This post is really very funny.
Double standards here.
Your post also "begs attention"
When your write
"Don't forget to Upvote, Resteem and Follow! "
At the end of your post.
Congrats ! This proves you have no right to lecture others on this topic.
- Steemit is full of weird people. *doh
Circus going on here.
Very observant. I write that on my own post, which people have clicked, because they were interested in its contents. That comment will only be read by people who actually made it all the way to the end of my post.
I also post a link to my posts in several chat channels that have the sole purpose of promoting your content.
I do not, however, go around linking my post in private chats to random people or beg for followers on random people's posts.
Do you understand there's a difference there?
Its the same behavior of *seeking attention.
Your style to seek attention is different from the newbies.
That is all.
Okay, so you're saying that seeking attention in its own is bad? That can be your opinion and that is okay, but I do not state that all attention seeking is bad perse.
We are all attention seeking when we share a new blog post here on Steemit. We are all attention seeking when we write a comment.
I agree with the above no doubt :)
I was only talking of double standards to begin with.
I understand. I just feel that there's a big difference between asking for something in your own blog post, compared to spamming a copy/paste message on 100+ articles without reading it, or linking your article uninvited in private messages.
Thats spam for sure.. I agree.
My point is that dont offend the newbies..they will make mistakes and learn on their own over time.
Steemit is barely 180k users right now.
These kind of articles could still be OK at 1 Million users and with a softer tone.. and probably should go in the "Steemit Help" section under the subheading "Do's and Don'ts"
It is indeed good for a help section, though I doubt many people would read it.
Most members write these posts not to offend, but to educate. I don't think all have a bad tone, some really are written very lightly and seem very helpful. Not saying mine is light perse, I know my opinion can shine through quite clearly sometimes.
I think those who don't care, or don't want to hear it, won't click the article. Those who want to learn will. And the people who want to learn will probably not feel offended that quickly.
Anyway, don't worry, for the most part, I'm sticking with my usual cheery articles about photography, games and food! Sometimes I just have to take a little detour to write about what's been bothering me :-)
Well I think there is a difference... On one hand you got the comments, just begging for followers with no addition to the discussion/question/whateveritis... But if you first write something, putting some of your time in it, I don't think it is wrong ending the post with a polite question to upvote or follow...
But that is my 2 cents
Simply writing follow is still ok.
Follow, upvote and resteem is royal begging.
Money makes people do weird things.