Choose your friends carefully

@GreenMoo (11833)
March 1, 2011 2:35pm CST
I got a new friend request today, always an exciting opportunity to get to know someone new. There was a 0 next to their name, but I assumed they were a brand new myLot member. I was pretty surprised to find that they'd got 528 friends and 197 interests when I checked their profile, yet had never managed to post a single discussion or respond to one in the 7 months they'd been a member! Needless to say that the profile contained adverts to a 'money making opportunity'. That was no surprise by this stage. But 528 friends means that 528 other myLot members have agreed to be friends without ever looking at the profile. Or 528 people just don't care. I'm astonished! So do you take a look at the profile of other members who want to be your myLot friend? Or do you just accept without looking? What criteria do you use when you decide to accept new friends or not?
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@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
1 Mar 11
I don't have any criteria when I accept friends. Sometimes I look at the profile especially if they have a cool avatar. Sometimes I don't. To me it's not a huge deal. I accept everybody.
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@GreenMoo (11833)
1 Mar 11
I don't see the point in having friends who never contribute anything.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
1 Mar 11
I don't consider people I "meet" through sites like these as "friends". I'm here to make money like everyone else. So for me it's really not that serious. I make posts depending on if the topic interests me whether or not they are "friends" on my page.
@GreenMoo (11833)
1 Mar 11
Friends is a bit of a misleading term really in a situation like this, but I think you do develop friendships with some people you interact with regularly over a period of time.
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
2 Mar 11
I used to add people who ever requested. I felt I was being open to different opportunities for different discussion but, now I feel that some people just may be spammers. So, now, I do check.
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@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
I love to have a variety of different people to chat with, but I don't like to be taken for a mug.
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@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Mar 11
I generally check profiles, but I didn't check yours... If I see that they have way too many "friends" and interests but few posts, I will not accept them. I also won't accept if we don't have anything other than myLot in common.
@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Mar 11
I just checked your profile... You can stay, seeing as you have cake and chocolate.
@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
I'm sorry to break this news, but the cake and chocolate are long gone ....
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@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Mar 11
Wah! Guess I'll just have to console myself with the box of donuts I brought home from the policing centre...
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
1 Mar 11
I always check their profile and leave them hanging if I have any doubts or suspicions. I have one pending right now that have been here only 4 months, no activity at all but already has 1368 friends
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@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
So that's 1368 members who don't feel the same as we do huh
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 11
I only accept sexy and attractive young ladies.... Oh sorry. Wrong social network. I am very selective . That person also tried to befriend me and was immediately declined. My rule is simple: visit my discussion or I visit yours and we get to be friends.
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@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
Dammit, I knew there was someone out there who would see that I was a really sexy and attractive young lady under this careful disguise.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
1 Mar 11
I will not accept a friend request from someone with very few discussions or responses. Typically I have to have seen them in a few discussions before I will accept a friend request. It doesn't happen often. I tend to get at least 1 friend request a day and it's always from someone with a very low number of posts (or none at all) and someone who's name I've never seen before. I never accept those requests.. ever!
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@GreenMoo (11833)
1 Mar 11
The whole point of having friends is to share with them, so I really don't see the point of having a friend who doesn't share anything.
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
3 Mar 11
I consider low number people very carefully. I do look a profiles. I check their interests. I look at their responses and I don't accept people with "0" especially if they have loads of money making banners. I also consider their age and where they are from. I'm more apt to accept a low number person if they have ever responded to one of my discussions, but I will check their discussions and respond to one if they have one of interest. Those I will let their friendship pend and see if they are active, but if their number hasn't changed in several days/weeks, I deny them.
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
3 Mar 11
I just keep them in the friends thing and check once a week or if I see someone else has requested.
@GreenMoo (11833)
3 Mar 11
I don't have enough interest to keep checking back to see if someone has suddenly become more active, so i accept or deny based on what i see at the time. I wouldn't refuse someone if they had a low tally if they were fairly new, but if they'd been around a while it's not a good sign.
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
1 Mar 11
I also check the number of posts....and how long they have been on board....I also go through my friends on occasion and if they haven't done any posting for a long time I delete them.
@GreenMoo (11833)
1 Mar 11
I don't tend to go through my existing friends often as it takes so long to do, but I often think that it would be something I'd like to do.
@GreenMoo (11833)
3 Mar 11
I just feel a need to tidy up really! When I'm looking for a friend on my list it's hard when the list is cluttered up with people i never deal with.
@badwes (406)
• United States
3 Mar 11
i don't think that you should remove them..no need
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
2 Mar 11
I like a few hundred responses in the ( ) by their name at least. I like to see them answer a few of mine. I like to see their discussions have something I would like to answer. Many ask to be my friends and they haven't answered a single question of mine. I look, nothing of theirs looks interesting to me either. So why does this person want to be my friend? If I can give and take with the person, great. But sometimes the person doesn't even answer anything that I can understand (not understandable English) or has an attitude that I don't want to deal with (we all have the right to believe as this person and if we don't we're wrong or going the H or whatever). I think people should try each other discussions first. You went to mine: I went to yours. You seemed cool. So then, I ask. But I get like 20 at a time that have never answered a question of mine and they don't have a thing I'm interested in on their home page. So I can't answer theirs and they can't answer mine. Where would be the discussion?
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
2 Mar 11
I agree with both of yours above.
@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
I like to see that someone's discussions and posts are something I'll enjoy reading. If they make one word posts or discussions about banal rubbish with no thought then I just don't really want to be bothered.
@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
It's usually really easy to spot people who are solely in it for the money, and they're the people I'm not keen on being friends with. I know we're all hoping to earn a little, but when it's the total focus it's just so boring!
