are there lots of nutters around ??

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    if we lose weight do we have to lose our sense of humour ?

    Losing weight is serious business. There is no room for jocularity here. I refuse to have humorous people on my FL. The first time a person makes a joke on my feed, they get a warning. The second joke they get cut.

    THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.

    That's why I never sent the FR. Serious Dav is Serious. Plus I'm all out of nakkid pichas.

    I never saw this because I blocked you way back in December. Your joking will not be tolerated!

    REPORTED
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    so if i want to make friends with someone i shall write

    ''i am not a nutter and will not send naked photos to you,please be my friend''

    got it.

    then don't bother sending me a FR. if i don't get nekkid pic, or at least a link to a pervy tumblr site, it's an instant decline. A man got to have a code

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  • Bobby__Clerici
    Bobby__Clerici Posts: 741 Member
    Some folks here with the FaceBook/Twitter mentality "friend collect".
    I enjoy mutually supportive relationships but am NOT a friend collector. I seek positive, productive connections with like-minded, interactive people serious about fitness.
    And my continued connection means a friendship is a 2 way street.
    To each his own....
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    If I get a request from a female, I always accept it. If I get a request from a guy I'll usually accept it but if I get a creepy PM I delete them. I'm more than happy to support everyone, but if you're a creep I'm going to delete you.

    Pro tip for the ladies: changing your pic from a body shot to a more modest one greatly reduces the amount of requests from creeps.
  • AliceKlaar
    AliceKlaar Posts: 275 Member
    Wibble! Catfish!! Hatstand!!!
  • metaphoria
    metaphoria Posts: 1,432 Member
    Put up a real picture of yourself instead of a cartoon, make a couple hundred forum posts instead of just a couple, and accept your first 30 friend requests without question.

    what do you mean a real picture ? I am really a blonde mermaid :ohwell:

    This is why people screen their friends...

    if we lose weight do we have to lose our sense of humour ?


    I'm using mfp to lose all my humour, losing weight was a happy side effect.
  • Belinda658
    Belinda658 Posts: 181 Member
    Yea I see a lot of those types. I can understand screening, and some people wanting to have a few things in common etc. Thats cool and all. The people that trip me out the most is the ones with all these long lists of "rules" to be their friend. What a joke! Trust me you are not that important if you feel the need to post rules. lol.

    I just come here to get some support now and then and just overall mingle with the rest of the people that are doing the same.
    Nope not judgmental at all

    that wasn't even me !!!!

    Ha. Sorry it's 230am :)

    Are you from the future?
    Tries to think of a smartass response and fails
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    I'm one of those with a "long list" of t&c's of acceptance. In the 14 months I have been here I've probably had 500 requests, accepted 400 and had to delete 300. I'm not here to collect people, and I can't support a huge friends list, there's barely enough time for my 100.
    Would you accept friend requests off random strangers on Facebook? No, then why should it be any different here? :flowerforyou: :drinker:
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    I used to roll my eyes at people who would have those rules for accepting friends, but for some odd reason, girls who eat 200 calories a day love to friend request me. Maybe they like to eat vicariously through my diary?? I don't know.
  • 1Fizzle
    1Fizzle Posts: 241 Member
    I rarely get messages with my friend requests. Some interact, some don't...you will see that you will only interact with the same 10-15 on a regular basis anyway. I say go nuts! And you can always go through Dav's profile to pilfer some friends...he's got 3/4's of MFP on lock...LoL.
  • VanessaHeartsMasr
    VanessaHeartsMasr Posts: 727
    Put up a real picture of yourself instead of a cartoon, make a couple hundred forum posts instead of just a couple, and accept your first 30 friend requests without question.

    what do you mean a real picture ? I am really a blonde mermaid :ohwell:

    This is why people screen their friends...

    if we lose weight do we have to lose our sense of humour ?


    I'm using mfp to lose all my humour, losing weight was a happy side effect.

