LordPercy: One question....whilst I'm not completely antisocial, I do have an overly primed paranoia meter. Are 'friends' invites from complete strangers who seem to have barely played a game usually legit? Or hustlers trying to con you into playing?
Welcome to a very addictive experience, sire. :-)
What would they con out of you-LOL-maybe 9 or 18 holes of fun? Not to worry there, LP, you're always in control. You can always delete the nefarious ones (and they occasionally show up but not often) by going to their profile and removing them (tab at top.)
WGT has a socialite award based on the number of friends you have and a lot of players go after it by friending anyone in site. Or maybe they see something you post and want to friend you. It's all very safe and nobody can "take" you.
There's nothing around here to be paranoid about except BPB #15! GL