Okay. Finally finished.

[valis2]

I have finished De-friending #1. And I feel awful.

I just want to apologize to those de-friended. I hope you understand that it is nothing personal; it is because of the reasons I listed in the last post.

I'm just not able to create friends filters and use them to cut out some of the people on the list. I de-friend; I think it's better for me to finish it than have people friended who don't realize that you're not even reading their journal.

I just feel so mean, like I'm a school bully or something. *sigh* Sorry for the melodrama, everybody.

Comments

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I'd feel bad, too. But you can hope that the sort of people you'd de-friend are the ones who wouldn't care anyway. I mean... what's the point of being on someone's f-list if you never communicate with them?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

What makes me feel really awful is seeing that little icon in Semagic that basically says "they are your friend, but you are not theirs". Guilt. Guilt guilt guilt.

And you are absolutely right.

[virtual-gravy.livejournal.com]

*creeps out of the cave to see the aftermath....*

I lived!! I LIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Hee!! Yes, it all sounds so melodramatic...but people really do get upset when you defriend them. I hate disappointing people, I really do.

[rickfan37.livejournal.com]

I hate defriending people, it's never easy. Truth be told, I could do with defriending a few I have nothing in common with, but don't like to, especially since I made my LJ friends only. For all I know, they might love reading it, and I'd hate to upset anyone. Friends filters are a good idea in theory but I never use them, because what if someone had something really eventful happen to them, especially if it was bad, and I didn't see it to comment on? I could unwittingly cause great offence. Ah, it's a minefield!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is EXACTLY it. You've summed it up perfectly. It is a minefield.

[serpenatrix.livejournal.com]

Don't feel bad. It's perfectly understandable. From time to time, everybody feels the urge to rearrange things, turn the page and keep going. It's a wholesome thing to do.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Very true. I think I may cull one or two more people, in fact. I'd like to pare it down to the people I really remember and interact with.

[dark-cygnet.livejournal.com]

::hands you a chocolate Alan:: it will be alright. I'm sure folks will understand why you had to do it.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

*nibbles daintily* Oh, thank you.