I was going to write a long post about all the great reasons to follow my account. Like the awesome posts I resteem, the street cred you gain from following a -11 reputation account and the chance to get on my radar and get some upvotes.
But I thought I would leave it to those that follow me already to say a few words that would probably be far more meaningful and authentic than me massaging my own ego. It's nice to do, but too much self love looks a bit like... Well, you know what.
I follow you because you are an awesome guy that considers the bigger picture and are courageous enough to stand up for what you believe in the face of downvotes.
Also, I take you as one having a humble demeanor and community minded which is refreshing amidst so many users that have a tendency to be full of themself around here.
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Thanks @anthonyadavisii! Your words mean a lot and I am really pleased we connected on this great platform.
I will try and contribute more to @steemflagrewards (which is a great project that more people need to hear about!!), when I get some more time in the coming months.
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I really am just in it for the street cred I gain from following a -11 reputation account... and because we old war vets gotta stick together!
Battlesheep at your service. Need a lift?
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Can I get a pick with the steem phantom on his new ride @allseeingewe?
We can bring justice and coolness to the blockchain!!
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Totally! This one okay?
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Damn! I meant a picture of the phantom on the ewe 😂😂😂
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lol
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I followed you because of the things you wrote. The rep doesn't mean much once you realize that a negative rep isn't the result of community disapproval per sé, but often the result of revenge flagging. Someone with a high positive rep could also possibly be described as a coward with money and multiple accounts.
As you've stated before, having a negative rep is actually a great tool to gain a select following of folks whose curiosity goes beyond labels imposed by others.
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Thank you @onnovocks.
If we cannot be ourselves and speak our truth, do we really exist? Or are we just another shadow, a poor cousin to all the real beauty that is within us all.
:)
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Hi @kabir88, I was not going to
write a longcomment as your instructions seemed to be aimed at existing followers only - 3rd para, LOL :) ... but things are open to wider interpretation I guess!!? Thought I'd just drop you a few lines in general support and 'dosti'. Also, below, some (relevant?) words from your namesake, the poet Kabir. Sorry about hogging so much space on the page.Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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Thank you @barge for dropping by and sending those beautiful words from Kabir the Poet. I have heard of him but must confess to never reading much of his poetry.
My words were guidance only and never instructions, who am I to tell anyone what to do?
Here is my gift to you, I hope it brings you as my joy as it does to me each time I read these words:
And one more
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Thanks @kabir88, Rumi's words are eternal and of the highest, I embrace them!
My comment was in jest of course, I just adopted a familiar tone. I've seen you around and know how you've been burned - wonder why it's taking so long to move towards 0 - are you still being flagged?
And we read some of Kabir's 'dohas' at school in India, and the one that I remember is
गुरु गोविंद दोनो खड़े, काके लागू पाए
बलिहारी गुरु आपनो, गोविंद डियो बताए
The Guru and the Lord are standing before me, whose feet shall I touch first? I first respect the Guru, for he is the one that led me to the Lord.....
....which I remember finding strange as a kid, given the utter reverence for the 'Lord' that abounds in India, but I understand it better now that I'm "older and wiser" and do not see either of the two as being external to one's Being :) ....
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You are a wise being @barge
Are you still in India? It seems India is blessed with a lot of wisdom. Joining the Da Lai Lama at Dharamsala was one of those moments in my life I will never forget. All the way in the hill tops, it was a serene and scenic place, at the footsteps of the Himalayas.
Your comment reminded me of this great quote. Regardless of the guides we choose or the path we take, we are all searching for the same thing
Even if I can't reach the moon, I hope the price of STEEM does ;)
@kabir88
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Aaree thanks bhai (blush :)....I'm in Scotland atm and have been for a while. Moved to India as a baby and went to school there, actually only a couple of hundred km South of McLeod-ganj ('Maklodganj' :), near Shimla. Family house is in Delhi, but the mountains are where I'd want to stay if I were to return for any length of time. Powerful experience seeing the DL up there, I've not been but would love to go!
