I'm probably talking in linkshells.
I don't want /tells or trade requests.- Busy icon
Come on, man.- Hiding the AFK icon
My friends and I hang out in my apartment regularly.- In apartment, house, or private chambers
So that we're not interrupted, given that we're on an RP realm and I've walked in on people ERPing in my apartment before.- No guest access in apartment, house, or private chambers
I only enable teleport when we're planning to meet up.- No Teleport for friends in apartment, house, or private chambers
Why are you tracking people's emote patterns instead of playing the game?- Some people use the same emote all day in place. That simply isn't practical for the equivalent of an entire work day if someone is actively playing. The average player is going to change spots at least a few times in that period.
Heaven forfend I make a cup of tea at the Sharlayan retainer bell.- Crowd blending. Some of these people will look for busy crowds and hide the AFK icon to blend in. I'm not fooled.
I generally don't respond to random /tells from strangers, especially not ones accusing me of circumventing AFK timers by hanging out in my locked apartment with my friends.- Not replying whatsoever in any form. It's possible someone doesn't have a keyboard, because sometimes I swivel my TV around to my bed in order to play when I'm not feeling well, but its not hard to to at least use the auto translation feature. They have phrases for letting people know that you don't have a keyboard on you at the moment. You can also type a sentence with a controller, but it isn't fun.