Why do myLotters take such a narrow view of Friends?

friends - We are all Friends! A friend in need is a Friend in deed!
@barehugs (8973)
Canada
July 5, 2008 7:44pm CST
I'm seeing numerous Posts about deleting former Friends, and more about Friends who have deleted Me, and all these Posters are very Serious and some are Heart Broken! In my View, Every myLot member is a Friend. We are all friends in myLot! I never add Friends to my Friends List, because they are automatically my Friends. And by the same token, I never delete a Friend. Why would anyone delete a Friend? If they ask me to add them, I never spend any time checking them out, (there's no money in that) I just go ahead and add them, (what harm could that possibly cause?). A friend is a Friend is a Friend! Lets be better myLot members by trying to Friendly! Forget about deleting Friends, (for God's Sake) and Let's all work toward expanding our tiny little Minds!
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@slickcut (8141)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I always add anyone who ask,and so far i have never deleted a friend..I do not plan to either.I have heard all the complaints,i don't know all the details behind why they delete them,but i never have deleted anyone....and do not plan to for whatever reason...Im with you,a friend is a friend is a friend...........
@slickcut (8141)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Some delete because they say the person has not answered any of their discussions..Some delete because they get mad at the person because they don't like the persons response..Some have deleted because they do not like what discussions they start,and some delete because they say they have nothing in common with that person....This is all the things that i have heard them complain about...To me that is not a good reason but thought i would share with you what i have heard people say............when they delete.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Spoken like a True Friend! Its always been a mystery to me (the details of a Friends Deletion. I'm sure those who do the deletions have a reason, but I've never been able to get it through my "tiny little Mind!"
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
It would be hard to delete a friend! Seems so final to me, but I suppose its not. Something like a divorce, so if you fall back in Love you can remarry!
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Exactly, I agree. I don't delete friends that are not active or who have left myLot for whatever reason. They can remain on my list forever. Doesn't bother me since I don't think there is a limit to how many pages we can have of friends. I enjoy my time on myLot and enjoy meeting new people. Haven't met anyone in person but do have email addresses for a few members and we do keep in touch. I like to broaden my horizon when it comes to friends whether it be on this site or in everyday life. The money is an added perk for being on the site. It's not my primary source of income as I doubt it is for many others as well. Just a little bit of spending money for doing something I enjoy doing. Good discussion.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Yes, its been said that,'even a mouse couldn't live on the proceeds of myLot!' But the Perk is part of the fun. I enjoy exercising my mind and try to never make a spelling mistake, or use a word with the wrong meaning.
@caramello (4377)
• Australia
6 Jul 08
I have deleted a few friends in the past mainly because they have been MIA for quite some time and may not even be in myLot anymore. But after doing it had wondered if I should have as it was really not a big deal to do so! I guess it is easier to search for friends if there is not so many! This is what happens when you have a "tiny little mind"!
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Some come and some go, but that is Life isn't it? Would you write that deceased person from your friendship list just because his time had come? There is something sacred about friendship. I can't put my finger on it but I can feel it in my Heart.
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@greysfreak (1384)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I sometimes add people on my own, like if I find myself responding to their discussions a lot or if we have a lot of similar interests. But, anyone who requests to be add to my friends list I accept. I figure what is the harm? It actually helps me, because I get to read more discussions and respond to more discussions. And both of those things are what make it fun here. But honestly I probably wouldn't notice if some of my friends deleted me. There are some people I would notice if they deleted, but I would just figure that they weren't going to be around or something. Actually, I was gone probably a year when I came back a few weeks ago, and to me it appears that the people I added before are still on my list, but I haven't seen any activity from them. So I do think some people post for a while and forget. I know for me, I forgot. And when I came back I had less than 20 posts from before, but since then I have come a long way in getting comfortable and enjoying the conversation and friends.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
MyLot is a comfortable place. When your here you are among Friends. I like to sit down after a days work and respond to a few Posts. Then I feel relaxed and rested! What more could a Man ask for?
