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Okay, it's reached the point of no return.
My LJ friends list has become way too large to comfortably deal with. Now, rather than take the path of some and move some of you off of my 'default view' (also known as 'stealth defriending', where an LJer effectively removes another user from their preferred friends list yet does not actually remove them as a friend) I will give the power to you. I will not create a filter list to remove any of you from my daily reading. I mean, what's the point of keeping people that don't interest you? I do have couple filter lists that remove graphic-intensive communities for low-bandwidth viewing, as well as one to prevent adult content from showing up when perusing LJ in a public setting, but that's it. Why bother to hold on to anyone when I will essentially never read their entries?
So, with that, I will make life easier for the both of us. If you truly have no interest in reading my stuffs, click here. Follow the link to remove my entries from your friends list. I will not take it personally. If you decide to do this, I will then reciprocate by taking you off my list. I am doing this in order to maintain some measure of mutual interest among my readership, and with so many there (well over 300 mostly active posters) it's way too much for me to keep up with. If I am away from LJ for any period of time, it takes me an hour or more to catch up. Should I be gone for a couple days, there's no way to go back without skimming and missing the good stuff entirely.
Granted, those on my flist who have put me off of their default view will not see this post, so it's not a perfect solution either.
This is not meant as any sort of flounce post, incitement of drama or anything of the sort. I'm just looking to make the best of this thing which has gotten a bit too awkward and time consuming. I'd rather do this than pull the plug on the entire deal, which has crossed my mind more than a few times of late. There are also more than a few instances where my comments go unanswered in threads full of other dialog in other folks' entries. I really would rather not intrude into places I dont fit.
I really do appreciate the help.
My LJ friends list has become way too large to comfortably deal with. Now, rather than take the path of some and move some of you off of my 'default view' (also known as 'stealth defriending', where an LJer effectively removes another user from their preferred friends list yet does not actually remove them as a friend) I will give the power to you. I will not create a filter list to remove any of you from my daily reading. I mean, what's the point of keeping people that don't interest you? I do have couple filter lists that remove graphic-intensive communities for low-bandwidth viewing, as well as one to prevent adult content from showing up when perusing LJ in a public setting, but that's it. Why bother to hold on to anyone when I will essentially never read their entries?
So, with that, I will make life easier for the both of us. If you truly have no interest in reading my stuffs, click here. Follow the link to remove my entries from your friends list. I will not take it personally. If you decide to do this, I will then reciprocate by taking you off my list. I am doing this in order to maintain some measure of mutual interest among my readership, and with so many there (well over 300 mostly active posters) it's way too much for me to keep up with. If I am away from LJ for any period of time, it takes me an hour or more to catch up. Should I be gone for a couple days, there's no way to go back without skimming and missing the good stuff entirely.
Granted, those on my flist who have put me off of their default view will not see this post, so it's not a perfect solution either.
This is not meant as any sort of flounce post, incitement of drama or anything of the sort. I'm just looking to make the best of this thing which has gotten a bit too awkward and time consuming. I'd rather do this than pull the plug on the entire deal, which has crossed my mind more than a few times of late. There are also more than a few instances where my comments go unanswered in threads full of other dialog in other folks' entries. I really would rather not intrude into places I dont fit.
I really do appreciate the help.
