A worrying trend that needs addressing

I have noticed a worrying trend of late and feel it should be addressed.

These past few days as I scoured the NEW tab seeking out freshly arrived Steemians to welcome, there are replies to introduceyourself posts being bombarded with requests to visit their page and upvote posts. Follow for follow posts are annoying enough but I feel this takes the proverbial biscuit and mars what is otherwise a fantastic community. I wanted to include screenshots of what I mean but I don't want to single out any users.

There are better ways of conducting yourself on Steemit, more in the spirit of the community: if you want upvotes on your post, make sure it is first worthy of an upvote. Let your post sell itself on merit. I have visited some of these requests and not only would I not normally upvote them, such crude methods of what amounts to begging for votes makes it even less likely that I will EVER vote for any of the particular users' posts in future.

Build connections, engage in a thoughtful manner, actually read what new Steemians are writing in their introduction. Imagine if you will the following scenario: you introduce yourself to a new group of people at a bar. At the back of the group is somebody fiddling with their phone not listening to you. You put yourself out there and he pays no attention whatsoever. As soon as you finish talking he walks over and says 'Hi, buy me a beer'. Not very conducive to a future relationship, is it? Steemit is all about relationships and connections. You make friends here, you see what they have to offer and you support them. This support will be reciprocated.

Don't be THAT guy

Now I have gotten that off my chest, STEEM ON my dudes and dudettes

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