Axe the "Friends" feature?

Discussion in 'Site Feedback' started by BenTheMan, Jul 30, 2009.

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Yes or no: Kill the Friends feature.

  1. Yes

    23 vote(s)
    54.8%
  2. No

    19 vote(s)
    45.2%
  1. BenTheMan Dr. of Physics, Prof. of Love Valued Senior Member

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    One vote.

    Two options.

    Let the showdown begin.
     
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  3. Cellar_Door Whose Worth's unknown Registered Senior Member

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    Yes has 100% of the vote.

    That's a landslide in my book

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  5. BenTheMan Dr. of Physics, Prof. of Love Valued Senior Member

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    Poll closed. You win.
     
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  7. domesticated om Stickler for details Valued Senior Member

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    Friends is too simplistic. My vote is that we install more categories. We need one for "enemies" and another for "could go either way".

    I would love it if there was a category that defined people who have "an uneasy yet stable diplomacy due to the threat of mutually assured destruction"
     
  8. BenTheMan Dr. of Physics, Prof. of Love Valued Senior Member

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    We should just have "I'd do them" or "I wouldn't do them" categories.
     
  9. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    How about an "avoid at all costs" category?
     
  10. S.A.M. uniquely dreadful Valued Senior Member

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    I think the friends feature could actually be useful. Seeing if our friends are online for instance. Other than that I don't see the point.
     
  11. Steve100 O͓͍̯̬̯̙͈̟̥̳̩͒̆̿ͬ̑̀̓̿͋ͬ ̙̳ͅ ̫̪̳͔O Valued Senior Member

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    It's alright for choosing who can see your pictures. Don't know i there's any more reasons to keep it.
     
  12. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    Nice idea, except that some friends choose to remain hidden throughout* and can't be seen anyway.

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    * Even if they're not "hit and run" posting.

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  13. domesticated om Stickler for details Valued Senior Member

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    Haha

    Greetings cute sciforum member. Allow me to posses you through proxy with my friends list. You can be a part of my collection. We are cool with each other-- right? right? Cmon aboard "buddy". Its harmless...we're just pretend friends online! Yaaaay -- give me a big hug.
     
  14. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    The voat is 10 to get rid of it an 8 to keep it... but regardless of the voat thers no showdown... i want the frinds thang to stay an stay it will.!!! :yawn:

    A-Man.TTT
     
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  15. Captain Kremmen All aboard, me Hearties! Valued Senior Member

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    For once I agree with Clueless husband.
    Kepe thu frend thang and not let goit . yeah do that.
     
  16. Norsefire Salam Shalom Salom Registered Senior Member

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    I voted no. The friends feature is fine.
     
  17. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    Get rid of it.
    (Then people won't realise that nobody likes me

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  18. mike47 Banned Banned

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    Just curious....how do you delete your account...?. I forgot....or i never knew...loool .
     
  19. BenTheMan Dr. of Physics, Prof. of Love Valued Senior Member

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    You can't.
     
  20. John99 Banned Banned

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    I thoiught you were ingognito modertor. most likely James or BELLS.

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  21. BenTheMan Dr. of Physics, Prof. of Love Valued Senior Member

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    Nope.
     
  22. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    Well, I can't figure out what the hell it's good for? I mean, if someone wants to communicate to someone else, why not just PM them? What does the "friends" feature do for anyone that the old PM couldn't do?

    And have you noticed that there's no graceful way out if someone requests to be your friend? You can't ignore the request, because it keeps showing up. So you have to either hurt the person's feelings, or accept the request. Then what?

    Baron Max
     
  23. BenTheMan Dr. of Physics, Prof. of Love Valued Senior Member

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    I guess the idea is that certain things are visible only to your ``friends'', such as profile features, etc.

    And Baron---I'm ashamed to hear you talk so timidly about hurting people's feelings. Shame on you.
     

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