Friends purge! Friends purge! This is not a drill!

[robinturner]

With the exception of three people I knew before LJ, I am deleting everyone on my friends list. I'm not indulging in LJ-drama histrionics; there are two simple reasons for this:

1. My frends list has got so long I can't read everyone's journals.
2. There has been a lot of silliness concerning some people on the list that I don't want to be involved with. I don't like to delete specific individuals, as it's a kind of slap in the face (but if those individuals have the gall to ask to be re-added to my friends list, they're going to get a serious hapkido open-palm neck-breaking slap!).

So, if you would like to be added to my new friends list, please mail me or respond to this post. It's not an attempt to create an LJ elite - all you have to do is write stuff that isn't totally boring and, more importantly, not harass my friends. If you're a nice person who writes interesting posts, I'll probably get round to adding you anyway, but I'd rather you saved me the trouble by responding directly.

Comments

[harpersromo.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll add me back, solri.

[arbiteroftruth.livejournal.com]

wow. i'm going to put my request in to stay...

and wait anxiously to see if i get my ass handed to me.

[arbiteroftruth.livejournal.com]

yay. i seriously would have felt a pang of sadness had you not re-added me. you're in the top five, solri. ;)

[arya.livejournal.com]

Boo?

I did just the same thing this morning.

[solri.livejournal.com]

It's like when you go on a purgative fast or something - we all have to do it occasionally.

Of course you're re-added. I couldn't do without my favourite foo.bar-fighter.

[wouldprefernot2.livejournal.com]

Um, add me? I hope what I write is interesting. And I can definitely fake the "nice person" bit.

[solri.livejournal.com]

Actually the reason I added you in the first place was that you write so well. you are, of course, re-added.

[solri.livejournal.com]

I'm familiar with filters, but I can't be bothered to keep them up todate. Also there's the second issue.

[katminnaar.livejournal.com]

Yikes. Well, I don't know what you consider 'nice' or what you meant by silliness (please don't slap me). I don't know if my posts are interesting to you, either. I hope you add me back, but if not, oh well. Such is life. (One reason I can't seem to get beyond ±20 names on my list is because it does take too much time to try to keep up with it all!)

[solri.livejournal.com]

Consider yourself added.

[regyt.livejournal.com]

I'm interesting. Oh, how interesting am I. And so friendly! (Yeah, yeah, I want on.)

[solri.livejournal.com]

You're on.

[ricecricket.livejournal.com]

Hi-

I actually added you sometime last week.
So I believe I'm safe from the hapkido.
Add back if you want to, but no obligations.

[chr0me-kitten.livejournal.com]

I enjoy your posts. I'd like to be added, if you don't mind.
/me curtsies most politely

[solri.livejournal.com]

Phew - chr0me_kitten still wants to be my firend! That's a relief.

[circumambulate.livejournal.com]

Ummm, -poke-.

[solri.livejournal.com]

OK, I'm poked.

[chippiex.livejournal.com]

I am aware I've been boring lately. But I was thinking of creating a user list of people I don't know to write more private personal stuff. But I'd understand if you don't add me back because I've noticed that most of what I write has been censored to the point of interesting to no one.

[lilactoga.livejournal.com]

I'm not ignoring this post, but if you don't find my journal interesting (as I expect is probably the case, since it's primarily college drama, unfortunately...), I accept my deletion.

[solri.livejournal.com]

I teach college - I love college drama!

[tristan-moore.livejournal.com]

People messing with your friends? thats rude.

[alexgal.livejournal.com]

add me, lutfen.

[solri.livejournal.com]

Eyvallah!

Another lemming?

[thewasteland.livejournal.com]

Regardless as to whether or not you find *me* interesting, {wink}, I still find you so, and will continue reading. =)

[agonis.livejournal.com]

I composed a wonderful reply to this post while in the shower this morning, but now I can't put it all together in the same way. This will have to do: I don't know if what i write about is interesting enough and you probably have other people with whom you feel you click more. This is more to just say that I find your posts interesting.

If you don't add me again, I'll understand. If you add me then I'll wonder if you would've done it without this comment ;)

[solri.livejournal.com]

At 3.45 a.m. it's a wonder I can add anyone. But I'm happy you thought of me in the shower,even if it does give me salacious thoughts. Or would if I weren't sleepless and buzzed on caffeine.

[subbes]

Oi oi oi.

I have no idea who your friends are, so I may have inadvertantly harrassed them by washing millions of bacteria off my feet last night.

[solri.livejournal.com]

Nothing to do with you, unless you've been harassing people behind my back. And in the bathroom too!

[oblomova.livejournal.com]

i would love to be re-added, but will keep you on my friends list irregardless, as the morons say.

[subbes]

We're not morons so much as confused by all the options on the "modify friend" page. Too many buttons and the bra.... oh, shiny!

[mstrywmn.livejournal.com]

One question. Are you now posting everything friends-only? The reason why I ask is that I just started reading your journal and added you to my friends list so I could keep up, but I wasn't looking to be solicitous. This is my very first comment. I was just interested in voyueristically reading YOUR journal. :)

Jenn

[solri.livejournal.com]

Most of my posts are public. I post friends-only occasionally, largely because some of my students read my journal and there are a few things I wouldn't want spread round the university. I once created a filter for my "inner circle" of friends to whom I could post embarrassing personal stuff, but only used it once or twice, as I found the things that were too private for general consumption were also too boring to post at all. I wrote a completely private entry once, but I can't even remember what it was about.

[blorky.livejournal.com]

"all you have to do is write stuff that isn't totally boring and, more importantly, not harass my friends. " Can't vouch for the former, will endeavor to completely avoid the latter.

I appreciate reading your entries, and would like to be re-added. Please don't feel any obligation to do so.

Thanks,
Michael

[solri.livejournal.com]

entr00pi's getting humble with me! I am seriously flattered!

[earthemp6.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if you want to read my journal, the point is, I really enjoyed yours. So if you would like to re-add me, please do, I'd appreciate it.

Anyway, have a good day.

[solri.livejournal.com]

I enjoy reading yours too.

[kesey.livejournal.com]

please add me back to your friends list. i have always enjoyed reading your posts, and would miss them!

pax :-)

[bonscott.livejournal.com]

well, i enjoyed reading your journal for the short time i've done so. take care, robin.

[thedward.livejournal.com]

I don't write /that/ much, especially lately. You should add me back. ;) Though, I'm not too concerned; I do enjoy reading your journal though.