Adding friends

[Crackle]

Shaun, you know I've had problems with adding Friends, well I'm still having them and at least one other person has said the same thing.

The way I understand it works, is if you recieve a Friend request and approve it, you both get added to each others profiles. What seems to be happening in a few cases is the originator gets added but not the approver. If the approver then sends a Friend request back, that then adds the other person to your Friend list, except that didn't work once for me either until you sorted it.

Is it bust or am I missing something?

 

[Fran143]

Shaun, you know I've had problems with adding Friends, well I'm still having them and at least one other person has said the same thing.

The way I understand it works, is if you recieve a Friend request and approve it, you both get added to each others profiles. What seems to be happening in a few cases is the originator gets added but not the approver. If the approver then sends a Friend request back, that then adds the other person to your Friend list, except that didn't work once for me either until you sorted it.

Is it bust or am I missing something?

Is this an ongoing problem for you Cracks?

 

[Rob3rt]

I have the same issue... I think!

When people friend request me and I approve it, they dont appear on my friend list.


I look like a billy no mates or maybe I am.... hah

 

[lukesdad]

Shaun, you know I've had problems with adding Friends, well I'm still having them and at least one other person has said the same thing.

The way I understand it works, is if you recieve a Friend request and approve it, you both get added to each others profiles. What seems to be happening in a few cases is the originator gets added but not the approver. If the approver then sends a Friend request back, that then adds the other person to your Friend list, except that didn't work once for me either until you sorted it.

Is it bust or am I missing something?

....Friends M8 !

 

[Crackle]

Is this an ongoing problem for you Cracks?

....Friends M8 !

I'm ignoring you two.

 

[lukesdad]

I'm ignoring you two.

Ive arrived ! Im on Crax Ignore list

 

[Shaun]

The friends system on the board isn't a two-way transaction. It's not like other social media, such as Facebook.

If I request to be your friend, and you accept, you get added to my friends list, but it doesn't automatically reciprocate and me to yours.

If I want to be on your friends list you have to make a request to me and I have to accept.

As an example I've made a request to be your friend and if you look, you've now been added to my list; but I'm not on yours.

I suppose it just works differently to how people expect it to, based on how most other social media works. It seems to work in ... well, reverse.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Shaun]

Also, depending on your settings, you may need to approve friends requests.

You can do this in your user settings (Signed in as ....) > Manage Friends > Friends Pending Approval (tab) ... then click the approve button for each pending friend.

It's not as easy as you might expect, but I understand they're updating the layout to make this more intuitive in the next version.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[JonnyBlade]

I don't have any so problem solved

 

[Shaun]

In addition, you can change your notification settings to inform you about friends requests and pending request.

Go to your user settings: Signed in as your username > My Settings > Notification Options > (Scroll down to) Profiles & Friends

Alter them to suit.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Crackle]

Except, I'm reasonably certain that's not the way it did work. I can think of at least two people who I've sent a request too or have sent one to me and it's added to both. Only recently have I noticed this is not how it's working now.

Still, if that's how it works, I am forewarned and no longer confused.

Tah.

 

[rodgy-dodge]

Oh I've sat for a while trying to fathom this one out! I know I've had a few requests from people the lastest one has me added to their profile of friends where I don't!

Go to your user settings: Signed in as your username > My Settings > Notification Options > (Scroll down to) Profiles & friends
I've done this but it says I don't have any requests.

I've mucked about with my settings so many times I don't know if I've clicked the right thing or not.

why can't it be as simple as...

______ wants to be your friend and you either yes it (tick) or No thank you it(tick)!?

 

[Shaun]

Oh I've sat for a while trying to fathom this one out! I know I've had a few requests from people the lastest one has me added to their profile of friends where I don't!

AFAIK it's not like Facebook friends, where the request mutually adds each of you to each other's profile - if someone here makes a friend request, it adds you to their profile. Similarly, you have to request being a friend back to them.

I know ... I know ... that's just plain mad - but give it a go and see if it works?

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[rodgy-dodge]

AFAIK it's not like Facebook friends, where the request mutually adds each of you to each other's profile - if someone here makes a friend request, it adds you to their profile. Similarly, you have to request being a friend back to them.

I know ... I know ... that's just plain mad - but give it a go and see if it works?

Cheers,
Shaun

cheers Shaun I've done that just waiting to see what happens the person might not be online yet!