Facebook Etiquette

I have it but to be honest, while there is some good content still on there, a lot of it these days is crap. I've been culling those on my friends list in recent weeks to those that are family members, golfing or Fulham fans, the odd work colleague and my closest friends. Didn't realise just how many I had on there originally!
 
Liverpoolphil said:
https://www.facebook.com/UKCopHumou...1831.479202222102074/1402817013073919/?type=3

This shows how wonderful Facebook can be
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How?

Facebook didn't stage it, it merely acted as a platform for a nice gesture to be shared to a wider audience

Just because the local rag prints a happy ending type story it doesn't make it a wonderful newspaper

The young lad himself is pretty special but he doesn't need me knowing about his good deed in order to feel good about himself, he didn't do it to get a VIP trip round the local nick

He did a nice thing, facebook didn't
 
You can just accept friend requests, then put them into a different list which you give very limited access. So while you don't have to feel embarrassed that you didn't accept them, they just think you are a boring guy never posting anything. People also don't get notified if you kick them from your list. So if they have hundreds they probably won't even notice.
 
I joined Facebook at my kids request when they moved away from home but when they stopped using it, so did I. Nowadays I use Facebook and Twitter for club announcements, etc. However, I keep my number of friends limited and don't accept most of the requests. I am also very careful about what I post on there as it can be read and passed on to more people than I would like so I tend to keep my comments very neutral.
Some people however seem to want to tell the world and his wife everything they do.
[video=youtube;F7pYHN9iC9I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I[/video]
 
Be careful of who you friend, they may turn out to be an idiot, then you'll unfriend them. The problem will then come if you want to see their posts again for some reason. You can't, without asking to friend them AGAIN ! If you want to stop seeing some idiots posts, but may still want to have them as a friend go to their home page and UNFOLLOW them.

I've mainly unfriended people, as I'm damn sure they have me during the vote thing we had. Three bottles of wine that night. Lots of comments from people for WEEKS afterwards!!!! Hee hee.
 
Missis T has joined a couple of months ago, to keep in touch with pals who have finished work. That's her story, however every night she's reads it and says listen to this rubbish. There is some proper Rammel on there. Why do I want to look at someone's shepards pie what they are having for tea.
However, years ago a good friends daughter died in a parachuting accident along with another guy ( chutes became tangled). The mother said that the messages and support she got through Facebook was the thing that kept her going.
Not for me though.
 
Dasit said:
Deleted my Facebook 6 months ago.

Been very happy with my decision. Was full of boring people pretending their life was better than it was.

People would add me as a friend but would not even say hi when walking past me in the street.

Political morons thinking their opinion was the only thing that mattered.
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Where as on this forum where you happily post....... :whistle:
 
For me the great thing about Facebook is the connecting. Not so much with people you currently know - though as mentioned we as a wider family are most of us on Facebook and so can see what we are all up to which is nice and it's an easy way for each of us to contact another - but with folks you've lost touch with through time, And so recently I found my mate Dunc from Paisley. Other than Christmas cards we haven't been in touch for almost 30yrs - and the cards had become a 'because we do' thing. But it was great to ping him a message for a quick catch up. And we'll def see each other next time I'm in Glasgow.
 
Slab said:
How?

Facebook didn't stage it, it merely acted as a platform for a nice gesture to be shared to a wider audience

Just because the local rag prints a happy ending type story it doesn't make it a wonderful newspaper

The young lad himself is pretty special but he doesn't need me knowing about his good deed in order to feel good about himself, he didn't do it to get a VIP trip round the local nick

He did a nice thing, facebook didn't
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Where did I say that Facebook staged it or that they did a nice a thing ?

Facebook allowed first of all the country to see such a kind hearted act being kind out in amongst a very sad time , it also allowed people to show there respect and gratitude towards the young boy to the point that he is now being offered trips to places and the police themselves want to recognised such a great little lad and in times where there is such hatred in the world it has showed how a social media platform can be used in a wonderful way

Its called being nice
 
I get a lot of help and advice on Facebook as I am a member of a closed group regarding one of my volunteer roles, so I mostly use it for that. As for other use I am only friends with about 25 people, and of those I've set it up so I don't see their posts unless I consciously go in and seek them out. So you can make Facebook work for you as you want to.
 
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