Hate me or love me...

By Toni
@toniganzon (72281)
Philippines
July 24, 2011 7:11pm CST
Recently i have been setting up qualifications for accepting friend invites in mylot. Not that i don't want you to be my friends but i just want to keep up with those people who run the same brain wave length with me, who's crazy as i am and share almost the same interests. Sorry, but this is what i believe would make my stay fun and enjoyable here, sharing discussions. I want to keep those people closer to my mylot heart. However, the qualification isn't that hard at all and i still accept each and everyone of the invites provided that member has at least 50 posts. Those who have less than 50 posts are pending on my friend request list. Why am i doing this? Beats the hell out of me! I guess i just want people to be active here in mylot. Others invite friends so they can send messages for referral purposes and i really don't like that kind of thing. It annoys me! This is just me and no offense but until you have 50 posts, i'll keep you pending. So post more and more and we can interact with each other.
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18 responses
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 11
We have the same thought..... I apply the same thing as well. But I put it on 100, 50 still hard to believe they will stay longer in Mylot.I will not accept friend request from those who send it while they just have less than 10 posts and never comment or have a conversation with me. This is just apply to newbies but if they really a good mylotters I am sure we will see their faces more and more and only then I know I should accept their request. There is one more thing which is she/he should be the one who likes to start a discussions so I can answer and give my comments to her/him.(^^)
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 11
Oh, I am little mean then..Hehe.. What I see lately is, it is hard to get friend approved by those who are already with thousands posts. Most of people who send friend requests are those who are still new, so I need to be selected as we do not know they will stay loner in this is site or not. But what do you think toni, if you send friend request to other members who already here for a year or two but the requests are still pending as they don't accept it.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
I really don't mind if they won't accept me. I can still participate in their discussions anyway. It's their choice whether to have me as a friend or not. I'm really not sensitive about that and sometimes i don't even care if they have responded or not but i do feel better if they do.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Well maybe i'm just a little kinder with the numbers. Glad we have the same thoughts on this one. Just wanted to have a lively interaction with all my friends here. Thanks.
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@wiguen (551)
• United States
25 Jul 11
looks like i m feeling lucky cause i ve been your friend before 50 post,personally i don't do any referral cause its not about earning money its about having nice topics to participate.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
I guess i saw the potential in you in being active. YOu were the exception or maybe that was before i imposed this new rule upon myself! Mylot is a great community for sharing and helping each other. But i don't see any point in those who just wanted to be on your friend list so they can ask you to be their ref. And they don't even post here at all. I have deleted those people in my list by the way.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
Good. I don't always respond to all my friends' discussions and i don't expect them to always respond to mine as there are things sometimes that we just couldn't relate to each other.
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@wiguen (551)
• United States
25 Jul 11
i d like to believe that because you see the potential in me, make me feel better. so anyway i enjoy being your friend read your topic ans answer the ones im interested in.
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@shaggin (72140)
• United States
25 Jul 11
I rarely send friend requests but when I do its because I see them around a lot and really enjoy the things they write. I get plenty of friend requests and if they have over 100 as their score I approve them. I love seeing some of the discussions that people come up with. I love when people are active as well.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
I rarely send requests as well. And yours is higher than mine! A 100 posts ! It's really great if friends are more active as it would help us being active as well and make the discussions more fun.
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
25 Jul 11
I am qualified for both of your conditions shaggin and toni! May I be in your friend list????
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
@CTHanum, i've already accepted you! LOl
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@ShawnBoB (215)
• United States
25 Jul 11
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@ShawnBoB (215)
• United States
26 Jul 11
Yes I noticed that too after my time of posting yesterday. Now hmmm, how do you add friends here again lmao.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
As what i'm seeing now, you've just been qualified!
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Interesting. That's all i can say..because it got me thinking on what i do with friend requests... lol. i just accept them right away
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
I used to that but things have changed. I guess the more i learn about this site, the more i have become sensitive.
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@Jelminrie (358)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
That's alright, everyone has the right to impose their own qualifications, anyways it's you who will accept, sometimes i do that, i chose friends with many post believing they are well experienced here in mylot and may serve as my leader.And I think I haven't added any yet upto this time. :)...
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Well, I haven't invited anybody recently myself. And thanks. This discussion was to encourage newbies to post more and i hope they would.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
25 Jul 11
Hi Toni! Thanks God! I qualified your parameters and am in your list of friends …….. Your scales for accepting new friends are in order. I fully agree with you that those who are here temporarily and are not going to be a regular member, there is no use of adding them. I on my part, do not add those who have less than 100 posts. I only add those who have similar interests like me. I think many users have a misconception that more friends they have, more responses they will get, which is not true. A long list of friends does not assure large number of responses. If I find a user’s discussion interesting and I feel that I can connect with him/her, I do not mind sending him/her a request for add. I periodically review my list of friends and those who are not regular and do not appear in my discussions, or if I do not participate in a friends' discussion for a long time,I delete them . I do not want to keep the list long for the sake of it.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
25 Jul 11
Thanks for telling me that am more than qualified. It is true that till our discussions has some sum and substance no one will come and respond.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 11
Thanks for appreciating the phrase.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
Sum and substance! I like the way you put it!
@luanakent (794)
• Brazil
25 Jul 11
you got that righ
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Jul 11
hi tonignzon well gee I probably would not fit in your list at all b ut since I have over a thousand friends in my friends list here and cannot even begin to respond to all my friends notifications it does not matter that I am sure you would not accept me as your friend as my brain waves probably do not even begin to coincide with yours and besides you are too young and I am too old. lol lol lol So I am not asking to be your friend which is fine with both of us. Your criterion will be sure to weed out all us old or young fogys and get you young college people woo hoo.besides I have 42 thousand some posts and have been here for four years.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
What makes you say you don't fit in? Age has never been a factor on my list and i do have a lot of old friends. One of my best friend is 53 years old, 20 years older than me to be exact! We do get along pretty well and have so many things to share about each other's life. I have responded to some discussions of those who are way older than me. I listened to their songs years ago and even aware of some history! Got friends from 14 to 60 years old! And your are actually over qualified!
