Date & Time: ongoing. Started months ago, I think sometime in April?
Frequency: ongoing.
World name: Omega
Character name: Sirimiri Mirisiri
Retainer name: not relevant
NPC name: not relevant
Monster name: not relevant
Class/Level: all 80 but I don't think it's relevant
Party or solo: affects only me
In-game time: all the time
Area and coordinates: every area where the "friends" notification is displayed
Housing: not relevant
Steps: I was in Ul'dah, happily crafting away, chopping through the log, file file file chop chop chop... when some guy I didn't know from Adam started asking me to be his friend. I ignored him (just regular I'm-busy-here ignore). He kept asking. I kept ignoring. He eventually sent me a friend request. I can't deny it. It's supposed to go away after a week but I've had it for months, I even took a 40-day break and it's still there.
I did /ignore him at some point as well, this may be relevant. Maybe the friend notification doesn't go away properly if it's from someone in your blacklist?


Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: irrelevant
- Modem maker/model number: irrelevant

■ PC Specs

To obtain the system information, open the FFXIV launcher and select Config → System Information → Display.
Should be irrelevant. Two different computers, one of them a built-to-spec oldish rig and one a two-years ago laptop.

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And I change mice and keyboards every time I move to another room...