Why Label Someone as Your Friend?

[TarionzCousin]

Aside from them being your actual friend, why label another ENWorld User as your "Friend"?

Yes, you can see when they are online? What benefits does that have?

What are the other reasons why you would want to befriend someone here?



I'm a pretty friendly guy, see.... but I can't think of any great "crunchy" benefits--only "fluffy" ones.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

With friends, you see when they're online & such..which makes it easier to slip the knife in.

 

[Morrus]

You can follow their posts and stuff easily using the friends newsfeed.

 

[jonesy]

With friends, you see when they're online & such..which makes it easier to slip the knife in.

Aha! I knew it! This is your knife.

 

[El Mahdi]

What's wrong with fluffy benefits?


(pssst...hey jonesy, can I borrow that knife...?)

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Aha! I knew it! This is your knife.

*whistles innocently*

I've never seen that damascus-bladed bowie with the cocobolo hilt monogrammed with my initials (inlaid with 10kt gold) and concealed garrote under the pommel- mounted compass in my life!!!

(BTW, can you FedEx it to me? I need it back for the weekend.)

 

[jonesy]

(pssst...hey jonesy, can I borrow that knife...?)

(BTW, can you FedEx it to me? I need it back for the weekend.)

You two will have to fight for it in.. the Thunderdome.

Two men enter; one man leaves with the knife. There's a barbeque later.

 

[Janx]

TC raises a good question. Why call it a "Friend"

I'm a tech guy from before FaceBook and MySpace. This whole "Friend" thing baffles me. Namely, because I actually know what a friend is.

The only people on my Friends list on xbox or PS3 are people I personally know.

The only people on my FB friends list are, once again people I know.

What bothers me about the arrangement is that there's no categorization (sure DB has some groups, but that takes time to setup). And I suppose some people would object to being categorized as an "aquaintance", despite that's all the relationship is.

I want my Friends to be listed as Friends in a social site, and I want a different ranking for people I like but don't really know.

 

[jonesy]

What bothers me about the arrangement is that there's no categorization (sure DB has some groups, but that takes time to setup). And I suppose some people would object to being categorized as an "aquaintance", despite that's all the relationship is.

That's a very good point. It's hard to make categories that would work without seeming to insult the people who think they are being labeled as less valuable. Purely internet friends are an entirely different species than actual friends. Not saying that El Mahdi is a cyborg or something. 'Though, that would be cool.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

I label my friends so I can tell the difference between them and the other stuff in my freezer.