As your account grows you get more of those on your own posts... As I try to keep my "word" and support everyone who comments on my posts by an upvote and reply, it knows to be painful... I mean, it's not a big deal to upvote those "kissing people's arse" (as you called them 🙂) comments, but replying to them is another time waste... the message will not get to them as they will not read it at all, or they just don't care... but I will still spend some time on them instead on someone's else post or comment...
The same goes for upvoting those comments... If I do that, it looks like encourage them (and other fake people), and they will come for more... If I don't, I'm going against my principles...
I like your idea about a 3-strikes... I suppose I was doing something similar, but I didn't count that long... lol... 😂
You buck the trend with bigger accounts. Not only do you respond to everyone, but you respond in detail and address all points that someone comments on your posts! Pretty darn impressive!
Three strikes and you'r out, yeah I do that anywhere I am hehe.
Oh yes upvoting comments, that is an interesting one, as often big accounts use that as a way of acknowledging a comment without responding. Something I don't like as I would rather have an answer.
Yes I get all those commenters who are just doing it and you bigger accounts respond is something I watch and learn with!
I do that too, but only if the comment is not "engageable"... It's hard to reply on a comment that says: "Nice post" 😂
lmao you actually upvote a Nice post comment
My OCD is killing me... Ask my wife... 😂
Ouch I can imagine ... sort of