Waihekean Posted November 21, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I have 4 friends that have been added to my statistics. One makes sense as it is a NZ poster. Hi Kiwi Cruizer!, but there are 3 others that I do not know. I think it is great that I have these "Friends" on CC, but have absolutely no idea what to do with this. Can anyone enlighten me what the idea behind it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted November 21, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 21, 2012 You had to have accepted the friend request for them to be listed. It really seems to be a somewhat useless feature, unless you like collecting names. Info here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1386029 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeasley Posted November 21, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Maybe it's like Facebook where people just randomly add friends to make it look like they are really popular....I do think you have to accept them as friends before they can become friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayenu Posted November 21, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I tried to figure out... and one of the "hall monitors" tried to explain. Have 2 friends I think, haven't checked for long time. Never got any notifications or anything from them. Looks like just a formality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted November 22, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 22, 2012 As a couple have already said, you have to accept a request for someone to be listed as a friend, unless there is some strange CC glitch. OP, there are a couple of people around that do seem to want nothing more than collect names.;) If you are 100% positive that you did not accept a request, you can always contact CC and inquire about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin' Chick Posted November 22, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 22, 2012 This friends thing has been around for at least a few years, but apparently those behind this website haven't seem to establish any kind of function for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 22, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 22, 2012 This is not a new feature. I have no idea what CC had in mind when they set up this "friend" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted November 22, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 22, 2012 This feature has been around for years and you do have to click to accept them. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted November 22, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 22, 2012 It's been around for sometime. I am reluctant to accept friends as some have said on other threads that this can prove to be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waihekean Posted November 23, 2012 Author #10 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks all for your replies, but it seems no one knows what the function is exactly for:o. I did accept the KiwiCruizer request and that was a while ago. But the 3 others just appeared recently as confirmed without a request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted November 24, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Nearest thing I can figure is, it means someone likes some (or most) of the things you've posted, and thinks pretty much the same way you do. Too bad there isn't some sort of private message feature on here. It could be helpful if you wanted to ask a person questions about a specific cruise without having several other people chiming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted November 24, 2012 #12 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Too bad there isn't some sort of private message feature on here... Oh my goodness, that would be awful. Can you imagine how heated and abusive PM's would get? Just look at the board and what some people post in public... I don't even want to imagine what some would say in private. Ugh. :( On topic, we have one friend listed and it is a couple whom we know personally. We do not accept friends we do not know; agree with those who say it's rather a useless feature, but it's not a big deal to just ignore it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted November 24, 2012 #13 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Since it makes no difference, I accept any friend requests I get here on CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Azulann Posted November 24, 2012 #14 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I am also on Trip Advisor and it has the private email message service. I love it. You can ask someone something very specific about their review,trip, etc. It shows up in your personal email as "private message", and then you go to TA and reply. I have been using it for years without a problem. I wish CC would do the same. In fact I tell people on my roll call that they can email through TA and I use the same moniker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann ns Posted November 24, 2012 #15 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I do exactly the same thing and it has proved very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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