I noticed that lately I have been losing followers. Not a lot, but a few every now and then. When I notice it... I'm gonna be honest here.. it hurts a little. ; ) lol.
Actually- It made me think-
I wonder why you would lose followers. Is it that some people are giving up and deleting their accounts? Or... have my pictures gotten boring? Is it because I have slacked on commenting on other's photos?
I prefer to think it is the first reason ..lol
So the question-
Have you ever stopped following someone? and Why? (not looking for specific names here... just a general question)
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(reposting from a reply below)
I guess I should clarify here... I don't really think I offended anyone... just an attempt at humor.
Also-- I am not really OFFENDED when people stop following me.. I was exaggerating... more like-for a brief second... there is a tiny amount of disappointment I guess...lol
I just thought it would be an interesting topic after losing a few followers yesterday.
I think some people's accounts get deleted automatically if they show no signs of activity over a certain period of time (like a month or two)? But I'm not entirely sure.
OKAY. I totally get how you feel, as I have lost some, gained some, and then lost some more... The thing is, a while back, I went through my list and stopped following people I have no communication with, who haven't posted in a while, and who never answer my questions. The reason was I was having trouble keeping up with the people I regularly interact with and/or really get inspired from (photos and communication-wise), because I had been following so many, I just couldn't keep up. SO, I have no right feeling hurt by losing followers, but I totally get what you mean. Kind of an e-sock in the gut. A few have just quit their projects, and I think others had the same deal as me..they just couldn't keep up. I wouldn't take it personally; I think it happens to most of us. And to my newest followers, I have been MIA quite a bit, lately, and will be back on the wagon in the near future to check out all of your stuff!
I am writing this before looking at your photos so I can be unbiased instead of O-ffend-ing.
While I like a cat once in a while, there are some people that take photos of their cats, or dogs, or kids, or food a lot. Not once a week, but all the time. And while they have decent followings, they just do not excite me on a regular basis to see them on my home page everyday. It is not that their photos are decreasing in value, but my interest on the subject does.
Now I love my friend @danafeast photos of her children, I also know and love her children which makes it personal.
Sometimes I have thought about it, but then I stop myself and think that I followed someone for a reason. I think it would be rude not to continue, so I do. Regardless of whether they follow me or not. But that's just me.
Yes,I actually did stop following a few people.A few were people who quit the project.
And a couple of others were situations like "hey,these photos aren`t really interesting any more,why am I even following?".....
By the way,I don`t care how many followers I have.And I only follow a few.
I stopped following a few people who had started the project and then never posted again after the first week. I also stopped following a few who were posting LARGE amounts of photos in one hit.. which meant I could see nothing but their photos all down the page.. drove me crazy scrolling up and down looking for other people! LOL
Okay, checked out your photos and yes you have photos of your daughter, they are not the same photo everyday or even fill every week. I think because you did not start in January, some of the people that started last year finished and probably closed their accounts.
But in general I do not even know how many people follow me on twitter or know when I lose a friend on facebook.
No jokes. As much as I appreciate everyone who follows me, I don't have the time or energy to interract with 950 people on a daily basis. I don't think you offend anyone and I highly doubt I offend anyone but at the end of the day, a lot of people follow in hopes of being followed, or at the very least to have their stuff commented on. Personally, I haven't been active on here in a few weeks so I'm not surprised that people have grown bored of talking to a wall, so I don't take it personally.
As for me, I unfollow if I feel uncomfortable. I don't follow in the first place very often unless I feel some kind of relationship being built with the person or I think I'd struggle to find them later or whatever the case may be. I don't care if they follow me or even acknowledge me but there have been cases where I felt like they didn't actually want me following them (someone last year kept deleting all my comments... idk why though) so I leave it at that.
@sandimarie saying that, I swore blind I was following you. am now
As for the numbers thing. I haven't got to the point where I'm trimming through and making my list 'pure' yet but if/when I do it won't just be the quality of the photo's I'm no pedant and still rank as an amateur. It'll also be about who I interact with, or maybe who interacts with me.
I'm a bit of a lurker and really need to make more of an effort to fit in as my wife @araminta does so well. If my numbers decreased I wouldn't be surprised, I'm socially quiet. Equally I wouldn't notice either, I don't look at numbers.
Yes, it can be disappointing if one's work is ignored, but I never take offence when this happens because photographic appreciation is entirely subjective, people have different ideas which may change from time to time depending on circumstances, or real life might get in the way and they have less time to spare.
We all like our creativity to be recognized, and I feel delighted whenever mine is, because it means I have brought a smile to someone's face ..... and if they stop following me I am sorry not to have lived up to their expectations. Sorry, but by no means offended.
