What is your "Policy" on Following Other Members?

[applesjck 5,605]

I don't really have a 'policy' for following people here! I just follow them if they seem nice or if we've interacted before! 

[Kevin Tang 2,431]

I only follow when I feel like they deserve it 

[Ocean Breeze 5,199]

I follow people if they seem nice, fun to talk to, or just if we've interacted before.

[Sparklefan1234 179,231]

My "policy" is if someone likes three of my posts then I will usually follow them as a "Thank You". 

[Splashee 28,593]

I quick scan someone's profile. I read the about me page, or the interests field. I see if that someone is active on the forum, either by posts and statuses. I try to interact. Sometimes i just press that "follow" button and hope that will be enough.

[Castle Bleck 19,440]

A rather-simplistic one:

If someone Follows me, I Follow them back.

[RaraLover 10,423]

If someone follows me, I follow them back.

But if someones seems nice and friendly, then I'd follow them even if they haven't followed me.

[Clawdeen 19,810]

If someone follows me I follow back.

[Jackleberry 1,925]

I don't, at least not anymore. Just seems kind of pointless for me these days, though I do feel kinda bad when someone follows me and I don't return the favour.

[KatonRyu 1,036]

I don't do it at all. Even if I'd know someone IRL I still wouldn't. I'm mainly here to read general opinions on things, or occasionally discuss something. I don't really follow one or more specific persons here.

[Cocokoru 133]

I don't use this function much. I also don't have a real use for it in the first place. But I typically follow after having some conversations with a person.

[ToastedScone 398]

I'm a complete pushover, so if you reply to me even once, I'll probably follow you. I get super excited that people find my posts interesting enough to reply to, so I immediately want to smother them with my appreciation!

[Cagey 4,257]

I follow anyone who follows me, wants to follow me, or talked to me in my welcome post. I think about following lots of people, but I can’t help thinking that it would be weird if I just randomly followed people here without a visible reason. Does that make sense? I just feel awkward about it. But I want to follow more people. 

[Pandora 38,452]

I usually just follow people or follow them back, it’s good to meet new people though I have to avoid at some parts for my sanity so it’s like 50/50

[Pentium100 2,294]

I do not follow people. As I understand following someone means I get a notification every time that person posts something. That would result in too many notifications. I am the sort of person who does not have unread emails in his inbox (by only getting important emails) and I would not want to have a bunch of notifications that I would most likely do nothing about. If the thread is interesting then I will eventually find it and participate, on the other hand, if the thread is not interesting, then a "followed" person posting in it will not make it interesting.

Either I am prepared to read every post of that person or the notifications are not needed.

[Sondash Studios 4,865]

It really depends for me honestly. I'm one of those people who have like 3 times the followers then the people they follow... except on the MLP Forums. Normally I'd follow someone if they follow me or who I'm like "omg you're so cool we need to be friends." And I'm happy to say I'm glad I did that because I made a ton of really good friends here.

[ExplosionMare 21,087]

I have to know them through roleplays or just talking and they have to post in relatively interesting forums 

[Pentium100 2,294]

3 hours ago, Bas said:

That's why I used to not follow very many people but staff a while back but turned off notifications of someone who posts that I follow has allowed to follow way more people without getting flooded.

If you do not get notifications, what is the purpose of a follow then?

[Stone Cold Steve Jobs 22,501]

I usually follow back if someone follows me. Otherwise if I have interacted with you before or you just seem like someone I would like to get to know I will hit the follow button. That simple button has gotten me a lot of good friends! Here’s to many more!

[Bastian 13,321]

Basically I follow:

1-He who follows Bastian will be followed by Bastian.

2-If Bastian approves of your behavior you will be followed by Bastian.

3-Because Reasons you will be followed by Bastian.

[Clawdeen 19,810]

On here I follow people back people who follow me. Same with friending people.

On FB/Instagram I only friend/follow actual friends and family. Crazy how many people who weren't even my friend in high school wanna follow me on social media now like no bye lol.

[Xada 512]

Is there much point in following people on here?

[Iforgotmybrain 6,887]

A follow for a follow, as god intended.