I have no friends!
@camomom (7535)
United States
November 19, 2008 1:51pm CST
I am finally got tired of having close to 80 friends here and getting no activity from a lot of them. I am going through my friends list and deleting people that have not even logged onto mylot in a month. I am also deleting people that don't respond to any of my discussions anymore. I am sorry but I am also getting rid of the ones that haven't posted anything that I have responded too in a while. I want "friends" not acqaintences. Have you ever done this? Do you ever delete people due to lack of activity? I feel bad but some of them have been on my friends list for 3 months and I never heard from them again. If anyone that I deleted wants to RE-friend me, please feel free to do so. I always accept new friends requests.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Nov 08
There are plenty of discussions avaiable from non friends here for me as well I feel. But I try to respond to my friends when the discussion is of interest to me and would hope they do the same. But that isn't always possible or likely. So I just do my thing here and have fun is all.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@glords (2614)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I understand, you have to be a friend to have a friend. If you are going to put in the time to read and respond to discussions your "friends" should do the same. Thanks for reading mine. I always appreciate your input.
@zigzagbuddha (4601)
• United States
20 Nov 08
I totally agree with you glords.
These people that say "I never delete somebody just because they don't respond to any of my discussions" get on my nerves... like they think that makes them some kind of special or something.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
20 Nov 08
If they don't respond to mine but I do respond to theirs, I keep them on my list. If they don't respond to mine AND I don't respond to theirs then I deleted them.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I believe we just recently became friends here.
So I am hoping I am not one of the uinfortunates to be deleted.
I go through my large list a few times a year at least for the same reaons.
I still have some old timers that I wait for them to return.
But that doesn't seem likel;y but yet I keep them.
Good luck and have a great day/evening as well.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
19 Nov 08
Of course I would not delete you. I've been here for over 3 months and some I just don't know why I ever became friends with, there is no responses from them or to them. Some I did keep that I haven't heard from in a while and a couple RE-friended me after reading this discussion.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I don't think I deleted you but I will double check. If I did, I apologize. I will re-add you. I don't think I did though.
@saiKO92 (392)
• Malaysia
19 Nov 08
I have never delete my friends. Even though sometimes they ignore me like do not respond to my discussions. To me friendship is something complicated. In my opinion, to delete friends is a sin. That's why I do not delete my friends
There are a few types of friend to me:
1)Normal friend; friend that you his/her name and faces but you never or once in a while talk to him/her.
2)Good friend; someone that you know his/her name and faces. You always chat with him/her about somebody else or about something that doesn't bring benefit
3)Best friend; someone that you know him/her very well. When you get the chance to contact him/her you always talk about something that will bring benefit to each other
What I really want to say is, even though your friends don't respond to your discussions don't delete them. When you have the chance, ask them why they don't respond. Maybe they don't have the chance to respond to your discussions.
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@zigzagbuddha (4601)
• United States
20 Nov 08
I am always going through my friends list and deleting 'friends' that never start discussions I am interested in and have never shown up on any of mine. I agree with you... I want actual friends on my list, not a bunch of avatars of people that are just into numbers.
Don't worry about hurting feelings though. I recently pm'd somebody from my friends list telling them why I was deleting them (so that their feelings would not be hurt). All I got for my effort was an incredibly nasty retort... from a goody two-shoes Christian no less.
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@zigzagbuddha (4601)
• United States
20 Nov 08
Well, I can't say they are my favorites!! Some of them are ok I guess, but so many of them are sickeningly sweet, like artificial sugar, trying to hide a vicious streak a mile wide.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
21 Nov 08
I know what you mean. I don't mind religious but don't be fake or push it onto me.
@kissie34 (2294)
• Philippines
20 Nov 08
Nope, i never tried it even thinking of deleting them on my list.. Well, if ever they didn't used mylot for months or didn't able to response any of my discussion then its ok for me since all of us has its own reason why we were doing it, right? So maybe they have their reasons like they lost internet connection, too busy, or not interested in my discussion.. Not all of our friends discussions are interested in our part.. There are certain times that no matter how hard we try to post something in their discussion but your mind is empty then you can't really say anything.. Well, this is sometimes happening to me.. So, I would never delete my friends list here in mylot..
@camomom (7535)
• United States
20 Nov 08
It's just gets really hard sifting through all of the list to respond sometimes. It gets really hard if you have a bunch of friends to go through when you are not interested in their discussions. I also don't want them to have to sift through mine if they aren't interested in mine. If they haven't been on here in a month, they probably aren't coming back and if they do, they can re-add me and I'll except them back.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I have NEVER deleted a friend. Who knows, they might be the one who could have made my next discussion. I think I have only ever refused 3 friends requests. And ALL 3 were extremely bigoted on subjects I felt very passionate about. One even admitted later that he requested my friendship just so he could keep up with discussions I started so he could get them deleted. Not because I did anything wrong but just because I dared to disagree with him on his discussion. If I was his friend, he would receive a notification when I started a new discussion & wouldn't have to work to keep up with me.
I don't always receive my notifications when my friends start discussions. I often check the discussion tab friends started to see what I've missed!!!
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I didn't deny those 3 because I disagreed with them. It was the way they spew forth their hatred that made me not want to be their friend. Some of my best friends here disagree with me daily. But they do it with love!!!
