When the days shorten and temperatures drop, koi and other pond fish enter into what’s called torpor, or a period of decreased physiological activity that allows them to save energy. They don’t sleep the winter away, but they do essentially hibernate—their metabolism slows, they require less food, their activity level drops and their body temperatures reduce.
Now I hope this is what's happening with some of the guys I used to be following, and not that they gave up quickly on the platform before they got any real success. When I started here, I followed a lot of people with really not a lot of criteria. I have gone through a quarter of the guys I am following, and found 10 that did not have any activities in at least 15 days. I will keep this list and check on all once a month, and if they become active again, I will follow them right back.
| Username | Last Activity | Reputatio |
|---|---|---|
| @louloulou | 19 Days Ago | 25 |
| @zenprogressive | >30 Days Ago | 33 |
| @yun.lim | 22 Days Ago | 25 |
| @yukinogatozawa | >30 Days Ago | 25 |
| @yemikareem | 17 Days Ago | 30 |
| @xuanvo | 15 Days Ago | -1 |
| @kalud92 | 21 Days Ago | 25 |
| @kikelomo | 22 Days Ago | 26 |
| @ladyzaza | >30 Days Ago | 25 |
| @garybeev | 16 Days Ago | 25 |
I think one of the most important things I learned here is to try and tough out the mundane and boring first few days or weeks. I remember when my posts are not getting upvotes, and the number of people I was following was 10 times as much as my followers. The key is to continue to be active in posting, voting, and commenting in an engaging way. This will help build your following, your skills, and your exposure to this awesome community.
I will continue to go through my following and really hope to not find anymore dormant kois.
I often think about the ratio of people I'm following Vs the people who are following me and if I'm doing the right thing. My first week here I followed a lot of people at first without really checking their content much just because they commented on or upvoted my post.
While it's a nice gesture, as you said it can result in information overload as far as a persons feed is concerned. I should probably make a realistic assessment of the people I'm following (and ones who I should follow but I haven't yet for whatever reason) and take some sort of action.
Thanks for posting this! It gave me a couple of good ideas. You have my upvote my friend!
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That was creative way writing, comparing koi to idle steemit user
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