fucksl4shd0t's Journal: Why are you my friend?

I've noticed that I've accumulated quite a few fans, and I'm happy about that. :) My fans list is now bigger than my foes list. The thing is...

I'd like to know why you chose to be my friend. What did I say? What did you say? What happened that made you decide I was your friend?

To be honest, I recognize most of the names on the list, but only a few do I recognize that I can pin down to a specific discussion. In those cases, I believe I reciprocated, but I may have missed some.

Finally, I also decided awhile back that anybody on my friends list is someone who consistently writes shit that makes me think. The idea is that if I ever decide to meta-mod based on relationship (I don't do that right now), then I'd like to make sure that stuff that makes me think floats to the top. I decided specifically not to put anyone on my foes list, because I don't see any productive reason to do so. It seems that the usual purpose is to metamod foes down so you don't have to see what they say, but there's nothing anyone can post on a website that'll offend me. :) So why should I censor them, even if it's just for myself? Simple answer: censorship is always wrong. Self-censorship is semantically equivalent to suicide. And both of those words start with the same "S" that begins the word "stupid".

Anyway, if you've recently or ever added me to your friends list, tell me why! IIIIIIIIIIII wanna know why-y-y-y!

the answer...

[intermodal]

is simple brutal honesty. there isn't enough simple brutal honesty in the world and you fill that void nicely.

How did you get there?

[Omnifarious]

You said something of substance that made me think. That's the only way anybody I don't know in person makes it onto my friends list.

As for foes, well, self-censorship might be suicide, but having to wade through a whole slew of garbage isn't my idea of fun, and isn't self-censorship. I look at every way possible to participate in things without having to be overwhelmed by trash.

Why? Well ...

[Penguin Follower]

... there is only one way someone makes it on my list: You posted something (either in reply to me or a story) that actually made me *think* about it. Obviously, I considered it quality discussion enough to add you to my list of friends. :)

simple

[Eivind]

It's quite random really. I probably saw something you wrote that was a) readworthy and b) underrated so that I migth miss similar in the future.