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

ParkMan73
9 years ago
It's funny - I hold on to my old neighbors. I don't delete anyone. I figure they might want to come back some day.

Every so often I hide inactive folks. Maybe someday I'll have everyone hidden - I hope not!
adruralo
9 years ago
Since August 2012, I still have one neighbour who is still very active. All the other neighbours back then are all inactive and deleted.
Scubbie99
Seasoned Newcomer
9 years ago
It's hard, but periodically we all need to clear out the dead wood. A few times I've had 100 friends but had to trim them down when some are no longer playing and all the buildings have been collected from.

Currently I have around 50 friends.

As mentioned above though, it's good to have some as you do get the additional doughnuts from visiting them all.
bgfujino
9 years ago
"GeminiTina;1487532" wrote:
I finally went through my list about a week ago because I got tired of skipping over them because they had nothing to tap. I know I saw one that was inactive for over a year.

Just did the same - had 4 year+ neighbors who are hidden now.
ernienbenny
9 years ago
I have (had) three long-term neighbors that haven't played in months. (The ones I've had for years, I usually cut them a great deal of slack, and I won't cut them for months and months; newer neighbors I give several weeks, then they're gone). I've already deleted one of them. I was so used to visiting their town that it was almost physically painful to delete them. I struggled with it for weeks, but finally decided that since I really didn't know them as a person, that I had to do it. The other two (well... I should say 3, as my wife hasn't played in forever, and keeps telling me to delete her town) will, perhaps, be a little easier now. We'll see...
Echo0006
9 years ago
I have one that I keep because their town is so beautiful.

Wait...nevermind...I just realised that I deleted them a few weeks ago. Oops. :s
squatch1800
9 years ago
I hide the ones that have not been on in over 1 month, to save me time, but have not deleted them. Not even sure how to delete them
sherryt07
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.

When did it become a requirement to have 100 friends for donut drops. I always keep spaces clear for new neighbors, and I get donuts.
KrustyBrand
9 years ago
"sherryt07;1487801" wrote:
"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.

When did it become a requirement to have 100 friends for donut drops. I always keep spaces clear for new neighbors, and I get donuts.

Usually hover around 80 or so neighbors; still get donuts.

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