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Nov 26, 2019 10:52 AM
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On MyAnimeList I like to collect friends like Pokemon and sometimes wait for them to evolve. If they don't meet my standards I give them the boot.

How do you guys manage your friendslist? Do you prefer it large with 100+ people you don't even know the names of (let's face it they're not really your friends), or do you like it small and cozy with a few pals you talk with on the daily?

Nov 26, 2019 10:53 AM
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I kick em if they don't hold a good convo or even talk. But i like to collect rocks, what about you?
Nov 26, 2019 10:54 AM
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Laike said:
I kick em if they don't hold a good convo or even talk. But i like to collect rocks, what about you?


Geodude is the ultimate pokemon. I like to hit people with rocks.
Nov 26, 2019 12:12 PM
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You can’t purge a friends list if you don’t have any to begin with.
Nov 26, 2019 12:14 PM
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BlakexEkalb said:
You can’t purge a friends list if you don’t have any to begin with.


Is there any particular reason that you don't want any friends?

Nov 26, 2019 12:14 PM
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Omg don't fucking purge... one of those is going to be someone who doesn't know why you did that. No doubt.
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Nov 26, 2019 12:31 PM
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Seiya said:
BlakexEkalb said:
You can’t purge a friends list if you don’t have any to begin with.


Is there any particular reason that you don't want any friends?


I consider someone who’s a friend to be someone special, where I can trust them and they are good people. While most people will call those they’ve talked to for only a couple conversations a friend, I’d see them as acquaintance. I don’t use the word friend sparingly. As such, nobody on MAL is an actual friend of mine. This also means in real life, I actually only have 1 friend and even then I don’t see us being friends in the future.
Nov 26, 2019 12:43 PM
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BlakexEkalb said:
Seiya said:


Is there any particular reason that you don't want any friends?


I consider someone who’s a friend to be someone special, where I can trust them and they are good people. While most people will call those they’ve talked to for only a couple conversations a friend, I’d see them as acquaintance. I don’t use the word friend sparingly. As such, nobody on MAL is an actual friend of mine. This also means in real life, I actually only have 1 friend and even then I don’t see us being friends in the future.


Oh, I see.

Not to be rude, but that does sound a little bit pessimistic. Granted, I only have one real-life friend, and we don't hang around much either, but I actually want more real-life friends now more than ever, but I'm not that social in real life, so I have a hard time meeting people.

Nov 26, 2019 12:58 PM
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I used to purge people if I wouldn't remember who they even were and keep my list under 100. Now I don't give a shit anymore and I just accept everyone.
Nov 26, 2019 1:17 PM
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Seiya said:
BlakexEkalb said:


I consider someone who’s a friend to be someone special, where I can trust them and they are good people. While most people will call those they’ve talked to for only a couple conversations a friend, I’d see them as acquaintance. I don’t use the word friend sparingly. As such, nobody on MAL is an actual friend of mine. This also means in real life, I actually only have 1 friend and even then I don’t see us being friends in the future.


Oh, I see.

Not to be rude, but that does sound a little bit pessimistic. Granted, I only have one real-life friend, and we don't hang around much either, but I actually want more real-life friends now more than ever, but I'm not that social in real life, so I have a hard time meeting people.


I mean you can still hang around and talk to people, I’m just saying that they’re not what I would truly call a friend. If being friends is as easy as striking a conversation then being a friend would lose its meaning.
Nov 26, 2019 1:35 PM

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removing all of them was a difficult job, since I didn't remember those I knew and those I didn't know. Then, when I was almost done, I remember that I have no friends on MAL, and I left it that way.

Nov 26, 2019 2:28 PM

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On MAL, I only add people I know from real life. Which is like no one, lol. I've always kept my friends list on public networks minimal. I'll typically add people in private from MAL to discord or whatnot if they message me, but don't really add them onto my list. I think it's because I mainly use MAL to update my list and reply to forums so there isn't any other interaction I necessarily need here.
Nov 26, 2019 3:13 PM

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Unfriending seems like unnecessary work since they don't occupy anything, so I just leave them there.
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Nov 26, 2019 3:54 PM

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I purged my friendlist last year I had like 160 friends and only kept close ones.


