Free Votes for Sale!
"What!"
That's right! We here(I'm only one guy) at @NoNamesLeftToUse Unused Votes Dealership have lost our minds! All of the remaining gunk and brain juices must go! We're clearing house!
Now, just so you know, I have a team of "professionals" on this(I'm only one guy). We've been crunching the numbers and analyzing the data. We've(it's just me) been lurking around and silently reading what many are saying and we've(just me again) been able to lunge towards a number of conclusions. So far, our(my) biggest hurdle was attempting to wrap our(my) heads(that shouldn't be plural) around a concept that goes a little something like this:
Why would I want something that is free, when I can just pay for it?
That's Right!
People actually think like that.
Unfortunately, I am not a trained Dr. Phil-like human. I don't know what makes people tick and won't even attempt to figure this shit out.
So, unfortunately, if your brain allows you to think it's okay to pay for something that is free, I'll have to ask you to leave now. You will not qualify for this:
Amazing Offer!
And now it's time to get serious.
Nearly five months ago, I did a similar promotion. Of course it's a joke. Who would actually pay for something that is free? That's silly and I doubt anyone would actually fall for it.
Back then, I was using my amazing getting attention abilities to basically advertise the fact that I'm looking for new people to follow and hopefully support with my vote, for free, because I'm cool like that. I was looking for outsider type artists and funny people, because I enjoy taking a gander at interesting creations that don't look like everything else, and a good laugh or at least feeling entertained is something I consider to be valuable.
To all who know how important it is to read the fine print: I am once again looking for the same sort of content producer here on this platform. If you're an interesting human who focuses mainly on any form of entertainment, you're on the list as well. Please don't be afraid to step forward and get my attention.
The results of my promotion were quite shocking:
- I'd really like to hear a cat sing Around the World by Daft Punk.
- Donuts are holey, not holy, but that doesn't make them unholy.
- Who's making all that noise?
- And boom goes the dynamite!
- Caw! Caw! Maybe crows just can't say Carl.
- I need to expand my vocabulary. V-o-c-a-b-u-l-a-r-y. That should do it.
Ignore these bullet points. They have nothing to do with anything. I don't know why I did that.
Ignore That
I lost my train of thought, again.
The results.
I had hundreds of views within hours. Of course I didn't use any "aids" to get those views, it was all organic.
A few of those who follow my work here came to leave comments. They enjoyed the jokes within my post, it was fun for them and we continued to joke around after. That's nothing unusual. Just a normal day(and I've always loved that, thanks everyone). Majority of those people still produce content here on a regular basis and choose to grow organically. Many of them get my vote.
A couple of people didn't really pay attention to what I wrote and left a comment anyway. I see right through that so please stop wasting your time if that's your style. Unfortunately, you probably didn't read this part either, so I guess I wasted my time. I could call you all assholes right now, and you wouldn't even know, assholes.
Moving Along
A couple more came to defend their use of "aids"(paid votes) and I'm not surprised to see they no longer produce content here, because that's just how it goes. Regardless of how much you spend on votes, there are no shortcuts here, you must find a way to grow organically or you'll fail. That's just common sense at this point.
One New Member Stepped Up
And asserted herself.
Out of all the attention my post received that day, only one decided a free vote was something they would be interested in.
She is still blogging away, growing organically, and seems to be enjoying herself. I see rewards beside her posts ranging from a few dollars to one hundred dollars. All organic, pure profit; smart. So, special shout out to @dflo. Good job, you're a cool cat, I still enjoy your blog, keep it up! If any of you out there are looking for something fresh, check her place out. She is an incredibly unique individual.
You folks can work on your blogs, spend hundreds for votes, sit on your hands and wait for everything to just fall in your lap from the sky; I still won't know who you are or what you're up to.
It's not up to Steemit Inc. to hold your hands and reward you for your efforts. When you have a moment, go ahead and visit Youtube. I promise you'll find thousands of accounts with only a handful of subscribers, low views, no comments. Those folks aren't earning a damn thing. Thousands of them. That's the life you signed up for.
It's not really a whale's responsibility to cater to your specific needs either. If you've purchased a vote, you're paying many people so they don't have to look at your work, some whales are part of that group, so don't expect them to see your posts and start voting for them. You are paying those people to look away. Simple stuff. That's just how it is and there's no sense in complaining.
Assert Yourselves
If you want something, make it known, go out and get it.
Today I'd like to offer free votes, again. I follow over 500 people, some went silent, so there's always room for more.
Did you read the fine print? Are you what I'm looking for?
