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FarmVille Freak Neighbor Etiquette: How Can I Help You Today?
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FarmVille is a social game, one that we play with friends! Most FarmVille players have spent quite a bit of time finding awesome neighbors that help them obtain items/help them often with their farm. But, just like our neighbors in real life, there certainly are some unsaid rules about being a good FarmVille neighbor.
These etiquette tips and tricks are written within reason and geared towards active players. Just like in real life, let’s all strive to be patient and understanding neighbors, no one is perfect!
This is merely a compilation of feedback formulated with the help of FarmVille Freaks. In no way is it it set rules that all must abide by. FarmVille Freaks love discussing FarmVille and gameplay and this is a discussion of the etiquette involved in FarmVille farming.
These rules are just a starting point, they do not cover all aspects of gameplay.
First, and possibly most important, is free gifting. A good FarmVille Neighbor sends and returns gifts when they can. Now, this is within reason. While it is super nice to get every gift you send returned, some folks just don’t have the time.
Free Gifting Etiquette:
- Try to return gifts when you can
- Send gifts to people that need items
- Respond to Wish List requests on Facebook Newsfeed when you have the time
- Try to respond to help requests in a timely manner!
- Try not inundate neighbors with help requests! One help request per day, per neighbor is a great.
News Feed Bonus Collecting:
- Only collect bonuses from neighbors that you need! Try to leave some love for other players that are looking for items
- Say thank you! ‘Like’ items/bonuses that you collect from neighbors! It is sad when you post a rare tree, animal, or bonus and have no idea who is enjoying it on their farm. This also helps other players from wasting their time clicking on a post that has already been claimed.
News Feed Help Requests:
- Don’t ignore a good ole’ barn/coop raising, give a friend a click
- When neighbors post a Wish List try to help them out. Everyone is busy growing trees and working on buildables!
Crafting, Bushels & Goods:
- When purchasing bushels or finding them on your farm, share! You never know who is in need of a Red Tulip Bushel!
- Not all farmers purchase crafting goods, but it is polite to try and purchase from your neighbors if they request you to do so. We have all been one purchase away from a crafting mastery level and know its frustrating when no one is purchasing that last good!
- Purchase from those who purchase from you. Some farmers (awesome farmers) purchase from their neighbors each and everyday, if you notice a neighbor who continually purchases from you, try to lend a hand and return the favor
- Share your goods! Some farmers have thousands of fuel refills but quite a lot don’t. Free fuel is awesome, so be sure to share your bonus goods so farmers have the opportunity to redeem for extra fuel!
Visiting Neighbors Farms:
This is actually quite controversial, with 300 being the maximum amount of neighbors currently, it would take a significant amount of time to visit each neighbor daily. And even if you do, sometimes the help isn’t very appreciated. There are several items you can click on while visiting a neighbor that allows you to post a bonus directly to their Facebook profile, like the Pig Pen for extra slop.
Farmers seem pretty evenly divided about this, some farmers love any bonus they can get. But, other farmers don’t want their Facebook wall cluttered with posts for all their non-farmer friends to see, or don’t even need the items that are posted.
Each and every neighbor is different about this, try to connect with those neighbors and ask them if they need/want bonuses posted to profile.
However, when new features are being rolled out keep in mind most neighbors would like any help they can get! The first day an new feature or constructible building rolls out, is often the best time to complete it because you can work together fast with other like-minded eager neighbors.
A few general rules of FarmVille Etiquette:
1. Be understanding. Don’t get angry with neighbors who have a lull in playing. Everyone farms at their own pace. Consider that there are always a few days here and there that your neighbors may not be able to play for personal reasons.
2. Help those who help you!
3. Peace not war, just be nice to your neighbors.
And always keep in mind what FarmVille Freak ScarlettElf suggests:
“I love helping neighbors out but sometimes find it overwhelming when I don’t know which person needs what. It would be nice to know sometimes when people need something like posting it on their wall or sending a message. So a good etiquette tip is perhaps asking your neighbors, How can I help today?“
What’s your FarmVille etiquette? What types of things would you consider good or bad farming etiquette?
Tags: facebook, farmville, FarmVille Freak Neighbor Etiquette 101, Good Neighbor, neighbors
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Share all your items with all your neighbors.
Do not secretly give your “better” items only to your “special” friends. There is no excuse for not sharing equally. None.
I share all my items with all my neighbors.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Does Zynga have a tree where we can indicate what we like, and maybe, perhaps, what we don’t like?
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I wish my neighbors would by back the goods i buy from them, i spend a fortune buying there goods everyday!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I got my brown lamb and sheep today, without the help of non playing friends. that was a nice gesture
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
This is great! Everybody should read it and follow the guidelines and there would be a lot less pissed off people. I’m just as guilty as the next guy and after reading this, I’m going to try to do better! Thanks for this!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Awesome to see that a “like” or thank you was included as good neighbor etiquette. Nothing frustrates me more then when I put out a rare item and haven’t a clue who got it or is enjoying. Thanks for the tips!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Sounds like Susan didn’t read the instructions!!
“First, and possibly most important, is free gifting. A good FarmVille Neighbor sends and returns gifts when they can! Now, this is within reason, while it is super nice to get every gift you send returned, some folks just don’t have the time.”
I send my special gifts to my favorite friends…. anyone that don’t like it is welcome to delete themselves from my list!!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
“Say thank you! ‘Like’ items/bonuses that you collect from neighbors! It is sad when you post a rare tree or bonus and have no idea who is enjoying it on their farm. This also helps other players wasting their time clicking on a post that has already been claimed.” <– My biggest gripe to my neighbors. and since they still don't like to 'like' i will "dole" out items to "special" neighbors (esp for the items we can only share one of!),, likely b/c they do the same for me. tho eventually, all my neighbors will eventually get the chance to have a go at what i can produce.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
I share almost all my things with my neighbors, but the people who help me out the most do deserve more in my mind so I help them out more and send them more extras then the others.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
it’s hard to with the limits on gifting.. i try and make sure i give people what the need.
