Xfire new stuff

Post by **FatherJack** » June 28th, 2006, 2:53

Has anyone else noticed that:

- You seem to appear yourself in the XFire list now, which you didn't previously?
- You have a bunch of new friends and you don't know who they are?

Post by **deject** » June 28th, 2006, 2:54

Post by **FatherJack** » June 28th, 2006, 3:15

You haven't noticed, or you don't appear yourself?

You don't have new, unknown friends, or you know who they are?

I was wondering if some they are members or a gaming group we're mates with, or just some randoms who found the site/xfireadd.exe/etc.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » June 28th, 2006, 3:22

Hmm. I'm not in my list. What's the other you's xfire username and what happens if you send youself a message?

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 28th, 2006, 6:38

I'm always on my list, but I think that's because I added myself as a friend so I could easily see what me status was. I've not noticed any new randoms, only the old ones that seem to want to befriend me because I'm on their friends-of-friends list. Incidentally, I just purged that and removed anyone I've never spoken to and hasn't got [5punk] in front of their name so that I don't get hassled with "r u a clan? Can I join?" any more.

webclam · Post by **webclam** » June 28th, 2006, 7:03

could it be sone new users are coming on stream that have dragged a wider circle of friends into the radar? There's been a few sign-ups from elsewhere lately.

Just a thought, like.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » June 28th, 2006, 9:50

The problem with removing anyone without a [5punk] infront of their name is that there are still lots of 5punkers who haven't bothered to add it to their nickname on xfire.

But no, no weirdness is happening, so it might be an idea to have a clear out, and then just rerun the xfireadd2.exe file to sort things out.

I always turn off friends of friends, and "perhaps" you are sorting by username or something, which then includes all the firends of friends in amongst the friends list? It's just an idea, as I can't check here at work.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » June 28th, 2006, 11:17

There are a few people on my list I don't recognise, but that's probably because I just accept any friend requests without really looking at them.

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 28th, 2006, 11:34

Well that's what I generally do, but if I've no idea why they're on my friends list then they've really no right to be there. I know which 5punkers don't use the [5punk] prefix, such as Bomber, Webclam and Sheriff Fatman, and so I obviously haven't removed them. It's not a big deal, I just fancied a tidy.

Post by **FatherJack** » June 28th, 2006, 21:56

Stoat wrote:what happens if you send youself a message?

this

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » June 29th, 2006, 1:27

how bizarre
dedede, dedede, dedede
how bizarre, how bizarre.

Post by **ProfHawking** » June 29th, 2006, 8:23

i thihnk its pretty obvious whats happened.

Jack's xfire has turned on its "friends of friends" feature.

That would explain the lots of people he doesnt know, and if he is in the contact list of one of his friends then he could be added along with them?

If you turn it off FJack, does your name dissapear with the others?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » June 29th, 2006, 8:24

ProfHawking wrote:and if he is in the contact list of one of his friends then he could be added along with them?

afaik that doesn't happen

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » June 29th, 2006, 14:55

FatherJack wrote:[..]

this

*adds self to friends list*
*sends message to self*

YAY! Someone is talking to me!

Post by **FatherJack** » June 30th, 2006, 2:56

Friends of Friends has always been on, it's only recently that I've appeared in the list. I used the xfireadd2.exe, so perhaps that added me as a friend, although it didn't do this when I ran it while back.

I actually prefer it this way anyway, as it shows me the point at which the map I am on (etc) is displayed to others. Also it gives me someone to chat with about Pokémon.

Post by **Dog Pants** » June 30th, 2006, 7:46

FatherJack wrote:Also it gives me someone to chat with about Pokémon.

Woo! I spent so much time on my GBA while I was at the out-laws' I finally completed Leaf Green. Pokemon FTW!