So, Are we really Friends?
By bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
Holiday, Florida
October 29, 2010 2:15pm CST
This is the deal. A few days ago, I made a discussion about cutting down my friends list. I had 24 pages of friends to much to give my attention to really good friends, you know? so, ive gotten it down to 6 pages. Still a lot!! Anyway, this morning I checked my email and theres like 8 to 10 discussions made by 2 or 3 of my friends in my box. This wouldnt be a problem if they were ones that always respond to mine. my problem is that the ones that always respond just about never make a discussion so, heres the deal. Im going through it again and therefore make my friends list managable. especially concerning you all that dont respond. Does this sound fair? what do you think?
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@Libertywu (136)
• China
1 Nov 10
If it annoys to you, then do it immediately. Care friends who really care you.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Oct 10
Yes, it does sound fair. I don't make discussions except on the week ends when people are more active and I seem to get more responses. If you aren't getting responses and the people that aren't active should be taken off. That is what I do as well. Alot of these people are just trying to get referrals to other sites anyway!!
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 10
Yes indeed.And I don't go in for that. If I think someone is doing that I don't except their friendship request.
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Nov 10
Thanks for the FR butrfly. And bunny, don't worry about it. It all comes out sooner or later.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
celtic, you always respond to mine and i really try to respond to all yours but if someone does more then 2 a day, i dont get to their others. i just do 2 a day of the friend that does that. not wanting to miss others discussions. you've always been a good friend that responds. and butrfly, you are turning out to be a very good friend. you are both top notch friends
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
14 Jan 11
I don't know if it's fair. It depends on what you are comfortable with. I haven't been on mylot for a very long time now. I keep popping in sometimes but I wasn't regular as earlier. And even when I was regular, I am more of a responder than a discussion starter.Compared to many other friends, I've started very few discussions. But there might be others who start their own discussions (which you might be interested in) but they might find your interesting enough to respond to. A possibility, isn't it?
@SViswan (12051)
• India
15 Jan 11
Oh yes, I do respond whenever I get the time and the topic interests me. But I also have to say that there are a few on my list whose topics confuse me and I don't understand what they are trying to discuss. Rather than create a controversy, I stay away. I wouldn't be surprised if they chose to delete me :) But obviously they haven't done so far....I still keep getting their updates.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Jan 11
obviously you are still on my friends. so ive kept you and you I. you do respond to a lot of mine.
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
11 Nov 10
Yessssss we're really friends!! LOL Don't feel bad about shortening your friends list for we've all had to do it at one point or another. Gosh, I did mine a few months ago, deleted all the inactive ones and kept all the others INCLUDING YOU!! lol Like you, hopefully I made no mistakes.....
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
11 Nov 10
No, I haven't put a discussion up in a while because there's so much to tell that I honestly don't know where to begin. So much has happened since with both my parents and our God kids and it just might take two discussions to get it all. Who knows, maybe in the next few days I'll sit down and type it all out and then put it up.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
11 Nov 10
yes, you are still on mine. havent seen a discussion from you for a while, i think?
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
30 Oct 10
HI BON, I don't blame u one bit for doing that. After u said that i went through & deleted a bunch to. I also need to do some more. I don't know why people want to be your friend & then u never hear from them again. I think it's pretty aggravating. Happy weekend to u. Hugs.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
31 Oct 10
butrfly, u send it right on, will be glad to be your friend.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
yes antiquelady is one of the best. she always responds to mine. great friends. you to lady, have a great weekend i hope and you also butrfly. your both the best
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
1 Nov 10
HI BON, thanks for the kind words. Happy days to u this week. hugs.
@gdesjardin (1918)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Well I sure hope you don't drop me. I rarely start any discussions, I guess I just enjoy responding to them more. I know at times I don't respond to all of my friend's discussions because either (1) I can't relate to it. They may be discussing something that I know nothing about, therefore can't really contribute to it or (2) if I am late in responding (say a few days), the only input I can give is something that several other people have already said. I guess it all depends how backed up I am. These days I can't even keep up with the discussions of my friends, let alone any other ones that I might want to comment one. In any event, I think you way of managing your friend list is fair.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
hi gdesjardin. i do notice you seldome start a discussion. i do try to catch yours for that reason. hope i havent missed to many. you about always respond and im not deleting you
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@gdesjardin (1918)
• United States
1 Nov 10
You know the strange thing is that when I come up with something good for a discussions, I do a search for it and sure enough if someone hasn't started a very similar discussion just a few days ago.
@Christmas2006 (1661)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Only got a couple minutes but wanted to stop by and say hello. You are more fair then I was cause I just did it and didn't say anything. Only kept a few. Gott to get my assignment done, today at 1 my daughter is haveing a birthday dinner for me. Hope to have it done before then. happy days to you.
@Christmas2006 (1661)
• United States
1 Nov 10
Thank you but your not late. My birthday is tomorrow. 57! My husband can never remember my birthday and I tell him he should, its 2 days after halloween and he knows if he forgets I will turn into a WITCH about it! Everyone else can forget and it doesn't bother me, annoys me if my kids do but they don't, but if he forgets or as one year he said 'I didn't forget, I was just ignoring it!' then I get furious with him about it....Oh well, after 33 years what can you expect?????
Of course this year I forgot, I made plans to meet with a couple ladies at church tomorrow night at 6 but it will only be an hour or less..so he still has no excuse. We shall see.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
well happy happy birthday, girl. even though im late. almost a Halloween baby, huh? cool.
@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
4 Nov 10
Hi bunnybon7,
My first day here again I m not sure how to really choose friends here. Last time when I was active, I kept all my friends. Whether they responded to my discussion or not, I kept them there on my friends list. It s so hard to decide which friends I should keep and which I should delete This time around, I am thinking of responding to discussions actively and less (or maybe not at all) creating new discussion. I m very busy with my work and so, I can't be here most of the time. So, are we still friends if I just respond once in a blue moon?