I won't be able to vote on every post of yours. I'm not overly fussy but I do prefer to see a solid effort. My vote is currently worth anywhere from zero to five dollars and of course that's worth more on an exchange(I'd prefer to see you build up your account values so you can reap the rewards down the road, you got this far in life without the added income so keep that in mind, but the choice is all yours). If that isn't enough, you're not what I'm looking for, move on.
Where did these extra votes of mine come from?
Simple.
I stopped voting for myself. Call me crazy all you want. It's been like this for over a week.
I put in the work, I put in the time, I'm proud of my accomplishments and nothing will ever change that. I've built up a solid foundation of support(thanks everyone) and I have no desire now to take more than what you feel I deserve.
If I can break one vote down per day and put a smile on three more faces, that'll be my reward.
Things might change, I'm experimenting, we'll see how it goes.
Have a nice day. 
Warning: If, for some odd reason, you decide to send me money instead of actually reading this post, I cannot guarantee a refund. If you get a refund, the memo will say, "Idiot! Pay attention!" I insist you keep that for your records. Do not send money and expect a vote. Portions of this post were intended to be humorous, and it's tagged accordingly.
The humor and genuine interaction on all your posts are inspiring.
I'm glad I met you here in Steemitland!
These are a few of my favorite Steemit musicians if you are looking for some more people to follow!
@yidneth, @vachemorte, and @nathankaye.
<3
I'll admit it: I have a lot of fun here. I don't really know what to say though. This just happens. I'll definitely follow these people. Thanks for the suggestions. I like music. Who doesn't!
P.S. I'm glad I met you, too. You're a cool cat, and cats are cool.
Queen @isaria summoned me so I am here.
To answer one of your question: Who's making all that noise?
I am afraid that's me... Congrats to you and your team for this well executed post (or is it just you?)
Oh my I am a rat, is that fine, cos I am officially steemit rat lady already
Rats are cool too. Unless it's that other kind of rat that tells on people and puts them in jail. Rats, bats, cats... thats all good.
No, the furry with cute starry eyes and whiskers...
I just realized true, cat, rat, bat... what's but a difference of one letter? hahaha
This was my Taika,I had three, they're gone to old age, but still plague everyone with ratty pics and hope to repeat experience soon, little soul healers... they even stars in some of my music videos.
A rat saw a bat in the sky and said "an angel" (honestly I love bats too)
@yidneth I looooove this pic!!!
I might have a "mild" obsession
Thanks for suggesting me @isaria! And this dude is definitely a super-funny-cheeky blog writer so I started following him.
Also because he writes in small print and that shit is ninja!!! See @nonameslefttouse? You're kewl like a ninja! (said in Aussie accent)
Yes, the tiny print is ninja awesome!
I need to figure out how to do that!
Thanks for the mention @isaria 🐭☘️🌻
If I may suggest some people that I find worthy but undervalued, you can have a look at @patschwork, @mariossap, @snarksnark, @imaginedragon, @romanie, @anibas... I am surely forgetting a lot of other names but in Greece we say "it's one mind that works winter to summer" so it's only natural to miss out on other people.
And there is also a new art project by @erodedthoughts, the @eye4art account. I try to help with that whenever I can :)
Grow organically? That made me feel like a tomato.
I have used bots in the past, but quitted some time later, as I started to understand more about how this place works and built my own "steem-ethics" (a process that never ends)
Thanks for pointing them out to me. I gave them all a follow. I trust your scouting abilities.
My personal feed has been drying up and it'll be nice to see some fresh new faces. There's only so much time in a day. People can do whatever they want here but I can't tell at a glance if they need help when they use the bots. They say finding good stuff here is hard; but it's not if we communicate. This was easy! And not a vote beggar in sight. Just people who want what we all want, and that's cool.
Thank you for the follow :) I found you from checking my new followers and I am now following you too. I am having a hard time finding good accounts. It is really crazy. I love that people are doing posts like this to help out.Thank you again and really happy I found you. Thank you @ruth-girl again for the mention and sending some really great people my way :)
I hope you'll like some of them. People tastes are different, but you never know where you may find interesting stuff :)
Thank you for the mention :) I really appreciate it :) I just found this so I am sorry for this being late :)
Don't... mention it :P
Oh! And there is no need to apologize!
I am so incredibly honored and excited about the fact that you have been following me all this time and that I FORGOT (missing mind, see other comments), and that you have all these nice compliments to say about me as a result! Thanks so much for your support, for your help in my early Steemit days, and for your support now! I really appreciate it, its filled the hole where my missing mind was up with inspiration and validation feelings. Or thinkings. Maybe minds just think? Hearts feel? I dont know. Just... Thank you!!!
