Um, people who have me on their friends' list, but have never talked to me...

[julietori]

...now is your chance to say something.  Why did you friend me?  It irritates me to no end when people add you and never say anything

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[operatic]

Aren't we all here to talk football? ;)

[valeriezam]

Yay I want to join in!

I have a random LJ friend. Can they see my private posts? I don't know who this person is or where they came from either. Boo. What can I do about them?

[operatic]

Private posts can only be seen by you (and, of course, anyone with full LJ database permissions [a database admin]); friends entries can only be seen by people whom you list as friends. (Their friending you means nothing other than you can see their friends entries; it's a little stronger than bookmarking your page, but only a little.)

[julietori]

People can't see your "friends-only" posts unless you add them as a friend. When they add you as a friend, they are giving you access to their "friends-only" posts.

[valeriezam]

So why are these people reaching out and friending us???

[julietori]

Who knows. I mean, many of my LJ-friends I met randomly, but we all introduced ourselves. You know, "Hi, I'm Julie, I live in DC, too...we have lots in common...I added you." It creeps me out when people don't do that. Or on the rare occasion that they do, you're still not interesting in being LJ-friends with them (for whatever reason), and then they still just...lurk. CREEPY.

[flamflim]

they don't creep you out. you are weird. this is the internet. just keeping a livejournal IS CREEPY. i bet you have a myspace too. that's even creepier!

[julietori]

Oh, no, of course, you're so right. My know my own personal feelings better than I know them myself. How silly of me!

If you don't have anything nice or constructive to say, why not keep your thoughts to yourself?