Do you like it when random people on mylot try to be your friend?

Random people? Aren't we all random people? If you mean people that have not answered any of your discussions or people that you have not answered yours- then yes.. I wonder how did they find me and why would they want to befriend me? I usually deny those also- After I look at their profile and check out what their interests are. If we don't share interests then I deny. I choose my friends by interest- I like my friends to have things in common with me- Its friends discussions that I start my day off at mylot with. Is this what you mean by random?

I shy away from people who are fairly transparent in their wish to use you. Some people start spamming your inbox right away, others ses a high number of posts beside your name and think you will respond to all of their discussions, but they don't intend to respond to yours. Sometimes I will give them a chance, but I have no problem deleting them, too.

I have been a mylot member for several months and my friend list is still under 30. This is because I reject anyone who requests to become a friend out of the blue. I like to recognize the avatar of the person making the request. If I have read their posts and they consistantly have something worth reading, then I will accept. Another thing I reject out of hand is someone with hundreds of friends. I like to think that the people in my friends list seek out my posts and respond to them. If a person has over 200 friends, this isn't likely to be the case.

I have found that some people might not be as random as you might think. Some might not have actually participated in your discussions, but have read some that you have started or been involved in and liked the way you respond or your thoughts and ideas. I have had some request friendship and I wonder where did they find me??? The first thing I do is look at their profile and read some of their original discussions to see if I think I would like to interact more with this person. It's not about numbers for me...I want quality, not quantity. Great post.

i dont like that either. i only accept a friend invitation when i have posted on their discussion or they have posted on mine first, before adding me.