You're welcome. I wasn't always able to get to each and every post of yours, so I thought maybe a mention would make up for some of that. I enjoy the things you share. That "armed strawberry" joke written on the wall picture you took still cracks me up. I stopped in yesterday, then later started brainstorming. "Where did I meet this one? Oh yeah! That dumb free votes for sale post I did." I have a feeling some of my following will enjoy your work, so I hope this helps.
Ahhh! haha i loved that graffiti so much , and I mostly just got groans every time I spammed it in Discord chat, haha. Yeah we definitely have a similar sense of humor, I think your posts are hilarious. And the free votes thing is super funny, and its also awesome because its sincere. I am amazed I was the only one to say sure, pick me! Yay that worked out! :) I want to follow some of your followers, too.. I am looking to keep meeting more people and see more of Steemitland..
There are plenty of awesomes here. Great people, everywhere. I'm always left scratching my head when I hear these rumors of "low quality content." If you didn't already know, the big bossman, Ned himself, he was cornered by a reporter on TV and that reporter said, "low quality content," and, "people just chasing a quick buck."
If only they knew the truth.
I'm going to get a bit opinionated here, but whatever. The people come first, and their content is part of them. I'm weird, and on the side I enjoy motovlogs on youtube. I like motorcycles and enjoy the scenery. If the one talking isn't at least interesting or entertaining, I won't enjoy that motovlog, even though it's a motovlog and I like motovlogs. The people are important and I think when I vote, I think I'm voting half for the person and half for what they decided to share that day. So even on their worst days, I still want to support them. Wow, I'm rambling. I think I made at least a bit of sense though. Basically when they say "low quality", I'm hearing low quality people, and that bothers me, because I've met more great people here than I have anywhere else in my life.
I totally agree with you. I think the low quality thing comes from what can be found on the trending and new pages. It is pretty difficult when you first come to Steemit, to find the thriving, creative, vibrant communities that are here. There's a lot of stuff to sift through, and its like going through a Labyrinth with only some riddles and breadcrumbs as your guide. Because I enjoy puzzles and surprises, I thoroughly enjoyed that experience and was pretty hooked BECAUSE of that challenge, but most people will just take two seconds, look, and then leave based on the weird stuff on the main page.
I mean, I still think it is a bit of work to find like minded souls here. You have to dig, search, explore... again, I like that process, but in all honesty sometimes I just don't have time, and I have been falling out of touch with some of the developments here that I normally would be totally interested in and thrilled by.
But I agree with you, I have never found such a robust community of people anywhere, ever in my life either. Steemit has helped me get out of my confirmation-bias bubble, I have been able to cross paths with people that the rest of the Internet seems geared toward separating me from. I like that the culture here is to try and find common ground and shared interests with others, rather than go out looking for a fight ( ok some people here do go out looking for fights, but that is easy to ignore if you want to, which I do ignore it).
I wish the home page was way more user friendly so that people could find the treasures here much more quickly. But maybe its good its a little hidden too? Maybe thats a strength as much as a weakness. Hard to say.
I once compared how people find our blogs to the old music store model. I can't remember exactly how I worded it but it's much like how you stumble across a record, the cover catches the eye, never heard of that band, take it home and it turns out to be the best sound you ever heard. Then other people hear it and want their own copy. Something like that.
That business model actually worked quite well for a few decades before it became what it is today. I think I prefer to find what I like rather than being fed what I might like by some robot and a few algorithms.
I also enjoy being able to open my mind more and experience different walks of life through these blog posts. Facebook wasn't showing me pictures from every continent. I was seeing the same crap I always saw as if people were experiencing the same day over and over again. Nobody was a telling a story in public on that platform and I think it's because they're too worried about being judged by their peers. Here, many of us just lay it all out there in the open. It's quite refreshing. Feels more realistic.
As for that trending page and a few other problems here. I was only half joking in my post when I said I was lurking around and reading about the issues. Really, there are two options. We can sit around and wait for those in charge to change things, or we can decide on our own to be the change we want to see.
Free upvotes for an unlimited time only? I don't think anyone is going to fall for this cowboy act when there's so many reputable bidbots out there.
I'm going to resteem this in case some of my newer arty friends are interested in some of your free upvotes and you haven't fallen over them yet
These artists need eyes and fans of their work, not robots. The entertainers don't perform in front of empty seats they purchased. I just hope there are some left out there for me to vote for so, thanks for the resteem.
ryi :-)
BOOM goes my die, nnnnnnAMIRITE?
I would be down for getting followed by you and voted on, but you should know what you're getting into...
