Those are the same exact 'rules' I follow when I get people following me. I automatically check their page and see what they are about plus check their website…if they have one.
Other classics – Zero Updates, Account Open for 6 months and 3 Updates, Hot semi-naked babe photo that's obviously a spam trap, accounts open for 5 days and already following 12,500 people…
Laughing, rolling, shaking head in agreement. My rules EXACTLY! One you left off – bio pic of you with no shirt on (man) or your boobies hanging out (duh) … NO FOLLOW.
This trend is considering me to add another nofollow condition…
1) Person X follows me on FRIDAY 2) Person X unfollows me over the weekend (unknowingly to me) guess I didn't follow fast enough 3) I respond to twitter follow email and follow Person X on Monday 4) Yay! Person X is now following me… wait… I didn't know they unfollowed until I see the duplicate email & profile 5) Unfollow?
@jbryanphillips <– doesn't always follow on weekends, days off, or vacations
Thanks everyone for your support! I feel like these are things that can resonate with a lot of people. Hopefully if more of us adopt this attitude publicly, the spammers will calm down.
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Those are the same exact 'rules' I follow when I get people following me. I automatically check their page and see what they are about plus check their website…if they have one.
Other classics – Zero Updates, Account Open for 6 months and 3 Updates, Hot semi-naked babe photo that's obviously a spam trap, accounts open for 5 days and already following 12,500 people…
Matt,
Laughing, rolling, shaking head in agreement. My rules EXACTLY! One you left off – bio pic of you with no shirt on (man) or your boobies hanging out (duh) … NO FOLLOW.
Brilliant! Love it.
@shellykramer
Genius = follow!!
@balmeras
Ditto – I also have a “not a person” (mostly) nofollow filter.
@tomob
Great rules!
This trend is considering me to add another nofollow condition…
1) Person X follows me on FRIDAY
2) Person X unfollows me over the weekend (unknowingly to me) guess I didn't follow fast enough
3) I respond to twitter follow email and follow Person X on Monday
4) Yay! Person X is now following me… wait… I didn't know they unfollowed until I see the duplicate email & profile
5) Unfollow?
@jbryanphillips <– doesn't always follow on weekends, days off, or vacations
I totally agree! This should be the rules of engagment for twitter.
Thanks everyone for your support! I feel like these are things that can resonate with a lot of people. Hopefully if more of us adopt this attitude publicly, the spammers will calm down.