[Sasha Girl]

I have now had a few suspicious friend requests, from brand spanking new members with zero posts and zero information about them. When I see such a request and I see no avatar pic, and the only contact information is via some Yahoo email, then I will turn the request down.

The fact is, I have no way of knowing if the person is legit. In some cases they've turned out to be legitimate members and that's ok. But in general, I find it safest to not approve requests from total strangers / unknown entities.

I am very happy to make new friends and will approve most requests, provided it doesn't look suspicious. However, I note that I personally don't make requests to befriend people that I haven't spoken to, here on RB. To me, it seems only logical to exchange a few messages first (at least). I guess that's an added reason why I am so suspicious of friend requests out of the blue.

Opinions welcome.