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03-20-2005, 02:31 AM
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Making Friends, Losing Friends, etc.
I have had a number of recent pm's about making friends. I was asked to post my remarks here. The question of asking to be a friend simply based upon laugh points needs to be addressed. I understand the excitement about making a friend that is a top toon or has a much higher laff point level than you are. We all went through that. As we became that higher laff toon, I started to realize that we do have some responsibility towards other lower laff toons. We used the higher laff to get where we are. It is only right and fair to help them. Having said that, let me give a broad reason we are not taking on friends at this time. The majority of our friends have been with us prior to sellbot HQ. We don't delete them except for a few reasons. We delete them if they obviously friends who only want to be friends to use the toon to complete tasks for them. A few times this is necessary but we also have toontasks to complete and can't getting a key from the minglers in daisy's garden when we need to defeat 5 story cashbot buildings in dreamland. We also delete toons who do not follow the group plans. Case in point, when running the numerous bullion runs, a friend decided to join knowing we needed merits. He promptly went out on his own and started killing cogs. Ok, one time that happened we can forgive. The second time it happened, we said don't do that again. The third time it happened, he was deleted. That is the only time we have deleted someone online. So as our friends list is full right now, we are simply not taking new ones on because our criteria for deleting them has not been met. Because we use this toon primarily only when there are things to be completed, we lose friends when it is on the shelf. Then we can take on new friends. So, if you want to be friends with Alondra the blue dog, wait a few weeks. We will lose some then be able to take more on.
I would also like to say that in choosing your friends, understand that the best friends you will have will be ones that share some of the same tasks at the time you are doing them. As I have told all who have pm'd me about friends, keep asking, keep looking, but don't be annoying. Take that no to mean no. At some point you will find what you are looking for. Just like in life, there are good friends, acquaintances and people you would just as soon as not associate. Laff points are not the end all be all of friends. Choose your friends in toontown as you do in life. Alondra |
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03-20-2005, 02:38 AM
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who get's daily PMs with friend requests....
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03-22-2005, 04:19 AM
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A friend..
Well said Alondra, well said /bow. If only Disney had made the friend list 200 deep. I'm starting to see that even the nicest of high laffers (ur self included) are indeed having a difficult time not only maintaining thier online companions for some of the newer tasks and areas, but establishing new ones due to the ever increasing desire to get far in the game at any cost.
..only 50 slots.. seems so unfair  I can only wish I had met someone like you when I first started this game. Only patience and time will eventually reward my efforts. Doctor Pierre Megazapper Laffer 44 - Status: Finished my bag of pretzels "When's the last time you helped a fellow toon?" |
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03-23-2005, 03:23 PM
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(clap, clap, clap) You don't have to be on a friends list to be a friend. I know there are many toons that I consider a friend and they are not on my list. When you run with toons enough times you generally build a mutual respect.
Sometimes it is kinda nice having friends that you don't know yet when you see one another you're often greeted with a "High There" and you ask each other "How Are You Doing?" with and always offer a smile. You offer your help and they offer theirs when they can. If you can't no big deal. Most importantly, when you go to battle, whether you come out of it missing teeth or not it is a pleasure. Toons shouldn't place so much importance on on one's friends list. It is nice, but you have to think of that toon as well as all of the friends on that toon's list. Generally you become friends not with one but with 50 others as well. Importance should be placed on how you conduct yourself when you play with others. Familiarity often breeds friendship as long as respect and courtesy are first and foremost. That applies to all laff levels. the rest will all fall into place. The Toontown I know doesn't have the "You stinks" and people being rude. No sad faces because your friends list is full, and then the "Why not" because you won't drop one of your friends off of your friends list. Remember it is not personal there is a reason. The Toontown I know has a smile and a wave from a friendly face as you both are crossing paths. Something that is often much more reassuring than a friends list. It's nice to know that whenever you play you know that there's a real good chance that you will cross with a friendly face. You always know there will be other times and places and even though we all have our own agenda we're still all trying to get to the same place. Because everyone knows 50 is way too small. "Until next time", "Keep Smiling" Miss Kippy KookyMuffin |
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03-23-2005, 03:58 PM
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On this subject..
As one of those who has limited play time due to working during the day I have pretty much over my TT playing time leaned towards having sfs who are working the same task as I am. If you only have a few hours to play at night it is hard to break away from a group of friends that you have FINALLY found to help you with those endless merits/bucks runs to do a task that you don't need. When I was working task on my toons and had a higher laff toon on my list and asked them for help I would try to find a task that would help them at the same time.. How about getting cash or sell bldgs so that you can help them do their bucks or merits at the same time?
I am known to be a stinky toon (those who know me know what I mean  ) but I will do whatever I can to help my friends who need me even if that means running 2 toons at one time in different places. If thats not addiction what is??!! JMO Pink
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03-23-2005, 08:51 PM
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Hee Hee You do that too?
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03-23-2005, 08:56 PM
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I think maybe you just wanted to show off and let other people know that you get 'em! |
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03-23-2005, 09:05 PM
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Miss Kippy is kalan's sf
for good reason, though she did a mint with my little guy, not knowing it was me, being alot smaller then her, on that toon, and she truly treats toons with respect, no matter how big. It is my honor to be on your friend's list.
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03-23-2005, 09:12 PM
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Yes I have done it a few times lol. Haven't been able to master doing the mint and a building at the same time though. I end up missing gag choices because I get too chatty with my sfs on one of my toons.
 I wont give up though!! I am getting pretty good at running 2 toons through the mint though now that can be a challenge! Quote:
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03-23-2005, 09:15 PM
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I have had my share of pm'd requests to be friends. Some will beg for help doing tasks. As soon as I give them codes for my smaller toons, they don't want to have anything to do with me.
I just ignore them anymore. But it is so true that those of us with older toons have had some of our friends forever and plan never to get rid of them. Thing is, we share a common bond. We all had to get those minglers keys, we all had to get those tickets from the glad handers (and back then we had to hunt for the buildings, not just pop over to the headquarters to pick them up.),all those stupid building for LOM and whatever else time consuming thing we had to do to get our toons developed. It makes friendships mean a lot more when you've helped each other so much.
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03-23-2005, 10:09 PM
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Probably wondering where this little toon came from haha....then the light dawneth.....rats! That's a cute idea, most of the time I'm not even playing with Sally Kat...she's being neglected lately to help hubby get to hollywood level 30 before the next update ((((shudders)))).
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03-23-2005, 11:14 PM
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03-24-2005, 12:16 AM
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There are some aspects to the friends list that are similar to real life but they
are too few to make a valid comparison. The friends list in Toontown is merely a means to an end - accomplishing goals within the game by teaming up. The "Secret Friends" feature raises the bar from being a means to an end to actually sharing much more than just Toontown with strangers, but that's where the similarities to real life begin and end. If people treated their friends as they would a light switch (as the TT Friends list allows), this world would be a much darker place. Having said that, nobody is 'entitled' to remain on someone's list. All toons go online to have fun. All toons have various play styles, tolerances and personalities that from time to time will clash. If you need to remove someone, remove them. Your reasons are your own, as is your play time. That's where the real life comparison falls short. |
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