Friends list clearout

[compilerbitch]

I have just done a bit of a clearout of my friends list, removing a number of accounts for various reasons. Some were just dead accounts. Some were people I friended who didn't friend me in return, and/or who I've met and didn't hit it off with. They're gone.

I don't make many friends only posts anyway, it's pretty rare for me, so i'm not really denying people access to anything in particular. It's just that if I make an effort to be friendly to people and they choose not to reciprocate, frankly they can sod off. In the nicest possible way.

Comments

[mageboltrat.livejournal.com]

I check my friends list quite regualarly and if someone has friended me, if I have any clue who they are I friend them back.. the only times I don't is if they have stupidly high volume, and I can't keep up with there posts.

[davefish.livejournal.com]

I still remain suprised when I look at your friends list and see darcydodo there. It definitely shows the small world syndrome.

[gigib.livejournal.com]

Some people don't check their friends list very often, so maybe haven't realised you've befriended them. But sometimes people are just assholes.

I'm just relieved that I've survived your recent cut-backs (especially as I haven't seen you in person in aeons). But I do hope that maybe you and Doseybat can come to the Dev and/or Wagamama for Lorena and my birthday celebration (Sunday 1st Feb).

[arkady.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid I'm a very shy and private person, hence the reason why my LJ is friends only. When someone adds me without even leaving a comment as to how they found my LJ, it tends to throw me mentally. These days I only really add people I've met enough to be comfortable around.

[lsur.livejournal.com]

I rather like to be on the friends list of someone I don't know, out of the blue. I might befriend them back or not when I look at their LJ but they are generally welcome to stay. It's the randomising effect that appeals.

What I don't care for is to be on the friends list of people who don't read my posts. I don't care a lot for this business of different friends groups. It is taking LJ too far and playing a game which is not clever just immature. You either read posts or not and, if not, then signal that to your 'friend' by disappearing.

[nipple-salad.livejournal.com]

But you just took me on in order to let me see those pictures, right? I wondered why you didn't take me off sooner. :-/

[fluffy-angel.livejournal.com]

there are lots of people who I could have friended but haven't because a) I'm being a bit lazy and b) it keeps my friends list lovely and short and c) they're all on mageboltrat's list and he's always leaving my pc logged on as him anyway ;-)

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I don't quite understand the logic behind unfriending someone you've added when they don't add you back. If you enjoy reading their journal, isn't that independent of whether they enjoy reading yours? It's a different story when it seems like all their real posts are friends-only, of course. And the basic problem stems from LiveJournal's confusion of "friends" and "people whose journals you find interesting".

[doseybat.livejournal.com]

i think that has to be my favoutrite lj style of any ive seen!! *mmm*