general friend enquiry

matt3234

No general rules. I tend to give less time during an event. (say a week or two). I figure if the player was going to find time to be active, an event would be that time. I give a few extra weeks say 4-6 if a non event. Inactivity is a non issue for me if there is no event.

I also am less forgiving the more friend requests I have in queue.

mikeydluffy

I normally give one month of inactivity before deletion. We're all aware of the problems some players have in playing their games which is unfortunate.

KrisV

matt3234 wrote:

Is there an unwritten rule as to how long you should give a neighbour for not playing and does this rule differ during events? Only asking as a couple of regulars have seemed to have gone missing and I hate being deleted myself if I have been crashed out.

During events I only give them 2 days unless it is known they are gone for a reason that prevents them from playing.

Not during events I expand it to 4-5 days.

Thats just me since I can get plenty of neighbors whenever I want in the friend section. Having forum regulars who are both on here every day and play the game every day is generally from what I've seen the best way to go from what I have found.

mike3775198

For this event, I gave 2 days, after I really won't care much so may give a week.

MrJuanMata

Week or 2 for me

velinadelinis

I clean out my friends list once a month but I am rather generous, so long as there is something to collect.
Sometimes, if a profile is corrupt, if when visiting your SF makes mine crash, I will realise there is an issue and give you time until I can visit your SF again.

lauriegator

matt3234 wrote:

Is there an unwritten rule as to how long you should give a neighbour for not playing and does this rule differ during events? Only asking as a couple of regulars have seemed to have gone missing and I hate being deleted myself if I have been crashed out.

I think it is up to you and what you are comfortable doing.

I have close neighbors that I will take my time before deleting, I would wait for a couple of weeks of inactivity before deleting. The other neighbors, I will give a day or two before deleting. These are neighbors that I am not close to, or real life friends.

In the end, it is all up to you.

Ningyo42

I generally give 2-3 week under most of circumstances, event or not.

One person on my list actually put "Camping" with the dates spelled out in bushes. Awesome way to do it.

maxeerg

Do what you feel comfortable with. It's entirely up to you.

There are only two ways to avoid deleting someone who is absent due to technical issues. Never delete anyone, or contact each one before deleting.

In my case, I have those I delete dragged off to a North Korean prison. That way I don't have to worry about whether or not they're still trying to play. The peace of mind is worth the modest cost.