I have un-followed people--but only because after commenting on a pretty regular basis, they just never bothered to comment on any of my photos or have any discourse. I know people get busy, and I "get" that, but this was after months of commenting! I just don't have the time.
i stop following people all the time. nothing personal to it. there are many reasons....sometimes their photos no longer speak to me. sometimes i comment and comment and never get anything back. i also delete the inactive ones that haven't posted in 2+ months.... again there isn't anything personal about it. i just try to keep the amount of people i follow under 80 so that my feed is managable and i can see and comment on all the wonderful shots the people i DO follow post. but hey...i'll give you another follower right now! :)
I guess I should clarify here... I don't really think I offended anyone... just an attempt at humor.
Also-- I am not really OFFENDED when people stop following me.. I was exaggerating... more like-for a brief second... there is a tiny amount of disappointment I guess...lol
I just thought it would be an interesting topic after losing a few followers yesterday.
There's always going to be some attrition. Who knows why they stop commenting? Maybe they just have nothing to say? To keep it fresh, I guess the thing to do is to keep following new people and don't worry about the ones who stay silent or who drop out.
I have stopped following others for various reasons. The big one is if they do a week or so all at once. I don't want one person's photos in my news feed. I will miss others when they do that. I follow people that I like their work or their "personalities."
I think your stuff is brilliant. And I think we all have highs and lows in our project, particularly if your mostly filler free. Looks like my reasons for "un-following" someone are just like everyone elses- THEY quit posting, or they post two dozen pics once every two weeks. I hate to say that, but yeah- when you have many followers and you wanna keep up with them, it makes it hard when one person fills up your whole feed. I have a hard enough time keeping track as it is. I don't keep track of who comments on me, so I may or may not comment back on them, maybe I've lost followers from that, who knows. At the end of the day, this is MY project, and while the comments and popular page are all very flattering and on somedays even inspiring, I'm really doing this for me.
On facebook however...how annoying is it when someone requests YOU and later you figure out that THEY've dumped you. I've had that happen a lot, and while I'm not necessarily "offended" by it, I am a little confused. Just sayin...
I think people DO like the photos, they just simply don't have time to respond. And if you follow so many ..how could you comment on all? If YOU like it enough to post it, then thats all that should really matter. As to the loss of followers, ahhh..the ebb and flow of "popularity"...don't take it personally..I sure don't. More will come along soon enough ")
Lol, I wonder why anyone would want to follow me so I’m surprised I have as many as I do. I guess I haven’t paid attention to the fluctuation. I enjoy comments and love the interaction, but that’s not really why I joined this site. Maybe one day when I get good at this (or think I am), I’ll start wondering why my followers are dropping off.
Well, I follow you Tammi and have for a while. However, I did recently go through my list of people I followed and if I had commented and commented and never heard a word back and they weren't photos I'd truly miss seeing every day, then I stopped following. Some hadn't posted a new photo since the beginning of the year. And some of them were the truly popular people who wouldn't ever think to comment on anything I might post and I followed them because their photos were pretty amazing. Then I realized that most of the time they end up on the popular page, so I'll see their stuff anyway. I enjoy interacting with people here and it's no fun to talk to someone who has so many followers they couldn't possible keep up. Just my two cents. I doubt that you offended. And I personally love your photos. I would miss them.
I don't know if I'm losing followers... but I'm definitely losing the amount of people who actually view my photos as well as the number of comments. i.e., my earlier stuff this year easily obtained 100-200 views per photo (sometimes more)
And now? I'll be lucky if 30 people look at an image every now and then.
I think people start the project all gung ho... and then their enthusiasm, creativity, photography, time, etc, etc. just seem to fade. That's my own opinion but it seems like that's the case these days. =(
Since returning to work after my injury on Jan 17 I feel I have no time in the day to enjoy going through other people's photos as I commute 2 hours a day and am exhausted as still haven't really recovered from my injuries. I have neglected my love for photography lately and also my enjoyment of looking through other people's photos. I am sure many people are busy. Thanks for bringing up this topic. I want to let my followers and the ones I follow know I have been looking but not had time to comment. I will fav pictures I like without commenting and hope I can get back to normal soon.
I agree completely with what @brumbe has said, I have only so far stopped following one person and that was for this very reason, while I like the occasional picture of a bird in flight when every picture was the same subject. Initially I thought them terrific but then after a while it felt like more of the same and whilst the pictures were brilliant in their execution, clarity etc., they didn't inspire me. I follow so many people and my homepage, well it takes me ages to look at everyones contribution. I don't comment on pictures unless I really like them.
I remember the first person I "unfollowed"...I felt so sneaky and so bad! *insert devilish grin here* But like most of you have already stated it was for 2 reasons:
1. Too many posts...sometimes people with 3 accounts post so many that it's hard to scroll thru to find other people I follow and after a while, it's just tiresome.
2. Subject matter-as stated above, I don't like to see the same images over and over again...I really enjoy people's creativity and the wide variety they offer. I don't mind if people have a style (landscape or Macro) it's what they do within that style.
I just recently started following you and have loved every minute...keep snapping & sharing!
I've only stopped following one person... nearly all their photos were annoying over done HDR stuff, and I pretty much have a strong hatred of HDR in it's over done form. Why keep around people that do what I hate looking at?
