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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] phoenixacid.livejournal.com 2009-11-05 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi there! Just wanted to tell you that I've been stalking you for some time now I absolutely loved And Save Me From Bloody Men, Sins of the Fathers (just finished that a fews days ago but haven't had the chance to leave a comment yet), and Little Red Courgette. So I've friended you to keep up with your posts, and I hope you don't mind. *hugs*

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2009-11-05 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
As a sign of my derangement, I had actually thought we were mutual friends for some time -- I think most of our flists are identical and just hadn't noticed I only saw you at their places!

Don't mind at all and have happily made it mutual! And thank you, your delightful form of stalking is quite lovely! BTW, do not start the sequel to Sins as I have not finished it. I WILL finish it, quite soon as it turns out, but not in the next week or two. Welcome, and I apologise in advance for the ranting.

[identity profile] phoenixacid.livejournal.com 2009-11-05 02:51 pm (UTC)(link)
We do have many mutual friends! I've been wanting to friend you for ages because you leave some of the most funniest/thoughtful comments in their journals - so you seem like a very cool person to get to know. :)

It's too late! I've already read Sins, and I'm now anxiously waiting for the continuation. ;)