follow authentically, I want people to know I support and encourage them.
Click below on @crypto-p and look at his comments. I love that there is a feature here where you can tell if someone is a spammer or not. I'm definitely going to be checking from now on, and encourage others to as well.
A side note about authenticity, even if you delete your spam posts at a later date I believe they are still permanently stored on the steem blockchain itself for anyone to view.
Super important for people to know. I think we should be forgiving, though, if people realize it's a problem and stop. But very good for people to know!
I just commented on a spammer and told them to stop it, and they agreed to. That's a success. I think most people are good-hearted and probably will respond to a calm correction. Maybe we don't need to use the flag feature unless it's really persistent.