And visit to farms you can only actually do 20 a day from my understanding that will count for your xp. I have a much older pc and it’s hard for me to visit higher level players .. but i always try to get goods.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Sorry but I do send certain items to certain people. And if I have friends who have asked me for specific items, and I dont think there is anything wrong with it. With so many people using snag bars, and having no etiquette with saying thank you or even liking something, i see nothing wrong with sending special items to those who appreciate them the most.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
It would be really nice if farmville would somehow enforce the rules regarding grabbars and such. I have a real problem putting out my “good gifts “for my neighbors only to have them grabbed by a selfish grab bar user. I have visited my neighbors who have them and the amount of foals trees ect on their farms is astronomical. and they never seem to actually play. I know because Im disabled and spend many hours a day on puter
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
I’m very lucky I have really nice, fun FarmVille neighbors. We all pitch in and help each other out every day. I will admit though that in the past I have unfriended players who would always grab my animal and tree newsfeeds but privately publish their own game postings. If people don’t play nice, then what’s the point of playing a “social” game? I love all my neighbors!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
thanks
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Thank you for this posting, indeed you can’t expect to help out the way some neighbors expect from you. Their is life before FarmVille and family comes first and your job too. So basically I would say that this might open peoples eyes and understand that for starters it is just a game. Keeping it friendly and fair but above all have patience towards each other will make it more enjoyable for all. I have great neighbors but greedy’s are found all over and they just take as much as they can and leave. Some say that it has to do with the so called cheaters apps??? I play fair and hope for the best and have fun fun fun. Thanks!!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Remember the Golden Rule:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
The most important rule in my opinion: say thanks or at least like the post you got something special from. However, I don’t think it’s necessary when you pick up construction material, water or valentines for example.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I love these rules! I just posted the message to my wall so all my neighbours can read it =) And another rule of mine is; delete all the cheaters that use bonus collectors, so all my neighbours get a chance of picking up the items that I share.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I usually post everything I get to the wall and my stuff is typically gone within 2-3 seconds based on the amount of friends I have. So, when a new horse comes out, I save the very 1st one for my best neighbors who send gifts every day as well as help every single time I ask. They’ve earned that. I will bend over backwards to make sure they not only get everything they need, but they get it before anyone else does (ie, they usually have the latest foal within 15 mins of the parent being available). They also get anything they need when I redeem gifts (such as valentines) as many of them don’t have enough neighbors to be able to collect enough to get 1 of everything. After they get, everything goes on the feed.
It also can’t be stressed enough about sending help requests. I just blocked someone yesterday who, for the last week, has sent me 8-10 duckling help requests a DAY, while failing to return any gift I sent. She also was snatching up anything and everything she could off my feed. It’s just plain greedy to use up all your requests for help and have none left to send gifts. I always return gifts first, then if I have requests left over and I need help, I’ll send to a few good neighbors.
If I also catch a neighbor being greedy such as collecting 2-3 of the same foal every night for days, they get blocked while I am doing foals so everyone else can get something.
Bottom line is, we are here to share and help each other, not grab everything you can because it’s all about me!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Well sometimes with the special trees, some people are unable to get them so there is a group of us that will share amongst each other especially when you have people using those snagbars constantly. My neighbors and I have formed a private group on FB that allows us to put out what we really need and share things we might not otherwise be able to get by clicking on the regular newsfeed
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Funny how they are stressing the good neighbor etiquette all of a sudden. Ask anybody playing and they will say this is old news. Is this because of the crap with the limits? Perhaps this is a subtle message to us to be nice to Zynga…. I have great neighbors for the most part, and I wouldn’t trade any of them. We help each other as much as we are allowed to.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Out of 45 fv neighbors, I can truly count on 12 to be courteous, gift, communicate.. etc.
Just because YOU need a brick, doesn’t mean I do. Use your wish list, or just politely ask your neighbors.
I have over 250 specialty crates, and same goes for building supplies.
30 of my neighbors do nothing but BEG FOR STUFF.. all they have to do is ASK FOR IT, or let us know some way what they need. I for one, refuse to automatically send thank u gifts for another nail, brick,or board, it gets DELETED….. I have no room for that stuff. A couple of those beggars have learned, just ask and I’ll send what you need as soon as I can.
I had my greenhouse built, and fully upgraded in less than 15 minutes… all it takes is planning, saving, and politely asking ur neighbors whether it be in newsfeed post, or messaging.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
I feel that sharing a few extra goodies to the neighbors that help me the most isn’t being mean i have alot of great neighbors and i share equally most of the time i publish all items, but when you don’t get any thank you’s or likes then you really don’t want to share …
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I used to follow this rules and I don’t really care about people don’t say thanks or likes my feeds, but since the feeds limitation is on, I don’t follow its anymore. Why? Now I don’t post anything about FarmVille on my wall because its my way of protest about the limitation. However, I still be nice to my friends and neighbor by helping all I can for their request.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Judy, I wrote this article because I thought it was fun and informative. In no way was it any kind of subtle message to be nice to any but your neighbors! I thought it would be cool to share with everyone what I thought good neighbor rules were!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
I always share what my neighbors really need for plus what I need for. I always help out and water on their crops and harvest them, all collections of what I really need. That’s what neighbors are for. Some farmer doesn’t understand how this works which I have noticed that. Also I thanks/likes to my neighbors for share stuff with me.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
Really great tips, I’d just like to add one more, and this one is a BIG one for me…
Don’t use “Fertilize All” on your crops until you are ready to harvest them!
I have some neighbors who do this every time, without fail. They plant the seeds, then fertilize immediately.
What happens? I go to their farm to fertilize it, have to wait for everything to load, and then find out there is nothing to fertilize so I leave.
Wastes my time, and is quite frankly rude to people who want to help.
So please don’t fertilize until you’re ready to harvest. Thank you.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
I’m still trying to train my neighbors, after repeated pleas on my part…If you post a request for a specific item, Do Not return it to me. I don’t need or want it.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
*LIKE*
Emily Post where have you been?
Your wisdom is sorely needed on FB for many game playing neighbors!
Kind regards,
Susan
P.S. Etiquette requires a basic understanding of the concepts of “Please” and “Thank You”, which some seem unable to grasp.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
COMMENT OR LIKE- is that really too much to ask for? Seriously, if I post a FC tree on my wall- COMMENT OR LIKE if you get it!
Seriously though, what makes me so mad is when people Share specific items to specific people- and do it obviously.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
I have one pet peeve…and it’s the co-ops. I have a neighbor who is great and every day sends me gifts and helps out on my farm– but she joins co-ops, never plants anything but then reaps the benefit of a gold medal. What would you guys do?
