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Following/Followers? I don't understand.

IMX, I get an avatar (instead of just a name) when such is on-line.
I think that "follower" = "fan" (at least, in some aspect).
 
Suzette said:
Nope, still doesn't.
I understand the process. I understand getting alerts to comments one might be interested in from people whom you think make interesting / good comments.
But I follow topics of interest and I am glad when users I like comment and thats good enough for me. Logging on to see what a particular person has to say feels stalkerish.
(Don't worry, I haven't singled you out for this peculiarity of mine. I drove my art instructor and driving instructor nuts too)
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Simple enough then, avoid it if it upsets you.

I'm not sure you have what it takes to drive a madman nuts, but thanks for thinking you'd have a shot at it :D
 
Yeshuasdaughter said:
I have been a user here since 2019, and I just noticed on the sidebar of my profile that it says I have twelve followers.

I assume that means that those people like me.

I have seen on some other peoples' profiles that they follow a great many users.

What does it mean to follow someone? What does that do?

What does it mean if someone is following you?
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Nobody is following me. Lol, so I don't know.
 
Now that I understand, it may sound silly, but although there are people on here that I truly think of as friends, I am too shy to follow anyone. I end up sitting on the sidelines and hoping they comment on my stuff.
 
Forest Cat said:
And then you see that and you think "why is that weirdo following me?". So awkward. :) I don`t want to scare anyone.
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For me, it would take more than a "follow" to make me suspect that someone is a "weirdo" (at least, more weird than this forum expects... ;)).

If that person frequently gives my posts likes, agrees, funnies, winners, etc., "following" seems like a natural progression.
If I find myself giving others the same, "following" them also seems like a natural progression.
In both cases, it is like having a favorite authors' list. Not stalking.

The only down-side is if you didn't put someone on that list, they might get their feelings hurt. For me, the subjective dividing line is that I might share more opinions in common with the other person.
 
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Forest Cat said:
I was wondering about this following-thing, can you follow anyone or just people you know? Following someone you don`t really know seems a little stalky. So I don`t dare to follow anyone, they`ll think I`m nuts. :)
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"Following" a member on this forum indicates an interest
in reading the posts that person makes.

It is not stalking.
 
@Forest Cat

Generally, from what I've seen, people tend to view being "Followed"
as complimentary.

Often when a member notices a new Follower, the followed one says
*thanks for the follow.*
 
Yeshuasdaughter said:
I have been a user here since 2019, and I just noticed on the sidebar of my profile that it says I have twelve followers.

I assume that means that those people like me.

I have seen on some other peoples' profiles that they follow a great many users.

What does it mean to follow someone? What does that do?

What does it mean if someone is following you?
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I'm not of the social media generation, so I associate the word follower or follow with being stalked ,but if someone followed me, I follow them back ,so that I don't offend them.
 
Forest Cat said:
It usually begins with a beer and a "hello" :) Or it used to at least. Maybe it begins with strangers following you on the internet now? The world is changing. I just thought it seemed odd to follow strangers, but I think I understand now.
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Then I suppose you still owe me that beer ;)
 
Streetwise said:
I'm not of the social media generation, so I associate the word follower or follow with being stalked ,but if someone followed me, I follow them back ,so that I don't offend them.
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Actually, by age, I'm probably not from the social media generation either, but then again, I do go all the way back to the days of Yahoo chat and the chat rooms.
In fact, I used to run a chat tag site catering to Yahoo 360 users :)
 
Nitro said:
Actually, by age, I'm probably not from the social media generation either, but then again, I do go all the way back to the days of Yahoo chat and the chat rooms.
In fact, I used to run a chat tag site catering to Yahoo 360 users :)
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all I remember is search engines ,ask Jeeves, MSN, etc, then Bush internet they made a box that could connect to a phone line and the television :)
 
Streetwise said:
all I remember is search engines ,ask Jeeves, MSN, etc, then Bush internet they made a box that could connect to a phone line and the television :)
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Ahh, Ask Jeeves, a go to when the Yahoo index was about useless.
It predated the Google monster ;)
 
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