Ok, I've tried every other approach so lets try a new concept. I am tired of this problem and I need it 100% resolved. It is SEVERELY limiting the growth of my site(s)
I want to force everyone to be friends with everyone else. When they join, I want them instantly connected to everyone else on the site. I do not want them to have a choice in whether this happens or not. Since the capability already exists, I would like to leave the option to block a specific person to each individual.
I do not understand why no one here can see how limiting the entire friend system is to the development of smaller/newer sites. I see so many that look like a desert wasteland when you visit them specifically because they can't find anyone to interact with when they join. It's like walking into a deserted bar. Drinking alone is no fun at all!
A setting built into Dolphin for beginning sites where you could select "All Friends at signup" or "No Friends at signup" would be a FANTASTIC tool to help small sites gain a solid user base.
I can't imagine it would be that hard to build a mod that makes this happen. No fanfare, no approvals, just make everyone friends with everyone else behind the scenes at the time of signup. I know I would buy it in a heart beat! So far, every other solution I have paid to have built has been an abysmal failure!