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I got 138 friends. Out of those, maybe 2 every 3 months will, “like,” any of my rainbow eggs and silver foals or whatever else I give away. 99.9% of the time, I don’t hear a thing. I assume nobody cares so I delete everything every 8 hours or so and since FV is so click-heavy and no one appears to give a sh*t, I don’t always bother to share things. Why waste my time?
Anytime someone else has ANYTHING to give away, it’s already gone, even if it was posted 2 seconds ago, it’s gone. Either the game is buggy at that second, they already gave the item away to their special friends, or everyone else on their friend’s list has that snag cheat. I don’t see the limit making any difference at all, everything is always gone. Which is another reason to add to why I don’t bother sharing, I feel taken advantage of all the time.
Getting help is like pulling teeth. Doesn’t matter if it’s Cityville or FV, it can take days to get anything built. Expansions mostly time out on me because I just can’t get my stupid friends to help. I gave up on my chicken coop.
Every 6 months, I clean house and ditch people who no longer play or those people who have pages of other players giving them things for their farm but not one post from themselves–the ultimate mooch. I don’t bemoan people not fertilizing my farm, that doesn’t matter to me, but if you can’t ever help me, what good are ya?
That being said, any REAL players out there who want to friend me?
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Good article & thanks for sharing this. I disagree with the “like” for every posting used– i.e. cans of water, valentines and other more available common items. I use for FB for lots of other social interaction other than FV. Several of my neighbors, the minority, of them do the “like” button for everything and it clutters my notifications page making it difficult to find more important “likes” and comments. I prefer to know only when someone takes a special item– rare tree or rare gift. And yes, I have one neighbor who posts unique items to only me and then asks me to do the same in return. THIS IS AWFUL! “Alliances belong on Survivor and not Farmville.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
I also agree. I built an orchard and filled it with 20 Pink Bubble Gum trees, so every 2 days I’m sure to harvest it and post a Giant Bubble Gum tree to my wall for my neighbors. But you feel unappreciated when your trees that you put out (out of the kindness of your heart when you didn’t even have to) are snatched away without a thank you or even a ‘like’. The same with the candy cane foal I put out. I would delete the person if I knew who it was.
When you’re about to take something and not say thank you or ‘like’ it, just remember the owner went through the extra trouble of posting it their wall and more than likely battled the slow loading for 5 minutes (like I do) just so you can greedily swipe it.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
i don’t care if every thing is liked on my feed, or if i have a few people who grab loads of foals if thats how they farm, but i do not like the constant oos or freezing of the game when i visit farms, it can take 3 hours to see every farm and i only have 70 friends
its nice to be a good friend but its time zynga was one to
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
You should also add not to be a greedy pig and snatch every tree someone posts 2 seconds after it’s posted. Yes, this is a social game but that doesn’t mean hog everything for yourself just because you hit refresh every second and grab things the instant they are posted.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Here is one rule I think you should have put in here.
If it is posted from one person to another, don’t claim it until the person it belongs to claims it.
This is mostly for the goods and the new seeds that can be created.
I don’t claim the goods people buy from me and post. So, what I do in that case, is click “like” to let others know I have at least seen it and my neighbors who see the post can click on it after that.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I only ask my neighbors not to touch my trees and animals because I like harvesting them all at once and I practice what I preach
— as far as posting and gifting I try to return everything fast 
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Usually I will share items with all my neighbors, but when real life friends need something, especialy if they are on a low level, I do post it only for them. When I look at the farms of most of my other neighbors and see they have much more, why should I not?
When my sister startet playing I made sure she got a tractor and building materials for her spooky house (she could only build up to level 1 anyway), also some leftover specials from the haiti backpack – my other neighbors have more than enough of that stuff and much more neighbors themselfs to help as my sister won’t add people she doesn’t know.
So I think as long as it is reasonable, it should be okay to share with “special” friends only. Just don’t overdo it
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
I barely ever get a Like or a comment, most of my neighbors are cheaters and leeches.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
I do share specific items with a certain circle of people, since they do the same for me. The players that I exchange gifts with on a daily basis, the ones that visit my farm, buy my goods, buy bushels from me, share their rare trees, foals, calves, and eggs; I return the favor. When I have rainbow or candy cane eggs, I do give them to my neighbors that share special items with me or visit my coop. When I’ve had neighbors that have spent their own farmcash sending me level one trees, I consider them first in line to receive back the second level trees that they yield. As of lately, those farmers that have been helping in my greenhouse, they’re the first ones I share my extra seeds with. Some things I do share with everyone. But for my farm, my time, my money; I have the right to reward my best neighbors.
Because of the snag bars, I rarely post to my feed. Instead I copy the hyperlink and paste it into my status. At least that way I know a live person is getting it. A simple ‘TY’ or Like goes a long way. When you have foal breeders that spend a lot of time and effort to share these items, it only takes you two to three seconds to acknowledge their efforts.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Hey Glory Mooncalled, we should talk.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
For those of you who share rare items, I don’t understand why you get all offended because noone says thank you. When I share rare items, I don’t expect a thank you since I already know whoever gets it will be super happy! Why do you call them greedy, when the whole purpose of sharing the item is for your friend to get it!
Make up your mind and stop being overly sensitive!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
A major pet peeve of mine that I didn’t see you address in your etiquette is the use of FERTILIZE ALL. If I take the time to visit neighbors, the least they could do is leave some plots for me to fertilize. It’s very easy to use the FERTILIZE ALL right before you harvest. Or just use it on sections at a time.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
I do understand that it is meant to be helpful and i really appreciate that. But it sounds too much like “you MUST do this and and that” to me.
And i don’t think you (the author of this article) has the right to tell others how they should play the game and how not.
Don’t get me wrong, i’m not saying it’s all wrong. It isn’t. But that’s not the point.
I also respect your opinion about what a good neighbor is, but you should also take into consideration that not everyone might share your opinion.
I for one dislike it if i receive hundres of “likes” notifications, because i’m not interested in seeing who grabbed what from me and i might overlook some important notification over it. But i do understand why people are doing it and i don’t get mad at them because i know it’s well meant and they aren’t aware that i dislike it.