    :laugh:
  • Subowski
    Subowski Posts: 71
    Hatstand!!!

    Pahahaha
  • Bobby__Clerici
    Bobby__Clerici Posts: 741 Member
    If I get a request from a female, I always accept it. If I get a request from a guy I'll usually accept it but if I get a creepy PM I delete them. I'm more than happy to support everyone, but if you're a creep I'm going to delete you.

    Pro tip for the ladies: changing your pic from a body shot to a more modest one greatly reduces the amount of requests from creeps.
    Ladies do this as well.
    The instant I get even a hint of such tomfoolery, they're GONE.
    All I am interested in here on MFP is health and wellness.
    This is not Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club....:bigsmile:
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Yea I see a lot of those types. I can understand screening, and some people wanting to have a few things in common etc. Thats cool and all. The people that trip me out the most is the ones with all these long lists of "rules" to be their friend. What a joke! Trust me you are not that important if you feel the need to post rules. lol.

    I just come here to get some support now and then and just overall mingle with the rest of the people that are doing the same.
    Actually, I am.

    I'm the most motivational person on MFP. Where the hell have you been?

    ^^True story. Since i sent my friend request, we have become best friends. We do karate in her garage every Saturday.
    We also formed an entertainment conglomerate, Prestige Worldwide. We'll be debuting at next year's Catalina Wine Mixer.

    Wow! That's impressive!

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  • toshi89
    toshi89 Posts: 101 Member
    Just a thought. Maybe you disagree. But adding a friend online without a message(that you don't already know) is like going to the mall and some random person comes up to you and says, "hey, let's be friends." They don't introduce themselves, you don't know their name, etc. That is how so many people get in issues on other social networks such as Facebook. Adding people they do not know. Also, most people have real life friends to support them.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Just a thought. Maybe you disagree. But adding a friend online without a message(that you don't already know) is like going to the mall and some random person comes up to you and says, "hey, let's be friends." They don't introduce themselves, you don't know their name, etc. That is how so many people get in issues on other social networks such as Facebook. Adding people they do not know. Also, most people have real life friends to support them.

    Not to me at all. I have a huge number of friends on mfp and facebook that I will probably never meet in real life. To me, there's a *HUGE* difference between being friends with someone online and being their *real* friend, face to face.
  • toshi89
    toshi89 Posts: 101 Member
    Btw, I'm Toshi & I joined 2 days ago. & to add onto my previous comment. That's how crazy stuff that they taught us about in elementary school comes about. People finding you through online stuff & you know the rest.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Yea I see a lot of those types. I can understand screening, and some people wanting to have a few things in common etc. Thats cool and all. The people that trip me out the most is the ones with all these long lists of "rules" to be their friend. What a joke! Trust me you are not that important if you feel the need to post rules. lol.

    I just come here to get some support now and then and just overall mingle with the rest of the people that are doing the same.
    Actually, I am.

    I'm the most motivational person on MFP. Where the hell have you been?

    ^^True story. Since i sent my friend request, we have become best friends. We do karate in her garage every Saturday.
    We also formed an entertainment conglomerate, Prestige Worldwide. We'll be debuting at next year's Catalina Wine Mixer.

    "Boats 'n Hoes!"
  • thinnerbrady
    thinnerbrady Posts: 3
    What's a nutter?
  • Faye_Anderson
    Faye_Anderson Posts: 1,495 Member
    Just a thought. Maybe you disagree. But adding a friend online without a message(that you don't already know) is like going to the mall and some random person comes up to you and says, "hey, let's be friends." They don't introduce themselves, you don't know their name, etc. That is how so many people get in issues on other social networks such as Facebook. Adding people they do not know. Also, most people have real life friends to support them.

    Not to me at all. I have a huge number of friends on mfp and facebook that I will probably never meet in real life. To me, there's a *HUGE* difference between being friends with someone online and being their *real* friend, face to face.

    So are you fake with your online friends or your face to face ones? Honestly I'm no different with anybody, if we have things in common we'll get on
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Wibble! Catfish!! Hatstand!!!

