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

[ladyapple27.livejournal.com]

LOL-yes, and it didn't deter me one bit. Loved the illustration and was charmed by your sense of humor.

Actually, your statements about strnagers friending you were MUCH milder than others that I've read. No humor in these! I understand caution and the need for privacy, but some of these people sound like the unibomber or something! Scary! Guess that they had some bad experiences.