Jillllll wrote:I'm really thinking about the spreadsheet idea, even if it seems a bit obsessive haha I think I also have several friends who don't realize they can visit other people - I've had a few friends who I thought for sure weren't playing anymore, but it seems like they explore rooms (energy is low), but never visit friends (strength always at maximum).
I admit, I've made a spreadsheet. I print a new one out every week. These are my columns.
1.
Skinny column blank, I pencil a dot for when I receive a gift from them. I circle when I leave hints for them.
2.
level/rep -- handwritten at start of week
3.
skinny column blank. I put a dot in here if either their level or rep goes up during the week
3.
friend's names -- in order they appear when visiting
4.
Trades--dot if they have trade with me. When I update the master list, I color this a shade of blue, then I know who right away who has been willing to trade in the past.
5.
gift given -- again a dot if I receive a gift I requested via the wall ...multiples dots thru out the week.
6.
what they need -- I look at their walls, when I visit, to see what they might need from my gift wall. I use codes (mbo=mobius box, gk=green klein, etc.) This is updated once a week or if I happen to be visiting their collection to see if they have something to trade
7.
hints -- a dot here if they leave hints...counts the same as if they left me a gift.
8.
Other notes misc. notes to myself -- maybe what they have extra, etc.
If someone sends me a gift or hint, I make sure I leave them at least one/two hints. When I do I circle my dot in column one. That helps me remember who to start with when my friend energy is restored. Everything is in pencil, so I can erase at the beginning of the next day.
I use my gifts received and hints dots to see who is actively responding to my gift requests. Two weeks with no gifts or hints to me means a likely delete. Mind you, these are not collection gifts!
The level/rep column helps me know who to request what from (ie if a certain gift is only avail at a certain level, I'll only ask those friends). It also tells me if they are active -- I watch to see if the rep lvl goes up in particular.
A clean sheet is printed at the beginning of each week -- any new friends are penciled in throughout the week at the end of my list and then added to the master before I print a new list.
This works for me b/c I'm still at 55-60 friends. It would be cumbersome if I had too many. :->
Last edited by Mbstr8k on Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:55 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Updated 4/20-- because I was bored-- and wanted to show how I've modified my spreadsheet. Move trade column, replace mg column with hints column. Dots are quick and easy. Now at 104 friends and this still works for me.)