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Jan 1, 2022 10:46 AM

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Presently, I have my friend requests turned off. Before, I would only accept if I knew them; otherwise, I would try to have a conversation with them first.
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Jan 1, 2022 12:56 PM

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I've never accepted a random friend friend on here before & I don't plan on doing so. Most of those came from those users that send friend requests to everyone on here to have a huge friend count.
Jan 1, 2022 2:07 PM
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I used to accept random until I realize it's a big mistake. The more random people you accept, the worse the quality of friends you will get. I do get the occasional friend requests, but I don't accept any of them if they don't plan on having any interactions and only if we do get along.
Jan 1, 2022 2:19 PM

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I usually send to those who have the same interest as me

Though, I do accept any request that I receive ^-^
Jan 2, 2022 6:07 AM
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I accept all friend requests from people I know in real life and I've accepted some from people who I thought had taste similar to mine. Otherwise I just leave them.

Jan 2, 2022 3:09 PM

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I used to accept pretty much all friend requests I received, but now I prefer to accept fr's from people with whom I've talked or know from forums for example.





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Jan 2, 2022 3:26 PM
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Apr 2021
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i dont accept random friend request. I only accept request from people that i get along on the forum.
Jan 2, 2022 3:30 PM

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i want to get 20 friends and then make some bitshift sorting operations
Jan 2, 2022 4:59 PM
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I accept everyone, except if the profile is completely empty. I thought I'd gather as many friends as possible and then sell my friends list as an NFT.

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Jan 2, 2022 6:50 PM

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Oct 2016
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I accept all friend requests, unless it's a bot or if it's someone I dislike. Even if we don't have similar anime/manga lists.
I think it's fun to see different anime/manga lists, and I see it as an opportunity to find anime and manga that I've either never heard of before or haven't checked out yet.
Jan 2, 2022 9:38 PM

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I accept all but when they are offline for hella long time then I delete them because I prefer to have active people which I can spy in my mobile app and see what they're watching rn

Take this 'spying' with distance tho
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Jan 2, 2022 9:39 PM

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I'll accept friend requests from just about anyone, though I prefer us to have had some interactions on the forum for some time, before they send a request.

I used to not care, but now I don't see a point if we never interact
Jan 3, 2022 9:03 AM

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Jul 2021
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i accept all of them and send a few of them

Jan 3, 2022 9:51 AM

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Not really.

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Jan 3, 2022 10:06 AM
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Jul 2018
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I accept everyone but don't really respond to their messages as I only use this account for fun shitposting

I sent a few requests when I was new but stopped after I locked my comments
Jan 3, 2022 2:29 PM

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I'm open to new friend requests, I don't do much here except update my anime list.
Jan 11, 2022 8:09 AM

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I accept any even though my previous Kiba profile pic didn't look that friendly lmao I don't think much of random FRs as I even add a lot of random people for FB games too.
But it seems like MALers are more stingy with sending them out compared to MDLers, I have 71 right now compared to MDL with 467. But then again that felt more like a smaller community as I recognized more people from the comment sections while most of the people on my friends list are from the FG.
Too bad I can't cancel my FR if I am left hanging compared to on MDL so I don't send them out myself anymore, as I prefer others to actually want to be in my friends list and it's embarrassing if they reject my FR.
Jan 11, 2022 8:23 AM
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I'll accept friend requests from people I've at least talked to. I recently got a few requests from people who just joined that day and never spoke a word to me or even sent a message of introduction so I declined those. So far the friends I have I initiated the request. It doesn't bother me to be the sender more often than not.
Jan 11, 2022 9:02 AM
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I don't accept random friend requests. It helps with my ego when I see a bunch of pending requests. I will however accept friend requests from people I know/have talked to. And I'll usually make conversation with people I add get to know them a little bit to build onto that label of friendship.
Jan 11, 2022 11:01 PM

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Feb 2021
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If someone wants to consider me their friend I don't see any reason why I should turn them down. Unless their profile looks too sketch
Feb 27, 2022 6:28 PM
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I accept all friend requests, it’s nice to see what people are watching & reading.
Feb 27, 2022 6:53 PM

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i stopped accepting friend request when i got 100 friends, only accepting if i find the person interesting or have common interest, and i dont like friend collectors, their a pain in the ass and annoying asf, unless if you show your mbti, then i might accept
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Feb 27, 2022 7:34 PM

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Ahh back then when I have around 200 friends because I actively send and accept friend requests, when I decided to clean some of them who never talk to me I only got around 30 users left. Now I rather to keep my friend list small with only some people that actively talk with me.
Feb 27, 2022 9:27 PM
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i do get sent FR's from time to time, but it annoys me when they send one just to get a higher friend list / don't talk to me at all. makes no sense, so i remove them after a while
Feb 27, 2022 11:05 PM

