Why Do You Accept Friend Requests?

[octorok74]

It has always perplexed me as to why people on here accept and deny friend requests. All I want to find out is why you accept/ deny friend requests and how you go about deciding whether that member should be your friend.

I usually look at how many posts a member has, how long they have been a member, and I look at the quality of there posts. Most of the time I do accept friend requests, but every once in a while I turn them down.

So everyone, commence with the posting.

[Pocket Asian]

Whenever I get a friend request, I just go ahead and accept it. I actually have never denied a friend request, but I have removed users, well, really only one, but that was because the user got banned.

[Kazumi]

Well. I've never turned down a friend request. And I rarely send out friend requests, unless I have known that person for a long time and I really have no idea why I'm not their friend yet. For some reason I get quite a few random friend requests from people I don't even know. And sometimes I really want to turn a friend request down. But I just can't. That would be mean.

But I don't send them out. Only accept them.

[athenian200]

I generally accept friend requests from anyone. Who couldn't use more friends, after all?

The only exceptions are people I really dislike. But there are very few of those, and most of the time they're openly hostile enough towards me that I doubt they'd send a friend request.

[Xinnamin]

Pretty much what Kazumi said. I accept every friend request that comes my way, but practically never send out requests to others, with the only exceptions being these random impulses I get occasionally after an interesting conversation. I feel like there's really no reason not to accept, and it might be rude or hurtful to deny.

[Master Kokiri 9]

Well, I tend not to accept friend requests incredibly easy. If I don't know a person very well, I generally don't accept them. And I've only sent a couple friend requests, most of them just people I get along with great. And there is no "dislike" factor for me because I either don't know you well enough to like or dislike you, or I like you. I'm simple like that.

[PureLocke]

Usually unless I find a bubbling mess of stupid emanating from their posts I'll accept the friend request, also if they're new users. I'll send friend requests to people who I click with through personal/visitor messages or normal forum posts.

[Zeruda]

I think it'd be rude not to. I mean... maybe they actually do want to be my friend. Only a couple of the people who have sent me them have actually associated with me since, but you never know who might turn out to be a really great friend. I guess I just like having friends. :>

[Atsuma]

I do it as a sign of friendship. I am not rude with anyone, could never be, really. And so well, we are all members of this wonderful community, shouldn't we all be friends? Or better yet...one big happy family? I call dibs on being that sweet...big brother. :P

All in all, I accept requests because I am friendly to anyone and everyone.

[Shadsie]

I've only ever requested friendship of maybe two people on here. The rest.... I have loads of "friends" just from accepting those who request of me. I don't think much of it - I accept if I've seen a few of a person's posts and I'm sufficently assured that they aren't a troll or a fly-by-night. If I've not seen many posts from someone, I'll usually deny the request. I honestly don't think much of it, so don't get too excited if I friend you and don't be too dissapointed if I deny you. I always figure denied folks will try again.

I'm opinionated and verbose, but when it comes down to actually making friends, I'm pretty shy - so just don't feel too special or bad either way.

[Raven]

The possibility of a new friend is enough reason for me to accept someones friend request. I'm easy going so if someone wants to get to know me, that's cool i guess. Not that you'll like me when you actually do get to know me but it's the thought that counts. It is the extension of goodwill that keeps me accepting others requests and though sometimes i feel like I'm being too nice by letting just about anyone be my friend I also realize that I'm not so special myself and that I should at least give others the chance to become closer...

I'm not that cool but I think I am. heh

[Epwna]

I except friend requests from anyone,I barely dish them out.I except them because it's a sign that those people think I'm nice or funny or epic or awesome.It makes me feel good.I still remember my first friend request.

[vatti]

I usually only accept friend requests if I have seen that persons posts before or profile. Other than that I have no idea why accept friend requests...

[DisappearingMist]

I was a bit more discerning when I first joined the forums. But now I just accept all the requests I get, regardless of who they are. I don't really care one way or the other, but it is easier to just accept than to leave the request unanswered. I have discovered that requestees tend to message you a lot asking why you have not responded yet. It's a nuisance that I don't want to deal with.

[Dark Princess]

I've gotten many friend requests from people I don't even know, but I accepted them because I figured that if we start chatting in visitor messages and stuff, we could become friends. I've never denied a friend request, and I don't plan to. It just seems too mean to do.

[Hazel]

Same as everyone else, really. I accept all friend request, but I usually try to get into a conversation with the person afterwards.