But that’s just one example why you shouldn’t assume everyone shares your opinion what a good neighbor is.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Yeah I agree but you guys left out the part of LETTING THE FARM LOAD after sending a neighbour a requested gift. Most people just click “Give item to John” and then click “send” on the next page before the LEAVE to go back to the game feed. That is how we all end up being redirected to our farms when accepting a gift and it says “gift error=not found” in the address bar and the gift we tried to accept is not in the gift box.
That’s how it works people. Try remember that! Letting the loading screen finish til the very second you can see your own farm: not until then, right THEN, has the gift reached it’s recipient.
If you don’t belive me, look at the address bar while sending someone a requested gift: the address does not change!
However, this is only when you farm on Facebook. On farmville.com the requested gifts are sent right away. Again, look at the address bar while sending requested gifts from farmville.com; that address changes several seconds before the loading screen is half way.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
I know what you’re talking about Ghostkitty85. But this game requires you to have neighbors to accomplish many of the tasks and to many of us that’s just all they are, neighbors, not friends. I had very few friends that played (maybe 3 or 4) and had to find more neighbors. I admit that I had found some good friends and some very greedy neighbors. I got what I needed from from the game after getting all the required neighbors and then got rid of the greedy ones that didn’t really share or help out and kept the good ones that eventually became my friends. It’s also nice to be appreciated for the help and items you give because you don’t really have to post or help out anyone, but if you want anything in this game you need people who will help you when you need it. I’m always happy to help my neighbors when they need it.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
@ Glory Mooncalled
I think you and I could be very good neighbours! I am constantly deleting snaggers(neighbours who seems to have snaggers/or neighbours who just stops farming.
Add me girl! (You sound like a girl, sorry if you’re not)
super_star_angel@hotmail.com
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
SHUT UP ZYNGA! Dont come and start setting ETIQUETTE rules for us when YOUR the ones that cause any and all problems with the game! YOU have your own “snag bar” and YOU are too cheap to have a program to eliminate snag bar users BUT yet YOU limit all of us and slow us down while saying that this will help slow down snag bar users. YOU keep us from “wasting clicks” for all the neighborly helping. YOU put only ONE tree up for grabs so the ones that get them are the snag bar users! Everything you do is to punish the loyal and well mannered neighbor but glorify the cheater, so DONT TELL ME HOW TO TREAT MY NEIGHBORS WHEN YOUR THE GREEDY, ILL MANNERED AND IGNORANT COMPANY THAT STARTED IT ALL!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Um Joanne? If you did not know this is a site that posts information about farmville but is not a part of Zynga itself. You might want to check info before getting upset, education is the key!, which is why I love this article so much because it is stating exactly how several farming friends and I feel about farm etiquette.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:56 pm
@Angel
I’m with you. Both you and Glory Mooncalled can add me if you like.
eagle_ii1@msn.com
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Just to pick up on the “Other farmers don’t want their Facebook wall cluttered with posts for all their non farmer friends to see …” About a week ago I kept seeing a message from Zynga, indicating that their gaming posts were now invisible to non players. If this is correct then this is a very good thing, as some people new to Facebook do not know how to “hide” an app, and one friend of mine even got so irritated by it that he left Facebook altogether after only being in it for a few weeks. As it is, my friends list is divided into two groups, “farm” and “nonfarm”, and I publish farm posts only to the farm group so that the others can’t see it.
As for the “thank you” – I always play via http://www.farmville.com which does NOT provide the functionality to “like” or make any comment on what you pick up. I can hardly go back to Facebook after spending time on the FarmVille website, look for various needles in the vast haystack which is the Facebook wall, and click “like” on whatever I got. I’d be there all day.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Lovely Guide!
One point to add is on co-ops, namely neighbors who start a co-ops regularly, and then do nothing. It becomes very frustrating.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
I’m one of the people who enjoys seeing who got the stuff I posted so I enjoy it when the “like” or comment on the post. If I post a rare calf or foal, or a baby turkey or duck or a valentine or seedling or whatever it is, I like knowing that it was appreciated by somebody, not just grabbed by a snag bar and discarded as superfluous.
I wish people would not fertilize all until just before they harvest. Going to a neighbor’s farm and having nothing to fertilize irritates me.
Unless there is a building project, I don”t need any special delivery boxes. I just delete them.
I don’t send gifts every day. If there is a new building project and people need supplies or a new limited edition collection with items people want or some new tree or animal or decoration I will gift. But my level 90 neighbor doesn’t need a white chicken or common tree or any of the other gifts that have been available for months. Getting those things as gifts is just annoying to me as I have to delete them. I assume it is the same for them.
I try to buy crafting goods from my neighbors a few times a week. I rotate. One day I’ll buy all the spa goods and the next day the bakery goods. I try to buy the lowest level good available since I assume that’s the good that needs to level up the most.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
What is up with all this whining about ppl not liking or commenting on posted gifts?! I never heard anyone complain about this until a few months ago – new players?
I don’t want all these notifications of ppl liking or commenting on my posts! It’s making the non-Farmville notifications drown in the spam that is anxious farmers.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Can someone please tell me what a snah bar is or the other names it was being called..i have never heard of it?! i did not know about the like when you get thinga but i do now and will do that…sorry for not doing it before..Glory Mooncalled…i am going to request you as a friend..i am a good neighbor and would love to be friends and neighbors:)
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Well I can’t visit all my neighbors at once so I break it up into two or three groups (depending on my time limitations). The neighbors who visit back but won’t send you that mystery gift slay me! It’s two extra clicks but they won’t do it for the world. The only thing I dont send is the slop because by the times I’ve hit th green house, a few plots, the item you need and the coup I’ve hit my limit on the time I can spend per farm without cutting a few people out.
Good tips.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I always use a “fertilize all” as soon as I plant my crop, I never realized it was a problem, but after reading this article and the comments, I’ll wait ’til I harvest. Thanks for the tip.
As for buying crafted items, I used to buy from everyone all the time, but after a while I realized only 6 or 7 people were buying back from me. So, now I buy from those 6 or 7 people regularly and 2 or 3 times a week from the others in hope that they might buy back.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
“timely manor”?
Timely MANNER…
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Also, do not ever (EVER!) send construction materials or watering cans as gifts. Thanks to special deliveries, you will get whatever you’re currently in need of in your construction, or you’ll get watering cans if you have already placed a seedling on your farm.
There is no reason to ever send construction materials. Period.
Furthermore, if you put an item such as the “black iron fence” on your wishlist, and someone clicks on your request and sends you one – DO NOT SEND IT BACK. What on earth am I gonna do with *one* black iron fence which I never asked for and only sent because *you* wanted it?