Other than that, before I follow someone I usually look through their photos and decide if it's stuff I want to see. I don't care to see run of the mill family/kid photos every day, so if someone has a lot of that I won't follow them.
I do my project for me, so if people get sick of my photos (especially when I'm in my lazy streaks due to a hectic school schedule and it's a lot of crap) and unfollow, so what. I probably didn't even know they were following me in the first place...
I have un-followed someone when I discovered they had 3 albums they posted from in large lumps or when their work seems to be more as a graphics artist rather than a photographer. I love 365 and it has opened my world!
- stopped uploading pictures
- never reply to or acknowledge comments
- bulk upload in three different albums
- use too many fillers or pics from years ago - a personal choice obviously but not the way I view this project
- don't give any background info on themselves or their shots
I do not know if I lost followers. Do you get a note for that? I have stopped flowing few times when I did not like mass uploads from people who never gave any sign of communication. I like to follow people but find it harder to comment as I would like only because it is time consuming . I do not comment on photos of people who do not comment on any of my photos for a long time. Still trying to think of a quicker and shorter way to brows and comment and to follow.
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While I like a cat once in a while, there are some people that take photos of their cats, or dogs, or kids, or food a lot. Not once a week, but all the time. And while they have decent followings, they just do not excite me on a regular basis to see them on my home page everyday. It is not that their photos are decreasing in value, but my interest on the subject does.
Now I love my friend @danafeast photos of her children, I also know and love her children which makes it personal.
And a couple of others were situations like "hey,these photos aren`t really interesting any more,why am I even following?".....
By the way,I don`t care how many followers I have.And I only follow a few.
But in general I do not even know how many people follow me on twitter or know when I lose a friend on facebook.
No jokes. As much as I appreciate everyone who follows me, I don't have the time or energy to interract with 950 people on a daily basis. I don't think you offend anyone and I highly doubt I offend anyone but at the end of the day, a lot of people follow in hopes of being followed, or at the very least to have their stuff commented on. Personally, I haven't been active on here in a few weeks so I'm not surprised that people have grown bored of talking to a wall, so I don't take it personally.
As for me, I unfollow if I feel uncomfortable. I don't follow in the first place very often unless I feel some kind of relationship being built with the person or I think I'd struggle to find them later or whatever the case may be. I don't care if they follow me or even acknowledge me but there have been cases where I felt like they didn't actually want me following them (someone last year kept deleting all my comments... idk why though) so I leave it at that.
As for the numbers thing. I haven't got to the point where I'm trimming through and making my list 'pure' yet but if/when I do it won't just be the quality of the photo's I'm no pedant and still rank as an amateur. It'll also be about who I interact with, or maybe who interacts with me.
I'm a bit of a lurker and really need to make more of an effort to fit in as my wife @araminta does so well. If my numbers decreased I wouldn't be surprised, I'm socially quiet. Equally I wouldn't notice either, I don't look at numbers.
We all like our creativity to be recognized, and I feel delighted whenever mine is, because it means I have brought a smile to someone's face ..... and if they stop following me I am sorry not to have lived up to their expectations. Sorry, but by no means offended.
I guess I should clarify here... I don't really think I offended anyone... just an attempt at humor.
Also-- I am not really OFFENDED when people stop following me.. I was exaggerating... more like-for a brief second... there is a tiny amount of disappointment I guess...lol
I just thought it would be an interesting topic after losing a few followers yesterday.
Thanks for everyone's replies-Very interesting!
On facebook however...how annoying is it when someone requests YOU and later you figure out that THEY've dumped you. I've had that happen a lot, and while I'm not necessarily "offended" by it, I am a little confused. Just sayin...
Exactly! lol I'm glad i'm not the only one. And, I'm glad you got the Duckie Dale reference. = )
And now? I'll be lucky if 30 people look at an image every now and then.
I think people start the project all gung ho... and then their enthusiasm, creativity, photography, time, etc, etc. just seem to fade. That's my own opinion but it seems like that's the case these days. =(
1. Too many posts...sometimes people with 3 accounts post so many that it's hard to scroll thru to find other people I follow and after a while, it's just tiresome.
2. Subject matter-as stated above, I don't like to see the same images over and over again...I really enjoy people's creativity and the wide variety they offer. I don't mind if people have a style (landscape or Macro) it's what they do within that style.
I just recently started following you and have loved every minute...keep snapping & sharing!
Other than that, before I follow someone I usually look through their photos and decide if it's stuff I want to see. I don't care to see run of the mill family/kid photos every day, so if someone has a lot of that I won't follow them.
I do my project for me, so if people get sick of my photos (especially when I'm in my lazy streaks due to a hectic school schedule and it's a lot of crap) and unfollow, so what. I probably didn't even know they were following me in the first place...
- stopped uploading pictures
- never reply to or acknowledge comments
- bulk upload in three different albums
- use too many fillers or pics from years ago - a personal choice obviously but not the way I view this project
- don't give any background info on themselves or their shots