diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index c8d6bdf79..552fd804e 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -58,15 +58,16 @@ def create(backer_number, password)
                     :url=> "#{email}.joindiaspora.com")
 
   # Make connection with Diaspora Tom
-  Person.create( :email => "tom@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.new(:first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom"))
+  User.owner.send_friend_request_to('http://tom.joindiaspora.com/')
+  #Person.create( :email => "tom@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.new(:first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom"))
   # Make people
   
-  (0..10).each { |n|
-    email = backer_info[n][2].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-    Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", 
-                  :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", 
-                  :active => true, 
-                  :profile => Profile.new(:first_name => backer_info[n][1], :last_name => backer_info[n][2]))  unless n == backer_number
-  }
+  #(0..10).each { |n|
+    #email = backer_info[n][2].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
+    #Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", 
+                  #:url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", 
+                  #:active => true, 
+                  #:profile => Profile.new(:first_name => backer_info[n][1], :last_name => backer_info[n][2]))  unless n == backer_number
+  #}
 end
 
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 4ce85ff1d..0f572b7b1 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This file should contain all the record creation needed to seed the database with its default values.
+#This file should contain all the record creation needed to seed the database with its default values.
 # The data can then be loaded with the rake db:seed (or created alongside the db with db:setup).
 #
 # Examples:
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ names = [ ["George", "Washington"],
         ]
 
 # Make people
-(0..10).each { |n|
-  email = names[n][1].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-  Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.new(:first_name => names[n][0], :last_name => names[n][1]))
+#(0..10).each { |n|
+  #email = names[n][1].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
+  #Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.new(:first_name => names[n][0], :last_name => names[n][1]))
+#}
+Request.all.each{|r| 
+  User.owner.accept_friend_request(r.id)
 }
 
-