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Can't believe I gotta post this, but... +Friend status by ramzyuu
Pretty sure everyone on here has posted this at some point but, uh! Here goes...
I hate turning people down. It agonizes me to say no to someone who just wants to reach out in a friendly way. But I also want the status to have real meaning behind it, and it won't if I accept every person who asks. Just remember that:
"Friend" status is different than "Follow"
+Follow someone if you like their art/content and want to keep up with it.
+Friend someone if you already know them personally and want to mutually acknowledge this fact in public.
I think a lot of people are mistaking sending a +Friend request with the desire to befriend someone. Which it is not...
If you want to exchange Friend status, you gotta do more than just click a button. Do things like... Comment and fave on my pictures and journals. Ask questions about my characters. Leave shouts on my page. Interact with me on Twitter. Do a piece of fan art. Chat with me on IM. Obnoxiously plead for roleplay and free art (just kidding on that one!). Become friends of my friends. Talk to me in a stream. You know, stuff that friends might do.
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Haha, is that so? I guess I should put up a notice that I don't have any secret porns.
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I wish I could fav this journal more than just the once! Thankfully, I'm friends with everyone who already asked me via the +Friend option, but I know it's just coming, and then I'm going to be wringing my hands together with "...do...do I deny the request...I don't want to offend..."
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I can't remember who I tried to friend D:
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ive gotten a few....lets say mildly angry comments about not accepting their friend request on here and on FA (yeah i know FA doesnt have a friend button) im just a lil...scared of adding new friends because of the fear of a huge backlash if i dont accept ;.;
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Pff. I reject people all the time. No one's actually raised any stink about it yet, but if they do? To hell with 'em. Look, it's a friend's list, so I'm gonna treat it like that. If I don't know ya well enough, you won't land on it. Simple.
But that's just me, I guess. I'm kind of a dick.
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Yeah I've had one or two like that previously, and people get confused by the +Follow / +Friend thing. But like you I wouldn't add people with +Friend if I didn't want to have them as a friend instead as regular following, unless they're genuinely want to become a friend, or if I've previously known and befriended them before else where.
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I can fave this journal. Because it is so much truth. :)
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I have an application form for those who wish to befriend me
Link
QTMelon
I think people add the friend status to also get the "can I see your secret porn stash you only show to friends" lol. I only friend people I'm familiar with and will share things that I may not post for regular followers. Those cases will be rare though.