Okay. I've cut (I think) as many people as I'm cutting for now

[conuly]

But if my friends page is insane again tomorrow, I might trim some more.

For the record, there *was* one specific person who prompted this by... well, by being upset at me, and with good reason, but I don't want to deal with that anymore. This person knows who s/he is, I'm sure, or at least can figure it out.

However, I'd intended to trim the list for months, and I just hadn't. What I basically did is I cut out the people who are deleted and/or never update for starters (which doesn't help my goal of limiting posts, but it did get rid of the clutter), and then I went and cut out people whom I mostly or always skim. I don't think that's fair to them, or to anybody else whom I feel closer to but can't really pay attention to because I'm busy skimming everybody else!

And like I said, everybody and their dog can friend me, I don't mind. Hitler could friend me, and I wouldn't mind, so youse guys (whom I like, unlike Hitler) can certainly keep me friended!

Just, if you've been cut (or suspect you have been) and have a really cool link to show me (it happens), remember that just posting it in your journal won't work anymore, that's the only difference.

Comments

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Hm. Feel a bit sad I was cut - I mean, you were the main reason I got an LJ at all all those years ago, heh. Am just curious as to why now?

[conuly]

You hardly ever update, real life and all?, and I was worried that if I kept you on I might skim over your rare updates and not give them the attention they deserve. (For that matter, I didn't even *see* the last post you made, and yet it's dated the 19th!) Better to check your journal personally.

I can put you back on if you want, and check your journal in addition, but weirdly enough this was so I could pay more attention, not less.

[conuly]

I did add you back on, but I think I'll have to pop by periodically "in person", as it were - I *do* feel guilty skimming your entries (or not even seeing them!)

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Hee, I can understand that - I've missed a couple of entries recently because I've been skimming (tiredness and apathy, mainly - my flist isn't that big) and I've felt really guilty when they're actual people's entries. I don't care if I miss the hundredth post in gardening about compost or something like that...

Thanks for readding me :)

[conuly]

If you see my most recent entry, even *after* the cuts I'm going through some 200 entries twice a day, every day.

I can't do it anymore. I want a life!

[conuly]

And, y'know, I want to pay everybody the proper respect they deserve, but I can do that in chunks for every person instead of skimming a little at a time.

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Hm. Feel a bit sad I was cut - I mean, you were the main reason I got an LJ at all all those years ago, heh. Am just curious as to why now?

[conuly]

You hardly ever update, real life and all?, and I was worried that if I kept you on I might skim over your rare updates and not give them the attention they deserve. (For that matter, I didn't even *see* the last post you made, and yet it's dated the 19th!) Better to check your journal personally.

I can put you back on if you want, and check your journal in addition, but weirdly enough this was so I could pay more attention, not less.

[conuly]

I did add you back on, but I think I'll have to pop by periodically "in person", as it were - I *do* feel guilty skimming your entries (or not even seeing them!)

[dandelion.livejournal.com]

Hee, I can understand that - I've missed a couple of entries recently because I've been skimming (tiredness and apathy, mainly - my flist isn't that big) and I've felt really guilty when they're actual people's entries. I don't care if I miss the hundredth post in gardening about compost or something like that...

Thanks for readding me :)

[conuly]

If you see my most recent entry, even *after* the cuts I'm going through some 200 entries twice a day, every day.

I can't do it anymore. I want a life!

[conuly]

And, y'know, I want to pay everybody the proper respect they deserve, but I can do that in chunks for every person instead of skimming a little at a time.