Is there any etiquette left on social media?

[Tony Castronovo]

Maybe I am old school...but I really think if you reach out to someone to make a colleague request on Bigger Pockets that you should make an introduction...send a message with your request and maybe suggest why you would like to connect?  At the very least you should have had some dialogue going in a forum post.  Otherwise it is just SPAM!  And BIG TIP for anyone that does not have a profile picture...please consider adding one as most of us on here do not want to be colleagues with just a name.  And please please please do not reach out in pure solicitation (again SPAM).  Many of us have enough of that and I have always viewed Bigger Pockets as a place for learning, education, networking, and collaboration.  If we develop a relationship through any of those angles then feel free to make your pitch if it is relevant.  <Ok, off my soapbox>

[Russell Brazil]

With everything thats wrong in the world and on the internet, I could care less if someone adds a note when they send me a colleague request. Usually theyve done so because they enjoyed something you wrote in the forums. Theres not much reason to turn something thats neutral to slightly positive into a negative.