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
i should start filtering these invites too... but then... what about the newbies who really just want to have friends...? so torn between decisions... oh... help...
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Are we here only for the number of friends? How can we develop friendship if we don't interact and share each other's opinion? How do we get to know each other more if we just add and add but we're not posting anything? As i've said i'm just keeping them pending. I don't ignore a friend's request unless that person has offended me somehow. When they've reached that certain number of posts i require, then that would make mylot more fun and interesting. For me that mark is a sign that they'll stay and enjoy being active.
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@Rick1950 (1576)
• Lima, Peru
28 Jul 11
Hi Toni, fifty posts is very little because one can write quietly thirty ones a day. Then increase the amount. Let them make a bigger effort. lol.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
You really think so Rick? I'd consider it lol. Thanks for the suggestion.
• United States
25 Jul 11
Hey it's your prerogative to chose who you like and how you chose them. If that's what you want to do then as long as you aren't being rude I don't see a problem with it.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
Yes i guess so. It's my choice. And i don't see anything rude about it. I'm just keeping them pending until they've reached that number of posts. Just one way of encouraging people to stay and be active in mylot so we can have a great community.
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@jiyeon21 (102)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
ahaha. its okay i understand you. well im new here just less than a week here...
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Well thank you for understanding and i believe you can make it here in mylot if you will just be active. Others can post 50 in a day so it's really not impossible! Welcome to mylot and hope to see you here more often!
• United States
26 Jul 11
I don't even know what the refferal thing is! Quite frankly i don't even understand a lot of this mylot stuff! I don't go out hitting up everyones friend request button but I do add if you've commented and I like what you said so I can go back later and read more Stuff from you. when I write on here i just post things that pop into my head and I'd like to hear what other people say. I only comment if I have more than a few words to say and I feel like they need being said. I'm below your qualifications but maybe when the time comes I can remember to check you out again and possibly friend you.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
26 Jul 11
Would be welcoming you with open arms. I guess that's why i posted this discussion. I want people to understand that mylot is a community where people share their ideas and give opinions. The moment you grasp what mylot really is, you will learn that this is a community that you'd want to spend your time with when you're alone at home.
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Hi toniganzon. Good that you are setting some qualification for accepting friend invites. I think those people who really wanted you to become one of their friends would really do their best and make some effort to post a lot and be more active here in mylot. Personally, I do not set any qualification at all for accepting friend request. Just as long as they want me to be on their friends list, from my heart, I really value it. When I received a friend request, I felt a feeling of happiness and joy knowing that I am just a simple and ordinary person who also once became a newbie and I can feel their eagerness to have some friends to communicate with and for them to ask some help. Usually, when I add those who are with 0 or 1 post, they would message me and thank me because I added them and then they would also ask some questions which is really understandable because they are new. It is then a great privilege for me to be able to help them and answer all their questions which is really priceless, especially if you could really help them in solving their problems and then they would thank you and wholeheartedly express their gratitude and appreciation. I cannot explain the feeling but I am really blessed to be able to help them even in a small simple ways. Take care and happy mylotting!
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
It's good for you. When i was new here i have accepted all friend invites even with zero posts. Like you i was excited then but none of them have ever bothered to thank me for accepting except the veterans. This discussion was started to encourage newbies to be more active and i hope it would work. This is also to inform people who are here only to get referrals that i don't entertain such thing. Like i said, those with less than 50s are on my pending lists. I'm not closing my doors to newbies. And i still participate in their discussions anyway. When it comes to participating in discussions, i don't discriminate. In fact i don't even look at the number of posts they have!
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Hello Toni, More than fifty post (50) qualification? you're being nice Believe me, you're showing a heart that's for sure. you know why? I never told any one else before today but I never accept users that has less than one hundred or two hundred post (100 or 200) post, unless they are my referrals. I don't want myself to distance from friends like you. though others might feel it's discrimination or something related to that I believe it's another way for us to see who is active and good in this site.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Hello Letran! I don't see it as a discrimination because I still do participate in their discussions if i find they are in the line of my interests. And yeah you can call it kind because i'm keeping the others pending as of the moment until they have reached my passing number! You're right, it's really nice to be able to keep track of who are active and not. It makes this community more lively. Have a nice day!
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Well, good for you Toni. Actually, i have a soft heart when it comes to the newbies. When they ask me to be their friend, it breaks my heart to deny them. They are newbies and they need some friends that could more or less perhaps be their respondents on their future discussion. So, there i approve them, specially if i see that they are fellow kababayans.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Hello D! I'm not closing any doors and i'm not ignoring anybody. Just as what i've said, i'm just putting them on hold until they can be active. Then i will see how they are progressing. As i've said too that i don't discriminate in responding to discussions whether it's a newbie or not as long as i can share my knowledge. HOpe this would serve as an encouragement for them to be active here in mylot.
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
Haha, well I think we have the same interest. Most of your posts are about relationships, love, beauty or almost anything. I enjoy your discussions. I don't have qualifications in adding a friend here in Mylot. And in case someone will add me just for referral purposes. I'm sorry but I'm not active on those stuff. I just enjoy it here in Mylot cause the discussions are really good and I learn a lot.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Jul 11
This rule is newly implemented! I have no such rule before but i just thought i should make one! Yeah sunny we are on the same boat and i guess that makes us both active in each other's posts. It's fun to have someone who shares the same interests and be able to discuss things. Happy mylotting!