A question of etiquette

[Hattie Dizmond]

I really didn't know where to post this, so I decided to stick it in Off Topic to avoid clogging up the other Forums.  But...here's my issue...

I understand Newbies are trying to build their networks and make contacts.  However, it strikes me as extremely rude and presumptuous to get a blind Colleague Request.  I mean, I've not interacted with the person on a Forum, and they don't even take the time to write a short introductory message to accompany the request.  Really?  Does that bother anyone else?

Newbies...I will not be accepting any more blind Colleague Requests.  If you can't take the 15-seconds it will take to write, "Hey, I'm new around here and looking to make contacts," then I am going to make use of the 1-second it will take me to hit the Deny button.

Real Estate is about relationships.  This isn't Facebook.  The game isn't to see how many "friends" you have.