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onlykashnomoney said:
i do get sent FR's from time to time, but it annoys me when they send one just to get a higher friend list / don't talk to me at all. makes no sense, so i remove them after a while

Same here. Friend list's purpose is to have a list of the people you interact with regularly on this site so that you can check up on each other from time to time. I want to keep mine as small as possible.
Feb 28, 2022 2:07 AM

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I'll accept them right away if I know them. Otherwise, I'll try to strike up a conversation first.
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Feb 28, 2022 2:10 AM
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Feb 2020
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I accept every friend request.....
Feb 28, 2022 2:13 AM
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I plan to gather 100 friend request(your vote)
Only need 8 more :D
Feb 28, 2022 2:17 AM

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It's complicated. I used to accept every single one but it makes me feel shallow to have so much quantity vs quality.

Later on I've been involved in maldrama here and there in the forums and clubs, unfriended by people who I've shared mutual info based on very little spats that one would think is something people would eventually brush off.

And in addition to that not everyone who I've had a decent convo on my fucking public comments sends me frs anyway (they might have a similar situation than I do) but it still comes off sometimes as an attempt to pass time or just to have a better grasp of who I am and so, I don't send people requests. I also occasionally wipe a certain number of my fl as a result of it

There's also the thing with friend collectors, so yeah

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Feb 28, 2022 2:17 AM

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Jan 2021
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If person that is sending me fr seems based, I will accept it

I personally never send them
Feb 28, 2022 2:24 AM

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Feb 2012
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I accept all friends requests, I love all my MAL members.

I usually just check their profile when the friend request arrives, and then go on and accept.

However sadly I've made it a yearly ritual to go through my friends list at the end of the year and see how much people is inactive, some don't log in for 2 or more years, those I just delete. So yeah if you're active, feel free to add me.
Feb 28, 2022 4:42 AM
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Jul 2018
561791
*cricket sounds*

Too shy but probs won't say no
Feb 28, 2022 4:50 AM

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Yes, if i know them. (your vote)

I have 71 pending friend requests that I don’t know what I want to do with. I can’t be bothered to ask them why they sent a fr without a message or comment on my profile or even a reply to any of my threads as far as I know.
Feb 28, 2022 8:41 AM
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I accept requests. I figure even if I don't know them, they might have liked one of my reviews, have similar tastes or are looking to discuss an anime they just watched. Ultimately, this helps both of us. We're likely watching different shows and that allows us to pick new ones up that we may not have considered before. For instance, if we like the same style shows and they rate something high that I haven't seen, I'm more likely to go check it out.
Feb 28, 2022 9:34 AM

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I'll accept if it seems like we have a lot in common. I'll check to see what anime or manga they have read, and I'll look at what they have written in their profile, etc. If it seems like we may get along well, then I surely do not mind accepting.
Feb 28, 2022 3:11 PM
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I usually accept all the friend requests; nevertheless, if one user comes out from my friends list, they won't be able to come back.
Mar 1, 2022 10:13 AM

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it doesnt really mater but sometimes its nice to form a bond with people however i think it could also get awkward if you start talking but then dont talk anymore
Jun 10, 2022 8:55 PM
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I accept someone who is somewhat interesting in several aspects. Why would I accept someone who is random and with no compelling personality? It's ridiculous.

Days ago, I commented on a Hungarian person's profile about the difficulty of his mother language and he replied with bad manner.
Jun 10, 2022 10:28 PM
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Jul 2018
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I used to, but I don't anymore. I just found it meaningless since I would have "friends" come and go with little to no conversations between each other. Plus, I socialize through the forums the most anyways. I'm a little awkward about starting and carrying conversations with people directly.
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Jun 10, 2022 10:34 PM

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I did receive some random friend request when I wouldn't even be active for like 1 year maybe. I remember refusing some but I'm pretty sure I've accepted most of them. I just feel like it's kinda random getting a friend request if I've never spoken to that person. Well, I don't think I would remember also. I don't even think I've talked to any of them.
Jun 11, 2022 12:31 AM

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I don't like having many friends be it Virtual or Reality TBH....I rarely have any conversations with any...I try to keep it minimal and if that said friends were to start a conversation then I try to respond... And yeah, I don't accept all request ...




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Jun 18, 2022 3:24 AM
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I would like some online friends unfortunately I am too unpopular yet, however its not that big of a deal, I enjoy it even without friends
Jun 20, 2022 6:25 PM

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Jun 20, 2022 6:34 PM

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I check their profile and list and if it's not too bad I accept them. I don't mind if they never interact with me, I don't see them as real friends anyway.
Jun 20, 2022 9:55 PM
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We don't accept everyone. Sometimes I don't accept people who I don't think would be a good fit for my tastes or my mood at the time.

Jun 21, 2022 8:05 PM
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I used to accept most random friend requests but now I just have people I know and/or have had at least 1 convo with on my friends list
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