Excellent post you went inside of my head and put it into words. Guidance would be nice. I don't ask anybody to follow me because I feel that its cheating. I just spend time reading and commenting sincerely to gain my followers but every where I go people ask for followers and likes.. is this good practice?

I don't click on "follow" buttons because it seems that you should be invited to do so after someone has commented or liked your comment - is this good practice?

When t comes to up-voting I do so when I comment because it feels wrong not to but I am not sure if there is limit as to how much you should up-vote... does it cause any set backs to you if you do it too much and if so what are they??
I didn't bring a lot of followers with me though I could have because I don't believe in allowing people onto your face book or linked that you never met. I always thought that was being phoney,

Now I wish I had because maybe It would be nice contribution to Steemit if I brought a lot of folks with me. Steem-Etiquette would be very helpful.