Inactive Friends

@mlhuff12 (797)
United States
January 11, 2010 1:14pm CST
I had recently came back to mylot from quite a long time of not visiting the site. I had came upon a discussion where one mylotter found that she was deleted as a friend because she was no longer active. So I decided to check my friends out. It seems to me that the majority of friends on here are also inactive. Should I keep these inactive friends? But desipite whether I keep them or not, I guess I should try to find new friends that are being active now.
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10 responses
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
11 Jan 10
Well I think there's no harm in keeping your inactive friends...and they might become active again, and if ever they do, at least they would still be in your list.
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@mlhuff12 (797)
• United States
12 Jan 10
As long as there is no limit as to how many friends you have, I suppose there is no harm to keeping them all.
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
13 Jan 10
Hmmm...I don't think there's a limit for adding friends. Is there?
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
11 Jan 10
You know, to delete an inactive friend, is actually rude. You never know the reason for the absence. I will never delete any of my friends, whether i hear from them everyday or once a month, etc, it doesn,t matter. Why make friends on mylot if that is going to be the way you are treating them. We all have lifes and it can keep you busy. Be patient and you will hear from your friends again.
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@youless (112108)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jan 10
I don't think it is necessary to delete the inactive friends here. Perhaps they will be back one day. I know that lately an old Mylot friend came back here. So why not delete them because they are not active? Perhaps they are still active and they may be active in the future. It won't cost you anything to keep these friends in your list. I love China
11 Jan 10
Well I would say keep them then at least if they do become active you will notice their re-appearance quicker than if you deleted them. But I have noticed the same after having a few months away, many of those who were friends and posted regularly have become inactive. Likewise I will have to start looking round for a few new friends.
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@May2k8 (18078)
• Indonesia
11 Jan 10
I also have friends who are inactive but I still keep them, maybe they'll come back and re-active. Seems they have more important matters that do not have time to visit myLot.
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@Java09 (3075)
• United States
11 Jan 10
I've found some people being inactive and wonder ,why?The ways I can tell is by seeing if they have posted anything,and I look at their number next to their name.I don't delete people when they're inactive I do however,delete people if none of their discussions are of interest to me.It would depend on how long the person has been inactive,because I like having friends that post discussions all the time so I can respond to them.Maybe you should find some who are active.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
12 Jan 10
I always believe those inactive friends of mind will one day turn up and be active once more so I don't delete them yet. Even am active here but I was deleted by a friend. I am shocked and bitter that he deleted me but again most of his discussions are not to my interest and seldom comes to respond to them. So that is maybe the reason why he deleted me.
@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Jan 10
I have just started going through the list and deleting the ones that haven't been active for at least 2 months, and I will see how long it has been since they logged on, and if is has been a very long time since they logged in, I delete them too. I have a huge list, so it will take me a very long time to go through them all. I have deleted some off already, and I am sure I will have lots more. To me, if they are inacttive now, then they probably aren't going to come back, so no sense keeping them on the list. I have been accepting friends every time I get them, but then it seems after awhile they decide to not come back so they are gone as far as I am concerned. I only want to keep active friends myself, but it is totally up to you what you decide to do, as no one can decide that for you but you. good luck to you and happy mylotting.
@danitykane (3183)
• Philippines
12 Jan 10
hi mlhuff12, Yes, I think you should have to find new friends in here. I hope that some of your inactive friends will come back here again. I also have some friends that are inactive for more than a month and I miss them all. I love meeting new online friends especially here in mylot.
• United States
11 Jan 10
Well, I think that maybe it should depend on why you are friend with them and how long they have been gone. I think that if they have been inactive for over six months, its probably time to call it quits. Besides, if you don't even talk to them ever, it might be time to hit the little delete button after all.