What do you call a Strava collector of followers?
07-30-17, 06:39 PM
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What do you call a Strava collector of followers?
A guy from Brazil wants to follow me-
It appears that last week he rode 30 miles and joined 25 clubs bring his total (clubs) to 1200.
He got 2,000 kudos for a 15 mile ride.
A condition to be described in DSM 6?
It appears that last week he rode 30 miles and joined 25 clubs bring his total (clubs) to 1200.
He got 2,000 kudos for a 15 mile ride.
A condition to be described in DSM 6?
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Why does that bother you? Delete the request and move on.
07-30-17, 06:56 PM
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Not on the bike.
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I have a neighbor who collects state spoons. I don't get it at all, but it's his thing, and he gets really excited when he gets a new one. Focus on doing what you enjoy more than you focus on someone doing something you don't understand.
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07-30-17, 10:19 PM
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Why is it a bad thing? Why do you care? If you don't want to share your rides with him, change your privacy settings.
I have a neighbor who collects state spoons. I don't get it at all, but it's his thing, and he gets really excited when he gets a new one. Focus on doing what you enjoy more than you focus on someone doing something you don't understand.
I have a neighbor who collects state spoons. I don't get it at all, but it's his thing, and he gets really excited when he gets a new one. Focus on doing what you enjoy more than you focus on someone doing something you don't understand.
One thing I don't like is that a number of random folks have joined the Strava club of my local bike club.
I like to see who has been putting in the miles, etc. and it muddies the waters when for instance it's December
here and a guy on the leaderboard has hundreds of miles for the week but he's in New Zealand.
07-30-17, 10:40 PM
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Strava seeker according to this post:
https://humancyclist.wordpress.com/2...rider-are-you/
Personally I just call them stravawh***s because they aren't really interested in you, they just want your kudos.
https://humancyclist.wordpress.com/2...rider-are-you/
Personally I just call them stravawh***s because they aren't really interested in you, they just want your kudos.
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07-30-17, 11:43 PM
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Sounds like the kind of people on Facebook who "friend" everybody, even if they don't have a clue who they are, just so they can claim 1 million friends. Kinda sad.
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My next door neighbor is into Civil War and WWII reenactments. I don't get that either.
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Just say no and move on. That's what I do. I had the guy from Brazil too and one from Nigeria and someone else from somewhere else.
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I don't worry about it. My Strava contacts are either real life friends, cycling buddies and acquaintances, or longtime online friends based on other pursuits (mostly photography) who also turned out to be cycling enthusiasts.
I think I've had a few follower requests from folks I've had no contact with, even indirectly through mutual contacts. i just ignore 'em. Same as with Facebook.
The whole kudos and likes thing is a conundrum. I tend to dispense them freely and feel a bit odd when others reciprocate, unless I've actually accomplished a new goal or improved significantly on my time or distance.
I think I've had a few follower requests from folks I've had no contact with, even indirectly through mutual contacts. i just ignore 'em. Same as with Facebook.
The whole kudos and likes thing is a conundrum. I tend to dispense them freely and feel a bit odd when others reciprocate, unless I've actually accomplished a new goal or improved significantly on my time or distance.
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One thing I don't like is that a number of random folks have joined the Strava club of my local bike club.
I like to see who has been putting in the miles, etc. and it muddies the waters when for instance it's December
here and a guy on the leaderboard has hundreds of miles for the week but he's in New Zealand.
I like to see who has been putting in the miles, etc. and it muddies the waters when for instance it's December
here and a guy on the leaderboard has hundreds of miles for the week but he's in New Zealand.
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I hear if you get enough strava followers and kudos you can go pro.
07-31-17, 07:07 AM
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I get teh question. I have a lot of followers from far away countries. I am not that interesting I keep thinking it must me a scam of some sort. Maybe they hope I'll follow them back so the can have a huge number of followers and feel important?
I keep waiting for the weirdly sexy photos to somehow follow, like they do in Instagram.
I keep waiting for the weirdly sexy photos to somehow follow, like they do in Instagram.
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One thing I don't like is that a number of random folks have joined the Strava club of my local bike club.
I like to see who has been putting in the miles, etc. and it muddies the waters when for instance it's December
here and a guy on the leaderboard has hundreds of miles for the week but he's in New Zealand.
I like to see who has been putting in the miles, etc. and it muddies the waters when for instance it's December
here and a guy on the leaderboard has hundreds of miles for the week but he's in New Zealand.
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Yes, yes it does.
There is something mentally off about someone who randomly follows someone in hopes of having said person follow them in order to get "kudos" or receive affirmation from strangers. Something really is off with that person.
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I used to have a second fake account on face book that was a friend collector when I played those stupid games that you did better the more in game friends you had rather than trying to force my friends to play the game. I wonder if that account still exists. I haven't logged into it in probably 6-7 years. Not really sure the benefit of doing it on Strava unless it just makes you feel good, but then there's lots of things people do (like cheating on zwift) that I just don't understand. I've given up on trying to figure out people.