^ Iconic facepalm

Tomorrow we'll be running our script to pull the top 'Introduceyourself' tag misusers.

It has come to our attention that many new Steemit users, particularly those from countries where English is their second or third language, are using the tag mistakenly. Some have mentioned that while researching Steemit they found guides advising them to use this and other tags that have nothing to do with their post.

For a while we all thought they were full of shit and no one would write such a guide. So we looked for it. The first obvious search pulled it up.

Found the Guide

https://steemit.com/steemit/@stowy/how-to-get-upvotes-and-or-people-to-see-your-content-on-steemit-in-11-simple-steps

This is a guide written last year and is meant to be humor. Individuals who are not as familiar with sarcasm in a language that isn't their own, or just miss the point altogether, are taking it as advise.

And it's working.

It's getting them the upvotes but then when they get called out for it there's this general surprise. If someone wrote a guide about it then it must be true, right?

Sadly, this is also one of the most concise and best-written guides out there. Too bad it's not meant to be one.

Conclusion

In short, thank you @stowy for inadvertently mindfucking the user base (and not even getting paid for it).