[arkvoodle]

I send and accept requests so that I can get to know people who i'll be seeing alot better. It helps start conversations, and you never know, the person you send/accept a request may turn out to be a great friend who you'll remember for a long time, even though you've never met them in person.

[Hylian Hobbit]

Heh, I used take friend requests really seriously when I started forumming. It was like, "omg, someone who actually likes me! =D... Or do they really...?" And sending a request was like offering them my left arm or something, lol.

I don't think too much about it now. If I talk to someone for a little while, I'll probably send them a friend request. Not always though. But I accept any that come my way. I get a lot of requests from people I've never talked to/seen before. =P

[Y2K3]

Like a lot of people have said, I accept everyone who send me requests, but myself dont' usually send them out. I usually communicate with them unless they're on the SB, but it's just somethign fun to do. Plus, if we do want to communicate, we can. Simple as that! :)

[Bigelover88]

From the first day I joined I got a friendship request. I accepted. Why? Because I see it as a welcome sign. Be honest...if you join a Site and you got a friendship request it makes you feel much more comfortable, right? I don't care about the number of friends. I don't want to accept friends only to raise my friends number up. Even if the people who do send you a request might try to get their numbers up it is still a warm feeling.

[K4KING]

I accept Friend Requests often, though I deny others if I don't know them. If I see their posts or threads OR if I talk to them at the SB, I accept them immediately. I tend to send friend requests rather than receive them. It gives me a feeling that I made a new friend.

[Axle the Beast]

I pretty much always accept them, and pretty much always have since I've been on ZD.

I think I can recall denying one. Just one. I think it was because the person had been banned.

Anyway, there's not much behind it. To be honest I wish friend requests were more personal things... like only your closest friends (or closer friends, at least). But that's not what it is, really, on the internet in general, and I've accepted that. So I pretty much accept them all unless there's a significant reason for me not to.

I do let my friend requests pile up like I do with my VMs before I go through them though. :P I also make effort to message each one of the people who send me requests at least once, even though some of them never respond. -.-

[Durion]

I personally tend to only accept friend requests from people I actually talk to, although I need to go through the friend section again and remove a few members who as far as I know, no longer active anymore. Most of the time though, I do accept them because they usually are requested by the people I talk to. I do however deny the ones that are requested from people I've either never heard of or don't talk to.

[MetaPwn]

i accept because i have no real friends :D ....... i mean i like being nice to people i dont know *shifty eyes*

[February Eve]

I'm about to friend a few of you. :P My idea for sending friend requests is to be able to start conversations later. Problem is I'm inherently shy and haven't messaged many people afterwards...

[Skull Kid]

When ever i get a friend request i accept it because i barly have any friends. I have 12 but yea friends are great to have there part of your family!! :)

[small link]

I usually accept a friend request after someone has talked to me at least once or twice on the shoutbox or in the forums. I usually send a friend request to someone after we talked a bunch of times or after a long conversation. I don't actually deney any, but their are a few still waiting to be accepted because I've never heard of thoes people before.

(oh and skull Kid im your friend!!)

[Phantom Zelda]

I basicly accept them all because I've only gotten like 8 but I make sure I've seen them on the forums first.

[Faedeur]

Depends on the site I am on. As I am not on here as much as I am other forums, I generally accept any friend requests here. On PSO-World, however, as I am there almost all the time, I am more cautious about who I accept. People I have chatted with or people who have good posting history, or people whom I am agreeable with, as well as the other PSOW mods and admins alongside me. Should a user I dislike or have seen to be a scab on the rear of the forum, I deny the request.

[Dragon565333]

I generally accept friend requests from anyone. Who couldn't use more friends, after all?

The only exceptions are people I really dislike. But there are very few of those, and most of the time they're openly hostile enough towards me that I doubt they'd send a friend request.

Basically I agree with you. I love getting to know people online... unless they want me for one thing... >.<

[Ember Incubus]

I accept every request I get. I am here to make freinds, not to make enemies, so this is like the first step to making friends. I have only evermade to friend requsts myself though. I want them to initiate it so that I know they are willing to be friends. The only request I made that was denied is from the now banned OniGozuwho did not accept. (I was trying to apologize...)

[Elfen]

Hmm, sure i always do im not the one to hate, unless its some one threating me or plain annoying, but i may may not send out them, i feel weird doing it, unless i know the person good then maybe i will, but irdc if some one does or doesnt, its just a sign to ell you that your not being ignored half the time xD but ill accept any idky