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	Communities PSA cesare 2003-08-23 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Not making a judgement call on the wank, but FYI: if you're not sure it's wank but you want to rant about it, there's another comm called fandom_rant... no wank necessary to complain. There's also fandom_lounge for general pan-fandom news and gossip, and otf_wank for non-fandom wankery. (Reply to this)

	redpanda 2003-08-23 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	I think the wank, if anywhere, is in the people screaming to be unFriended. Uhhhh...who cares if this creep Friends you? It doesn't reflect on you as a human being. Just don't Friend him back. e.e (Reply to this)

	hotpinkdragones 2003-08-24 12:00 am UTC (link)
	The unfriending demands are pretty wanky . . . (Reply to this)

	phosfate 2003-08-24 12:04 am UTC (link)
	If someone friends you that you don't want, do a pre-emptive ban. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	soy_latte 2003-08-24 12:15 am UTC (link)
	^ what she said. Also, I don't think it's wanky to ask to be unfriended, but at least use some courtesy. And then they can either unfriend you or not, but at least you didn't act like an asshat. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ladybirdsleeps 2003-08-24 12:16 am UTC (link)
	If you're just talking about keeping nasty comments at bay, yes. But banning someone from commenting doesn't keep them from friending you. Anyone can friend you, as long as their journal hasn't been deleted or suspended. Who really cares, anyway? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	soy_latte 2003-08-24 12:21 am UTC (link)
	There's a little blurb in the LJ admin console reference that suggests that one of these days LJ might make it so that when you ban someone, they can't friend you either. That doesn't mean that it will definitely be something they'll implement, but it might be nice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	lots42 2003-08-24 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Well, there's some psycho crazies who have friended my livejournal account. It's just not the funnest thing in the world to see their names sitting on my user info page... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	ladybirdsleeps 2003-08-24 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Why do people get so annoyed when assholes add them to their Friends lists? It's not like it gives tham access to any protected posts, and you can hide your "Friends of" list if you don't want their username on your info. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	hotpinkdragones 2003-08-24 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Right. The Friends list is just a shortcut bookmarks list. Some journals I bookmark, some I friend. If you don't want anyone who wanders by reading it, you shouldn't be posting it publicly. I presume that people are bookmarking or dropping in from the wild green yonder and act accordingly. -hp (Reply to this)(Parent)

	amasaglajax 2003-08-24 12:16 am UTC (link)
	They just don't want 'em there, man. It itches like powder in your shorts, it burns like vaginal yeast infection, it breathes over your shoulder and looms above you in the night and you can hear it breathing in the dark... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	*snrk* ladybirdsleeps 2003-08-24 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Dude, if it's that painful, you should step away from the computer and take a deep breath ... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	sorchar 2003-08-24 01:33 am UTC (link)
	Personally, I think it should be called something other than "Friends." Like, "Watched Journals" or something. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladybirdsleeps 2003-08-24 01:39 am UTC (link)
	A lot of people have suggested this, but it probably won't be done due to the massive user confusion it would cause. Although, from the comments on these suggestions, a lot of people like the idea. (I do too, but I think that if anyone is getting their knickers in a twist over it, they're taking it too seriously.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

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	iczer6 2003-08-24 07:58 am UTC (link)
	Well I think it could be lots of things. I mean if the person really is an asshat I can understand someone not wanting to be associated with them. And to many folks it's annoying. It's like having someone trying to peak through your blinds or eavesdropping on your conversation. Sure they really can't DO anything but you just don't want them there. Icz (Reply to this)(Parent)

	split 2003-08-24 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Dude-- shut up. I've known Sparky for a long time and she's a lot cooler than you seem to be. O_o How can she know someone isn't as cool as her friend by an one-liner comment in livejournal? Egoistic much? (Reply to this)

	guardian_writer 2003-08-24 12:16 am UTC (link)
	eh, i figured that it wasn't quite wanky enough for here. Ah well. adds links to other communites (Reply to this)

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2003-08-24 12:25 am UTC (link)

Mostly boring, but some mildly amusing parts, like this little bit:

I hope you know that you have atrocious grammar. It's spelled r-e-a-l-i-z-e-d.
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2003-08-23 13:53 (link)
What's wrong with choosing British spelling?
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emericaneagle
2003-08-23 13:59 (link)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but we aren't in Britain.

Huzzah, it's the whole Brit/American spelling idiocy all over again! Whoop-a-day!

Wow, emricaneagle is a moron, and it's really funny. XD So help me, but I wanked all over myself and replied to s/he/it. It was so easy to think up one line replies that I just had to. It was like having the red button RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU and lord knows no f_w member can resist a BIG HEAVING RED BUTTON.

I was also amused by elbereth94 (down near the bottom), not because of anything she said, but because of her icon. Now, don't get me wrong, I love Johnny Depp. Amazing actor, beautiful man, and come on, his kids are named Lily-Rose and Jack, and his wife is Paradis. Wonderful. :P But... the little blinking blue heart... did that HAVE to be there? It totally distracts from that wonderful picture, which was, incidentally, on the cover of GQ, which I, incidentally, went to the bookstore today and read because it also had an article on Rick Santorum's 'gay adventure' which was pretty funny. But, whatever. The point is: little blinking blue heart? BWAHAHAHAHA!

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	GIP nolifeking 2003-08-24 01:12 am UTC (link)
	Because now I had to drag out this old thing. How can it be a good icon if it doesn't blink!? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	jrs1980 2003-08-24 01:15 am UTC (link)
	Mmmm, BIG HEAVING RED BUTTON. The "we're not in Britain" amused the hell out of me. Yup. Britain is totally empty. You didn't see that on the news? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	littleshebear 2003-08-24 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	I have to say, I loved that bit. "We're not in Britain, we're on the internet!" Right, so if you're on the internet you have to use American spellings. Okay, fine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	guardian_writer 2003-08-24 12:54 am UTC (link)
	blushes and feels stupid Heh, well its not everyday that you can laugh at a wank you participated in. lol (Reply to this)

	quinctia 2003-08-24 02:16 am UTC (link)
	I dunno why people get so wanky about being friended. If it's public they can bookmark your page and you wouldn't even know they read it. This way, you might have a little forewarning about whether you REALLY want to make that post about the great sex you had last night public or not. ^^ (Reply to this)(Thread)

	jrs1980 2003-08-24 03:55 am UTC (link)
	You mean the answer to that isn't automatically 'yes'? Boy, I've got a lot to learn... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	technobadger 2003-08-24 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Heh. I think one of the things that amused/frightened me most were some of the userpics. Most of the ahem supporters all seemed to be wanna-be scene kiddies with "OhMyGoth!" faux-artsy userpics. And you know, I don't think a single one of them could spell. ...stupid scene kiddies. (Reply to this)