Aragog

By torontokat on Jul 16, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Hi Aragog: Your parents obviously care about you a lot, and you have put a lot of thought into the question of internet friends. It's true that whatever you put here is "out there" forever. For instance, the way I understand it, anyone who has friended me can read all messages sent to me. So it's best not to write anything private. If at any time you decide you don't want to be friending here, you can always stop ... and I won't be hurt if you de-friend me because I respect all the concerns you have. Besides, this place is about having a smile at how funny and beautiful animals are. The rest are just options, to use or not to use. But the LOLs are the heart of it all.

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By torontokat on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:39 AM

Hi: All kinds of people ask 2 B friends here, because they like your LOLs or they see in your profile that you like the same music or something like that. Some will ask to friend you if a friend of theirs has friended you. For instance, lots of people have friended me & have never contacted me. (I haven't exchanged messages with cheezysmile yet.) Others wrote 2 or 3 really nice messages, and then moved on. I have never had anyone ask me anything inappropriate, and if they did, I would say, “I’m sorry, I’m not comfortable telling you that.” Remember that no one can track you down through this site; all your info is private. You don’t have to give anyone your e-mail, phone #, facebook, or anything else. But if this is upsetting you right now, why not just put something on your profile like “for personal reasons, I’m not accepting friends right now.” I’ve seen that on message on a few profiles. (I hope this helps.)

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By torontokat on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:13 AM

The ninja dog was hilarious. Thanks for telling me to watch it.

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By torontokat on Jul 11, 2009 at 11:01 AM

Hi ... the hard thing about friending is that everyone has different expectations from it. Some people just want to say "hi," one time, from wherever they live... other people want frequent messages, and some want you to favorite just about every LOL they make. I always accept friends and then leave it to them to show me what kind of a relationship they want. Usually things find their own natural level. But if you want only a certain kind of friend, like people in your age group or someone who shares your interests you can indicate that in your profile. Or, you can indicate there how often you're able to correspond. Anyway, please don’t feel guilty or overwhelmed. This site should be fun.

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By torontokat on Jul 2, 2009 at 4:54 AM

Hi Aragog: Yes, I did get your message about your lols. I remember I couldn't give them a good look at first due to some family drama. Then I did go through them, laughing, and I had though I favorited "halp." Going through my faves, I couldn't find it so I favorited it again. I'm sort of mixed up these days -- I'm out of town most of the time taking care of my mother. As for how to un-friend, I don't know how to do it. You could write to the mods -- there's a place to send questions on the left side of the front page.

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By torontokat on May 1, 2009 at 11:37 PM

Thank you, Aragog. Everything is okay now. These things seem to happen in threes, so I'm assuming things are going to be better for my whole family for the rest of the year!

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By torontokat on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:31 PM

Hi Aragog: Pls don't think I'm ignoring you. I have a family hospital drama going on, so I’m stressed and things don’t quite sink in. For instance, I look at LOLs, and ask myself what they mean—and they turn out to be my own! So I'll take another look at yours in a week or so, when I'm more my usual self. In the meantime, though -- I've never seen a laughing Ceiling Cat before -- great idea!

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