I post daily freewrites. If "I want to see careful editing" is what you came for, then my page is not for you, but if my followers are to be believed, sometimes I'm just what the doctor ordered. Your mileage may vary and also, some posts are better than others.
It's about shedding the baggage of our self-censors and being a community member!
You might want to check out the whole community.
I also... if you want to check out things that have a little more formatting thought put into them... host/post a weekly Punday contest. Everyone submits a pun on the week's topic. I reward all the puns and choose a few puns to reward extra specially... but it's not about the rewards. IT'S ABOUT THE GLORY. and community, but.
TO SUM:
Your writing style and mine aren't so dissimilar, so if you like reading what you wrote, you'll probably like reading what I wrote.
ENJOY.
Shit with holes! This is actually working out. Thanks for coming, I will follow. I'm not looking perfection at all. Just something new. Since many like to buy votes, that often hides what I'm looking for. I can't find you folks if you don't show yourselves. Just know, there's only so much to go around and I only vote if looked and enjoyed what I saw. If you don't see my vote, maybe I just didn't see your post so don't take it personally. That's kinda how this Steemit thing works anyway.
I am working on overcoming my insecurity, so this will be good practice (I kid... kind of.)
You might enjoy the work of @freewritehouse's community in general.
Also, if you don't follow her, @suesa writes really deliciously dark science-based stories.
Finding a generous person on Steemit is like finding treasure. And since this is such a nice post, I shall direct you to funniest person I know on Steemit, @veryspider, who is not only entertaining but also talented and niiicee <3.
Thank you for being nice, that makes my day.
-upvoted-
Well played. You passed it over to someone else. You're generous as well, so the next time you want treasure, look in the mirror!
I don't like looking at the mirror though D:.
But thank you.
That's some damn fine lookin fine print. I think of vote buying as paying for friends on Facebook or likes on Instagram. They aren't real engagement. They do perhaps help a LITTLE with the "monkey see, monkey do" factor that people are attracted to things lots of people are attracted to without even knowing why most of the time. "Social Proof" I think is the psychological/marketing term for it. I don't vote for myself, and although I've had to cash out some, I do keep all the SP I earn and bank it, so my vote is slowly creeping up in value! lol Organic is the way to go!
Tricks are for kids, man. How do you advance in life if you reach a certain point where someone is interviewing you for a magazine, they ask about your success here; you're finished if you bought votes and answer honestly. You're finished if you lie because it's all right out in the open unlike something like Instagram where that shady behavior is somewhat hidden. Career suicide.
So far so good, I did upvote myself for the first few posts I made on here but, I was still learning how things worked. Slow and steady worked form me on Facebook back when that was a thing that wasn't ultra super mega hyper frustrating. A couple of huge curie votes over the past 5 months were pretty darn motivating to keep doing things organically too! lol
Yeah, I like what curie does for you folks. I always make sure now; if I'm adding some value to a post, keep it under $5. If it goes over $5 then curie can't and won't vote.
Well I make music, do photography, write about music technology and connect / collaborate with a lot of community members including an upcoming music contest and my other profile that paints @mrblinddraw. I'm boring, definitely shouldn't follow me unless you want lots of creative and original content to check out and read. @nonameslefttouse
Don't worry, there's no need for reverse psychology stuff today. Just like most who stepped up today, I'll follow along, give you a chance. I'm hoping people catch on to what I did here today and start opening doors for themselves like this. It's not that hard to put yourselves out there and grow. Hit the pavement, flyer the parking lot, without annoying people and being spammy. Anyway, I gotta run.
“You are paying those people to look away. Simple stuff.” That to me personally is the best of the whole post. It’s one of the thing I figured out early here thanks to people who helped me because they liked my comedy posts. It doesn’t take a Dr. Phil (By the way bad example considering what his credentials turned out to be) to realize if you’re paying someone for something why would they do it for free.
I don’t really have anything else to say other than that. Nice post.
It's hard to make 'psychiatrist' sound dumb, because they're smart, so I used Dr. Phil-like human because as far as I know, nobody has ever said that before, and that's about as dumb as it gets. Then I ruin my dumbness by saying something smart. I don't know what I'm doing, man.
P.S. You are pretty damn funny.
I think it's a good program you're running here. I'm just not sure how you can compete with all those bots. With you giving your votes away for free, and them selling them at only 90%-110% of what they're worth.... I'm just not sure who would want your product.
Please don't think of this as discouragement. I really hope you can pull this off. I think it'd be great for the platform. But people just love getting ripped off.
If you don't believe me, head to a carnival sometime. They're selling $15 roast beef sandwiches. They charge you $5 to throw a ball at a tank and drop a guy wearing a wetsuit into a shallow pool of water. Some guy goes to the store and buys a $10 bag of cheap food for expensive fish, then sells fat-chances to win the pieces of cheap expensive fish food to your kid for $1 a pop.
