unknown people and friend requests

[cyndidee]

Yesterday someone added me as a friend. I don't know this person, so I went to check out their profile. They had no information at all, have never made any posts and have no other friends, just me. I'm the friendly sort, so I didn't mind. However, a day later, still no info on the profile, no posts and I'm still their only friend. I'm one of those who go with their gut feelings, so I removed them as a friend. 

 

Does this happen a lot around here? (Maybe I need to change what I consider "normal.") Does anyone else find this as odd?

 

(I've been on the internet since the mid-90's when people would telnet to BBS's. So I'm just relying on my experience with people online. I've never regretted going with a gut feeling.)

[This is Seth]

There's very little that someone could gleam from your profile, but if you feel weird about someone, remove them. Or run away screaming STRANGER DANGER. 

 

It's most likely a bot that has been programmed to add a friend to try and flush out their profile before they start spamming. Want to PM me the account name if you still remember it?

[Guest CyborgNinja]

If you mean here, on this little backwater forum, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Facebook or other social networking, yeah that's sketchy.