DW: Invitation to psychodrama?

[jbsegal]

Is it just me, or is Dreamwidth's notification (and publishing of the info in your profile) that A has not only 'given you access' but also 'subscribed' to you inviting and escalating the already rampant (though largely settled down in my circles, but not entirely) psychodrama about "I friended {foo} but they haven't friended me back"?

Now you can have "They don't read me AND they don't let me read them" or "they've STOPPED reading me" or "They're stalking me, but I can't read their stuff" or whatever. I'm really not seeing how this is a benefit over filters/Default View where you can stop reading someone's writings (by taking them off of whatever filters you read) but still keep them as a 'friend'.

Anyone?

(Xposted: DW->LJ)

Comments

[miss_chance]

Near as I can tell that's only going to be an issue until they implement the "Reading Filters" like LJ's. Then you will be able to "allow access" according to filters, and "subscribe" to someone, but then not actually put them on any filters you read, if you feel socially obligated to reciprocate.