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Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
Posted by: Xplode441
Posted by: Radical Edward
If anyone has enough social power to inspire others to discuss a topic that they aren't personally interested in, that person has a career in government or sales, not in keeping topics on page one of these forums. Besides, if those "followers" are actually making a real discussion, that's exactly WHY this suggestion is being made. To expose this community, this site, these forums and our discussions to more people out there who might be interested in joining the site, community and our discussions. More interest, more participation is good, not bad.
Do you honestly think that you have to be amazing to get other users to follow you on twitter? No, you don't. I'm not talking about these people actually actively participating in the conversation, I'm talking about them just bumping the thread up and coming back to bump it if it starts being threatened.
If a Twitter follower, a Google+ circle member, or a Facebook friend sees one of my social posts and sees a link to this site....
They can click on it or not.
If they click, then they can read the OP of the thread.
If they are interested, they can either login (maybe have to create an account), or not.
If they login, and they have something to say, they can post, or not.
If they post, they have to be on topic, or if they are not, they run the risk that any member runs for making a rule violating post.
If I had tweeted, liked, or +1'ed to get them to do something rule breaking and they get banned? They're likely to unfriend, defollow, or uncircle me for being a manipulative jerk who sees their social network as drones for my personal bidding.
I think more highly of my followers than that. I would hope that everyone does.
Late Edit/Add: But if I can get 1 or more of my followers on another site to visit this site and perhaps join... that is HUGE! That means 1 more member for our Army! 1 more person who either didn't know or didn't care to join who found a reason that made them want to join! That's GREAT!!!!
[Edited on 03.12.2012 7:24 PM PDT]