Random Neil pondering:
If someone has set their account to require their approval of new follower requests (you'll see "request to follow" or similar in your client), I tend to send a short note saying why I want to follow them.
Some people explicitly ask for this, but not everyone done. Nevertheless, it seems sensible / polite.
Neil Brown
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2026-04-26 18:19:23 UTC
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