11 Reasons I Stopped Following You

Be honest, do you "follow" me? Following, such an interesting new word in our daily vocabulary. Following can refer to following someone on twitter or a blog. Admittedly, I don't keep my RSS reader as tidy as I should. But I do cull my twitter and tumblr lists fairly regularly.

Here are 11 reasons I might not follow you anymore.

1) You post too infrequently and therefore I feel like the account is dead.

2) You post too often. (Some users only show up on twitter once a week, but when they do, they post 50 messages in an hour, flooding my list. This is like the guy at the party who won't stop talking and you can't get away from him.)

3) You talk about yourself and nothing but yourself. Never interacting with others. Never asking questions.

4) You never respond when I talk to you. The wall of my office is just as interesting, I'd rather talk to that if no one is going to answer.

5) It's one sales pitch after another.

6) You talk about one thing all the time. Like your kids. Or your book. Or your car. Whatever. I appreciate well rounded tweeple.

7) You come across with an attitude. This may or may not be your fault or intentional, but I don't need someone with an attitude in my life.

You don't talk to anyone but your best buds. This isn't high school. You can expand your circle of friends.

9) You follow 9451 people. Only 6 follow you. 5, if you don't count me.

10) You tweet while drunk. Or your tweets just don't make any sense. I understand the 140 character limitation, but aim for complete sentences. If your tweets read like one big inside joke, I'm outta there.

11) You overshare. I don't need to know about your nose hair. Thanks.

Now it's your turn. Am I guilty of any of the above? *nervously chewing my lip* What makes you stop following someone?