.. index:: pair: Group; Find friends .. _find_friends: Find friends ---------------- If you want to establish your social network on Mahara, you can use the *Find friends* page to find people to connect to. An alphabetical list of all users on the system is provided. .. figure:: /images/group/friend_find.* :alt: Find friends page "Find friends" page #. Use the search box to search for a name. #. All results are listed. You can click on the name to view that user's profile page. #. You find more information about this user and can take more actions: * The name of the institution of which he is a member * Send this user a message without requesting friendship * Send this user a friend request .. note:: You can prevent others from sending you messages or friend requests if you disabled these in :ref:`your account settings `. Send a friend request ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You send a friend request from the *Find friends* page by clicking on the *Send Friend Request!* link next to the user you want to be friends with. .. figure:: /images/group/friend_request.* :alt: Send friend request Send friend request #. Give a reason why want to request friendship of this user. This reason can be important if the other person does not know you well, and thus may likely reject your request. #. Click the *Request friendship* button to send off your friend request or click the *Cancel* button to abort your action. Accept a friend request ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When another user has requested friendship, you receive a notification which is shown in the login box. .. figure:: /images/group/friend_pending_1.* :alt: Pending friend request Pending friend request When you click on the friend request, you are taken to your *My friends* page. All your pending friend requests are shown. .. figure:: /images/group/friend_pending_2.* :alt: Page with all pending friend requests View all your pending friend requests #. View the name of the person requesting friendship and a short desciption if one had been written. You can click on the name and see the profile page. #. Read the reason why this user requests friendship. #. Click the *Approve Request!* link to approve the friend request. Once you approved a friend request, you appear immediately on that user's *My friends* page and the user on yours. #. Click the *Deny Request* link to deny friendship. #. Click the *Send message* button to communicate with the user before making your decision about the friend request. Deny a friend request ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ When somebody sent you a friend request, go the *My friends* page to view your pending requests. #. Next to the person whose request you wish to deny, click the *Deny Request* link. #. Provide a reason for your denial if you wish to give one. #. Click the *Deny friend request* button to send you message off or click the *Cancel* button to abort your action. #. The user receives a notification that includes your reason for denial.