# Friendless on the SDMB

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 11, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308 "2017-08-11T01:20:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308/42 "2017-08-14T16:41:34Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> It’s unintuitive how it works. When you go to see pending friend requests, you’ll see a list of them. You need to check off the box for each potential-friend in the list, and _then_ click “accept”. It’s just not obvious that this is what you need to do, because the list probably only has one request in it.

I’m suddenly very popular. Just got another friend request. Before the “save changes” button would work, I had to check a box on the far right that says “Check/Uncheck All”. As **Chronos** said, it is not intuitive.

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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308/43 "2017-08-14T16:47:20Z")

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{Bubbadog frantically checks for friend requests to him…sees none…quietly weeps to self}

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**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308/44 "2017-08-14T19:45:42Z")

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This thread has motivated me to befriend **Idle Thoughts** and to also send a request to him to befriend me in return. However, I will not be offended if he doesn’t reciprocate. I hardly ever post anything on here; I’m mostly a lurker from a long while back. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308/45 "2017-08-14T20:13:19Z")

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> [@ioioio](#):
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> I’m suddenly very popular. Just got another friend request. Before the “save changes” button would work, I had to check a box on the far right that says “Check/Uncheck All”. As **Chronos** said, it is not intuitive.

That seems to have done it; I had to check the “I’m going to check a box” box. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friendless-on-the-sdmb/793308/46 "2017-08-14T23:32:25Z")

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> [@jerseymule](#):
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> This thread has motivated me to befriend **Idle Thoughts** and to also send a request to him to befriend me in return.

You know how your mom said not to feed that stray dog in the yard? Nuff said. 😉

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