With the huge wave of migrations we're seeing:
You might want to give a day or two to your new follows/follow requests before deciding that it's just an empty profile.
The migration process can take a day, people might not do it in the exact right way, etc.
Lots of "empty profiles" get filled the next day! Don't lose your old connections! 😊
@stephanie thanks! I have never understood why this is. Do you know?
I do not allow new followers when they have empty profiles due to past experience with spammers. Now I fear maybe I have been blocking legitimate accounts. 😬
I will actually give them a few weeks or more, just to give their account a chance to sort itself out if they are migrating and/or give them a chance to find their footing if they are new.
The follow request stays forever until I actually accept or deny, so I can't miss it.
If there is nothing after that (or red flags), then 🤷♀️
Stéphanie
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