You All Make Friends Too Easily

[Goldenboko]

I'm just a popularity whore. I'll accept any friend request. Seriously, add me, I won't say no.

*tests*

[└┤ ∵├〆]

I have no friends. :{

[Rantz]

It's not like they really do much either way.

[Randgris]

*ahem

[Breine]

Your strict personal definition of "friend" and the social networking definition of "friend" are very different things.

That's how I see it too. On EoFF or wherever, 'friend' can mean anything from 'person whose posts I enjoy' to 'valued friend I care about a lot'.

True.

[theundeadhero]

My friends I added here are the people I find interesting and there's still more people I want to add to it if I stop being lazy and look them out. Some of them I've never even had a conversation with.

[scrumpleberry]

My online friends I consider to be people who I find it pleasant to communicate with and who have a certain amount of respect for me. Or my irl definition of actual friends. Also super-nice people who I don't know very well...

[Madame Adequate]

My friends here range from super awesome people I love to people it's cool to talk with to people whose posts are good to people who friended me whom I didn't wish to reject because I'm not mean enough.

[Shattered Dreamer]

In real life I have alot of friends even though I find it hard at first when I meet new people, I've been told by friends of mine people are just drawn to me. I used to have lots of online friends a few years ago but my internet connection packed up, my old hotmail account got canceled & I lost touch with them all sadly!

Thanks to my irregularity as to when I log on to EOFF I havent made many friends despite how long I've been a member. According to my profile I've one friend!

[Cookie]

I mean, don't you think you should get to know someone better and talk to them more before you become friends with them?

The friends I currently have on my friends list thing added me. I accepted because I'd feel a bit of a twat rejecting people.

Topic: How easily do you make friends in real life/online? Do you think you should be more open/wary when it comes to making friends? Why/why not?

Pretty easily. Depends, the same rules don't apply to everyone.

[Rye]

I accept everyone because it's pretty dick to reject a friendship on a message board.

I don't have many true friends on here. People talk to me on MSN and try, but I'm shy and they give up! I have a few true blue best friends though.

[Evastio]

Your strict personal definition of "friend" and the social networking definition of "friend" are very different things.

I don't really get what you mean by that.

[Madame Adequate]

Your strict personal definition of "friend" and the social networking definition of "friend" are very different things.

I don't really get what you mean by that.

A friend in the social networking context is not a close confidant, or even someone you necessarily like. It's just someone you don't dislike enough to kick off your list. They make up the numbers.

[Roto13]

I accept everyone because it's pretty dick to reject a friendship on a message board. :p

I probably wouldn't let that stop me. :P

[Yamaneko]

I ignore them because it would require me to care either way.