Ok thanks for the word of advice. Obviously, this was my first time giving steemstem a try, so I was unaware of the fact that this was not okay to do. I will learn from this and try my best to become more active in the steemstem community because I really love what is going on here, that's for sure!!
Again, my apologies for this inconvenience.. I now, of course, know that this is not an appropriate measure to take :)