MINEstrels

Whilst Moesring was away, he thought on the subject of unwanted "friends". If you haven't guessed, Moesring got a few more unsolicited friend requests from total strangers during his absence.

Moesring decided the best solution is to remove the "Add Moesring as a friend" links completely - so that's what he did. It might sound a bit harsh, but preventing people from clicking the button allows Moesring greater control. Believe it or not, Moesring doesn't enjoy being added by random people. It seems somewhat needy and hollow to Moesring. The situation is better than it used to be, but being told by email that a random person Moesring hasn't heard of wants to be his friend is still bothersome.

If someone really wants to add Moesring first, pursuant to a genuine friendship, they can be given the link by PM when they ask for it. This allows Moesring the opportunity to decide for himself if he wants to give the link to this person. Alternatively, they could wait until Moesring adds them first - and then they simply click the "Add Moesring back" button. The second way would allow them much needed time to come to their senses and realise how silly it would be to have Moesring as a friend.

Moesring already knows of two loopholes that break this solution. You might be able to guess what it is by pondering this post as a whole. Even so, Moesring feels those that can break the solution to be the minority - and if this prevents one person from randomly adding Moesring then it was worthwhile.