What do you do if you get a random friend request?

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So what do you do? I'm interested in the results. As for me, I might accept or or not.

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What?

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I accept it. Why not?

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I don't know, some people have their reasons

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most of the time decline

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Any reason?

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Definitely decline it

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I check the rating. If he has a high rating, I accept. Otherwise, I decline.

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chessdex wrote:

Any reason?

well most of the time I have had zero interaction with the person, if I have I consider it.

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I get friends request who just opened an account that day.  I often wonder if my name is given for newcomers.  Probably not although.

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I don't know, maybe just to use you for his group or something

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Katie_Malia wrote:

There is some wierd dude that sent me a friend request.  All his "friends" are young women.  Then he asked me "what street is Boston University on?"

Tell him Commonwealth Avenue.

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Katie_Malia wrote:

There is some wierd dude that sent me a friend request.  All his "friends" are young women.  Then he asked me "what street is Boston University on?"

And to think I applied to BU once upon a time ago. He could have asked me.......

A lot of people I accept, but only for a short time usually, after being here as many years as I have you just get a feeling about people. I have stopped accepting group invites except from my longest of friends..

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I figure if they really knew me, they wouldn't want to be my friend, so I just save them the trouble and decline. Laughing

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Lol. Good one

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I accepted a friend request from a guy I played once - then I went to look at his profile and people wrote a lot of nasty comments about him.  Didn't unfriend him though.

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Katie_Malia wrote:

So look, that guy that sent me a random friend request, look at what he says now:

 

Sounds like he's sensitive.

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whoa...

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Katie_Malia wrote:
winerkleiner wrote:
Katie_Malia wrote:

So look, that guy that sent me a random friend request, look at what he says now:

 

Sounds like he's sensitive.

Yes, check out his profile notes now:

http://www.chess.com/members/view/JOHNMCGRATH6259

 

He's a lawyer from Harvard?