7 BAD HABITS ON STEEMIT

Habit can be defined as a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.

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In the few months I have been on Steemit, I have noticed a couple of bad habits expressed by some Steemians. And, regrettably, these habits are not good for the progress of the Steemit community. Since I do not intend to write a book, I will now very briskly run through these bad habits.

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1. Plagiarism

Plagiarism refers to the illegal act of duplicating another person's work or ideas and representing them as one's original work. Apart from the legal implications, plagiarism is a very bad habit that is a threat to the progress of the Steemit community. This is because plagiarized works rarely get the attention of search engines, therefore, adding no values to Steemit. Although bot such as @originalworks and @chetah exist to identify this habit, it is growing by the day like a wildfire.

2. Spamming

This is the habit of flooding the posts of others with unnecessary, unsolicited comments. Spammers often decorate their gibberish comments with suspicious links. This behaviour can be very annoying and I can only hope that the culprits will turn a new leaf.

3. Making Lazy Comments

There are numberless folks on Steemit these days who have developed the bad habit of making quick, lazy comments on the creative posts of others. Some of these comments include clichés such as nice post, good post, well done, keep it up, wow good one, I like this, thanks for posting this, etc. It is noteworthy that most of the lazy commentators on Steemit do not even read a post before commenting. A good comment should be a genuine feedback on a post and nothing more.

4. Steemit Evangelism

I coined the term Steemit evangelism to mean the bad habit of blackmailing and harassing other users into following one. This bad habit is often displayed by Steemians whose sole mission on Steemit is to fish for followers. Characteristically, Steemit evangelists are known for comments such as please follow back, I have followed you; follow me for upvotes; follow me I am Donald Trump, etc on the posts of others. Hello. You don't have to beg for followers; you attract followers by putting up quality posts.

5. Insults

I've seen a number of folks on Steemit who insult other users directly or indirectly because of ideological differences. In fact, I have been insulted severally on this platform but I am like a cat with nine lives. I once read somewhere that, opinions are like assholes, everyone is entitled to one. This is quite true. You don't have to insult a person because his or her opinions conflict with yours. You can express a counter opinion politely without insulting other esteemed users.

6. Abuse of the Introduceyourself Tag

There is a growing trend of Steemians abusing the introduceyourself tag. A number of cases of people using the tag more than once is becoming worrisome. The abuse, in most cases, results from the fact that posts with the tag are usually highly rewarded as a way of encouraging newbies on the Steemit platform. Nevertheless, there is no genuine excuse for abuse. The #introduceyourself tag is like a man's birth; it is once and final. No manipulation. Therefore, it is annoying that some unscrupulous Steemians are trying hard to game the system.

7. Terrible Grammar

Most writers on Steemit, including this writer, do not speak English as a first language. However, there are basic grammar rules that need to be observed when writing in English. It is a pity that some Steemians have developed the chronic habit of posting poorly edited articles and comments which are full of grammatical blunders. While it is true that nobody is above mistake, it is a bad habit to consistently bombard the Steemit community with grammatical missiles.

I will conclude this essay by admonishing all the Steemians who are guilty of these bad habits with the words of Jesus, which is: GO AND SIN NO MORE.

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