People love that shit.
How can you compete with that?
Honestly, I'm just looking for new and interesting people to follow, and of course vote for at some point. Maybe some will show up. Unfortunately, since many purchased votes so they could push my work down, basically flagging my post without flags, I have a strange feeling the few who could use the help won't be seeing this message today. I tried, whatever.
I'm seeing it! See below... I want to point out that more than the monetary value of your votes, I'm interested in the REPUTATION boost getting votes from you would offer.
BBBBBBBBBBBBB
bye.
4 NOW
Like me, maybe? Just saw this now though. I'm probably not the best out there as regards content, but i'm getting better each day and i'd love to be on your feed once in a while. I blog science and life and i just started a series i tagged quotes from around the blockchain. Oh boy. So much for blowing my own trumpet. but yeah, i tried, so... whatever?. :-)
There's nothing wrong with being proud of yourself and confident in your work.
Thank you! :-D
Well I think the trick to compete with that he mention in another comment with "don't send nudes." So I hope he is fine with me leaving this here. I'm sure a cricket can understand. Oh I hope for some good comments to show up ;)
Well I will throw my hat in the ring. I deal with humor sprinkled with only the finest sarcasm . I do use vulgarity and cuss. I do on occasion use bots but only a dollar or 2 here and there to get some viability.
If you are looking for new and funny content then check out comedyopenmic . They put on a weekly contest for comedy and one of the rules is NO BOT VOTES. so they may be just what you are looking for.
With that being said I will send those nudes over shortly as payment.
I'll follow along. Thanks for coming.
I actually contribute a bit towards comedyopenmic. I've donated towards the prize pool and from time to time I'll try to get out there and curate the content. I'm listed on their weekly announcement. They've asked me to enter but I refuse because when I did a long drawn out dick joke promotion for them, I insisted it's time for others to shine. I've seen great success here and I feel out of place stealing the spotlight from people who could use it more.
Please don't send nudes.
Oh that is awesome. I have made entries the last couple weeks and really like what they are doing. I guess I should say thanks for donating to them and promoting. They are quickly becoming my favorite corner of steemit.
Don't call me asshole and gimme many free votes. I'm hugely interesting.
Alright, non-asshole.
lol
If I sent you a free follow, do I get eyeballs on this comment? I guess I'll never know unless you comment back. But how to reach into you're mind and get those hands moving on a keyboard? Maybe I could throw in a random irritating spelling mistake, which runs the risk of you tuning out before reading that it was intentional.
OMG CAPITALS!!!! Should you even go further and look at who the hell is this guy and what kind of content is he producing? My aim...good content that gets better.
I like your cynicism. Oh no...now I'm troubled by that statement.
I'm following, thanks for stepping up to the plate. We'll see what happens. There are no guarantees here. I just want to be able to go to my personal feed, see some things I like, and vote. Unfortunately, I'm only one guy, there's only so much to go around, but just being here now greatly increased your chances of seeing some of it.
vote or don't vote, no expectations here. I just appreciate people that take the time to look at my work.
Loved that. Gave you a follow as well
Hey mate. I’d love to become one of the people you follow. I’m unsure if you only prefer to follow a newbie however I think you’d at least enjoy my Content.
I blog about a wide range of things from fitness, to beer, to my life on Steemit and DTube and I use both video and writing as my media.
My goal with Steemit is to build my account to 5k SP so that I can start supporting minnows as well. I love this platform and am highly active here. I also love your writing style so plan to adopt some of your strategies for engagement.
I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t used voting bots before, I’ve used them to get exposure for some of my projects. I have an online store selling Steemit and DTube Merch. And I’m also one of the founders of @blockdeals. Voting bots became necessary to get our posts prominent for these projects as much as I disagree with their presence on Steemit.
Anyway, I’d love to have your engagement on my posts. Let me know if you like my stuff.
Sure, I'll follow along. Everyone is getting the same warning though. There are no guarantees. If I see something I like, I'll vote. If you don't see my vote, maybe I just missed your post, so don't take it personally. I'm just looking for some new stuff and thought it would be easier if you folks came to me. As for those bots, promoting a project seems reasonable. Sometimes I vote for posts that used bots, sometimes I don't.
Totally understand. And I never get offended if someone doesn’t vote for me. I actually just prefer to have active people following my content so that the engagement is high. Votes are fantastic but if no one is reading my stuff then it kind of feels like you’re talking to a brick wall that hands you money on the odd occasion.
agreed. I am truly here to meet people and be a part of something.. in addition to the money...conversation.. ideas ..humor.. anything. I am gonna follow you too! :)
Thanks :) It's great to meet another very active Steemian.
