I've been giving the access thing some thought, too. Hell, I never needed a friending policy on LJ, but methinks I won't get around formulating one here! *g* Anyway, the way I'm inclined to think about it is a mutual relationship of trust - and even if you don't actually flock anything, granting access is a gesture of trust. So I think I'll probably eventually remove access for everyone who's not reciprocally granting it.

But I'm still thinking about it.