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Do you just add “friends” for points?
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Posted 2 months ago When you get the “generic” friend invitation… Hey giovanni gruttola, it's BlahBlahBlah
I'd like to invite you to be my friend on ArtBistro.
By accepting this invitation, we'll be able to send each other private messages, share videos and portfolios, stories and jobs, and interact with each other's network.
We can also keep up-to-date on each other's postings and activities on ArtBistro. To accept my invitation, go to http://artbistro.com/inbox/friend_invites To check out my profile, go to http://www.artbistro.com:80/member/ BlahBlahBlah Do you go see who this new found friend is... If they even have a portfolio or bio?
In my latest “quest” to lose the excess luggage here… I have created a “generic” reply to the “generic” invite:
Hi,
Thanks for the request but I need to know one thing before I add you to my friends list.
Why do you want to be my friend?
~giovanni
Now… FYI… to date… I have not received a reply back from anyone I’ve sent this simple question to. *sniffle*
222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago totally agree with you but it's even easier to start new threads for 5 points, wouldn't you agree.... peace.... "we're all in this free fall skydive together, so let's not let go of each others hands..."
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| Posted 2 months ago When I get a generic request to be a friend I always check out their portfolio. Sometimes I decline. What I find most annoying is when I get repeated requests from the same person that I have declined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago faithhopefreedom says ...
If you're looking for points... I would say that would also be part of the quest... and then constantly post in them (2 points for each post)... and stay on for 8-10 hours a day... it's all part of the game 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago giovanni says ...
I stand corrected... today... someone replied
222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I suspect that a great many requests I get are just for the points... that's ok, I'll let 'em have 'em. It makes them happy and requires no great strain for me to make them happy,I see no harm in it so why not? Only time I deny someone is if I've previously seen them being willfully malicious to someone... if they become so later then 'oh well' I'm not going through 500 pages of friends to find them and delete them.
Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 2 months ago giovanni says ...
And did tehy deem you wrohty of tiehr frenisdhip oops wrong thread and did they deem you worthy or their friendship? |
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| Posted 2 months ago i usually try to see their work & if we'd even be compatible. then there are those who, when you look, have no friends! how sad is that! i'm a sucker. |
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| Posted 2 months ago 98% of the time I look at their portfolio and decide if we have something to share. Sometimes, if I'm in a hurry I accept and then go back to look over their alblums. I like meeting all kinds of artist with differnt talents. The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be. Anne Frank |
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| Posted 2 months ago gee, I dont get no requests for bein friends from no one...ah just pullin yer leg, I check out their portfolio (if they have one) if I see sumpin I like, I'll accept. Problem now is, I have too many to visit and check out their stuff. Kinda like a double edged sword I guess, ces la vie ! I see skies of blue, clouds of white.
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| Posted 2 months ago ejcawth says ...
It has nothing to do with being "worthy" or not... it has to do with are you even looking at my work BEFORE you want to add me as a friend? I remember a while back I added a "friend"... then she started mass emailing about my "Lingerie Portfolio"... how could you post those images... they should be banned... I'm deleting you as a friend...yaddah yaddah yaddah. I told her "did you even LOOK at my work BEFORE adding me as a friend you DITZ"! That's about the time when Bistro banned my "Village of the Banned" image... which they later lifted (for those of you who weren't around back then) 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago giovanni says ...
I was teasing you a bit. Actually, you are preaching to the choir. I barely have friends compared to those who have numbers in the thousands. Is their motivation for points or the Facebook/ My Space popularity syndrome? For me, I tend to seek out those whom I feel I will gain something (not points) from their friendship like inspiration, critique of my work, etc. In turn, I will look at the portfolios of individuals before I accept an invite. Oh and Gio, I am happy you are still my friend |
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| Posted 2 months ago ejcawth says ...
Lets face it... friends communicate... they have some type of banter at some point other than clicking a button and accepting a "friend"... there has to be some type of connection prior to deciding to "add" them. If you look at the "leaders" of this site you have to say to yourself... ok... so this site really has nothing to do with art... it's all about the "game". I don't mince words 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Gio, when I grow up I want to be you. |
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| Posted 2 months ago ejcawth says ...
Com'on... you wanna say it... go ahead... you see what I see... a lot of people see the same thing but for some reason... they won't say it... this is the same thing that happened in Germany... during the holoucaust... people knew what was going on... nobody wanted to say anything OK... maybe it's a little different... but still... you KNOW what I'm talking about ! 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago giovanni says ...
Oh I do see it and I say it just a tad more gently than you. That's why I want to be you when I grow up. I find those point & popularity ho's annoying, rather repulsive and a turn off to this site. AHHHHHHH. THERE I SAID IT AND IT FELT GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but........ there are those individuals whose "friendships" I truly value. |
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| Posted 2 months ago giovanni says ...
you hit the nail on the head Gio, it's one of the very reasons i left for a period, got sick of it....but ended up missing the bistro friends i made early from the beginning so decided to stay with it....it has it's up and downs but all in all if we weed out the crap there's still some qualities that make it more than worth it..... oh and Germany, it's looking more and more like this country could be heading in that same direction, i can remember when you were free to go anywhere, now we can't leave this place without a passport, yet they keep letting everyone in.....hmmmm....sorry.... peace... "we're all in this free fall skydive together, so let's not let go of each others hands..."
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| Posted 2 months ago ejcawth says ...
