Published on 12, July, 2020
Several days ago, I found myself on the receiving end of a Friend Request from a new member, which immediately caused me to feel unnerved and suspicious.
I question if it's a generational thing, or if it's just me. At the time that I received this request, there had been no prior interaction on the forum between myself and this member. Furthermore, their member profile was completely blank. Therefore, I had no way of knowing if this person was on a similar wavelength to me, or if we had anything remotely in common.
I can ony see friend requests on the laptop for some reason. I don't add anyone I haven't previously spoken to and don't accept requests off nas number users. Also posts get started by unnamed users then never get responded to.
Yes - I feel frustrated by any user that starts a thread and then never re-appears despite oodles of well meaning advice from many people on here. Frankly, I find that a bit rude.......but more acutely, I hate the feeling of unresolved uncertainty that then floats around my brain.
Personally, you won't be surprised to hear that I don't assess people who choose to remain as a NAS****, but I do proceed with caution if I can see a very low 'points' score ie very new user.
I have tried to meet people half way now - I've added a profile photo and updated my bio with full personal details that I am happy to share !?