Deleting friends.

GreyEyes21
GreyEyes21 Posts: 241 Member
edited January 1 in Chit-Chat
How long should someone not log in for me to delete them? Is someone not serious about weight loss and the site if they don't log in for 5 days or 30 days? or?

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  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    I give them about a week, if they don't give a good reason beforehand, or just don't seem serious enough about it.
  • elcyclista
    elcyclista Posts: 393
    It's up to you. I don't delete my friends because if I do I'll just have 2 or 3 left and ill seem like a loner. :| hehe
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    I don't bother deleting someone unless they annoy and/or trigger me.


    I mean MFP has a friend limit but unless you're close to it why bother deleting someone? I mean they'll come back eventually or they won't. I don't think keeping them really matters much.
  • Tennessee2019
    Tennessee2019 Posts: 676 Member
    I keep my friends for 30 days in case "life got in the way" for them, but no longer than that. If they come back, they can friend request me again.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Depends on the friend. If it's someone I interact with regularly, I probably would never delete them.

    people who friend and never show up in the feed except for a string of "has not logged in for 3 days" will get ****canned.
  • GreyEyes21
    GreyEyes21 Posts: 241 Member
    Thanks for the advice... I think I will wait 2 weeks. Then delete. I dont like my friends list being too full.
  • umer76
    umer76 Posts: 1,272 Member
    For me it is not the question of duration they are away from MFP. It is mainly the interaction with the friends. If I have no communication with them from both sides then I remove them. I would like to have friends who are active on MFP and responsive.
  • GreyEyes21
    GreyEyes21 Posts: 241 Member
    For me it is not the question of duration they are away from MFP. It is mainly the interaction with the friends. If I have no communication with them from both sides then I remove them. I would like to have friends who are active on MFP and responsive.

    It would take time I dont have to keep track of friends that are responsive lol If they are losing weight or bulking up is what matters to me. They should be active.
  • helengetshealthy
    helengetshealthy Posts: 171 Member
    I deleted someone because they were posting every 5 minutes about stupid stuff, treating their news feed or whatever as if it were a message board. The posts and updates from my other MFP friends were being buried by this idiot, so I deleted him!
  • makemewannadie
    makemewannadie Posts: 401 Member
    I go through my friends list every couple of weeks and it's generally if someone hasn't been on that time then I delete them (unless they've given a reason for not going online eg. a holiday!)
    I also delete people if they're pro-eating disorders... as someone recovering it's really triggering to see that sort of stuff. I do have a lot of girls on my friends list who are also recovering and we all slip up sometimes, but it's nice to give and get support (:
  • Ant_the_old_keith_lemon
    Ant_the_old_keith_lemon Posts: 272 Member
    go straight for the jugular...

    if they are red they should be dead .. unless you have bonded and you miss them ha
  • jothekid
    jothekid Posts: 230 Member
    For me it's not a matter of showing up or not, if I have absolutely no interaction with them, no support, no feedback...then they're out!
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    I just cleaned out my friends list - I had friends that hadn't logged in for 50 months! I guess 4 years is my cutoff. :laugh:
  • Manda86
    Manda86 Posts: 1,859 Member
    go straight for the jugular...

    if they are red they should be dead .. unless you have bonded and you miss them ha

    Ugh, I've got politics on the brain, at first glance I thought you were saying conservatives should be dead! Ha ha - I was thinking to myself, "Well, that's a little harsh..."
  • spozzybear
    spozzybear Posts: 216 Member
    I deleted someone because they were posting every 5 minutes about stupid stuff, treating their news feed or whatever as if it were a message board. The posts and updates from my other MFP friends were being buried by this idiot, so I deleted him!

    LOL sounds like we deleted the same person! It was like reading a whole novel with every post!
  • trackstack
    trackstack Posts: 174 Member
    That was good to know, I'm new and didn't realize stuff like that, not that I'm posting like crazy, but I found a setting to turn most of that off.
  • Growtinymusclesgrow
    Growtinymusclesgrow Posts: 152 Member
    I delete everyone at the end of the day and then re-friend them the next morning...

    Hahahahaha!
  • helengetshealthy
    helengetshealthy Posts: 171 Member
    hahaha I neeeeeeed to know who you deleted now - what was his username?! maybe make it an anagram or something....
  • Italian_Buju
    Italian_Buju Posts: 8,030 Member
    I dont unless its been a REALLY long time, cuz you never know what might happen, someone might end up sick, or even in hospital, or have a computer break down....when my PC broke down, it took me two months to save up for a new one...so you just never know....
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