Love the last quote. Buddha's version is soft, and gently delivered. The version I've heard is the wise look at the moon, the fools look at the finger which is pointing to it lol. I think Steem is defo looking at the moon :D.
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To be honest, I really do not remember when or why I started following you. I suppose I could go through all my comments and look back on steemd to find when I followed or when I first commented on a post or replied to a comment of yours, but well that would be a lot of work. I still follow for what ever reason, likely because you do speak your mind and do not really care who you tick off in the process. that would almost be a good enough reason to follow, but I think I follow for more than that, such as you, (unlike me), do not come unhinged in your outspokenness. You also help do that steemit weekly report, always fun to read and see the drama or not drama of the steemit goings on. So now since I missed your free upvote post three days ago, I need to go read that one.
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Thanks @bashadow, how ever it happened, I am grateful to have your attention and engagement.
And if @grampo is right, we will all be getting paid for our attention soon as we remove all those profit skimming middlemen!
If you haven't tried already, check out @ginabot, it's a great tool to get notifications for activity on the steem blockchain, from posts from your favourite steemians, to mentions of key words. I use it to track how often people mention certain Cryptos that I have an interest in, it's very cool.
@kabir88
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Well I guess giving you a vote on the comment made it show in my comments list. I clicked reload the page several times, even ctrl f5 reload, and it did not show in my list until I gave it a vote. Pretty piss poor on the part of the steemit to do things like that.
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I do use ginabot, and steemworld, which is good, because otherwise I would not have know you responded. Your response I guess because it gets hidden that it does not show up in the comments section of users. Kind of rude really, because I left the message, steemit should not hide a response to the person who left the message, yeah if they want they can hide it from everyonelse but to hide it when it is a response to a response kind of sucks. It should still show in my comments list even if it is greyed out, it should still show up there. That way I know my message was read when a person replies, and I should not have to rely on a third party source to see a message to me.
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Just for fun, here is what My Steemit Friends say,
https://steemfriends.org/conversation.php?User1=kabir88&User2=bashadow
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That is a nice site, simple and informative, thanks for it.
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As @pjau said, reputation doesn't matter and it does not judge a person. I always feel who are starting today has the possibility to see him whale tomorrow. And we, of course, shouldn't judge a book by its cover or reputation. Sometimes I use my VP to make your valuable comments/posts visible.
It hurts me and its shame when we are helpless to stand with a person when he was fighting for the community.
a couple of months ago I found you on the battlefield with @lyndsaybowes and @fulltimegeek. I learnt and did some research about you and could guess that you are connected with Bangladesh. I was thinking why you are fighting with big fishes if you are here to earn. But actually, the truth is that you have earned more than the monetary value. I really admire your open opinion and very few of us can speak louder than you did against injustices.
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Thank you @azizbd, it's making connections with people like you that has made me really value my steem journey.
Sometimes it's easy to chase quick rewards, whether it is money or other benefits. But if we look beyond that we can find things that are far more valuable.
Your words bring far more joy to me than any quick rewards could do. It gives me great pleasure to know that my humble words are being read by real people, great people and specially people with a warm heart with enough compassion to share with others and feel richer.
@kabir88
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I'm following you now, reputation doesn't automatically determine the character of the account. And it's reputation racist to judge people based on it.
There are many people below 0 that are shit heads, and many people above 50 that are shit heads and people at 25 that are shit heads. Same goes for people that are good. But there are less of them 😁👌
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Reputationism or reputationist? I wonder if that is the first use of those words on this blockchain??
Thanks for the comment @pjau, there is that horrible moment when you do a post like this and you imagine tumble weed as no one replies...
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Obviously you are better at words than me.. haha, I am just a banana though, took me a long time to English.
Yup, you are.
reputationism 1 result.
reputationist 1 result.
Look at most of my posts 😂
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Well, Shakespeare made up a whole bunch of new words, so we are in good company.
I love steem. Where else can you get amazing support from a banana (@pjau) and an @allseeingewe!
