In one of my previous posts (How to get more people to retweet you on Twitter), I mentioned that asking for a retweet usually increases chances of being retweeted. I guess it all depends on the content of a tweet, but in my experience at least, asking for a retweet got me more retweets.
I talked to a few people about that as well and received different feedback. So, I decided to run a poll to see whether you are more or less likely to retweet, if someone asks for it in his/her tweet.
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I still only RT if the content is interesting to me, and feel it might be interesting to others… after all, it’s my reputation at stake if the info is harmful.
When someone follows or Tweets to me I visit their page and look for the best Tweet they’ve recently shared worth retweeting. I will often favor the one they specifically asked for a RT on provided it is as good or better than their others.
I RT a lot because the Tweeple I visit regularly both write and find / share awesome content.
For tweets amongst my friends, I retweet often. Others, I would check out the contents first before retweeting.
I will RT when someone requests it if I think it's RT-worthy, and if that person doesn't make a habit of asking for a RT. It happens so rarely among my followers that when it does, it's usually for a good reason, so I pay attention.