Also, don’t ever spam your neighbours’ walls with pig slop and other rubbish. Nobody needs pig slop, and a lot of people don’t like having their walls spammed with garbage that all their regular non-FV-playing friends can see too.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
i find it extremely annoying when someone “likes” all 30 of my posts! plus, some things can be given to more than one person, so if it already has been “liked” still try!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Most of this is pretty good advice, and I pretty much follow it. However, some people need to take a hard look at themselves and not get their panties in a wad if I don’t say thank you for the common watering can I grabbed. I definitely say thank you for the rare items, but the common ones are nothing to get worked up over, so call it down.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Last sentence should be “calm it down”. Sorry.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
I’d have been happier with this article if it had been presented as ‘suggestions’ for playing and not as rules.
While I can see that for many people these proposals work well it is wrong to assume that everyone feels the same.
Personally I don’t want people to click like, or waste their time thanking me, for posted items. There is no need. When I water and grow trees I do it for me, and I ensure, by the way I organise the orchards, that the seedlings I grow are only those of trees I want. When the tree is grown there is the option to post one to the feed, one click, no big deal. I then assume someone who wants it gets it. I don’t mind who and never check to see whether the post has been ‘liked’ or not.
I respond to all neighbour requests once a day. I post out requests when necessary, as for the new seedlings, or building, etc. People respond to me I respond to their requests, I don’t keep check on who does or doesn’t.
What I do think is bad practice is the small groups of people who post stuff between themselves, using links etc, and don’t post it to the feed. There is no point them being neighbours to anyone except each other.
When there are special promotions, like the holiday snow stallion that could be posted only to two people and not to the feed, then of course I choose someone to send it to. I redeemed 5 of those and checked the comparison list to see who had not been able to gather enough gifts to get one, those were the people I sent them to. The same with items like the bear and fox. I wasn’t looking for who helped me most but who was lowest in the numbers.
When I plant a crop I fertilize it and I am sorry but I will continue to do that. I have limited time for the game and for me it is the most efficient way to ensure I do not forget to fertilize it, and therefore lose XP, when I harvest.
If people want to visit my farm then there are a number of other things they have the option of doing. I am quite happy not to have visitors.
Some people referred to the co-op jobs. If a job is fully seeded with plenty of people involved then I have no problem with people joining and not contributing. Particularly the crafting jobs. I only find it unacceptable if people join a job that needs work to be able to complete and then don’t make any contribution. Delanieh @31 as you say the person you refer to contributes to your game in other ways every day then what is the problem.
Ah the dreaded snag bar – again. I do wish people would do their research and try things out for themselves. The most common snag bar collects items every minute and has the option to be set to collect only what is wanted. Anyone watching the feed and refreshing regularly will collect far more items than the snag bar,. Thee are people who have the time to spend hours watching the feed and collecting. Many don’t and I really don’t see why they shouldn’t have the chance to collect items from their own feed. Zynga’s own bar ensures that no posting needs to be missed, and Farmville Bonus Checker is good for picking up postings if used every few minutes. There are others available – all with the same aim letting people collect from their feed.
Kara @52 you do realise that if you have seedlings and no watering cans the SD boxes will give you watering cans. Not wise to delete them.
Joanne @49 I suggest you just stop playing.
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
UUUUUMMMMM Farmer Donna????? I am well aware of what this site is and one has to be a moron to not think that Zynga knows everything thats on here. I have played since the beginning and like millions of others am tired of how the “loyal and Non cheating” players get treated. Those of us who spend money and put the bread and butter on the table for zynga have every right to complain. I, like the only neighbors I accept must be very well mannered and considerate of others at all times and not have neighbors that cheat and use snag bars. Zynga continues to “punish” the non cheating players and we are tired of it!!!!!! This is exactly the place for everyone to voice how they feel and the typical line of “Its just a game” is bologna because every game has rules and guidelines and for zynga to post a big article about “etiquette” is a HYPOCRITICAL JOKE!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
I need better neighbors… mine suck!
Posted on February 7th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
My panties are firmly bunched on the issue of people failing to like or thank a post, and I have no intention of un-bunching them anytime soon.
I don’t need some big, gushing thank you for every little valentine or watering can I post, but simply hitting “like” is not just a courtesy to the poster; it’s also a helpful indicator for those scanning a friend’s wall, letting them see which items have likely already been claimed. We’d all spend a lot less time clicking on “already claimed/adopted/expired” links if people would leave a simple “like” to show that they’ve taken one.
As far as posting items to specific friends? You bet I do. Friends who help me get helped in return.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 12:43 am
Oh, for the last time, please stop “LIKING” for every watering can I post out of my 10 Snowmen! I have 4-5 neighbors, who LIKE every post I do, imagine 40-50 notifications “*** **** likes your post”
It’s just not worth it!
I have made a group of my FV player friends and I publish only to them. It doesn’t spam my other non-FV players FB feed!
Also, If you don’t want your FV posts to be seen by non-fv players friends, go to Privacy Setting>>Customize Settings>>”Can see Wall posts by friends”>> Farmville Group and (your friends who wont be irritated by FV post on your profile wall)
or HIDE it from (Work People).. That ways, if people from your work, school visit your profile, they’ll only see non-FV posts by you!
I don’t publish selectively, unless they specifically ask for a bushel and I know since I have so many neighbors, it’ll be lost within a few seconds!
I have a good bunch of neighbors and I usually get all my truffles back too! You need to spend some time adding and deleting inactive neighbors!
