@CrisLo Thank you for clarifying. I will be sure to not spam newbies, I realize that is against the rules and I can respect that. I never post on someone's board without reading their about me, (unless they don't have one). I actually try to incorporate something about them into my message to be personal and start a conversation. If they don't have an about me, I usually try to say something about their username or something, though I will admit I do often just tell them someething about myself and continue if they have nothing for me to work with. If this is considered spam, and spam is considered such a bad thing that people are incapable of ignoring, (excuse my harshness; I'm a stressed teenage female writer), then I will try not to do this in the future.
I actually have looked at the tips already and taken advantage of them, however they just don't give me the personal connection I get from asking someone to read my story specifically. I would say something about my thoughts on Wattpad being a friendly place, but that gets a bit too political and might be considered offensive, so I'll stop now.