@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
LOL. Haha. I am glad someone said this. When reading those discussions I will be totally honest. I get a little creeped out about them. Like come on just because you deleted me I am not going to start a whole discussion about it. As you stated we are all friends on here in someway. Yes we disagree with eachother but don't we all disagree with someone in our lives.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I like to think, friends don't always have to Agree. Its a free Program,(this myLot) we can agree to disagree, and still remain friends!
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@ynigz1 (472)
• China
6 Jul 08
Please don't mind those who delet you. For me the person in my friend list of mylot doesn't mean any special to me. It's just there, maybe sometime I will come across the people I'd like. I think maybe mylot could change the friend list with best friend list any friend list. I don't know whehter they are deleting some people in their list, but I think to make best friend apart friend it good. That we can see clearly our friend, then to look at our best friend at first, to see their situation recently.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I am not concerned in the least about personal deletions. Nothing I can think of would upset me less. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't care if they took the friends list (and the star rating)and ran them both through their myLot paper shredder.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
6 Jul 08
Hey barehugs, I feel the same way. Unless the mylotter causes problems I see no reason to delete people off my friends list. I don't care if they don't respond to my discussions or if they have been inactive, I will not delete them. I feel the more friends one has on here, the better!
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I have a friend whose discussions I enjoy very much. She seems to come and go! I believe she just is very restless. Anyway I always look forward to her coming back to myLot again.
• United States
6 Jul 08
I've found those discussions a little creepy! Sometimes it's as if there's some sort of contract or betrothal or something going on. Aren't we all just internet friends?
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Yes I find myself thinking,"I wonder if that person has deleted me?" and it must feel really bad to be a deleted friend just because you took a 3 month vacation. We surly are all internet friends!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Jul 08
barehugs I delete very few as I want all the friends ican get,I do not go asking,they have come asking me, all that I want is that they at least try to answer my discussions as I try to answer theirs. I do delete those who have no points and do no posting and just keep adding friends as in that view lies some trolls whose only fun here is to minus anyone with a ten down to a six or so in just a day or two. I have never deleted more than four and they were not active here at all..I am friendly as can be.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Dear Hatley: I know we are friends, and I intend to stick by you through Thick and Thin!I can't remember whether you came to me, I came to you, or we both met in the middle? All I know is that you have not deleted me as yet, and I'm hoping you never do! I hope I can be as friendly as you are! Hugs from Barehugs!
@paid2write (5201)
6 Jul 08
I share your view barehugs that every myLot member is a friend. I accept all friends requests, and I have the choice whether to respond to their discussions or not. I have never deleted any friends but I turn notify off if they are starting about fifty discussions in a day, or if none of their discussions are on topics I can respond to. When I respond to a discussion I don't always know if the person who started it is on my friends list or not. Often I think someone is on my list but when I try to comment on a photo they have posted I find they are not. If someone deletes me from their list of friends I don't think I would know or notice, but I certainly would not be upset by it. Happy myLotting.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I turn my notify off also when a friend is trying too hard and is making one-line postings. I don't reply to oneliners. The post has to be interesting and something I can get my mind into. I liked your response!
• United States
6 Jul 08
I guess it's due to bad experiences. How else do most negative things come about? It seems that being are becoming frustrated with a lot of insensitivity around here. And I don't blame them, but at the same time I just move on. If you post your frustration you add more to their income. So I just let people add me. I'm open to everybody.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I've not noticed the insensitivity, but I suspect there is some. People striving to do as many posts every day as they possibly can, would add to the frustration. But its the brain exercises every day that keep me interested. As a senior I need to keep my brain active. You know the olde Adage?- Use it or Loose It!
@marina321 (4556)
6 Jul 08
I agree with you about all myLotters being friends and I add everyone that requests (plus I do not have personal info so anybody can go ahead and request :-D Only friend I tried to delete was the 'ryepdx' guy who I read in one discussion is some sort of 'bot'...
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I have to admit that I have added a few to my friends list. Everyone has something different in their personality. There are a couple of friends on here that match my interests very closely. I added those and we have from time to time sent private messages back and forth.
