first friendslist cleanup

[cos]

[a meta-post, and possibly my most boring post yet... :)]

Until recently, I had never removed anyone from my LJ friends list. Mostly, I only added people I met in person, though there were a small handful of journals of people I talked to a lot online, or that I just really wanted to read because they wrote great posts. I've been using filters to read since long before LJ added "Default View" (which I don't use), so I shuffle people on and off my reading filters to adjust which ones I read regularly, but I like seeing names on bold on userinfo pages to indicate who I know.

Earlier this summer, near the beggining of the roadtrip, I reached 750 friends, LJ's maximum. I was meeting new people on the trip who I wanted to add, but couldn't, so I dropped a few communities I don't read much anyway, and soon I was back to 750. I kept a list of who I wanted to add and when I got home and had time to deal with it, I went through and found old inactive syndications (RSS feeds) and communities and removed them, added everyone I wanted to add... and I was right back at 750.

So this week, I combed through and removed journals from my friendslist, of people who:

• I don't know, or may have met once or twice but never knew well to begin with,
• I've had little or not contact with in the past couple of years,
• and who don't have me friended.

There are actually I few more that meet those criteria who I left on, but now I have room for 12 :)

Comments

[kahoki.livejournal.com]

Having enough time to keep up with all of the friends of on LJ on the daily feed is a draw back, as I find myself chetty picking from my friends list to see how people I know and like to keep up with are doing.

[diatom.livejournal.com]

I should use this filters thing I keep hearing about.

And, I noticed you seem to not post very often. They seem mostly political posts, or events-related posts. I imagine I'm one of those "little contact" people you don't know very well, it's true. If you need to cut more people, I won't take offense if you cut me. You seem a nice person, with a large # of ppl to contend with. :)

mostly?

[cos]

There's no "mostly" about my LJ posts, they're all over the place. Among my recent posts were a geeky web designer question, my roadtrip plan and stories from the trip, a nifty tech startup I'm contracting for (and playing with their product), a moving announcement, meta-LJ posts (like this one), and random internet silliness (here's another).

Of my last 40 posts, 7 were about politics and 2 were about events, so put together they're still less than 1/4 of my recent posting.

[pancua.livejournal.com]

I wish I could have gotten to know you better, things always seemed to get in the way. And now that I have moved, the chance seems less and less likely so I completely understand if you remove me. But even with that, know that the few times that I did get to meet you, I always thought you were totally awesome and I wish you well! =)

[cos]

Thanks! I actually know you better than the people I removed. Also, you have me friended and have commented occasionally.

[pancua.livejournal.com]

I like reading your posts but know that if ya need to trim the fat, I am okay with it. =)

Also, visit Austin! =)

[pyrogenic.livejournal.com]

Hm, I think I’ve seen your icon on boardgamegeek.com… it’s pretty awesome.

[pancua.livejournal.com]

Really? Interesting. It isn't me, however. Pretty much everywhere, I am signed on as Pancua. I have never been to that website but it looks pretty interesting! I am going to have to check it out. =)

[pyrogenic.livejournal.com]

I'm always curious about the origin and path of little bits of meme like that icon.

Yeah, if you're at all into strategy boardgames, BGG is pretty much everything you need in one place.

[wendolen.livejournal.com]

You kept me! <3

[cos]

You interest me :)

[zlana.livejournal.com]

And now you have less room, because you friended me! Yay!

*disappears - poof!*

[cos]

Indeed. And that's why I did the cleanup in the first place - knowing I'd meet fun new people and want to add them :)

I forgot to ask what your email address was, BTW, but mine is in my userinfo, write me? (and then when I reply right back, see if my email lands in your junk/spam/bulk box because that seems to happen a lot)

P.S. Yes, we definitely traded comments - I knew your name was familiar. You didn't look quite like your userpic, or I'd likely have recognized you :)