I accept almost everyone who sends a friend request because I feel bad selecting the "deny" option. I give it about two or three days and then I delete them. So far no one has noticed! Every few months I go through and delete anyone who I don't talk to or regret adding in the first place.
And then you re-add them later that day out of regret? Or am i a special case?
Just to be clear, I am talking about a run of the mill personal FB not a public front account like a business or celebrity.
I have no problem accepting an FR from someone here but I would have to know it was for sure that person. Like if Robin sent me a an FR I'd accept because I know her whole name and where she lives and such so I could confirm it's her. But let's say Mike12345 wanted to friend me but I don't know his last name. So I'd expect him to say "Hey! It's Mike12345 from BP.net" then I'd accept.
It is my run of the mill FB page that has all the friends.
I don't make random friend requests, and I don't accept random friend requests. I have to know the person in some way before I accept their request. On top of that... if I don't know them very well, they are added to my "strangers" list, which restricts them to seeing only a very very small part of my profile using the various security settings available.
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