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 1:57 am
Thanks for this BLog very nice
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 4:42 am
I guess I should be grateful for any gift but I have a lot of clueless neighbors who send me gifts I don’t need. Some will send me vehicle parts or nails when I’m not building anything that needs them. I wish they’d just send special deliveries. I always post wish list and help requests on the feed but I have a few neighbors who insist on sending me vehicle parts or nails or whatever when I didn’t ask for them. I have 93 neighbors and 2 jobs so I can’t visit all my neighbors daily. I try to visit most neighbors at least once a week.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 4:52 am
There IS a good excuse for saving your ‘special’ items for 5-10 ‘special’ friends. That reason is the GAMERS UNITE SNAG BAR and other automatic snaggers of gifts. I resent the fact that if I am offering 100 XP, if I don’t restrict it to a few special friends, in less than HALF A SECOND all 6 or so of the XP are gone. If I knew who these cheats were, I’d hide all my posts from them. It isn’t fair play.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 4:54 am
I try to hit like on the rare feed items but it can be time consuming to do it on every item u collect so sometimes I skip it for a simple item like a Valentine or water can. I do wish neighbors would say thanks for rare stuff. Most annoying are neighbors who use a fertilize boost right after planting so there’s nothing to fertilize when u visit their farm. How hard is it to wait until crops r at 95% or more grown? U can even fertilize all at 100%. That is biggest pet peeve.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 4:55 am
Please don’t send special deliveries EVERY DAY. I end up with 100+ gifts in 24 hours sometimes and I just can’t deal with them all.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 5:06 am
Hey player called frustrated. I too stopped returning on gifts I didn’t ask for. I have 2 or 3 neighbors that send me crap all the time I don’t want. I just accept item and then sell or re-gift it but I refuse to return gift if I didn’t ask for it. If they’re sending me this crap bc they want one then they’re doing it wrong. A wish list or help request would do fine. I think we all can use special deliveries but one shouldn’t send vehicle parts, building materials, etc unless the neighbor asked for it.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 5:57 am
To the posters here who stubbornly insist on still using a fertilize boost right after planting may I remind u that u could wait until ur crops r at 100% grown. Why not wait? It is only kind to give ur neighbors a way to earn xp while visiting ur farms. One person says she does it right after planting so she doesn’t forget later. How forgetful r u?! I do my fertilize boost when my crops r at 100% and ready for harvest. I have a routine: when its harvesting time I do my fertilize boost first and then right after I harvest and re-plant. If u don’t have a welcoming farm ur neighbors won’t want to visit. Visiting/helping farms is supposed to benefit both the farmer and his/her neighbor.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 6:47 am
First and foremost, responding to wish request on Facebook doesn’t work. Gifts sent to me by the wish request go into oblivion….I am never able to collect them, so I don’t wish for anything without letting everyone know to send from the gift page and not from the wish post!!!!
If I don’t ask for things from certain neighbors, then I won’t get anything done! Lots of my neighbors send me requests for things, but do not send me gifts. I ignore their request…
I have sold my crafting building because the goods became too expensive….I can get fuel another way…I don’t expect my neighbors to buy a good from me for 5000 coins. Even 2000 coins is a lot of coins for some of my neighbors.
About visiting my neighbors farms…I pretty much know who needs fuel, or who wants and doesn’t want pig slop. Most of my neighbors do not want the pig slop because they have enough bushels to use on their farms….This is just stupid. I have a hard time finding the bonus that I want through the fuel, snowballs, and pig slop. I have asked people to stop, but they still post these bonuses…
It’s good to know that I agree with the general Rules of Etiquette. Please don’t send me what you want, unless we have an agreement that I will try to send it back to you and send you a link also…. I don’t always need what you need
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 6:51 am
I have a hard time finding the bonuses on my profile, with all the other un-needed post on my wall. Also, please put you chicken coop, feed trough, greenhouse and any game that is going on, close together on your farm. It takes forever trying to find your Cupid’s Castle!!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 7:02 am
I know that the special delivery boxes can contain watering cans. I have over 100 watering cans saved up and don’t need any more at the moment. I have 100 seedlings saved up too and no place to put more trees on my farm. After the coin expansion comes out maybe I’ll grow a few of those seedlings up but for now they just take up space in my mailbox.
So, no special delivery boxes needed. No matter what is inside I have no place to put it on my farm.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 7:07 am
@JOANN – I wrote this article and have never been employed by Zynga. In fact 99% of my articles on FarmVille Freak are somewhat critical of Zynga, go ahead take a look. I am not in touch with Zynga at all, and they have no idea who I am let alone that I had an idea to put together and article about tips and tricks for being a good neighbor. All of the ideas in this article came directly from my very own neighbors, who are also not employees of Zynga. Just thought I’d let you know
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 7:13 am
Reading the part in BOLD really helps
! These etiquette tips and tricks are written within reason and geared towards active players. Just like in real life, lets all strive to be patient and understanding neighbors, no one is perfect!
This is merely a compilation of feedback formulated with the help of FarmVille Freaks. In no way is it rules that all must abide by. FarmVille Freaks love discussing FarmVille and gameplay.
These rules are just a starting point, they do not cover all aspects of gameplay.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 8:59 am
The reason I fertilize all after planting is I don’t always remember to do it when I return, and then I lose points.
I don’t really have time to visit my neighbors’ farms anymore, and it really wouldn’t bother me if my farm drew no visitors.
I wish farmville would drop the characters to accept or deny their help. The visitor often knocks my avatar out of her center box (not that is much of a problem now with my stock of arborists and farmhands).
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 9:19 am
Most of this I agree with. But my biggest gripes are;
I have no need of pig slop yet I get up to 10 a day, I never click them.
I do NOT like getting 30 to 50 notifications every ten min while I am running foals. I know most breeders (or for that matter a lot of non breeders) Hold their posts hostage for likes and comments. I don’t care about the likes I know they are getting picked up and I hate hearing that beep every 5 seconds while I am trying to work on my farm. Like one post or say thank you when I am done if you must!
DO tell me if you need a certain foal so I can try for it!
I don’t care if people share special items with certain people, But when I look at your wall and I see less than one post a day( whether they are locking posts or just not posting anything) I hit unfriend IMMEDIATELY!!!!
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 9:22 am
CabbagePatchKid – I am sure your article is useful for many players, perhaps particularly new players, and it was quite clear it was a personal effort not a Zynga initiative. My only issue with it is your use of the term rules. There are no rules, and the idea that there are is misleading. Perhaps the term ‘suggestions’ for neighbour interaction would be good.
Joanne – you seem to have some paranoia going on. Zynga may have time to pay people to read this site, they may not, does it matter? However calling people morons if they don’t see Zynga behind every bush, er sorry, post, is not helpful.
I have played since very early in the game’s life, I have also spent quite a lot of real money, because I choose to. I don’t have any problem with people using a snag bar which I don’t consider cheating.
I avoid neighbours who post things to only a small select group of their friends. I collect from the general feed and post to it – which seems to me a fair way to play.
