Just FYI.

[xiane]

Unless you're a musician-type friend of mine, or you're running a meme/sensitive-type post thing, I will be defriending all people who auto-screen comments from friends as I find them.

There's a thin veil of implication of trust when I add someone to my friends list. I *want* their opinions and I'm neither ashamed of them nor nervous to get them. When the same courtesy isn't extended back, we're not friends. I don't need and I don't want anyone in my life that can't stand up to my opinions and thoughts.

You don't have to like this policy; feel free to remove me if it bothers you. I'm not hammering down on obvious and called-for uses of the screen function, I'm talking about people who consistently screen comments after the fact [and hide posts after the fact] when a friend makes a point that they don't like.
If you want to do that, that's fine, it's your journal and you're obviously free to do so. But I find that someone hiding my words for any other reason than to protect everyone in a sensitive situation, or for fun guessing memes, isn't a game I want to play... so I'm pulling the plug.

* If you aren't friended by me, your comments are auto-screened to prevent spamming. I'll reveal 'em as I get 'em. But if you aren't friended by me, and I know you and know you have a journal, there's probably a good reason why I haven't added you. Take that for what you will. LJ isn't a popularity contest for me, it's just frickin' LJ.

I'm not playing these bullshit games.

[edit] - Just to be clear: passive-aggressive screening/deleting is what I'm talking about.

Comments

[dusks-requiem.livejournal.com]

Yea, I feel the same way some times.

[xiane.livejournal.com]

You seem like an open and thinking person; I'm glad you added me to your FL. That's the kind of people I want in my life.

[dusks-requiem.livejournal.com]

Yea, I agree. Are there any events in NY you ever go to?

[xiane.livejournal.com]

I live in North Carolina these days, so my excursions to NY aren't as frequent as I'd like. The last time I was in the city was for the Bauhaus show... I was supposed to DJ Drop Dead II but had to drop out because of a death in the family... I seem to get up there about 2x a year, for bigger events.

[dusks-requiem.livejournal.com]

You should come to Drop Dead IV, I might play w/ a band I'm in.