I had put it off for a long time, I think it was over a year in two of the cases; these people were among the first that I added when I first came to the forum looking for neighbours. Does anyone else do this? Hold on to neighbours long after they've gone inactive, just for nostalgia's sake? My cut off for unfriending is 12 weeks of non-playing (at least since neighbour visits stopped paying out after 90 taps, used to be 4), because, hey, I've taken breaks myself. But these guys, I held on to them and held out hope they'd be back. It's gonna be weird going through my visits later, these were some of the people that were anchors, like I'd see their towns without even looking at the name and know how far through my list I was. So, shout out to jpassir, saucyfrazz, and xplim. You will be missed, but it was time to go. I hope life beyond TSTO is treating you well.

I have 2 that haven't played in many months, maybe over a year. They were some of the first that added me. I do not want to delete them yet. They were good neighbors. I'm hoping they will return soon.

If you want a new neighborino I have space

I try not to get rid of them. But I usually look for ones that have no event currency what so ever. That tells me they haven't even touched the game in over a month. I just canned someone just now because of that. But, so far most of mine are pretty active I think. Oh, and I always have space. I don't think I have as many neighbors as I thought I did.

"happyone2323;1486363" wrote:I have 2 that haven't played in many months, maybe over a year. They were some of the first that added me. I do not want to delete them yet. They were good neighbors. I'm hoping they will return soon. Phew, I'm not the only one! I don't know, you never really know your neighbours, but you get a sense of them by how they design their town, when they visit, how often they visit, etc. I know it's not hard to get new ones, but I guess I'm a bit of a sap. "jofre_nash;1486366" wrote:If you want a new neighborino I have space Sounds good, I'll add you! Thanks so much for the offer. I've been over in the Add Me thread replacing people, but as I was writing this farewell I thought people might take it as an "add me" in disguise. I really just wanted to see if anyone was as weird as me with their neighbour-clinging habits. :smile: "1pillform;1486387" wrote:I try not to get rid of them. But I usually look for ones that have no event currency what so ever. That tells me they haven't even touched the game in over a month. I just canned someone just now because of that. But, so far most of mine are pretty active I think. Oh, and I always have space. I don't think I have as many neighbors as I thought I did. That's partly what I go by too, no event currency, and also when it's getting down to nothing to tap in their town. That's what makes me check the last time they played. But since the game has become event-based, rather than level-based, I find I'm giving people a bit more time. I'm the same, I thought I was way up there in neighbours, but at last count I think I was around 50! Where did they all go? lol

Just said goodbye to three of my oldest neighbourinos

happyone2323
9 years ago
I have 2 that haven't played in many months, maybe over a year. They were some of the first that added me. I do not want to delete them yet. They were good neighbors. I'm hoping they will return soon.
jofre_nash
Seasoned Newcomer
9 years ago
If you want a new neighborino I have space
1pillform
9 years ago
I try not to get rid of them. But I usually look for ones that have no event currency what so ever. That tells me they haven't even touched the game in over a month. I just canned someone just now because of that. But, so far most of mine are pretty active I think. Oh, and I always have space. I don't think I have as many neighbors as I thought I did.
4kidsandacatdog
9 years ago
My kids.
KittyRobbie
9 years ago
"happyone2323;1486363" wrote:
I have 2 that haven't played in many months, maybe over a year. They were some of the first that added me. I do not want to delete them yet. They were good neighbors. I'm hoping they will return soon.

Phew, I'm not the only one! I don't know, you never really know your neighbours, but you get a sense of them by how they design their town, when they visit, how often they visit, etc. I know it's not hard to get new ones, but I guess I'm a bit of a sap.

"jofre_nash;1486366" wrote:
If you want a new neighborino I have space

Sounds good, I'll add you! Thanks so much for the offer. I've been over in the Add Me thread replacing people, but as I was writing this farewell I thought people might take it as an "add me" in disguise. I really just wanted to see if anyone was as weird as me with their neighbour-clinging habits. :smile:

"1pillform;1486387" wrote:
I try not to get rid of them. But I usually look for ones that have no event currency what so ever. That tells me they haven't even touched the game in over a month. I just canned someone just now because of that. But, so far most of mine are pretty active I think. Oh, and I always have space. I don't think I have as many neighbors as I thought I did.

That's partly what I go by too, no event currency, and also when it's getting down to nothing to tap in their town. That's what makes me check the last time they played. But since the game has become event-based, rather than level-based, I find I'm giving people a bit more time. I'm the same, I thought I was way up there in neighbours, but at last count I think I was around 50! Where did they all go? lol
meinaz
9 years ago
I had a couple hidden until this event. Hoping they would come back. One of my best event neighbors stopped right before Christmas and I kept hoping they would come back. I ended up finally getting rid of them. I did get some good neighbors to replace them.
jofre_nash
Seasoned Newcomer
9 years ago
Does anyone remember @bee88161 she has an awesome town.. maybe she will be back some day.
KittyRobbie
9 years ago
"derekpasteur;1486396" wrote:
To me the neighbor visits are a chore. If you have 100 friends, you get donuts during visits, so I need 100 neighbors, but I would really hate to have to visit them all. So I keep all the old ones, especially from players that used to be on the forum and were dear to me. This way nobody's bummed out I don't visit. I only delete one of them every once in a while when I really want to add someone for some reason.

They are a chore! Less so now thankfully. Back in the day when, during events, you could get currency from each neighbour, that was a grind, like a good 45 minutes to an hour of tap tap tap, tap back to neighbour screen, tap in to next town, times 99. That little arrow is a godsend.

"meinaz;1486411" wrote:
I had a couple hidden until this event. Hoping they would come back. One of my best event neighbors stopped right before Christmas and I kept hoping they would come back. I ended up finally getting rid of them. I did get some good neighbors to replace them.

I just recently realized we could hide people, which is great. No having to scroll through their town wondering if this is the one that has nothing to tap. Then you can check whenever and see if they're back, and unhide or defriend accordingly. Great feature. Glad you got good neighbours as replacements.
aarentondarcy
9 years ago
The only one I have is my sister who has about 5 squares of land! She barely played and hasn't done for 3 years... pure sibling love. She does have a THOH reward from 2013 that I lost when my town got deleted so in a tiny way she's better off than me! Otherwise, no, if I can't click after a month or so then I delete.
KittyRobbie
9 years ago
"jofre_nash;1486468" wrote:
Does anyone remember @bee88161 she has an awesome town.. maybe she will be back some day.

Aww, I love the old neighbour nostalgia. I'm half thinking of sending a request to my recent deletees and never cancelling it, in case they ever start playing again.