I have not found the 125 limit has been a problem, it adds a little challenge to the game – what do I want to work on first – what is most important in view of time limitations, etc, but that is not a bad thing.
As to fertilizing as I said I do it when I plant and will continue to do that. And yes if I leave it and then am harvesting in a rush – because my time is limited – I am quite likely to forget. I don’t often visit farms, no time for something that gives very little game reward, and I have no problem at all if people do not visit mine.
Before fertilize all was available it was useful to have neighbours fertilize, now it is not necessary. There is no benefit really to farm visits that I can see.
And as a final reminder – it is just game, and a free one. Relax.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 10:55 am
People who don’t click ‘LIKE’ here is simple solution I wish Farmville would change about the game, for all the people who have a gazillion things already and are still snatching things from everybody else and are taking the rare items but don’t bother click ‘like’ : Farmville should just program the game feeds so that they would automatically show the names of the people who takes your rare game feed items, the same way it shows you who sent an item, instead of having to click ‘like’ all time. I think this would be a great idea, especially to show all the other freinds that the culprit is the one with a gazillion things already and a snag bar, then maybe that ‘FAT’ farmer might be shamed into letting the other farmers get a chance once in a while!
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 11:22 am
I have one freind who never visits and has Never bought a single thing from me, yet I visit and buy from them everyday. I can never get anything from thier wall because they have too many friends and some say they always post the good things only to certain people anyway, I know this to be true because she sends links thoguh the chat first before she posts it, so that by the time the posts appear on the wall the item is already gone anyway, like a full grown tree or a prize after completing a quest. Yet when I post mine it is gone,, I know this to be true because several times I have asked who got the item,, and when I asked there was only 2 people that were online and the other person told me they didn’t get it, it was possible that thre may have been people who don’t go online and get things but this happens quite often and it is really greedy of that one person to ‘take all the time’ from those friends of mine who don’t have much,, especially when that one person has so much stuff on thier farm already and their farm looks terrible,,, 1000 horses, 1000 trees 100 snowmen, 10 barns, every single mystery game prize, ect.,, yet she still snags things away from neigbors who barely have anything who I would have liked that special thing to go to.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Hey all i have asuggestion to deal with neighbors helping the way you want. All one needs to do is post a signm on their farm saying what you want or do not want done on farm. i personally do not like my pigs to slopped because i use them to get rid of excess bushels i dont need. So i put up sign asking neighbors not to do that. Also I post a sign when i need a particular item and try to keep it upto date so my neighbors know where my progress is.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Thank you Cabbagepatchkid for posting this.
While I know that you’re just trying to be nice and post this for us active players I originally read this and wanted to say so much and here, 2 hours later I’m having to post just because now I find it comical.
Yes, you’re right, some neighbors SHOULD have etiquette and this little post if people read it is a GREAT start because I can tell you after filtering through some neighbors of my own that some people out there are just out to get whatever they can without any type of gratitude whatsoever.
I frequently accept & delete many neighbors because usually when people say I play daily and they do by asking for help with whatever they’re working on then how can they not send a gift? Or regift for that matter because that’s how I “test” a good neighbor. If I send them a gift daily for 3 days and don’t receive a thank you but get blown up by help requests then they can do that with someone else and not waste my time with it because I need things just as much as they do so why not both benefit?
Another thing I’ve noticed is hitting like or saying thank you when someone snags something. After so many times you get complaints from other people who take time to respond to you that the gift is gone it leads people like me to wonder, why share at all? I’ve been blessed to have 4 other “farmville freaks” such as myself who put in a lot of time & $$ into zynga and therefore we share with each other…when I do post other things freely like cans, materials, etc….you know every now & then a like would be nice, if you can take the time to snag it from my wall what’s another click so I know where it went? I mean …if it’s not asking too much or anything.
But good job you tried!!
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
To Lmedley,
If it bothers you (and this isn’t a person you know in life), I suggest dumping that neighbor. You aren’t getting any benefit from them, and obviously this neighbor doesn’t really need your help.
Then replace them with somebody better.
Just a suggestion.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
alot of different thoughts going around on this one!
as much as i think having the guidelines or “being a good friend” suggestions out there, we all need to be reminded that these are NOT set in stone rules.
i have played this game from the start, and will not change how i play the game for someone else. i play how i want.
and thats not saying im rude or a bad friend, but farmville is also not my life, and i will not sit at a computer all day long just to make sure i please every single friend i have in the way THEY see fit.
simply put…
i do not have 300 neighbors, yes i have added people i dont know in real life just so i could have a few friends who actually play, rather than the non-playing farmers.
but that doesnt mean that because i added you, i am now your little “helper” for every little thing you request for.
i do not post every little share item, because i do not want or need my wall full of them. i post rare things, but i wont post a watering can. everyone else does it all the time, who doesnt have enough of those anyways! i will also delete any posts i do put myself by the end of each day, and others who post things for me, i delete with or without taking the item right away.
i play the game with my own goals set in mind, like mastering all the crops, and trees, i even try to collect 1 of each of the sheep, foals, and caves. i dont go over board like some of my neighbors who have 100 of each taking up their whole farm (not saying i care what they do, cause its their farm, they play how the want. just not my cup of tea)
i dont know at what point this game became so troublesum to play, and why so many people feel they have to make a standard game play. yes, i know these are not rules, but i know there are some people out there who will takes these as the how to play farmville rules and if you dont play this way, you will get deleted.
honestly, i play for myself and no one else. if you dont like the way i play, then ok, delete me. but dont expect me to do something just because its how you play. you have your own playing style and i have mine.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Whose idea was it to post this? Barney the dinosaur?
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
to Susan..there is no excuse, none, in how you can tell me to play, my friends and family get my special items, i spent the fc, i grew them, mine to do what i damn well please with..
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Mandy – well said. As I often say its just a game, to be played for our own enjoyment. Like you I play my way, and I will help neighbours and post stuff, but if it doesn’t work for me to do that at some point then I don’t. For instance I won’t interrupt planting a crop to post 4 or 5 times from the pop-ups.
LMedley – I don’t get it. You have a neighbour you are complaining about because you don’t like the way she plays, but you are not doing anything about it. Its simple – don’t keep her on your list and whinge about her, just remove her.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
@someone who talked about snagbar
How can you know whether your neighbors are using snagbar?
I think it is a cheat, I do not want neighbors like that.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Lisa – actually you can’t know. There are a number of ‘snag’ bars, and they all do much the same thing.
