RE: New To Steemit? Follow Begging Will DESTROY You: DO - NOT - DO - IT! Here's Why...
I'm still going around sharing your other article with newer steemians as they keep doing this, perhaps because Puss 'n Boots is just so compelling I hope he helps better get the message across! lol
Link: Steemit Tips: How NOT To Behave On Steemit -- Follow-Begging
As for thoughts on the "loan" thing, it may be easier to refer you to @timcliff's post, and our comment thread therein on the subject that starts with this:
I think there's such a huge influx of new users that they're trying to cut down where they can. for example, I recently got my mom to sign up and she was delegated around 150SP.
However, yesterday it was reduced down to like 4SP which quickly hit the bandwidth limits. @timcliff got them to set it back to 9, so I guess we'll see if that's enough to solve it (well, for now at least).
I appreciate your dedication in helping to relieve Steemit of the abhorrent practice of follow begging!
:D
it's really one of those things that (I believe like for you, and others as well), just really gets under my skin! lol