1. He/ She is the native speaker of your target language.
2. He/she has helped other correct their texts and answered many questions.
3. An interesting introduction.
4. Just because he/she follows you first.
5. He/She asks for your help, you are the native speaker of their target language.
Something else?
I follow those ones that I found to be interesting. They have interesting experience, knowledge, opinions, notebook entries that they share via italki or they live in countries, cultures that I'm curious about. Most of them are active italki users.
Hello L Doble:
I will follow people for several reasons. For example, if the person shows a capacity for thoughtful and intelligent communications (like your topic here) I will use the FOLLOW feature to allow private contact.
The Follow feature also is a way of expressing "admiration" for what someone writes.
It also permits me to offer my services in practicing English and offering lessons to person that I think I can help.
Normally, new members on Italki do not simply contact me for help. The contact process works this way. I will see a new topic whereby a new member introduces their status as a student of English.
(I do not always respond to those who indicate that they want "friends". Sometimes those people are not serious students of a language. )
If a person offers a sincere interest in studying, I will usually use the follow feature.
Thank you every one for attention.
I usually send a message to people who are new on the website, and if I think that they can have good and interesting conversations, then I will follow them.
I agree with Peter. I'd follow those who have interesting experience and knowledge and...willing to share constructive comments on someone's discussion, notebook entries, etc.
