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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2012-05-17 01:04 pm

Friending Policy

Hi Friends, LJ Users, Nigerian Scammers, Russian Bots and sundry others!
Thanks for taking a moment to read my sticky post on friending.

On the whole, there's no need to friend me if you just want to read my fics, since they are posted unlocked. In fact, most of my locked posts are me ranting about the state of the world (usually from a politics or media slant) or some such.

Generally, I am a ready friender. If you friend me and you have entries in your livejournal or have commented on some of my posts, you can usually expect to be friended back, unless:
* There are no entries in your LJ.
* I do not recall us ever having 'spoken' online (given how selective my memory is, you should probably assume this.)
* Your LJ is written wholly in a language I do not speak (pretty much anything that is not English, or French or Italian (both of which I speak poorly), or German, Spanish, Latin, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Welsh or Irish (all of which I have a smattering of and enough reference books to get the gist.) (Though if your journal is in actual Latin as opposed to Lorem Ipsum, I will probably immediately friend you on principle.)
* Your journal consists of several entries a day concerning My Little Pony, school and whether your hair looks better in plaits, pigtails, or with a fringe pouf. You are probably adorable, but should not be subjected to my occasional flocked rants.

SO, if you've friended me (thanks!) and I've not friended you back, just drop a brief line saying 'Excuse me, oh vague and neglectful one, could you friend me back please?'

I can't guarantee that I will ever have time to be a good lj friend, but I will try and provide you with amusing content and I always try to read my whole flist. Well, the stuff before the cut at any rate.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2010-10-24 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
HELLO! I was going to reply yesterday, but was watching the Grand Prix, which rendered me incoherent ;-)

Absolutely we should, and many of my nearest and dearest have pigtails and well-ordered toys -- a fabulous type who puts up with my random babblings.

[identity profile] chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com 2011-01-01 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I added you to my "friends list". I hope you don't mind. I'm trying to replace the flood of interesting ex LJers who have defected to Twitter and the like. Also cats and cricket...

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-01-02 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it sounds lovely, and have done likewise. Clearly, you care about the important things in life!

[identity profile] mrsquizzical.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
apart from your wonderful posts about australian politics etc i have also enjoyed your input on other journals on my flist (thinking of shocolate and shari in particular) so i'm going to friend. please feel free, but not obligated, to friend back.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I would love to, as you are a delight over on their flists (but I am hopeless at remembering to do anything about being delighted by people until prompted ...)

[identity profile] mrsquizzical.livejournal.com 2011-01-11 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
aww thank you!

If you friend me

[identity profile] guoron.livejournal.com 2011-01-14 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)

I like your English, bro.

[identity profile] terachan.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
I want to friend you simply for that greeting line. :D
Do you speak Italian? Quindi capisci cosa sto dicendo?

Ti prometto che non scrivo post riguardanti i My Little Pony o del colore dei miei capelli.
Non credo che io e te abbiamo mai "parlato" online. Ma la tua memoria è sicuramente migliore della mia, quindi chissà.

E se ti sto scrivendo in italiano è solo perchè è rinfrescante ogni tanto ^^ ma nel mio lj scrivo in inglese maggiormente. Non in latino, purtroppo

So... friends?

*friended*

[identity profile] subtlefire.livejournal.com 2011-06-21 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I have been admiring your wit and intelligence from afar (silently) for too long! Also, you love and are loved by darling dearest [livejournal.com profile] treacle_tartlet, so even if you had little else going for you, that would make up for it :D

Re: *friended*

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-06-22 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Any friend of Treacle's is a friend of mine! (Except for that one person we both know in RL who makes me totally crazy, she can keep that one ;-))

Re: *friended*

[identity profile] subtlefire.livejournal.com 2011-06-22 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Hooray!

[identity profile] ogew.livejournal.com 2011-07-05 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Knock, knock.
Read your discussion of science and ethics on another LJ today and found you charming and fascinating. As such I want to read what you have to say.

[identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi! Friending you as I've been enjoying your fic and it'd be nice to have them updated on my flist if you post more. No pressure to add back. :)

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I love to friend back! And I apologise that this week things will be mostly politics, ukulele and work, but if you have come from an archive or a fest, there might be some stories you haven't read with the fic tag. Er ... some of them may not be finished ... Sorry!

[identity profile] lemniciate.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Gosh, no need to apologise, I'm interested in politics and talk too much about work myself (also, I'm a little in awe at your ability to play the ukelele!). I have indeed been boggling over all the fic by you that I seem to have missed in my giant hiatus from HP fandom, haha. Sorry if I friend and disappear, I'm just working my way through your entire fic masterlist!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-07-24 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
'Play' is a bit overly kind, I can perform a tune with three chords moderately creditably ;-) But it's only been three weeks, and I have at least learned all the major and minor chords. First lesson on Wednesday! I would be able to play some Mumford and Sons if only I could manage the shift to Em smoothly ...

And I am smiling because I had been feeling that my output was feebly low of late, but if you have four year's worth, it's not so bad!

[identity profile] cleodoxa.livejournal.com 2011-08-08 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Hello! I'm friending you!

[identity profile] merlyn-gabriel.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
so I hope you don't mind but I added you to my f-list via kareina who sent me a link to your great post on Fan fictions.I blog all over the place because words are cool!I am enjoying exploring yours.

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds lovely! K is a sweetie, so any friend of hers is very welcome to be one of mine.

[identity profile] nico1908.livejournal.com 2012-02-17 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Hello there :) I'm just trying to expand my LJ horizon a bit and I like your posts, so I'm friending you. Your flist is probably already bursting at the seams, so I won't be offended if you don't friend me back.

Absolutely brilliant

[identity profile] jack-ryder.livejournal.com 2012-02-29 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Just had to link to it (found it via a G+ post from [livejournal.com profile] leecetheartist)

[identity profile] chamekke.livejournal.com 2012-03-06 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
Hello! I'm about to friend you, based on your lively posts about politics, ukeleles, zombie elephants and suchlike. No obligation to friend back, of course. *tries to hide fringe pouf under a hat*

P.S. You attended Peter Brooks's Mahabharata? As in the nine-hour stage play? *is both impressed and boggled*
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[identity profile] janey-p.livejournal.com 2012-09-24 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
Look who I've found here! :D

I've read your stories over at ff.net, and not being sure if you're on my author alert list there (and too lazy to check :P), I'll just stalk you here now. :D

As an active lurker, you've probably never come across my name before, but that's alright - I might stay as silent as before anyway. ;)

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2012-09-24 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
Charming LJ 'stalkers' are always welcome! (Uncharming and RL ones without the airquotes, not so much, but let's not worry about them, I see no reason to freak you out with tales of me and cricket bats …)

Feel free to leap in to chats, we sometimes bang on at great length about stuff, though not lately because I have been up to my ears in work. It will sort out soon! And it's VERY lovely to have you here!
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[identity profile] janey-p.livejournal.com 2012-09-24 01:21 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as that cricket bat is not swung my way, I'm not going to be scared off. :D

And thanks for the invitation. Whenever I feel chatty, I'll join the fun. :)

I can understand about work getting in the way, btw. Work has messed up my crafting progress this summer like nothing else has. Worst motivation killer ever... >.>

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