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I've never denied a friend request either. Even if I disagreed with them I would accept and hope that they were just having a stupid moment. I know that even if you don't respond for a while to mine that you will always show up eventually. That's horrible that someone would do that to you. Those are the people that need to be deleted.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
20 Nov 08
Hi there. I try to respond to as many of my friends discussions, as I can and I always accept friends request, and thankfully most of my friends here at mylot have been equally sportive of me and I'm really grateful to them all, and I would be happy to respond to any interesting topics you might have. sorry to read that you are deleting people on your friends list.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
20 Nov 08
It's ok. I just don't want them or me to waste our time not responding to each other. If you atre active, add me.
@grandpa_lash (5225)
• Australia
20 Nov 08
I pruned my list today too, but in my case I took out the ones who haven't started an interesting discussion for weeks. I don;t care if having lots of "friends" is good for making money, I'm here for the interesting discussions, and someone who is making inane pointless discussions for the sake of posting I can't be bothered with.
Lash
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@ningyuhui2009 (200)
• China
20 Nov 08
Yes ,I often delete friend in the list.Because some of them I think have forget this website !
@camomom (7535)
• United States
20 Nov 08
I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this. Most of my responders seem to disagree with me.
@TerryYuan (229)
• China
20 Nov 08
in fact i don't care about this, whether they active or not, it's nothing. no need to ask everyone like yourself to active.
and i understand you. everyone has his own sky. good luck.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
20 Nov 08
Well, I hope you get your wish. If you promise to stay active and write good discussions, go ahead and add me. I'll accept.
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
19 Nov 08
Personally, I almost always accept friends requests. Unless there's a really good reason, like they're nasty to other people, or post non-sense posts, I think it would be ruder to decline. That being said, I have lots and lots of friends on here, and I know I don't have time to answer each and every question they pose. Sometimes the question isn't something I can relate to, or maybe I just don't have time in my day. Then there's my everyday mail box which all of these 'friends posts' come to. If I had it set so each and every one of those friend posts came to my inbox, there would be so many in a day that my inbox would be impossible to go through! I've been here over 2 years and have more than 320 friends in the list. (Believe me, I already tried that tack!)
So, what I do instead is go to my discussion area for 'friends started' posts, and work my way through there. I get more friends posts answered that way, and if it's not something I particularly want to respond to, I don't. I know all of my friends don't always respond to my posts either and I sure don't get offended at all. I figure they skip them for the very same reasons I do, plus having a busy life, there just isn't time to answer each and every one. I do go through the friends lists once in a while, and if they haven't posted anything in 3 months, I then delete them because they've probably left here for greener pastures lol. IE: I don't delete them because they didn't respond to one of MY questions, but I do if they haven't been an active member anywhere here.
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@camomom (7535)
• United States
19 Nov 08
I do accept ALL friends requests. You are right it is rude to decline. I'm the same way, I try to respond to ALL of my friends discussions but I do skip a few here and there. Sometimes you just can't relate. I do have all my notifications "ON" for ALL of my friends, That's how I weeded them out. I get more responded to through my email. I don't get offended if my friends don't respond to all my discussions, but whats the point in being "friends" if neither of us ever responds to the other? I mainly deleted the ones that hadn't posted anything at all for a while or if we don't communicate to each other at all.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
20 Nov 08
I do this on a regular basis. I go through and just delete any name that I am not familiar with. If I don't recognize the name it probably means we don't participate in the same discussions.
But in order to save myself the trouble, I've become more leary about the friends I accept. Unfortunatly I usually accept friends based on # of posts. If they have too few, I won't accept them unless I distinctly remember their conversation, which usually I don't. Many of the newer members just like having a billion friends, but then they never participate in their discussions.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
20 Nov 08
I pretty much only respond to friends discussions, at least the ones I get in e-mail. It's easier for me. This is why I don't want a cluttered friends list, because I don't want a cluttered inbox of discussions I have no inention of responding to.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
21 Nov 08
Same here. Occasionally, not very often, I'll branch out and respond to other peoples, when I'm bored.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
20 Nov 08
Now that makes sense to me. Thanks for your honesty. I accept everyone and them wait and see what happens then I may delete them later. Your safe on my list. Actually I think you are probably one of my biggest responders, Thanks.
@thebeaddoodler (4262)
• Lubbock, Texas
19 Nov 08
I try to respond to friends discussions if I have anything to say about the matter, but sometimes it's just not something I know enough about to comment. I've been going through my friends list deleting those who haven't logged in in 60 days or more, just because I can't find the active ones for all the clutter. I don't think I've ever deleted an active member because they didn't respond to my discussions.
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@rainmark (4302)
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19 Nov 08
Fdrom the day that i am a member of mylot i never done this, i never deleted freinds from my list and i will never delte them. AQnyway im not bothered about this, i don;t care if they participate or not. What i care if i reach my payout here, i have good relationship to my fellow mylotters and reply to the responses i posted and to my friends posts. I do enjoy here and i don't want to have a bad days here.
Happy posting.
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@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
19 Nov 08
I have not deleted any friends but then I have only been here for a few weeks. I do not see any problem just leaving them on the list even if they are inactive. Some social networking sites have members that seem to want to collect as many friends as possible and I have not problem with this. The only reason I see to delete a friend is if they were nasty people who were sending you negative personal messages.
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