Wow - thanks for the lengthy response! I suppose if you do have a base /idea/ or /rule/ you could just go from there. As if to say, if you don't like this one thing about my blog, then there's no reason as to why you're following me - but if it were to be any other reason to dislike it, it's just how you operate as a blog where first and foremost you cater to that rule, as well as making yourself happy.
I think it's good that you encourage people! Definitely need more of that around.
Agreed. Like that famous song, what love got to do with it? And what difference does it make? It makes all the difference to encourage and to come down to the level of wherever people are.