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Follow unfollow who cares what does that mean? I dont know if I ever followed you. I dont think it matters we always run into each other since there are only about 25 k english speakers on steem dapps. Have good day if you think it matters follow @kabir88. If not, you will see him out there anyway.
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In an ideal world, those things would be irrelevant @iamstan. But @steem-ua keeps asking me to get new followers :P
But having people follow and following people does mean you are less likely to miss their content.
Considering content discovery is one of the challenges here, it may be no bad thing to follow those that you wish to hear from. Specially as it means you can see what they resteem on your timeline/feed. I've often found good posts because others that I follow have resteemed them
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I follow you for fun.
You were among the first people that noticed me when I started Steemit earlier this year.
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You're a cool dude @enforcer48, I have been lucky to get introductions to some great projects and people thanks to your amazing networking skills!
@steemitweekly and @steemflagrewards being two of my favourites!
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Haha, I just happen to bump into the right people. Not so much skills.
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Do not sell yourself short my friend @enforcer48. It is easy to confuse talent with luck. But luck is sporadic, skill repeats itself.
It reminds me of Deadpool 2 where that chicks super power is luck... Worth a watch! :)
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I was surprised to see that I was not following you despite our interactions in the past. I always appreciate engagement on the posts and comments I make which I often see you on. Look forward to seeing more now!
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I may start referring to myself as the steem ghost, or maybe steem phantom :)
I think we joined around the same time, so it's been cool to share that journey with you. I am pleased we crossed paths @newageinv and thank you for all the positive things you do to make this blockchain a better place.
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I follow you as you are a "warrior" that never gave up, like many others did at the time.
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Thanks @shepz1, together we are stronger :)
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I follow @kabir88 because due to his -11 Rep, I dont need to read what he posts as he is generally invisible. As an added bonus, if per chance I read his post and disagree with him, I dont need to waste a flag on him as he has already been dusted,
or so the saying goes....I think
I also follow him 'cos he's simply a nice bloke..shhh ;-)
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Haha, love the out of the box thinking @nathen007
It reminded me of this... It was a cool cartoon but the film was poor!
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Alright you have convinced me. I'm a rebel too, and that (-11) is just too cool to ignore.
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Rebel with a cause hopefully ;)
Thanks @slobberchops
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Hi @kabir88!
Your post has been upvoted by @bdcommunity.
You can support us by following our curation trail or by delegating SP to us.
20 SP, 50 SP, 100 SP, 300 SP, 500 SP, 1000 SP.
If you are not actively voting for Steem Witnesses, please set us as your voting proxy.
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Well I just started following you but it sounds like you stand for your convictions and that's an important thing.
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Thank you @cowboysblog! I hope you enjoy the experience and if you don't, let me know. I am all for trying to change to be better.
"If you think the same thing today as you did yesterday, then that time was poorly used" - steem phantom
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Congratulations @kabir88!
You raised your level and are now a Dolphin!
Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:
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!popcorn
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!pancakes
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Thanks for contacting Pancakes Express!
Would you like to order pancakes?
Please upvote this comment with your order:
If you would like to order your own pancakes, just make a comment
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@kabir88, your pancakes are ready!
Source
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I follow you because one of my fellow steemians told me to! I don't know much about you but the -11 tells a tale of scars from the battlefield and I love the story of a phoenix rising from the flames.
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Thanks @blanchy, you clearly have smart friends ;)
I have always been fascinated by mythology. They say a lot about the human condition, our dreams, fears and understanding of our world.
Found this cool video, not sure how much of it is true, but isn't that the whole point of mythology?
Enjoy
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So far,looks like everyone is on auto..
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Haha, damn all this automation... We are just encouraging the eventual AI takeover!
Thanks for reading and commenting @abbak7, I think you were amongst the very first people to follow and vote on my account when I joined. For that, I will always be grateful!
@kabir88
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Only seen this now... I guess I'm not that good of a follower...:)
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Hi @kabir88!
Your post was upvoted by @steem-ua, new Steem dApp, using UserAuthority for algorithmic post curation!
Your UA account score is currently 3.172 which ranks you at #8601 across all Steem accounts.
