Dec 3, 2011

Mafia Wars Invite Request Error Work Around

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Many players have been reporting that they are unable to add new Facebook friends to their mafia. I'm sure we have encountered the scenario of accepting a Mafia Wars invitation from the ZMC and got the error message "There was an error with this request.".
One easy solution is to go to your Recruit Page to accept your requests but not all requests make it to that page.
If you get an error in the ZMC and that request didn't go to your Recruit Page, your name will be bounced back into your friends list of Facebook friends not in their mafia and they cycle will continue.
This problem has been added to the Known Issues thread.  Contrary to what it says, there is a workaround but nobody has bothered to post it on the forums.
Error When Trying To Accept Mafia Invites
Issue: Some players report receiving receiving the error message "There was an error with this request" when trying to accept Mafia invites.
Status: Investigating. If you are experiencing this issue, please add your details to this Bug Report.
Workaround: None yet. If you know of a workaround for this issue, please Submit A Workaround.

Until Zynga figures out how to fix this problem, the workaround is very easy. Simply send the player you want to add to your mafia a gift. Once accepted, they will automatically be added to your mafia. To demonstrate, I removed my alternate account from my mafia.
When locating the player you wish to add to your mafia, use the "Facebook Friends" category and search for their name.
When the player accepts your gift, they will automatically be added to your mafia.
You can see below that my alternate account is now in my mafia even though I never sent a Mafia Wars Invite. It is interesting to note that in some instances you can now send the same person more than one gift in a 24 hour period.

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Article written by Jennifer Patterson, Creator of the MW Loot Lady Blog, The Mafia Wars Loot Lady Facebook Fan Page and Co-Host of The Informant Podcast.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    And on the flip side of adding new freinds and Mafia, there also seems to be an issue with the friend button on profile pages. I can no remove anyone as a friend, the friend button seems to be locked. It will not open to unfriend anyone. So it is next to impossible to get newfriends and Mafia, and impossible to unfriend those that no longer play. Just another day in Mafia Wars.

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  2. GillianDecember 3, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    I have found that if you are on their wall, find a post by them, hover over their name and a box opens up - you will see two boxes, one for friends, one for subscribed. Hover over the friends box and you are able to remove them that way. I managed to delete about 80 ex mafia wars players that way tonight. Hope that makes sense.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Thanks for the gift workaround! One brief note,

    "If you get an error in the ZMC and that request didn't go to your Recruit Page, your name will be bounced back into your friends list of Facebook friends not in their mafia"

    Not always, unfortunately.

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  4. AnnaDecember 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    @Anonymous #1: If a person's 'friend' button doesn't work, you can click 'unfriend' at the bottom of their list of friends.

    I used the 'recruit' list last night to unfriend a bunch of people. I checked the wall of the person. If they played mw I sent a recruit request and also gained money. If they didn't play mw I unfriended/unsubscribed and got them off the list. Now my list is empty.

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