See... now don't you feel better... like a weight has been lifted... I usually spin in my chair afterwards :) 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago faithhopefreedom says ...
As I've said before... in other threads... "Wtha’s eevn MROE iternsenitg… the lmae ass tderahs will slitl rsie th the top… 2 prenect of the ppoele hree wlil get tihs taerhd and the “laereds” of the pcak wlil keep dniog teihr pniot mnapilutaions, cuelsels taht it has bcemoe a jkoe to msot." 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I suppose I have accumulated quite a few over time... just checked, in ll months I have accumulated 393. I probably should cull out the non-actives that are not actually even here anymore or that I don't interact with - just haven't gotten to it. Not enough hours in my day as it is to figure out who they are.... But no, I don't do it for points... although I do not accept friends without reading their profile and atleast perusing their work. If they don't have work - unless they are brand-spanking new I don't accept them. If their work or bio seems twisted, well I don't reject them since I don't want to tick off an unstable individual, but I don't accept them either. Only thought someone was too scary to consider a few times.... Have had to dump a few friends who began to annoy or aggravate me, but in 11 months with online strangers, relatively few. I guess, my signature line or it's predecessor (hamster droppings if you have forgotten) says how I feel about the current situation... not going to lose sleep over it, I have a life-nuclear family- a bit archaic but it takes work to keep it happy and functioning, work.... at art and get paid for it, imagine that.... not interested in "friend shopping" or manic word-game posting to gain points... but what do I REALLY think? LOL I suppose we should have a pity party and figure out something the "winners" could do with their point piles since they obviously have nothing else in their life that is more worthwhile to spend their time on.... retracting claws now.... Have a great day Giovanni, best regards :) Each day is a gift, open it up and play with it! |
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| Posted 2 months ago friends for points? no, not for points, just for spare parts I see skies of blue, clouds of white.
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| Posted 2 months ago Regnadkcin says ...
Hopefully you're not in need of a brain 222 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since March of 2003... more than World Wars 1 & 2, Korea & Vietnam combined. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Generally I usually look at their art work and their profile, and then access whether or not I want them as a friend. Usually I comment on a piece that I found that I like of theirs and then send a generic invite. But points really don't mean anything to me... I'm sure i'll get up to four stars sometime, but really it doesn't matter. I'm here to network and discuss art and meet new people... especially since I'm in Williamsburg Va... a tourist town with little or nothing to do... unless you want to be like a tourist... and the artistic circles around here are very enclosed and you only catch a whisper of them... and most of them traditionalist and close door policy. So this is more or less my life line here... Use to my city where there were coffee houses and artists, thinkers... didn't matter how full of it they may been, but you could meet interesting people... My Fat Greek Wedding comes to mind, "Their like Dry Toast" except I would revamp it a bit... "Their like Grits... without pepper or salt..."
Scaramouche... in Twilight's Shadow... a Dream... |
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| Posted 2 months ago Now that my beloved husband is done complaining again that I moved him down to this little town, I will reply. I have to say that I'm pretty sad, I accept everyone who invites me. Only a couple of times have I been sorry and gone back and removed them due to them spamming me or mass e-mailing me. I'm more careful about which groups I've joined as it seems some are just there for the group e-mail function. I belong to another group where you get paid for your points, and there is a lot of the mass mailing, flooding, multi-posting and the such. But I can almost understand that since you get paid for points there. I simply don't understand it here where there are no real benefits to having more points. Just a matter of ego I guess. And honey (Scaramouche) everyone knows you put butter and salt on your grits. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago I didnt know you get points for that! That's a rather absurd reason to get points!!!
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| Posted about 1 month ago Anyone who asks me to added them as a friend without a personal invitation I ask them to answer a question I give them, why did you choose me.? If they don't answer I don't add them. I'm not here for points and I don't want to search through a sea of names to see if someone I want to contact is on line. I keep in touch with those who make friends with me and I go to their website to give constructive criticism. If they don't like it. They don't need to be my friend. Really, like what difference does it make to have a whole lot of points. It only proves you have too much time on your hands and are enjoying too little of it. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago I think I have had about 20 invites in the past week or 2 weeks. Guess how many of them actually looked at my work 2! I look at galleries, comment and if I like your work, I ask you to be my friend and leave a message. This is why I deleted about 20-30 people a few weeks ago. ~~I am the missing piece to the puzzle not yet brought into being.~~ Stephen Michael Arnold |
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| Posted about 1 month ago phoenixfirestorm says ...
It makes me sad when I accept a friend because I always take the time to look at & comment on their work at some point, and sometimes I get a "thanks! I'll look at your stuff too...maybe...if I feel like it..." (ie, never), or more likely, nothing at all. I clearly have overly high expectations if I thought some of these people wanted to add me because they actually saw my artwork...my mistake! xoxo |
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| Posted about 1 month ago I haven't been here for a while. been busy with a new job and I really miss you guys. I usually accept friend invites after I view the portfolio and profile. I've avoided a couple of nuts that are out there looking for squirrels. I like meeting all kinds of artist with different talents but now find that I'm more selective especially when joining groups. I do plan to whittle down my list when I have a block of time. To all my friends that I haven't chatted with lately... Miss you much MMMMMWAH "May the fragrance of roses cling to your hands." ~Toni |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Suppose I'm a little green since I'm new to Artbistro, but I actually do look at portfolios and if I see work that I like I send a request! When I recieve a friend request I look at their profile and portfolios.I'm having fun but will keep an eye out for any crazies! : ) |