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
4 Nov 10
yes. it seems we are still friends. i remember you responding so much to mine when i started way back. so, we are still friends.no problem. hugs, bon
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
30 Oct 10
For me...it is FAR to much work to keep track of who does or doesn't do this or that. I'll answer those I want to, or have reason to or those that have asked about something I know/talk about and can intelligently respond to. I go to "new user" often and just comment to those. I go to other interests and find something I want to talk about. If the person ends up being intelligent and using MyLot intelligently I'll do the friend thing. But still... if I had to say I track something.. I'd have to say it was discussions more than friends. NOthing against friends, but I have some friends that never respond or post and others that haven't been marked as friends, yet we both chat back and forth on several topics.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
well thats good. and now you are still on my list and i do try to respond as i see you do to mine. thanks friend
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Sounds fair to me, as you can probably see, I don't start very many discussions, I've tried in the past and they just don't go anywhere. Everytime I think of one that I think may be interesting, only 2 or 3 ppl will respond and that gets discouraging, so I mainly just stick to responding to discussions, its more fun for me. I still need to work on my list, I have pages and pages of them, and I only get discussions by 4 or 5 of the same ones all the time. Either everybody else is asleep or not on here anymore..lol.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
yes just re asess your friends list maybe. look for others with your same interests. hugs, bon
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
i love you Deb as you know. id never delete you kid. and i love Tukay. also, i love you to butrfly...you all know it, right?
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
30 Oct 10
Hello bunnybon, am sorry if i can't respond to you're discussions all the time. I can explain,am actually "SLOW" in posting now a days. but not because of me, because of the internet. i downgrade the subscription that instead of 2 megabyte speed it has reduced to 899 something. so, as the internet slowed down,probably so am i.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
no, you are doing well my friend. in fact im not sure ive responded to enough of yours. but thats because some days you get carried away and i just pick one or 2 to respond to yours and dont do the rest
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
1 Nov 10
It sounds perfectly fair to me. I've not taken the time to pare down my friend's list, but there are a lot of times that I think that is something that I need to do. I notice that with every discussion that I start (and I really haven't started a discussion in a while because I've been busy with my real life) there are about 10-15 friends that will respond to the discussions and then there are people that stumble into the discussions that I've started as well. Maybe if I ever get to the point that I can hit my goals in the course of a day I will be able to pare down my friend's list as well.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
it took me about 2 weeks, working on it a little each day. but i got it to 6 pages now. and of course you are still there and will be since, i remember you saying a couple times you get over whelmed with things to do in real life so im keeping you kid.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
me to. when i was younger i had tons of friends. now i have lots of good ones online. so that helps. you will get a lot of good ones on mylot so hang here.
@derek_a (10874)
•
30 Oct 10
I think it is up to you to keep whatever friends you want and to delete them too if you want. I always try to respond to a discussion if I have something to say about the thread. But I don't always have something worthwhile to say. All my friends are on e-mail notification when they start discussions, so I always reply if I can, but this is not always possible.
I rarely start any of my own discussions these days because my friend list has grown so long! It sounds very fair what you are doing. _Derek
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
thanks derek i think you are still on my list? if not its a mistake and i'll take you back. but when you start a discussion you can bet i'll return the favor
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Oct 10
If you are like me and spend alot of time responding to discussions your friends have started then yeah I understand. This is why I'm kinda choosey about my "friends" I respond to most of their posts but I don't want a "friend" whom does not post to my discussions nor starts any discussions that are of no interest to me either.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
thats another reason it needed cleaning up after 3 yrs.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Hi bunny! I'm sorry that I don't make discussions! I'll try
to think one up just for you!lol I just happen to prefer
responding. I just never can come up with a topic that I think
anyone would like. For some reason when I try to think of one
I just go blank. I also have about 24 pages of "friends" and
I know that there a some that haven't been around in quite
awhile, but I just leave them there anyway. But, right now
I am still getting requests from "friend collectors" who just
want referrals and I have left them "hanging"! When I do start
the very few discussions there a many of my "friends" that
don't respond too, but I just respond to those friends whose
discussions I like and who I find interesting!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
well girl i will definately respond when you do. i remember once you was my only responder on my monopoly game discussion for that reason alone, id never remove you. no matter how long you dont respond or make any. id just like to return the favor. you are a true friend
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 10
Hi Bunnybon7!.
Are we friend, I asking you back?. I think its not about word but action.
I think you can do what ever you want its your friend list any way not mine.
I usually just answer discussion I capable to answer if not I will not answer it because its will made others confuse with my response.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
yes. you are still my friend and i still love your doggy avatar. what a sweetie.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Well I have only been a member now this is my 5th month. I have to admit that my friends list increases on a daily basis. I really have never deleted anyone as none of them seem to be bothering me. So to have them there for me at least I do not see any harm.
The ones I need to PM per say I sort of know what page they are located on. But I agree with you if they do not respond to your discussions than there is no point in keeping them there.
Maybe one day I will sit and re-examine my list but for now I do not see any need for me.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
well i didnt do any cleaning of my list for 3 yrs. so it really needed some work by then. 24 pages
@HeiressOfSlytherin (31)
• Philippines
30 Oct 10
well i think you should not rush things...take one step at a time...
that's the best way to attain something or achieve something....
maybe there are reasons why those friends weren't able to comment or respond to discussions..some maybe new or else busy..you'll never know the ones you removed will give you the help you needed in due time :)
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Nov 10
been here 3 yrs now. so, guess i can tell who are true friends. you will when you are here long enough. welcome. hope you enjoy mylot