Beware these popular but misguided blogging behaviors when commenting on posts others have written. Failure to heed some basic rules of etiquette may result in your comments being flagged.
1. "Great post," "Nice information," etc.
This is spam. Your upvote is your indication that you like a post. If you want to compliment the author, be specific and describe what aspects of the post you thought were great. What did you learn from the essay? What aspects of the photo appealed to you? How did the drawing impress you? This is what you need to express. Otherwise, your comment is indistinguishable from the bots spamming the same generic comments.
Bad: "Nice photo!"
Good: "I like your photo, and here is my explanation of what I liked, or some questions about the subject!"
2. "Upvoted and followed!"
This is spam. Like the "nice post" comments, it's just clutter in the comment section that doesn't create a conversation, and like the "nice posts" comments, you should explain why you decided to upvote and follow.
3. "Read my post!"
This is spam. Unlike the "nice post" or "upvoted and followed," it doesn't even pretend to care about the content of the post upon which it comments. It is pure, shameless self-promotion. Don't do it.
If you have created a post that is actually relevant to the topic of someone else's post, it may be possible to mention it in the context of an actual comment conversation without being obnoxious, but when in doubt, don't.
4. Tagging people in posts
This is a late additional edit after the original post, and a comment below reminded me of this rather obnoxious behavior. Any commenters who commit the sins listed above also tag the author of the post, as seen in the quote below:
tnx you bro for gd post sharing _........ @jacobtothe
Replies to an author's post already appear in the account feed conveniently labeled "Replies." As such, the tag in a direct reply appears to be begging for extra attention in a vain attempt to be more sincere. What's more, the basic Steemit interface doesn't alert people to such tags. It's just another hallmark of a spammy reply trying to get upvotes for minimal effort. Don't do it.
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Please upvote, leave a substantive comment, and resteem this post if you believe it contains helpful information. You are also welcome to link to it in response to spammy comments on your own posts.
If you like this post, please comment, follow, and resteem!
Great Post!!!
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Hahahha .. just kidding. I always try to post on things I care about / mean it and not to just post a comment to post a comment. Thanks for the reminder though!
Have you received any donations with displaying your wallets?
Tithes and offerings have been nonexistent.
And just like in "real life" going the clean way helps us stay on the right track :-) Your post has just the perfect timing - it is "Nikolaus-Eve" here in Germany... so let us make sure to have the boots out there for some nice gifts and to keep the bots out! Cheers from the Seven Mountains in Germany - and thank you for you post!
Thanks... er, "danke?"
yap, "Danke" is the German word for "Thank you" :-)
I try to comment on all the posts I upvote, but sometimes there isn't a particular point or idea that stands out. So sometimes I do just say "Thanks for posting" . I agree steemers who only post that comment are just spamers.
Unfortunately, all the spammers minimize the impact of your good intentions there.
Is there a section of the welcome pack that includes these and other good ideas? Where a 'spammer' can be pointed to, to be told the error of his ways.
If only. People must seek the true faith and join the flock of the Steem Pope voluntarily.
Quite alot of sinners here on Steemit lately.
It's just about the most irritating thing there could be here on Steemit. People chewing gum with their mouths open give me the same feeling!
Nice post.
No, really...
Upvoted and followed.
No, really (except my voting power is shot right now, sorry about that).
Isn't sarcastic rejoinder the finest form of flattery?
Read my post(s)!!!
...and comments for more friendly abuse.
Totally agree with this. I've seen so many comments like the ones mentioned above and you're totally right, they don't start any kind of conversation, nor provide any real value to the post, they just clutter the comment section up. What's even worse is when you click through to a person's profile and see that they post that same generic comment hundreds of times (hence why they are viewed as spam). It is unfortunate.
I agree with the idea that your upvote should be your way of showing that you liked the post and a comment should be your (more than one incomplete sentence) response that is relevant to that particular post (or at least the general ideas presented in the post).
Cheers,
DE
Whenever I get a generic "Nice Post" or "Thank you for the information I really appreciate your viewpoint" type post... my head explodes. Its exploded many times now
tnx you bro for gd post sharing _........ @jacobtothe
I think I need to add a fourth point about tagging people in posts. It's also not cool, and only shows that you're here to beg for attention rather than offer something constructive since I get an alert in my "Replies" feed whenever anyone replies anyway.