Subscriptions

I try to keep up with those I subscribe too, but honestly sometimes they get lost in the notifications. As for subscribers, I have over 600 and NEVER hear from the vast majority. I assume it's the same with most of us.

Love this - I think sometimes people forget that the purpose of this site is to connect with each other and express ourselves. I never liked the idea that subscriptions and comments etc should be transactional. The one problem is that I've found so many writers I admire on here that it can be hard to keep up with everything they post! Plus there's still so much to explore; I think I could make reading here a full time job and still miss some real gems... which is a sad thought!

I'd have so many more followers if everyone I subscribe to are reciprocal. But I have no idea that there are people who would unsubscribe from us once we subscribe to them 😱😱😱

I hear you! I don’t subscribe back to accounts that are scammy, and I only unsub from people who post things that really upset me more than once with no content warnings, and even then I’ll still check out their page pretty often and find something safe to read. I cannot read every single thing that is posted though from everyone I subscribe to, it’s just impossible 🫠🫠🫠. If someone comments or likes something that I post, I try extra hard to make sure I haven’t missed their latest though.

This is a sad and truthful fact. I honestly always try to keep up with who I subscribe to and who subscribes to (The ones I know, at least), but I find it hard. It's not for the want of trying but there are definitely some that are just looking for your reads and likes and unlikely to even try and reciprocate.

Yes! Exactly!

Nicely done. With Vocal, as with life, I prefer to keep my friend group small. I cannot possibly read even a fraction of what gets posted here, and I undoubtedly miss some excellent stories. I have discovered that I cannot rely upon Vocal to always select worthy Top Stories, but, in fairness, they are no doubt smothered by the sheer volume of stories published. When I do read another's work, I do so without any expectation that they will reciprocate. We are all busy with life and trying to squeeze in a bit of time for our own craft.

Wow, that is True, I notice how some creators subscribe to my Blog but never like any of my stuff! Although I like everything that they published, I'm talking about snobby Top Creators.

I was thinking about this today when Mike said he had 750 subscribers! I have 98. But its the same dozen who read my work each time. I am lucky, I think, in that there is a lot of reciprocation, in that when I see stories pop up from that dozen, I am excited to read them. But from time to time, I realise that I have not subscribed to someone I love reading, just, somehow, missed it.

Good poem... and advice💙Anneliese