I will have to get a cat first.
So I updated the post and added a second notice to ignore those bullet points. I trailed off as I was writing and just left it there.
Hey, you, who called himself asshole! You forgot that there isn't anymore possible to see counting views in the posts.
I haven't been arty or funny lately, swimming in a sea of shit, still gimme your free vote babe ;)
Take Ritalin if you lose the train of focus LOL
I didn't forget about the view counter. I'm just confident that hundreds of you have seen me have hundreds of views before so me saying I had hundreds of views is simply telling the truth and hoping you all have a good memories.
...and I just thought sharing my wandering mind would be fun, I guess. I didn't know what else to do with those dumb jokes.
I can see from the post that you are a great advertiser haha! Also I have to say I really appreciate the support you are showing to me and to so many other people! I still remember what was your post when I discovered you here on steemit, it made me laugh and some time later here we are! That's the power of this community! Thank you and keep going!
You're welcome. Thanks for sticking around and always being so supportive of what I'm doing. Sometimes I need that little reminder and you're always there with something good to say. I appreciate that.
There is no need to thank me, you deserve it! I am very glad that I can somehow in my way return to you all the positivity, the support and the kindness that you offer to me and others!
'Just a normal day(and I've always loved that, thanks everyone)' and
"A couple more came to defend their use of "aids"(paid votes)" Un-quote.... Observant and wide awake Pricasso noticed you, my sire, forgot a space between the brackets ;P as for the 'a$$holes' part, I like that you added that (game changer) gave me a most pleasant chuckle ;)
I am Pricasso most wonderful artist and I thank you for your support and appreciation of the worlds most decadent fine and wonderful art 'Pricasso Style' . It does not go un-noticed and really means the world to me and I really appreciate it
Be blessed and thanks again.
Yours Always
Pricasso
Sometimes I make mistakes. Other times I'm too lazy to Google grammar lessons I once aced then forgot. These scars give my work character.
Absolutely and agreed my Sire, scars are what make us who we are, no better teacher than experience, Most perfect, imperfections are what mould us and make us human!
Have a legendary weekend!
Yours Always
Pricasso
Reallygreatediting. I enjoyed reading it.
Some people might think I'm crazy for upvoting a comment like this. They don't know about the hilarious inside joke you just pulled there. Ha! Thank you.
lol.. You're welcome! :-)
Alright, here are 7 reasons why you shouldn't follow me:
1: I order pizza with pineapples, then take them off just before I eat the pinapples.
2: One time I didn't do something I wished I did which was doing something that I wish I didn't.
4: I bought the cheapest and largest item on amazon so that my cat can hide inside it.
6: TBD
7: This is a half a seat of a backless wooden chair.
Again, don't follow me!! I'm warning you!! You wouldn't want to have a flag war with me and my 30 SP.
Here's one reason why I won't listen to you, and follow along.
Gotdangit!! Prepare to meet your worst!!
Thank you, @nonameslefttouse, for putting a smile on my face, today, and for your support --it's much appreciated.
_/|\_I, also, think it is noble that you stopped self-voting in order to help others out. Wishing you continued success, and may your altruistic example inspire others on this platform (at least, not to buy votes and) hopefully, to create better quality work. Cheers, YahiaI guess I did a few good things. Admitting to it makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable. Normally I'll keep things quiet. I've been like this my entire life. I don't know why. It's nothing special. I still have my moments where I'm a big jerk, so there's that as well.
There's nothing wrong with admitting it, my friend. It does not read, at all, like bragging. You're notifying folks -- how would they know, otherwise. As for being flawed, well, you know how deeply flawed I am. But that does not define us, either. As Gibran says, you are as great as your longing. Thanks, again, for the inspiration, sweet dreams :)
Right! Why buy the milk when you get the cow for free?
I like organic. I encourage people to follow only if they like whatever it is people put out. Otherwise, they'll be wasting their time. So... Nah, don't vote if you don't like it. It's simple. So simple it's anything.
Edit: people seem to be sharing what they draw. I borrowed a tree a while ago to draw things myself. I am not consistent in my posts though, I don't like boring unless it's boring in funny ways. You called me.
I'm following along now. I won't be voting for things I don't like but at the same time, if you don't see a vote from me, maybe I just didn't see the post. That's what you can expect.
Have you seen what Mr. Mackey does to expectations?
I have now. I like his attitude!
I'll tell ya what you are very consistent with your opinions. I see you writing on this topic quite a bit, and tend to be the posts I read in entirety, like this one.
