Deleting Friends...

I also delete people after not being active for 7 days or more and they're not on vacation.

I delete people who eat each meal at McDonald's or other restaurants.

I will delete someone who constantly goes over in calories and/or fat and complains that they can't lose weight.

And I will also delete someone who never motivates me or responds to a single post of mine. It's a two-way street here.

Some people I do keep on purely for entertainment.

I didn`t add any friends for the first year. Then I added friends after I got to where I wanted to be in the hope I could offer some encouragement and support.

To cut a long story shore after 3 months I deleted my account and rejoined and would not bother to add friends again!

So fed up of the WTG and OMG have eaten a candy bar, but each to their own

I delete people who haven't logged on for 4 or 5 months. I figure if they haven't logged in in that amount of time - I'm not going to miss them if they do decide to log.

The only other reason I would unfriend someone on here is if they were being preachy instead of helpful, or if they weren't a positive influence for me. (I don't need haters). If they are struggling but are still trying - I'm good with that.

I delete people if they continuously dont log in (like if I see "blah hasnt logged in for 3 days" about once a week), annoy the crap out of me or have never commented on anything I post.

Just curious, as I've seen my friends list shrinking little by little.

But, why would you unfriend someone? Because they're annoying or, because they don't talk enough. They go on about how they are too skinny/fat. Maybe they haven't logged on in long enough?

Wondering what the reasons are for some people.

ginger...did you try and steal their soul?

i delete if they are inactive, or never ever reciprocate any support or encouragement. there were tons of people on my list who milked in the support but never replied to anyone else's exercise or diaries.

I delete friends who either haven't logged in after 2 weeks or if we don't interact with one another.

I delete people that don't log in for a week or so, or if they never interact with me. Lucky for you, I give newbies a chance to get used to some of the crazy *kitten* I post on my wall.

One douche was judgy and rude to some of my other friends because he thought he knew everything about everything as the world's greatest trainer. Needless to say, he was quickly deleted as well.

I delete people who do nothing but complain, or people that don't log in for awhile. That's about it.

Some people are shy or have too many friends to comment on my posts so I don't delete them unless one of 3 things happen:

1. don't log on for weeks
2. they've hidden their diary from friends - seeing new menu ideas keep me motivated as much as support comments
3. post something obscene and/or annoying (like posting their every thought 10 times a day IN ALL CAPS)

I was deleted by someone.. she posted a lost 2 lb loss brought her to 60 lbs -which is awesome!! Then the next day they were at 80. I didn't say a word but the next day I notice I was deleted. lol I only remember due to I wish I could shed 20 lbs over night!!

ginger...did you try and steal their soul?

Kinda, but they don't know that until it's already happened.

Gingers don't steal souls...they just deeply enjoy the fact that everyone thinks they do!!! Bow to the power of the redhead!! :devil: :smokin: And yes i'm a ginger.. LMAO!!!

I've had thin women on my list who went on and on about what they ate. I quietly let them go. People who friend me without a message and I accept anyway, but then who don't contribute anything, ever. No comments. I delete them. And men who add me to their collection, but don't ever comment. I figure they are just collecting, so after a while, they get gone. One, however requested me back the next day. I figure if he noticed me missing from one of his 285 people, he must have had me there for a reason, so I kept him. I try to keep my list to a manageable number so I can encourage and get to know the people on it. If i have people clogging up my wall with their posts who never interact with me in any way, I move them out so I can find the posts from the people I converse with.

I have deleted a few people who didnt log for 2 months. I also deleted someone who was married and spent most of her time talking about what a piece of crud her husband was while sucking up as much attention as she could possibly get from her numerous male friends. Every other day there was some new drama in her home life and she rarely ever talked about exercise or anything fitness. When it got to the point that she was only posting "IM me so we can chat" and the only people commenting on her status were guys talking about how hot she looked i figured she was here for something other then fitness. Besides she only commented twice on my feed in 100 days. No big deal...live how you want but for me this is a support network!!

I have had four people delete me and was suprised by all of them. I actively commented on their posts and was always respectful and encouraging. Maybe they didnt like something in my diary or whatever but honestly i couldnt come up with one obvious reason for the deletion. Oh well...theres always other friends out there. Thats the great thing about MFP..all kinds of people and all kinds of support!!

I used to delete if people didn't log in for a few weeks or longer, but I stopped doing that. Who knows, when/if they come back, they might need more support than ever.

I also deleted a few people who were eating a very unhealthy amount of calories (800 or less per day) and were posting pics of themselves that clearly showed that, if anything, they needed to GAIN weight. Their posts were very negative and they wouldn't listen to common sense when others tried to explain that what they were doing was unhealthy and harmful to themselves.