Hi Everyone!

I wanted to wish all who celebrate it a very Happy Thanksgiving Day.

I am also letting you know
that I am taking a portion of the day
to unfollow all of you.
It's NOT personal!
It's nothing that you did!

Pssst! I've done this once before.

Now before you all get your panties in a bunch, let me explain WHY I do this.

Find new-to-me people and rediscover old friends.

Many of you know that the people you follow show up on your feed.
What if no one showed up on your feed? Where would you go to find decent content?

I have personally not looked at the trending tag since it's first week of inception.
I do not look at the "hot" or "active" tab either.
What does that leave me with?

NEW

That's right! The new tab.

What better way to breathe new life into your

organic curation efforts

than to start from square one and find new gems?

Starting from scratch

I personally believe it's healthy to make things from scratch - like baking.

By purging everyone and starting from scratch, it's easier to re-connected with the people whom you have common interests. It's a great reminder as to WHY we got connected in the first place!

I look at is as manually tending to my Steemit garden. Sometimes you have to trim it back to make it grow healthier and stronger. I am a self-proclaimed Community Advocate which means I need to dig into the community, right?

Obviously I will follow back my personal friends and my favorite Steemit peeps. To which you may be wondering
Why unfollow them at all?

Two Reasons: Integrity and Posterity

Integrity - I said I'm unfollowing the lot and I shall be a woman of my word.
Posterity - my actions are going to be on the blockchain. Let historians contemplate if it was a good or bad exercise.

My goal is also to find newbies with enthusiasm and drive to build and grow their Steemit community.

I'm also going to pay special attention to the people who leave comments on my blog posts because they are the foundation of my tribe.

What My Tribe Means To Me - written and narrated by me.

It's not for everyone

The Great Following Purge is not for everyone. It takes time and effort to build a solid foundation. I hope you will consider this practice every couple of months/quarterly/annually.

I would not be personally offended if I was unfollowed because frankly, if you don't like my humor, art, stories, or guides then I have no business being on your feed.

It's really that simple...
and that hard.

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Your comments, upvotes and shares are always appreciated.

Thank you.

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The Great Following Purge