Friends or maybe not
January 17, 2008
Call me paranoid, or better yet don’t, but I find it interesting that since I’ve been back on a certain book website, someone who claims she is my friend certainly has acted like she’s not. I don’t mean anyone here, just for the record.When she found out I was back on said webpage, “Oh, send me a friend request! I want you to be involved in my group again.” So I did as she asked…it’s been 2 weeks and she’s been on plenty of times. So, I deleted my friend request, because to me she obviously wasn’t serious. Or perhaps she thought it was somewhat funny. I don’t know, but it’s bothered me for some reason I can’t figure out. Perhaps I am just being paranoid, but usually when that kicks in it means I’m correct in my assumptions. That would really piss me off. Just venting.
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The thing I have against Shelfari is that it is very eliist. A lot of people are snorky (my word for nose in the air), many groups are a bit on the aggressive side, and some people are just plain stupid. Don’t get me wrong there are things I like about shelfari - but H, you are right to be prarniod there…I certainly am.
Some good/bad things; the groups’ GUI and posting functionality is bad, but the shelf GUI I think is very good…as for the people not so many communicative people there…escpecially since most of us “goodies” are here and on Anobii communicate around here.
And there are good people there as well…just thought I’d mention it :-)
I’ve made some very good friends from that website as you know E. And I’ve found them again, here and on anobii. As for the elitist attitudes. Yes, that goes without saying. I truly don’t like book snobs. While I may read a lot of classics, etc. I still love a good horror, paranormal, mass market paperback read. I’m not overly tolerant of snobs. Having been from one end of the spectrum to the middle of the spectrum, I can relate to most anyone. Oh wait, I digressed, sorry.
I was really speaking on one person in particular. It just makes me that more leery of people. Yes, there are good people there. After all, I met most of you there, so that’s a positive! ;-}
Can we play guess the person?
A lot of those on Shelfari seem to bein the “add as many friends as possible” genre and that’s something that really bugs me about most social networking sites - adding people just for the hell of it. Anobii members seem to be a little more selective - adding people as neighburs if they find a shelf interesting with progression to friends if communication is opened. But I am thankful to Shelfari as I did manage to meet a few people who I really do enjoy talking with regularly ;)
Oh good, I thought it was just me that had that problem. I even mentioned it to Etl on Shelfari the other day. Told him it would be a good rant. I’ll “send” you lots of gold stars for the day if you can guess who it was Azh. I can’t make the smileys damn it. ;-}
smilies - use these without the spaces : )
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Friends on Shelfari are a joke. I have about 10 requests every time I log on. I’m sorry but it usually takes me a bit to accept someone enlese they leave me a note because I will not except a friendship unless I see that we have quite a bit in commend & half the time I don’t have the time to go through there shelf. My friends list jumps from like 30 to 100 every month. I’m sorry but if you don’t talk to me our chat in my groups at the end of the month I will delete your ass. I think I’m about done accepting friendships unless people leave me a comment to let me know there not just out to increase their numbers. I’m getting tiered of going through my friends list. I actually like to check out my friends shelf’s from time to time & I’m tiered of digging throw the list.
Glad to see I wasn’t the only one… that’s all I can say.
Aah shelfari, not visited that site for quite a while now. I start to get bored of these social networking sites and I tend to move on.
Now that you’ve reminded me of the site I’ll have to pay another visit and see what is going on.
The problem with the friends lists on these social networking sites is that the majority of them are not your friends, you don’t know them from adam, as already pointed out some of them just go on a friend adding spree. I tend to approve all requests then have fun reading the rubbish that they come out with, then block them when they try to contact you.
I love that power, just one button pressed and that person is in virtual oblivion never to see the light of day again, unless I’m feeling bored and resurrect them again and I want to play with their feeble little minds.