I feel I have experienced a lot on Steemit already. Much of what you describe above.
I have not faded out though. I keep working on my stuff, trying to improve, and I have seen slight growth.
Persistence. I said a million times when I started on Steemit, and here I am still. Posting several times a day. Regardless whether people "enjoy" or "value" all of my posts, there is usually 1 or 2 who find something worth voting for and so be it.
You sir, are very fluent in writing, which to me translates to a lot of other things, mainly intelligence. But now I see a lot of what you are passionate about, at least here on Steemit, is seeing other's succeed as well.
Steem on Brah
Some call that being stubborn. LOL
You are persistent. I've visited your place quite a few times I think. You post way more than I can keep up with though. I do enjoy your photography. Just hang in there, we're still building this place, block by block.
And i appreciate whenever you visit of course. In a non dick suckey kind of way. It brings a bit of glee. But yea I understand I can be a bit "spammy" but, hey, gotta do what ya gotta do. And to keep up with this place, that right now is my angle.
Eventually, my "blog" writing abilities will increase with constant writing. Much like everyone's who do anything over and over.
Thanks again. I hope not to go anywhere.
This made me laugh 😆. You remind me of this movie “Schindler List” if he only traded else his ring, he would feel much better. And eventually he became a hero and even movie was made about him. You are my and many more steemiens inspiration on steemit platform. Even though I don’t blog much, I’m not asking for you free vote. I’m glad you do what you do. I’m not gonna write any more sweet phrases since I know what you say and what you may think. 😆
Sometimes, I don't know how to respond. This is one of those times.
I smell a trap! Why sir I’m currently working on something and here I am being baited in on free upvotes. Do I dare read the fine print this post contains or just hope everything lucks out for me. Hmm.
I don’t know the humans are strange they always pay for free things. Why they even pay for air. How strange there planet is made up of large amounts of it and yet sum pay high price for this. Sadly as a cat I don’t sing very well. In fact I would not subject that onto the human race. Why I don’t want to be convicted of war crimes against humanity. MEEEOOOW MEOO ME MOOWOWOOW OOOOO MMMMMM meow.
Anyways I have to get back to a blog I’m working on. It won’t be done tonight as I’m too tired and have to many things to do. Maybe tomorrow, next day, or the year 2511. This time travel stuff is complicated. What year is it my good sir?
It is the year 2000. The Y2K bug was devastating. Toasters attacked all the cats, none survived.
That makes me the last surviving cat! Hey why do you have that green glint in your eyes while smiling. What is that net for? Oh, no, no-- not like this!!!!!
I read the entire article and did not find any rules, so I will only comment on what I found the article.
It is very true what you say, people who see something that says free votes, they run and what they do is spam, but when they are not elected winners they get upset, but they never read the rules or read the entire article, that they wanted the author, who read your article, that with so much effort he wrote it, and with respect to it, because I did not understand all that chatter, when I read your article I thought about someone with multiple personality, so I did not understand it very well, thanks for doing this type of initiatives, continues like this, helps those who read the fine print.
Greetings with affection from @fabian98
Yeah. The part you took seriously was actually a joke.
Hahahaha look like I laugh, I get my teeth, good luck for me in the next hahahaha
So, just to be clear: There aren't any rules. I'm just looking for some interesting people first, hoping they are unique and creative, or funny, maybe entertaining. These are the things I like. It's hard to sift through piles of content, especially when I have to scroll down really far, past all the people who are attempting to mislead me with paid votes, just so I can find something I like. I'm giving people the opportunity to come to me and not feel out of place when they do it.
Easy brother, I was joking, I really know what you're looking for, and you're lucky to find those people.
Sooooo, that daft punk cat song. I'm gonna need that.
You can already hear it, right? I looked all over Youtube thinking maybe someone did it, couldn't find it. I still don't know why I shared that in this post though.
Hey, interesting that you'd post this now, after having all of my posts burned to the ground, I've decided I'm happy with my $0.05 vote and that I'll be going bot free from now on and I'll be letting my account grow organically.
But I know you vote on my stuff sometimes anyway, even when I was using the aids.
Those flags must have hurt, but it looks like they got removed. We can't remove the flags you place on my work when you buy your votes. That's all it is. You're not making your work more visible, you're making the rest of us disappear. I'd like to be able to support more artists, but when they trample my work and push me aside, it becomes increasingly more difficult to find a reason to vote for them.
I'm done with all that now though, I'm gonna be sticking to COM and utopian posts and powering up most of my SBD even though he's unflagged me.
