So ... who uses this Facebook thing, anyway?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by rlparker

I'm going to delete my FB account. I recently started getting friend requests from a group of people who I knew a long time ago in a painful stretch of my life (high school ). The people are okay, but I'd rather not be reminded of "the good old days".

heheh, i know just what you mean. someone recently sent me a link to something on a different person's facebook page (which i couldn't see, of course ) and i discovered looking through their friends list that (nominally, at least) they are still in contact with practically everyone we were ever at school with ! which is far from my case, by choice. since i also definitely don't want to "relive" however superficially what was not a very happy time of my life i scrupulously avoided leaving any trace of my passage. sometimes online networks can be quite dangerous...

[ahammer]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

sometimes online networks can be quite dangerous...

ya like thous guys over at MR.. they are mad mad I tell you.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by ahammer

ya like thous guys over at MR.. they are mad mad I tell you.

i suppose in some cases danger can be enjoyable.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

heheh, i know just what you mean. someone recently sent me a link to something on a different person's facebook page (which i couldn't see, of course ) and i discovered looking through their friends list that (nominally, at least) they are still in contact with practically everyone we were ever at school with ! which is far from my case, by choice. since i also definitely don't want to "relive" however superficially what was not a very happy time of my life i scrupulously avoided leaving any trace of my passage. sometimes online networks can be quite dangerous...

You know, if someone sends you a friend request you can just refuse/block it and they can't see or communicate with you.

BOb

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

You know, if someone sends you a friend request you can just refuse/block it and they can't see or communicate with you.

BOb

oh, i know. i'd just rather be completely invisible, so as not to be put in that position.

[vivaldirules]

Also, if you go to the privacy settings in Facebook, you can select an option that only your friends can find you in a search or see you listed on one of your friend's pages. That way you can be on Facebook and stay in contact with who you choose to but still be invisible to everyone else.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Also, if you go to the privacy settings in Facebook, you can select an option that only your friends can find you in a search or see you listed on one of your friend's pages. That way you can be on Facebook and stay in contact with who you choose to but still be invisible to everyone else.

oh, believe me, that was the first thing i did. thanks for the tips though.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by rlparker

I'm going to delete my FB account. I recently started getting friend requests from a group of people who I knew a long time ago in a painful stretch of my life (high school ). The people are okay, but I'd rather not be reminded of "the good old days".

I recently deleted mine. I suddenly realised that being part of a social network when I'm a chronic introvert (or, at least, very selective and minimalist in my socialising) is about one of the stupidest things I can do. Likewise, "old friends" (school, etc.) are usually just "old pain" for me.

I can see how fabulous Facebook and other such sites are for those more gregarious than myself, but, I'm okay, and quite happy with MR and a couple of other sites being the only portals into and out of my social sphere (oh, that, and that often annoying distraction, "real life").

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I recently deleted mine. I suddenly realised that being part of a social network when I'm a chronic introvert (or, at least, very selective and minimalist in my socialising) is about one of the stupidest things I can do. Likewise, "old friends" (school, etc.) are usually just "old pain" for me.

I can see how fabulous Facebook and other such sites are for those more gregarious than myself, but, I'm okay, and quite happy with MR and a couple of other sites being the only portals into and out of my social sphere (oh, that, and that often annoying distraction, "real life").

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[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by ravenne

We're glad you are. And remember, there's no way out of here. We've just bought some new padlocks, to keep MobileRead's doors locked

Of course I know. You did buy the padlocks from Montsnmags Enterprises, remember?