Nov 26, 2019 5:21 PM

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no
i don't give a fuck about it anymore but I've stopped accepting frs from randomers whom I've never interacted with before
I don't want to end up as one of those butterflies among their collections
Nov 26, 2019 5:47 PM

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I efface those whom I deem unworthy of my friendship.


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Nov 26, 2019 8:38 PM

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MAYOIII said:
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i don't give a fuck about it anymore but I've stopped accepting frs from randomers whom I've never interacted with before
I don't want to end up as one of those butterflies among their collections


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Nov 26, 2019 9:09 PM

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I'm not particularly concerned about whether someone is a 'friend' here or not...I'll talk to them or ignore them regardless.

Purge me daddy.
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Nov 26, 2019 9:32 PM

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I eliminate people randomly, it doesn't matter cause let's face it they are just people to kill time with and once that objective is gone poof vanish into thin air.

There are over 7 billion people on planet earth one or two people being gone means nothing.
Nov 26, 2019 9:45 PM
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Back when PSN only allowed 100 friends I had a real difficult time deciding whether or not to remove an existing friend for a new one. I'm glad those days are over due to that and yet; back then friendship were so much stronger and deeper to me. It was really intimate. Bittersweet.
Nov 27, 2019 1:29 AM

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I donΒ΄t like to send random friend requests for no reason,i only send them when i am sure from the profile of that person that we have common interests,or if the person themselves send one to me.I like to have my number of friends at a manageable level.I wonΒ΄t kick someone for no reason.
Nov 27, 2019 1:32 AM
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Friends are not objects. If you like to ''collect'' them, then can you really call them friends, since you don't even know them?
That's a really odd point of view.
I personally add to my list people only after I get to know them, and only if they too want to be my friends, and I keep in touch with them as much as I can.
No point in adding random strangers to my list.
Nov 27, 2019 1:42 AM

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I limited my personal messages to friends-only on MAL and closed profile comments. So yes you have to send me a request if you need anything lol
Nov 27, 2019 1:51 AM

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I don't care. They add me, we never interact. I dunno why it exist.


Nov 27, 2019 1:55 AM

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Don't care. Not like I talk to any of them. I accept everyone that sends me a request and will never remove them. Well unless they start harassing me or smth but other than that.
Nov 27, 2019 2:18 AM

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Only one person I consider as a friend in my list. The rest are an acquaintance I've at least interacted with.

I don't accept random friend requests.
Nov 27, 2019 5:16 AM

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thats funny lol.

i actually dont care about my friendlist. I get random requests now and then. i just accept them and forget em.

Nov 27, 2019 9:49 AM

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MAL is not like Twitter, it's not like too many friends are going to clutter my feed. I don't give a fuck how many friends I have or not in here.
Nov 27, 2019 2:06 PM

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I have never purged anyone in my "Friends" list and don't plan to - not even the ones in my "Top Friends" list who have removed and/or ignored me
Nov 27, 2019 2:17 PM

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Luchse said:
I efface those whom I deem unworthy of my friendship.


I imagined your avatar saying that with the gun in his hand andβ€”oh wait where are my pants?

OT: I accept everyone, it does me no harm so if they want to increase a meaningless number in their page they can very well do that. (Not talking about those who legitimately add me for friendship)
Nov 27, 2019 4:07 PM

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It takes effort, so I don't. You wanna on the list for whatever reason - fine by me. Of course, there're some friends I am happy to have on the list and occasionally I may kick someone if I feel they don't belong at all of they have offended me. Mostly don't bother tho, yeah.
Nov 27, 2019 6:07 PM

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I accept everyone, there is no compelling reason against it for me.



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