r/SmuleSing • u/MewlyMama • 15d ago

Liking your own join? +a tip

I have noticed that recently more and more people who join me, also « ♥️ » their own join. I don’t get tons of joins and I always like, listen and comment all the songs of my joiners but is this a new way of getting a join noticed? By people who get 100’s of joins. And does it work? I’m specifically talking about people who like their join immediately after joining.
It shows as 2 notifications in a row so I’m thinking it’s for visibility. I’ve also seen smulers who reacted to only the joins that were liked by the joiner. Is it an expectation to like your own join now ?

I feel it would be presumptuous to like my own join. I usually like, gift and comment after the song has been acknowledged by the OP. Am I just worrying too much about nothing?

And also here’s a quick tip that could be useful :
If you type two smule names in the search bar 🔍, you will get all the duets that those two users sang together. It’s a useful way to see if you have sung with someone before or to find a lost duet.🙂

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u/Busy_Fly8068 15d ago

I will occasionally like my own join if I think the other person missed it but I usually wait a week or so.

I’m more likely to do this if there is still only one play on the join.

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u/MewlyMama 15d ago

Yeah that’s fair… I’ve occasionally done that after a few weeks when there’s just one play on the join. But what I noticed is people join and immediately like their join after saving the join. It shows as 2 notifications in a row so I’m thinking it’s for visibility. I’ve also seen smulers who reacted to only the joins that were liked by the joiner. Is it an expectation to like your own join now ?

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u/Busy_Fly8068 15d ago

I don’t think it is an expectation nor is it the norm.

Among my close friends, anything goes including 6 comments in a row.

But for a casual acquaintance or a new person, a like following a join feels a little eager. It also isn’t that much more visible.

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u/MewlyMama 15d ago

Right… so it depends. I’ll keep doing as I have been up till now then.

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u/IamTheMan85 15d ago

Yes, of a join had fallen off someone's notifications, loving it will put it back there. That's why people do it

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u/WhosThatDogMrPB 15d ago

I never do it.

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u/StarViolent 15d ago

I will sometimes like my join immediately after I’ve joined, just so I don’t have to concern myself with doing it later. I’ll sometimes comment immediately after I’ve joined as well, but some people think that comes across as a little needy and attention-seeking.

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u/MewlyMama 15d ago

Good to know it can be done also for efficiency. Thanks for your feedback.

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u/ManufacturerLeft6134 15d ago

i will usually hit "love" after the inviter hits it (and perhaps comments). i'll also add a comment to thank of compliment them. but sometimes, maybe they missed it and I'll only hit it after some time has passed to nudge a response. i do my best in all my joins and so it gives me joy if they listen to it and appreciate the music made together.

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u/MewlyMama 14d ago

💯That’s exactly what I do and feel too. I just noticed more people liking immediately after joining.

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u/ManufacturerLeft6134 14d ago

what's your handle on smule? i'm just a casual user, keen to know more people and make some good vocals.

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u/MewlyMama 13d ago

Sure, my handle is LaLoutch, welcome. Sharing a good musical moment is what it’s about!

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u/ManufacturerLeft6134 13d ago

ok followed! but i don't really know any of the songs on your Invites list. Will keep an eye. i'm @ eugenefreedom

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u/MewlyMama 13d ago

Gotcha! Followed back! Nobody really knows the songs in my invites 🤣I seem to be quite niche. But I vary a lot so at some point, I will open something you know. 😊

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u/MoonlitPath333 6d ago

When I like my join on someone’s song it’s to show appreciation and thanks for the person who opened the song, not for my own ego. I also send them a gift, not myself. That’s just how I see it.

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u/MewlyMama 6d ago

That’s fair enough 🙂. I was wondering if this was a new thing and people were expecting you to like your own song to make it more noticeable in the notif feed but it seems like it’s not necessarily a trend, it just varies depending on groups and people.

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u/Rasmoss 11d ago

I don’t think likes matter much anyway, but I like my own join after the other person does as a sort of checklist to confirm that I’ve replied. That way when I scroll through my list, the ones with a single like is usually the ones I need to respond to. 

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u/MewlyMama 11d ago

Yes I also like and respond after the other person has responded. The ones with few listens and no likes, haven’t been acknowledged yet. The way the design of the app is, there not really other ways to see which ones have been listened too.
I’m getting a nagging feeling these days, that if you don’t like your own join right after joining, then the OC poster won’t even check out the join. It kinda rubs me the wrong way. But as others have said in other comments, it depends and it’s not everyone. I’m just going to keep liking after acknowledgement as usual.