Hallo hallo, hope you're having a most delightful day ;)
I have a truly arb (as in probably really stupid) question about MDL if you wouldn't mind helping a slightly socially awkward clown out, please and very thank you?
I got a friend request from someone out of the blue, and am not entirely sure whether or not to accept it because I haven't the first clue as to the etiquette involved, or how the whole 'friends' thing actually works. I did try googling it but didn't find anything remotely useful...
Any advice and/or hints would be greatly appreciated.
Oh hi!!! This is a new one on me.
I can tell you what I do?
I bop over to their account to see if they tend to watch the kinds of things I watch and review (mostly BL) and accept or reject based on that.
But honestly, that's what I do on Tumblr too. I visit new followers (with icons) and see if they tend to
create original content and
talk/repost (stuff I haven't seen before) about BL,
because that is the only reason I am on tumblr so I follow back based on how that person will change my feed. (I unfollow on the same principals.)
So if one of my moots suddenly becomes obsessed with... oh I don't know Enhyphen or some other 4th gen Kpop group, I just unfollow them. I've no compunction about why I exist on this platform and tailor it to my own amusement and enjoyment.
Also this explains why I might be happily chatting away with another account for months in my comments without realizing I’ve never friended them, especially is they have a place-holder icon.
I recommend you do the same. Follow back. friend back, if they seem interesting and share your interests.
Put the social back in social media.