@marina321 (4556)
6 Jul 08
Meant that I do not have any personal info on my profile page, does anyone? Plus none of my friends have bombarded me with any messages yet so there's no problem at all... If it was on facebook where I have personal info and pics of me and my family, then that would be a different issue as I really have to pick and choose then... Here, it's all good:)
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• Canada
6 Jul 08
I've only added a few people as Friends and have never deleted one. I only have 4 here, why would I want to lose them?! I don't know for sure, but I don't think any of them have deleted me and I'm not planning on deleting them. I've left the site for up to a month before and no one has deleted me. You can tell I'm not too active here when in the past 3 months I've made a dollar in earnings. As you said, a friend is a friend is a friend. About the numerous posts, not EVERYONE, but I think a lot of people are just using a hot topic as an advantage to get more money. The true discussions that really want an answer are the ones that people right more than 3 or 4 lines about it. That'd be right here in this discussion. Anyways, I'd like to see some other reasons why people delete their friends here.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Some people are here just for the Money. But the majority enjoy the friendship and camaraderie as well. I seldom answer the one-line posts. And the one-word posts make me Laugh.
@Giacomand (104)
6 Jul 08
I'm new here so I don't really have any friends, yet. I do add friends for the heck of it on my YouTube account, but I rarely delete them unless they send a video by spamming it. Which does get annoying.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I always say,"Once a Friend, Always a Friend! and it always works for me. Friends are few and far between. We myLotters are so fortunate to have so many Friends!
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
6 Jul 08
Hello dear bearhugs. You are right that we are all friends here in mylot community. It is a very pleasant thing that we can have such a nice chance to know each other by means of mylot. Take care, bearhugs.
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• China
6 Jul 08
See you. Take care.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Over time we all get mixed in together in the Great mixing-pot called myLot. We go into the mix as strangers and come out as Friends. Its a nice idea for strangers from all over the world to get mixed together and its surprising how well we all Get along. See you later, Friend!
@Pitgull (1522)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I understand what you mean, but don't assume that all mylotters have a narrow view of friends maybe some people just need to learn that whether you're communicating directly or indirectly, you're still talking to people... I don't delete friends, I want to make them...Now if you don't want to receive all the notifications, turn them off, you don't have to delete friends for that....
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
My apologies for the misconception! I guess its better to turn a friend off, than to delete him/her all-together!
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
Yes I got your point and I respect that. let's have many friends as we can have in mylot. But honestly I do delete some but only those who are already inactive for a month or so and had less than 10 discussion I did it so that I could easily check my friend list that are active and need some supporting in their discussions.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
What can I say? You did what you needed to do! Reminds me of- When you Have to Go you have to Go! Or the constipated Owl, who worked it out with a Lead Pencil.
• China
6 Jul 08
okay! I'm very agree with you.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
I'm with you too, boo,boo!
@doeeod (3)
6 Jul 08
Hi, I happen to agree with you, I also think there's no need to delete anyone, anywhere, hehe, there are friends that will stick together and there will be friends that come and go, that's only the facts of life. I think we just need to cherish those we have and life goes on... Have a great day my friend (^_^)
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
Friends need to stick together. I think myLot will do much to make the world a better place. This is why its important for friends to stick together!
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7 Jul 08
Yes. True friends will stick together, the longer we are with somebody we will see differences and what we have in commons, it is a fact of life that we cannot agree all the time with everybody, although that doesn't mean we cannot agree to disagree, but not everybody can accept differences and OK with it. So, yes, TRUE friends, REAL friends will stick together through thick and thin, or tolerable people will tolerate differences and each others, but there are also people that are less tolerable, like there will be people who cannot befriended us, or we just cannot befriended someone because of one or other reasons. For me, that's the reality of life. We cannot choose where we were born, unto whom and who will be our siblings. But we can choose our friends, and other people too have the right to choose their friends (^_^). I just think we should cherish the ones we have, and let go of someone that doesn't want or don't feel that they can be friends with us, it's OK to like or dislike, that's only human. That's my 2cents.
@Kemboi (341)
• Eldoret, Kenya
6 Jul 08
Yea! You have a wise idea to stay as one family and friends in mylot. Here we build a strong foundation for our whole life.
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
6 Jul 08
'Many persons are both wise and handsome-but they would probably be still wiser were they less handsome.' -The Talmud.