Never, as my introduction in the messages says
"I am a very friendly person, but if you would please just get to know me a bit in the public forum before messaging me, I would appreciate it!"

So if someone messages me without ever interacting with me, to do so means they literally read my message introduction and said to themselves "I don't care enough about what this person has to say, I will just message her anyway", which means I never want to interact with them

No.
And some would keep and keep writing

Of course. I’m not an animal.

If they seem decent then yes.. but these days I’m so worn out I have them all filtered except for my friends and people already in my inbox

If I have previously interacted with them on posts and comments I will usually answer or if the message. If i receive messages from someone I've never interacted with that has something worth responding to then I will answer but I usually ignore the random "hey" message from a person I have never interacted with or seen around. I also ignore and delete inappropriate messages

sometimes and I check their profile first.

Nnnnnnnnope. i never respond

If I'm in the mood to chat

I'm really not that popular here, but things have been picking up, so I'm getting a lot more notices and a few more PM's. I make it a habit to answer all of my PM's, and I always react to my notices and comments !! Why not... that's why I 'm here on SW... 😉💃

Not always, no.

Most of the few PM´s I receive are from friends and people I also interact with in the public posts.

If it´s not the case, I may read them and perhaps answer.
Better if I read the sender profile previously.

Almost never

random pms...what's that?

Yep.

From Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

Depends on the nature of the comment. I typically will only send one if the individual does not have a thread to comment in

Not too often....I will read them, but some of them (especially from people I haven’t interacted with) I don’t feel the need to respond to.

Only if they're from a girl

I did in the past but I don't now. The only messages I will respond to is my close circle of friends.

If their profile doesn't have warnings on it and if they say more than hi.

I can do,but it's more likely if I have spoken to them in a thread first.

Yes. I respond to all PMs. I just don't get a lot.

i always respond it would be bad manners not to

If the person seems legit then maybe.

I don't mind, I'll respond.

Most times, but not all.

Depends on my mood

Everyone 🤷‍♂️

I read them and if they contain something interesting I will answer. I ignore and usually block the diaper brigade and such ilk.

Nope.

No

Yes I do 😎

Only if it’s from a user I recognise and like or if a user messages me something shocking and I’m in the mood to mock them back.

No. I ignore them.

Depends on my mood, if I'm bored like now, sure. If I'm having conversations with friends, then no. There's a hell of a lot of random PM's to go through.

Yes. As long as they are not rude.

Yes I love perverts

Yes.