Do you ever decline friend requests?

Timelordlady85

I have never declined anyone as of yet but I do prefer accepting people with open diaries and filled out profiles.

Pirate_chick

I accept anyone that wants to be my friend. I do prefer a quick message when people send a request, but don't decline if they don't.

ETA: but if they turn out to be whiny, woe is me types, fad diet pushers, or become inactive for over a month I delete them.

Bernadette60614

My profile says: Please do not be offended, but I'm only accepting friend requests from vegans, vegetarians or those following a whole foods approach.

If someone's request doesn't confirm that they follow those approaches, the reason that I didn't accept is explained in my profile.

I like having a small number of friends who are supportive and who I get to "know". Our little group not only talks about what we are eating/exercising, but also family matters, emotions and motivation.

sarahg148

All of the time...

When I first started I accepted them all and ended up with more people than I could ever conceivably interact with. My FL is still too big but I try not to delete anyone unless it's been awhile since they've logged in...but really, I only interact with a handful of people on my FL and it's usually either just goofing around or to chat about lifting or cycling.

I don't accept any FR without a message (my profile says so...if they didn't send a message then they didn't read my profil and thus have no idea what I'm all about or if we even have any common goals, etc)...

^^^^This exactly!

tomwatso

Yes I do.

SmartAlec03211988

I've only declined one person ever, and that was because after reading their profile I knew we wouldn't get along, and they would end up deleting me anyway.

sunnyside1213

I never decline, but if they go two weeks without logging, they are deleted. I don't want friends who aren't serious about this lifestyle.

Losing_Sarah

I have a closed profile for those who aren't my friends just because that is how I prefer it. While I use MFP and other social media sites I like to have a little bit of privacy.

That being said, I don't ever decline friend requests that have closed profiles. Once I accept a request I just check out their profile. I have, however, removed a friend after looking at their profile, and a couple times removed friends at later dates for various reasons.

I think it's great that some folk are very open, but some people just want a little privacy for their own reasons. A closed diary doesn't mean someone can't give support in other ways.

zoeysasha37

I deny them for all those reasons. I have one guy who keeps sending them in after I deny it, he is relentless. I just dislike friend collectors, they send out random requests to people just to have 9000 friends but don't actually communicate with anyone.

daw0518

I accept pretty much all requests, and delete people if they get creepy or try to sell me stuff. I rejected one request because it had 'herbalife' in the username, and we had never been in contact before. No thank you!

I also go through after awhile & delete people who haven't been on in several weeks or months. Sometimes I feel bad because I know I was on MFP for years before ACTUALLY utilizing it, but honestly it just drives me crazy to have 200 friends when only 30 of them actually use the site.

jenschroll

I've declined only one, but that was because the person was spamming me right off the bat in their FR message.

askeates

If I get a request from someone I don't recognize as having seen somewhere on the message boards, or on a friends wall posts.... and if they don't send a message with the request, I will absolutely turn them down. I'm not a collector, and want to be able to get to know my FL peeps, so I don't want the FL getting out of hand.

peleroja

I accept lots of requests from women (pretty much anyone with similar goals); however, I decline all requests from men. It's not personal (and I have lots of guy friends in real life) but I just feel funny about it online for some reason. I don't think my boyfriend would even care necessarily, but I figure if I feel weird about it there's no need to do it. And I've gotten enough messages that cross the line to feel validated in my choice, honestly.

Plus, most women on my friends list have similar goals/weights/diets to my own, compared to most of the guys who request.

So, yeah. There are lots of great, supportive men here, but I get all the help I need from the ladies on my FL and none of the flirty messages, so my blanket policy stands.

TwirleySlims

I accept friend requests & try to support the best I can, if you want to add me, feel free

MinMin97

I decline them all the time, because they are blank.

amandarunning

What's a friend request :sad:

:laugh:

Pangea250

I accept every friend request. But I do feel free to delete liberally, especially when all I see are posts about sex.

edisonsbulb

I don't mind a closed profile. But

If there is no note: decline
If a note has words but says nothing: decline
If there is some indication you just collect friends: decline
If you wear Crocs: decline
If I've heard you're bad in bed: decline

ninerbuff

Nope. I look at every one as someone who wants to learn or share.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Naywifey07

I accept all friend request. I may delete some old friends if they are not active or least showing support like Im supporting them. And as far as closed diaries sometimes I have mine open and sometimes I have ot closed... Its no big deal to me !!!