Honestly, I haven't been keeping close enough track to notice if people do or not. If I do notice, I just assume they have their reasons.
I know, when I uncircle, it simply comes down to people who consistently post stuff that, for me, isn't worth reading for any number of reasons.
But, I can be perhaps picky as well.
This morning I uncircled a university educator I'd never seen anything worthwhile from who had posted about a half-mile post about some issue she obviously cared deeply about, but without so much as one paragraph break in the whole thing. The thought hit me, "This person will never post anything of interest to me and just stole 10 seconds of my finite life in deciding whether or not to read what she wrote." I guess, for me, that thought is what usually precedes any "uncircle" for me, though the exact reason may vary.
Still, for you, you post things that make me roll my eyes and pass on sometimes, but I've kept you circled because I honestly would rather wade through things you say that I have no use for than miss the rest of what you have to say.
So, I think it's safe to assume that if someone uncircles you specifically (with the obvious exception that maybe they are perfectly nice people who just share none of the same interests) they are probably jack-asses and not worth worrying about.
To be honest, I think most uncircling at this point comes down to people who have developed a big chunk of people to follow whittling it down to make their experience more tailored to their interests.
I get notified via an extension. If I think it was because I offended and not just bored someone, I'll sometimes drop a note and will uncircle back if they want. I've had a half dozen or so do it accidentally and recircle though and a few who asked to be moved into quieter or more specific circles. Most have been "profile not found though" and I sometimes wonder why. Were they booted, did they give up on G+, etc.... Thanks for the great reply btw. I try not to be an overposter. I'll keep a troll around before I'll put up with a dozen or more back to back cute GIF's...
Hmm, I'm generally unaware when I get uncircled. I have certainly uncircled people, and it usually boils down to why I circled them in the first place: I get a lot of random people adding me, and I don't know of a way to track how they found me (did they agree with something in somebody else's post? With something I posted publicly/to extended circles? Did they simply come across my profile?)
So, sometimes I'll add these people to my "random people" circle and wait. More times than not, they never post, or don't post anything even remotely interesting, so I uncircle them a few weeks later.
I assume it goes both ways, though I don't randomly look for people to circle; I only circle people I know from other networks/blogs, or people who have made comments I agree with.
I started out doing that until somebody awesome uncircled me. I don't usually care but in this instance I was taken down a notch. She obviously misunderstood one of my replies so I zipped off a quick apology/explanation with an offer to uncircle her if she wanted me to. I waited a day or two and refrained from responding to her posts and eventually returned the favor. This time it didn't make me feel better. I miss seeing her posts, though she does get reshared quite a bit so it's not too bad. It just seemed like the civilized thing to do, you know? Other times I've noticed posts about circle paring or house-keeping and my response varies from immediate removal (as in "oh yeah! see how you like it") to "Hey! put me back!" Both of which have sometimes led to "interesting" conversations sometimes.Usually though, it's more like "fine, whatever".
With shared circles, sometimes it is simpler to accept the whole circle, then go thru as time permits, and uncircle what I am not interested in. I have Sent Feedback requesting a better way to identify people in my circles who post nothing, than visiting them one at a time, to find that out.
Honestly, I haven't been keeping close enough track to notice if people do or not. If I do notice, I just assume they have their reasons.
ReplyDeleteI know, when I uncircle, it simply comes down to people who consistently post stuff that, for me, isn't worth reading for any number of reasons.
But, I can be perhaps picky as well.
This morning I uncircled a university educator I'd never seen anything worthwhile from who had posted about a half-mile post about some issue she obviously cared deeply about, but without so much as one paragraph break in the whole thing. The thought hit me, "This person will never post anything of interest to me and just stole 10 seconds of my finite life in deciding whether or not to read what she wrote." I guess, for me, that thought is what usually precedes any "uncircle" for me, though the exact reason may vary.
Still, for you, you post things that make me roll my eyes and pass on sometimes, but I've kept you circled because I honestly would rather wade through things you say that I have no use for than miss the rest of what you have to say.
So, I think it's safe to assume that if someone uncircles you specifically (with the obvious exception that maybe they are perfectly nice people who just share none of the same interests) they are probably jack-asses and not worth worrying about.
To be honest, I think most uncircling at this point comes down to people who have developed a big chunk of people to follow whittling it down to make their experience more tailored to their interests.
I get notified via an extension. If I think it was because I offended and not just bored someone, I'll sometimes drop a note and will uncircle back if they want. I've had a half dozen or so do it accidentally and recircle though and a few who asked to be moved into quieter or more specific circles. Most have been "profile not found though" and I sometimes wonder why. Were they booted, did they give up on G+, etc....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great reply btw. I try not to be an overposter. I'll keep a troll around before I'll put up with a dozen or more back to back cute GIF's...
Hmm, I'm generally unaware when I get uncircled. I have certainly uncircled people, and it usually boils down to why I circled them in the first place: I get a lot of random people adding me, and I don't know of a way to track how they found me (did they agree with something in somebody else's post? With something I posted publicly/to extended circles? Did they simply come across my profile?)
ReplyDeleteSo, sometimes I'll add these people to my "random people" circle and wait. More times than not, they never post, or don't post anything even remotely interesting, so I uncircle them a few weeks later.
I assume it goes both ways, though I don't randomly look for people to circle; I only circle people I know from other networks/blogs, or people who have made comments I agree with.
I started out doing that until somebody awesome uncircled me. I don't usually care but in this instance I was taken down a notch. She obviously misunderstood one of my replies so I zipped off a quick apology/explanation with an offer to uncircle her if she wanted me to. I waited a day or two and refrained from responding to her posts and eventually returned the favor.
ReplyDeleteThis time it didn't make me feel better. I miss seeing her posts, though she does get reshared quite a bit so it's not too bad. It just seemed like the civilized thing to do, you know? Other times I've noticed posts about circle paring or house-keeping and my response varies from immediate removal (as in "oh yeah! see how you like it") to "Hey! put me back!" Both of which have sometimes led to "interesting" conversations sometimes.Usually though, it's more like "fine, whatever".
With shared circles, sometimes it is simpler to accept the whole circle, then go thru as time permits, and uncircle what I am not interested in. I have Sent Feedback requesting a better way to identify people in my circles who post nothing, than visiting them one at a time, to find that out.
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