Your rank has improved 264 places in the last three days (old rank 8865).
In our last Algorithmic Curation Round, consisting of 256 contributions, your post is ranked at #26.
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Congratulations @kabir88!
Your post was mentioned in the Steemit Hit Parade for newcomers in the following category:
I also upvoted your post to increase its reward
If you like my work to promote newcomers and give them more visibility on Steemit, consider to vote for my witness!
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Wow! Looks like I wasn't aware of your account. But reading all the comments here I see that you have a good number of fans and followers.
By the way, who were you fight with?
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Hello @hafiz34, thank you for the follow. The fight was part of the last great flag war. I will leave it to you to do some digging and find out, as my view may be biased.
I am pleased you have found my account, it's been a challenge to connect with new people as my posts and comments are now hidden due to the -11 reputation score. But I wanted to show others that with consistent action and with support from a great community, it doesn't have to be the end of a steem journey. I am also very fortunate to receive upvotes from @fulltimegeek's bot army, that has really helped me to keep going.
See you around!
@kabir88
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Is there any way to go to positive reputation score?
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I was following you before your rep was sub zero, wondered about that, started searching for info but got distracted by cat videos. Remembered your account again in few days as I was reading someone elses post and clicked (as I always do) the reveal the hidden comments thing on the bottom of the screen. I can't remember what you wrote but I do remember that I laughed at some of those. Didn't laugh at you, laughed with you. So to speak. Maybe even upvoted some of your posts. Who knows did I or did I not. No-one remembers what I did last night, week before or last month. It's not important.
What is important is that I can't unfollow you now that you have a sub zero rep because it would make me look like an asshole. Kick someone who's already on the ground. And that's not a good thing I guess. So general appearance. That's my answer.
I think I remember you being a zero also at some point, or was it a dream, if it was a dream, that would be awesome, to dream about Steemit and... no wait, awesome isn't the word what I was thinking. Creepy. Yes. It would be creepy to have dreams about Steemit and low rep.
Anyways your zero rep didn't last long. It was so short a time that I didn't have time to unfollow you. And now I can't. Because, you know.
Wait... I wasn't supposed to say that. Let me think again...
I'm following you because I want to. That's it!
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Just for you @insaneworks
Thanks for following and being part of my steem journey. Even though you don't remember all of it...
I am not upvoting comments here as it makes me look a bit narcissistic! So will drop an upvote on your blog!!
@kabir88
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Aaaaah! Now I remember why I follow you! Sense of humor. And I'm glad I didn't tattoo anything with comic sans because then I would just have to kill myself. But now I've noticed that the tattoo who to kill ends just with the word him. Unless it was supposed to be written HIM. Job done, HIM is gone, although it was a shitty thing to do for a fellow Finn.
Well here's a narcissist introducing myself, I upvote comments people write to my blog post and I've never thought about it that way. :D But then again, if I think too much of things, I might end up doing nothing at all.
For what it's worth, I hope you get your rep back some day. Or that the rep thing becomes obsolete here for all of us.
Now I have to get back to wor... Oh look! Cat videos!
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Dude! Please tell me you've seen Memento. Otherwise you're only getting half of the comedic brilliance ;)
This whole post was about why people should follow me. So rewarding them for saying nice things about me felt a bit wrong. I've given each comment author an upvote on their recent blog instead :)
Also, wanted to see which comments the community likes without my interference.
Ps. If you haven't seen the film, go watch it immediately! Forget work, when steem moons, we won't need to worry about that ;))
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Better get this post out quickly then.
Yes. On my left butt cheek it reads "saw memento, liked it".
Let me check something out quickly...
I could tell you that I've seen it, but somehow I think I haven't because I seem to have forgotten everything that has happened just a little while ago.
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That's not surprising you forget, the left butt cheek is clearly the wrong location. Your chair will end up being far more well informed than you!
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Well, my ques is it's there because someone thought it wasn't as important as telling myself to follow you.
And now, I'm just waiting for the moon stuff.
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Woooooo moon stuff
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