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Mini rant
How Not to Win a Follower and Get Blocked at the Same Time
Seriously, don’t do this…
Today I blocked someone on Medium for the first time. I usually ignore spam engagement but this one really rubbed me the wrong way.
I got an email that someone had left a PRIVATE MESSAGE on one of my most poignant stories.
Was it about the story? No.
Hey there!
I came across your profile today. I like your writing. Recently, I shared how I earned money on vocal media publishing the same articles that I already published on Medium. I invite you to check my article.
{article link}
If you like check my other articles also. Thank you.
WTF? You couldn’t at least leave a comment on one of my articles before asking me to read yours?
Upon further review I see this person clapped and highlighted on 2 of my stories — just the title, nothing else — all in quick succession so I’m pretty sure no reading was involved. And again, not one comment or attempt at genuine engagement.
To make matters worse, their profile had a blinking avatar — I’m sorry, but for people like me with bad eyes, those are annoying AF.
