Take the 2-minute tour ×  According to the Facebook FAQ, users
may have their ability to send friend requests temporarily
disabled if too many of them have gone "unanswered or been
marked as unwelcome." I understand this is to prevent spam. But
my question is, just what does Facebook consider to be an
"unanswered" friend request? When the recipient clicks "Not
Now"? When they delete the request? Or do they have to actually
mark it as spam?  Also, does anyone know if the number of mutual
friends is taken into account?  share|improve this question add
comment  1 Answer  up vote 1 down vote accepted  Clicking "Not
Now" will hide the request so you can take action on it later.
If you choose to hide a friend request, a notification for the
request will no longer appear on your home page. To confirm or
delete the request later:    1. Go to the Requests page.   2.
Select "See Hidden Requests."   3. You can confirm or delete
individual requests or delete all of your hidden requests.  If
you hide or delete a friend re