Posting and powering up. That's how many of us made our money here. Didn't happen overnight either, but it happened. All we did was blog and grow. And no, it wasn't "easier back then," as they say.
I want to participate, take a look to my blog.
I had a look.
The Talent Scout reveals himself, haha, I will definitely check out @dflo, you've never steered me wrong! :)
You keep flying under my radar, you know that? Definitely check her stuff out though. She's quite random as well. I never know what to expect.
I would like to participate but my posts are in Spanish, I do not handle very well with English (I think more than one noticed).
But I think it's great that you want to help grow those undervalued accounts.
Unfortunately, I don't understand Spanish. I'll follow you and attempt to translate though. Maybe I'll see something I like.
Let me tell you i am giving you free upvote bcoz i like your humour...
I want to meet you in person.....🙃
Oh man your writing really has a unique style.
From cracking me up, to loving the articles architectural build.
It always seems I am left reading more and more trying to grasp every piece.
Why get something for free when you can pay for it?!
Sir, but if the votes are free, Why you sell them? If i want one, How should I pay? Do you accept nudes?
I think I've been following you since the last time I did my free votes for sale post. This is another case of I don't speak Spanish. Like I was telling someone else here though, maybe I'll start making attempts to translate this stuff and see what you're up to. We'll see!
Please don't send nudes.
Well, maybe I should post in english too, I´m making some comedy but my english isn´t too good and i´m afraid to post some trash due to a bad translation. In fact you inspired me to try comedy and I think i´m not so bad at all. Thanks for that!
I want your free votes and I'm willing to assert myself by peeing all over the place, is that assertion asserting enough? or should I assert myself more?
Ps: I'm willing to pay for your free votes
Ps2: No I'm not willing to pay for free votes.
Ps3: Do you accept peanuts as payment?
Peanuts?
Do I look like an elafint?
P.S. I'm following you now because you're weird.
Well since you have no name, i assumed you where some sort of abstract-quantum being, so yes, you are an elafint but at the same time you are not an elafint, so you can and cannot take peanuts as payment, its up to the cat i guess.
You are doing a great job for the Steemian community. Consistency and organic blogging is the way to success on Steemit.com
Nice post
Boom! There you go again, always full of surprises. Always giving more to the community to boost the support and help people grow
Es realmente cierto quien pagaría por algo que es gratis no? Me distrajo muyo el post especialmente cuando dices que las personas no lerian las letras pequeñas y son muy importante leerlas y también cuando dices " seguramente no estas leyendo esta parte gilipollas"y es cierto muchas personas comentan sin saber que contenido están leyendo y eso es lo grandioso de esto que siempre se descubre la verdad, saludos y que tengas un buen fin de semana :D
HUH?
I've appreciated all the free votes I've gotten from you. And I appreciate this post -- especially for all the discussion in the comments. There is so much great content on Steemit, it's just hard to find. But the comments in here are a good place to start finding some new folks. Thanks.
My friend @singkelsteemit and @pemukaku. Please vote master.
Best regard from indonesian. May God Bless You.
manger beta ra
No, your goal is to copy other comments and pretend to sound smart. From there you hope to earn a penny, maybe two. You're a bottom feeder and you'll never be able to rise to the top. The main reason is because you actually believe your own bullshit while the rest of us around you can see right through it. You have ugly eyebrows. Enjoy your flag.
lol the eyebrow comment made me giggle.
I had a bad dream about robots with eyebrows once and I guess I've been carrying that baggage with me ever since.
LOL!
sigh
Recurring bad eyebrow robot dreams are the worst!
That image will never leave my mind. Hand me a razor. I'm going fix this problem once and for all. Those eyebrows are coming off!
lol
btw, no matter how tempting it may be, never Google "robot with eyebrows".
First you try to scam me for a vote by stealing a comment from a member here, then you edit your post and get snotty. I'm not surprised. That's what a bottom feeder would do.
BOOM goes my die, nnnnnnAMIRITE?
I would be down for getting followed by you and voted on, but you should know what you're getting into...
I post daily freewrites. If "I want to see careful editing" is what you came for, then my page is not for you, but if my followers are to be believed, sometimes I'm just what the doctor ordered. Your mileage may vary and also, some posts are better than others.
It's about shedding the baggage of our self-censors and being a community member!
You might want to check out the whole community.
Thanks
Yeah, the thing is, you're an asshole, and I don't like assholes. You copied this comment from someone else. It was the stupidest thing you could have done with your life today, and you did it. Kiss my ass. Enjoy your flag.
Now this is hilarious.
lol
This is why I go deep into the comments sections for some posts. Of all the folks he could have copied from, @improv! hahaha hahaha - on so many levels - hahaha