I don’t know why people have so much problem with them. An item is posted to the feed, if you use a snag bar it can collect that item for you. It is an item you are entitled to have from your own feed. They do not collect every item posted, and anyone sitting watching the feed and constantly refreshing can be quicker and collect more.
However many people have lives, they can’t spend all day sitting watching the feed.
Also all the snag bars are free downloads, so they are available to everyone. Therefore if you think they give an advantage you can have one.
There are also programmes that do not actually collect the items but will find all the posts for you, without you having to search the feed. The best of these is Farmville Bonus Checker, and if that is run every few minutes you can get most items.
I would be more concerned about whether your neighbours are actively playing the game, posting items, and responding to requests than how they collect their items.
Posted on February 8th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
Now if we can only get zynga to be a good neighbor.
Zynga stop putting up that damn snowball pop-up every time I visit a neighbor’s farm. It only makes people not yo go visit and help neighbors.
Zynga stop with the pop-ups when I am harvesting a crop. Wait until I finish the whole crop before telling me I found a crayon.
By doing those two simple things, the game would be more friendly.
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 9:45 am
I have a dozen or so friends who go out of their way to help me, therefore I go out of my way to help them. I also share special items with them first. I make my messages private so that no one has to waste their time clicking on items that aren’t available. I think these nice friends DESERVE a little something extra. If I have friends who don’t like it, maybe they could be more helpful to me or to my special friends and I will consider them part of the group of “special” friends. And if it seems unfair, there are 30 million other FV players they can be friends with. I hate people who complain but don’t make an effort to fix the problem. Makes me want to call the WAAAHHHHMMMMBULANCE.
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 9:52 am
Oh, and many people have hundreds of FV friends and it’s not always possible to send free gifts to everyone. You only have so many requests each day.
If you don’t like it, screen your FV friends. But know that in doing that, limiting your FV friends to people who have low #s of neighbors/FV friends, this will also limit the number and kinds of items available on your newsfeed.
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 11:58 am
Kaylee I have already said that I personally delete people who send stuff by private message, or in any other way, to a small and special group of friends. I delete them because to do that undermines the purpose of the game.
Items available to all via the feed should be posted to the feed.
If people want to have small groups of special friends fine, but they should not accept other neighbours when they do not intend to include them in their game play.
Also with gifts the fairest way is to start at A and send as many gifts as possible, then the next day start where you left off, and continue in this way until everyone has been covered and then start again.
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
thanks
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
It is hard to just post some good things in the wall, since some neighbors use apps to help them, that is why when I have a good one I send it by message, to the one I know who does not use apps and to the next one and so on.
How about manners on joining coop jobs, I stop starting one , I have neighbors who just join to get the rewards without planting any crops needed (not even one), they do not do anything even I send the message by mail or I post the message in the wall several times.
I removes them as my neighbors, neighbors mean MUTUAL RESPECT,
You get a neighbor to help yourself and also help them, not a one way
street.
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
I post publicly, but if I can only send to a few people, like the snow stallion, you’d better believe I’m sending to my dad and my real life work friend. I was unaware that buying goods helped my neighbors on mastery for their crafting and that them buying mine helped me, so this is one I am going to get on! I’ve also figured out the I can trick the request thing by refreshing a few times…resets the clock for me!
Em Strange
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
“http://farmvillefreak.com/farmville-freaks/farmville-freak-neighbor-etiquette-how-can-i-help-you-today#comments”
nice -but (and this is my biggest constant complaint) why doesn’t Zynga EVER tell us things like this?
Posted on February 9th, 2011 at 5:53 pm
My lastmessage wassupposed to refer to clicking on the greenhouses …
Posted on February 12th, 2011 at 9:07 am
I think a key to this is selecting a group of neighbors who are GOOD neighbors.
It sounds harsh, but I’m not afraid to remove neighbors who do not return some kind of benefit to me when I do things for them.
I would much rather have 30 strong neighbors that I can take the time to help, than 300 that I can’t and who do not help my play at all.
This doesn’t mean my ‘good neighbors’ play every day. Lots of mine are occaissional players. It means I am careful to not keep people who abuse the game & my help without returning something to my play.
What I don’t totally agree with is having to post “like” for every post you claim. I will ‘like’ for rares or if a person doesn’t often post, just to let them know I appreciate them. I try to like each neighbor at least once a day. But I do not want to ‘like’ everytime I get a watering can or nail. Having too many ‘likes’ out there clogs up your FB notifications so I may miss when someone has visited and done something for me. I’ve had good neighbors who I’ve had to remove because they went on a daily tirade that they wanted to be ‘liked’ for every single thing they posted right down to each watering can. I think ‘like’ should be used reasonably, but not constantly. I post FV things on the average 50 times a day. My ego doesn’t need to see 100 likes coming back in my notifications.
Posted on February 12th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Excellent blog.All my neighbours are EXCELLENT! not all play on a regular basis.not all play with the same goals and priorities as I do but every farm can and does reward me.Always remember that it is JUST a game and try to play by the GOLDEN RULE-Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Posted on March 11th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Don’t start a co-op and not participate. If you need a bushel, grow it yourself!
Posted on April 5th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
I think all these etiquette rules are good, but I disagree with the “only send one request per day” to neighbors. Heck, all you have to do is click “accept” when you take all the rest of your requests directly from the site, it’s no trouble at all, so if anyone sends me 10 requests a day, I don’t care, it’s no big deal to click them a gift that way.
Posted on January 30th, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Things that are nice to do for your neighbors: 1) put a chicken coop on every farm you have, so that no matter which farm your friends land in when they visit to help you, they can have a chance at finding eggs. Yes, it’s a lot of parts but you can collect them slowly. Chicken coops don’t take much space, and it’s certainly easy to fill them. 2) If you have space for it, a feed mill on every farm – they are bigger than chicken coops, take up more space – but they are very helpful for friends who visit your farm. To get to level 1, it needs 6 each of three parts, and I have discovered you can get all of the parts through Special Delivery boxes. So they are easy to build, and even just at level 1, it means no matter which of your farms your friends visit, they have a chance to harvest feed or coins from it. 3) Don’t use “Fertilize all” until you are ready to actually harvest your crops; if you use it before then, it means that friends who visit your farm don’t get to fertilize your plots and don’t get a chance to find fuel.