Twitter, being what it is, forces us sometimes to make choices. While "old style" Twitter geeks will say that it is proper "etiquette" to follow everyone who follows you, that simply is not realistic with the explosion of scammers, pornographers, and those running pyramid (MLM) schemes.
So, I must choose those that I follow in order to have a pleasant experience for myself and for those who follow me. Therefore, I have established the following guidelines.
I DO NOT follow:
- "web entrepreneurs" particularly those who assure me they can help me make millions on the web.
- Life coaches, diet gurus, or exercise/fitness gurus.
- Multi-Level Marketers
- pornographers or those offering various "adult" services
- Right wing political posters. This includes, homophobic posters, racists, anti-women, teabaggers, and Libertarian posters.
- people evangelizing for their religion. I do not feel I need to be saved via Twitter.
- high school or college kids who tweet only about parties or shopping.
- Fellow cooks, bakers and foodies
- Rational LGBT Twitterers (by rational I mean, those posting about issues in the community and not sexually explicit postings or pictures).
- Progressive political causes posting information of interest and use.
- Social justice advocacy groups.
- Interesting individuals.
