Journal etiquette-help me out here

[ladyapple27]

I haven't been on LJ very long, and I've met some great people. The problem is that I often check out someones profile and am surprised to find out how strongly they discourage contact. (Believe me, I have no intention of bothering them after I read something like that.) Are there really that many people on LJ who lurk around harassing people? If there are, give me a friendly warning. I need to know how to protect myself.

What I'm wondering is, if you do not possess some degree of openness, how do you meet people?

After looking around a bit,I'm assuming that a private message is the best way to inquire about friending someone.

If I have committed any journal no-nos, then let me know. As I've said, I'm new to this and don't know the ropes.

Thanks to all of the wonderful people that have friended me. I didn't know that I was going to have this much fun.

Comments

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

Nice neighbors you have! I did have a pair of red-shouldered hawks who nested behind our house last year. They did a fairly nice job of keeping the rabbits thinned out. Unfortunately it takes cars and trucks to thin out the deer!
I never would have thought I'd meet a troll in gardening either.
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[ladyapple27.livejournal.com]

Actually, the neighbors are quite civilized; they never kill anything that they don't intend to eat.

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

They are excellent hunters to be able to catch squirrels.
;)