    Friend request. Sent. (sorry, no message)
  • WelshMaid
    WelshMaid Posts: 52
    Wibble! Catfish!! Hatstand!!!

    Friend request. Sent. (sorry, no message)

    isn't that illegal ??????
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    so if i want to make friends with someone i shall write

    ''i am not a nutter and will not send naked photos to you,please be my friend''

    got it.

    To me, this would be a very effective FR message. If you mention the words, "motivation", "support", "journey" (unless capitalized and accompanied with a song title/lyrics), etc. then probably not. Unless, of course, you represent a demographic that is under-represented on my FL. Currently, I'm a little low on women 52-55, and (surprisingly), men 22-25.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    You put warnings, or you accept and delete.

    Every time I put a picture of a body part as my profile picture, lots of young, under-eating mfp users friend me. Even if I wrote asking for a message on my profile, I can't read messages on my app, so I probably won't get to read any message anyway. So... I accept, look at their recent activity, keep or delete. Is that better or worse? Nuttier or less nutty?

    As for pervs, they don't go for me. I had one, who I rather led on, but in the end HE deleted ME for saying that I disagreed with avoiding high calorie, oily fish just because of the calories. When I see him posting anywhere I still can't forget what a perv he is... and hope he eats more!

    Everyone just finds their own way to make the site work for them.
  • kathyms13
    kathyms13 Posts: 497 Member
    what can i say, yes im a nutter, i like to bring humor into my dieting because its a sad thing if you cant laugh. I have brill friends on here who help me to stay on track, but i say it as i see it, this thread bored me i managed to read most of the first page then jumped to the end. You either have friends or not, you either do it on your own or not, acsepting a friend request doesnt mean you have to be friends forever. SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL.
  • toshi89
    toshi89 Posts: 101 Member
    what can i say, yes im a nutter, i like to bring humor into my dieting because its a sad thing if you cant laugh. I have brill friends on here who help me to stay on track, but i say it as i see it, this thread bored me i managed to read most of the first page then jumped to the end. You either have friends or not, you either do it on your own or not, acsepting a friend request doesnt mean you have to be friends forever. SO WHATS THE BIG DEAL.

    Having a sense of humor is a great thing. You'll actually do better than people who don't. (laughter is the best medicine.) When you're too serious, you stress out to much. Stress=breaking out & weight gain because of what it makes you do.
  • victorialkay
    victorialkay Posts: 70
    reading through some people's introductions...makes me laugh when they say things like 'i won't make friends with you unless you send me a message first,and even then it is not guaranteed i will be your friend'.....off to get my friend cv typed ;-)

    They are just putting a wall up instantly, aren't they? Jeeee!! Join a weightloss support community and don't make friends, see how it goes!!! No support coming their way!! He he!!!

    Actually, I think maybe you're right sometimes but not always. Some people do put a wall up and especially if the case is not wanting to make random friends. So like I say, just sayings n your profile, I will not accept a friend if you don't send a message is putting a wall up Straight away!

    Before even talking to people or even giving someone a chance saying No! Come on if you have enough friends, be polite about it and just don't accept, no need to put it outright in your profile.

    WRONG - quite the opposite actually. They usually aready have plenty of good and supportive friends and like in life, can be a little more selective. They are usually the people who provide the most support to others as they are not in the practice of just 'collecting friends for collecting friends sake'. If they accept it will be because they genuinely do want to give support and encouragement.
  • riboid
    riboid Posts: 31
    Don't take a look at my profile picture - truly scarey.
  • lamby284
    lamby284 Posts: 167 Member
    i usually add anyone who asks. i like seeing other people's progress and what works for them. plus when i have questions, theres a better chance that a 'friend' will be able to answer it. plus i indulge in comparing myself to other women around my height. my guilty pleasure!
  • kloa71
    kloa71 Posts: 4
    lol darrensurrey :)
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