I Write LikeI noticed many accounts have a padlock icon, and their follow button says "Request to follow". I've been pressing it, but I’m always a little unsure. It's not too intrusive, is it? They aren't private personal accounts that don't want to be followed, are they?
DopeGhoti@iwritelike
Most often it's people just trying to weed out 'followers' who are bots, trolls, or other bad actors. Best bet is to read the user's profile; most often it will have a mention of who is welcome to follow. If not, click the button- worst that can happen is they don't accept the request.
Most often it's people just trying to weed out 'followers' who are bots, trolls, or other bad actors. Best bet is to read the user's profile; most often it will have a mention of who is welcome to follow. If not, click the button- worst that can happen is they don't accept the request.
@DopeGhoti This makes sense. I do read the profile exactly because I search for any indication if the padlock means they want to keep their account private. If there's no general rule, I guess I'll be requesting then. Thank you for helping me clear it out.
wordsmith‽ ⁂@iwritelike I read a person's bio before following (whether they have locked followers or not) in case they ask for potential followers to interact first, etc. Otherwise just follow away. I can only speak for myself but I have this set so that when I toot for followers-only I have a sort-of idea of what sort of people can read them.
@wordsmith 😳 I didn't even know one could toot to separate groups of people, publicly or only to followers.
I feel like I'm at a University 😅 learning something new every day!
@iwritelike the basics are easy but there are a lot of extra buttons to press if you want!
On the Web UI there's a small pane at the top of the composition window that states "Public, anyone can quote". From here you can change the visibility settings for the next post.
@wordsmith I can see it now but I think I'm still in a tunnel vision mode for now. It's getting better, though. Thank you!