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
If your refer friends here in mylot. Well, I said that I never look any criteria before accepting those request. Because I know they are not friendly as I am. I never have a friends here regularly talking to me. But all of those friends added into my list of friend...no one with them are really a friends of mind
@GreenMoo (11833)
20 May 11
Friends is a bit of a misleading term on the internet. Although i have met many people that I would consider to be real friends on the internet, most are just people i occasionally correspond with.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
30 May 11
Oh! I see...I wish that there are call real friend on the net. I want to find people who is real friend. I want friend that really talk on me...have a conversation and help in anyway that make both friend capable of helping to each other...
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Mar 11
I don't accept all friends requests, especially if they have not posted anything or have very few posts. To me the ones with 0 posts are just trying to spam other usually, so I am just a little apprehensive and so I only accept those that have been here awhile. To me, it is safer that way. Good luck to you and happy mylotting.
@GreenMoo (11833)
1 Mar 11
that's exactly my fear.
@badwes (406)
• United States
3 Mar 11
yes spamers must stop and die
@GreenMoo (11833)
3 Mar 11
They're everywhere Badwes
@rosegardens (3032)
• United States
3 Mar 11
I check the profile for activity. Often I wait for awhile and check it again to see if there are new posts within a month to three months. If they have no new activity then I do not add them. I look at the quality of posts they have as well.
@GreenMoo (11833)
3 Mar 11
I'm not really interested enough to return to the page more than once, so I make a decision based ont eh first information I find.
• United States
4 Mar 11
Ah, I see. I let them hang there for awhile and whenever I get a new friend request, I look at the old ones. Some look like they are going to make it to my list. lol. We shall see.
@sais06 (1284)
• Philippines
2 Mar 11
Hello GreenMoo! When I was using myLot for the first few days I just usually accept friend requests that time so I do have friends whose number is 0. That time I didn't understand it well so I just accepted them. Now that I'm already used to it I will always take a glance at the profile and accept the request but if their number is 0 then I wait for some time before accepting or rejecting their requests.
@GreenMoo (11833)
3 Mar 11
I don't wait. To me it is wrong to be requesting friends before making any efforts to participate at all.
@sais06 (1284)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
You're right GreenMoo, but I do try to understand that they are just newbies and still familiarizing things around. But after a day or two and still got 0 then that's the time that I reject them.
@cgirl123 (264)
• Indonesia
3 Mar 11
to be honest, i havent got any friend request since i joined mylot. but in my facebook account, i approved only friends i really know, i dont have any idea how i can share my pictures, my informations, anything about me, with people i dont know well.. if someone add me as his/her friend on facebook, i will just ignore it if dont know that person at all..if i have same friends with him/her, than i will take a quick look at his/her profile, if i like it and i think i can be friend with this person, then i will approve the friend request. so, i think i will do the same ways here in mylot..:) by the way, what do you mean with "contained adverts to a making money opportunity"? i dont think i understand that..is it a kind of getting referral and make money from that? thank you!
@GreenMoo (11833)
3 Mar 11
In the person's profile were links which would take you to his/her schemes outside of myLot. They are obviously hoping that people who go by their profile will be so bowled over by the idea of making extra cash that they will sign up, making them a referral. Welcome to myLot!
@cgirl123 (264)
• Indonesia
8 Mar 11
waaa..i understand now..thank you for explaining and welcoming.. :)
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
2 Mar 11
If they have a (0} next to their name then I know they have not participated in any of my discussions or crossed paths in another discussion. I just don't even bother accepting them. It is obvious they are here just to solicit you for other sites. If I don't recognize the name then I do check their profile. A zero..I don't even check...I just don't waste my time with it.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
2 Mar 11
I wouldn't think it'd be worthwhile either but they sure do try.
• Philippines
22 Jun 11
I really have no criteria. everyday, I always receive friend request and I accept them. But when they send me some messages with links to promote, i just ignore it...
@GreenMoo (11833)
23 Jun 11
You're right I think. It only takes a moment to delete spam really.
@adnileb (5276)
• Philippines
20 May 11
Before, when I was a newbie, some lotters(old or new) add me as a friend. What I usually do is accept them in that instance. And before, I don't send friend requests, I just wait for someone to request me to become his/her friend. Now, I always check on their profile before accepting and I make it a habit now to add the lotters who responded to my discussion or to the ones I had a conversation with. And also, just a few minutes ago, I deleted some of my friends who aren't doing mylot.
@GreenMoo (11833)
18 Jun 11
I don't think I have ever deleted inactive friends, because there is always a chance they will return after a break.
@wuliaode (92)
• China
2 Mar 11
The issue is also a historical issue,and I can only say :landlord take care ,this world is so colorful.Therefore,they have easy to get confused,so difficult to distinguish between right and wrong.This is real beginning of time.
@GreenMoo (11833)
2 Mar 11
Welcome to myLot wuliaode, it looks like you are quite new yourself. The world is certainly a colourful place!
• China
2 Mar 11
Thank you,in this forum I have a lot to learn
@xien2xien (1382)
• Philippines
8 Mar 11
i've only got 2 friends in my list and im new here at mylot the two friend request ive accepted are both post a comment and suggestion with the topic i've discusted so i accept them...
@GreenMoo (11833)
20 May 11
I hope you have made some more good friends now.
• Philippines
18 Jun 11
I choose who I want to be friends here in mylot. I choose friends whom I can relate especially with the topics they posted. Everybody can be a friend but I prefer someone whom I can have a discussion always.
@GreenMoo (11833)
18 Jun 11
It certainly makes discussions more enjoyable when you have shared interests.