Theblacksheep Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 Well done mattx!!! I dont have a facehugger account, so I cant delete it... but i'll encourage its deletion never the less. I see Mr F Huggers personal pictures got published under the new 'open' rules, he said he meant to do it, but they were all removed within seconds. Guy can't even lie straight.
GrumbleDook Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 Facebook for personal contact and twitter more professionally aimed. I have locked down my profile to protect the safety of others though ... why should people on my contact list be able to see others I am in contact with ... and their pictures ... and stupid comments. No-one can stick anything on my wall except me ... and I *will* delete stupid comments / replies. Make extensive use of groups the same way you would with AD Security groups too.
elsiegee40 Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 I too use Facebook for social contact and, like GD, have locked down who can see what I am up to very tightly. the recent security changes, prompted me to review all my settings and make absolutely sure they were bolted down. I am, at present, friends with my kids, but acknowledge that that might change as they get older. With school friends now resident in Australia and the USA and my family in far flung parts of the UK and Europe, Facebook has been very good for keeping in touch.
sidewinder Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 Oddly enough, although my eldest son won't allow me on his facebook, the 19 year old does - and he has some seriously dodgy stuff on there - some years ago I found pictures of a much younger son and his mates throwing themselves on and off my new sofas! He got into big trouble for that but he STILL didn't take me off as a friend!! I would have done! lol I let my mum be my friend, though I have blocked her from seeing friends pictures of me since they tend to be the more dodgy ones Problem is, half my friends have added her now too!
sandeep2504 Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 I have my facebook locked down like fort knox! I find it useful for keeping in contact with friends and family and its quite handy having it all in one place. Another great thing about it is organising social activities using the events applications. So much easier than sending out multiple txts to everyone. I regularly have facebook culls though and i'm not one of those people who claim to have 500 friends. I hate the applications on there like vampires, throwing sheep; i find it a load of nonsense. I cant believe how thick some people are though. People who create groups "i've lost my phone please send me your number" and advertise this on a open group. Duh!
cookie_monster Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah, Ive got plenty of interesting people on mine, I like seeing what they're doing and without Facebook we probably wouldnt be in touch. There are a load of old school friends which I added when I first signed up, who are incredibly annoying and boring, need to delete them but a bit worried some will notice and ask why (even though we never talk) Just filter them out so you don't get updates from them and put them in a group that makes you look like nothing ever changes they'll soon get board. Or delete them I deleted loads of people that I don't really know and they never notice.
p858snake Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 I cant believe how thick some people are though. People who create groups "i've lost my phone please send me your number" and advertise this on a open group.Bah! I hate those people espcially when facebook has the phonebook feature (Friends [Top Nav Bar]t -> Phone book [Left Menu]) which most people have filled in already.
tech_guy Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 Argghh, I'm weak, weak - too weak, I tell you!
mattx Posted December 15, 2009 Author Posted December 15, 2009 When I hit the delete button I got a nice warm feeling inside........or I could have pi55ed myself, still trying to work out which.... ;-)
enjay Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I'm on there, but fairly locked down (I can be found by searching, but having a very common name keeps me largely hidden); useful for keeping in touch with friends who don't live near me, especially family in Brazil and USA. No former school friends on my list, only current, real friends. I have blocked all "updates" from FarmVille and such like (a nice feature they added recently), mainly because one friend has about a hundred virtual fish tanks so that she doesn't have to buy her son a real one and I found I lost sight of real updates amidst the notifications that she'd fed them or cleaned the tank. I also have a bad Bejeweled Blitz addition!
tech_guy Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I have a chronic addiction to Mafia Wars. I've started to use bots in the hope they'll ban me and I can be cured that way!
elsiegee40 Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I have blocked all "updates" from FarmVille Oh, me too. I really don't care if someone has found a cow! Fishville has been blocked too. What surprised me more was my teenage son doing likewise after I said I'd done it. He doesn't play the games and was getting tired of all the notifications and invites too!
busby Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 After reading this i think ill become a sheep and join the revolution and delete my facebook account. i only go on to help the mrs out with her games and speak to family i see all the time lol. Pretty pointless i know.
cookie_monster Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 After reading this i think ill become a sheep and join the revolution and delete my facebook account. i only go on to help the mrs out with her games and speak to family i see all the time lol. Pretty pointless i know. If that's all you use it for then yes I'd do the same.
browolf Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I have my facebook locked down like fort knox! I find it useful for keeping in contact with friends and family and its quite handy having it all in one place. Another great thing about it is organising social activities using the events applications. So much easier than sending out multiple txts to everyone. I regularly have facebook culls though and i'm not one of those people who claim to have 500 friends. I hate the applications on there like vampires, throwing sheep; i find it a load of nonsense. I cant believe how thick some people are though. People who create groups "i've lost my phone please send me your number" and advertise this on a open group. Duh! It's kind of social leprosy not to be on facebook these days but It is easy to become information overloaded if you don't control it. For instance the easiest way to eradicate application spam is to make the status only filter the default view on home. Interesting Article: Is Facebook Sacrificing Its Legacy of Privacy for an Open Future? Is Facebook Sacrificing Its Legacy of Privacy for an Open Future?
cookie_monster Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 It's kind of social leprosy not to be on facebook these days Don't touch me man...oh you're one of us that's ok then
Batman Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 It's kind of social leprosy not to be on facebook these days Nonsense! I'd say not being on Facebook means you have to work on your friendships in the real world... which is better. Using social networking sites keeps you in contact with more people but in my experience the quality of contact can be severely diminished. I'd rather have a smaller circle of friends and actually socialise with them than have a large circle that I keep track of via the internet.
mattx Posted December 16, 2009 Author Posted December 16, 2009 After reading this i think ill become a sheep and join the revolution and delete my facebook account. i only go on to help the mrs out with her games and speak to family i see all the time lol. Pretty pointless i know. Go on then - do it !! Do it do it do it do it !! I did and now I have no friends.....
Batman Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Go on then - do it !! Do it do it do it do it !! I did and now I have no friends..... You can be on facebook and still have no *real* friends... which is much the same thing really
mattx Posted December 16, 2009 Author Posted December 16, 2009 You can be on facebook and still have no *real* friends... which is much the same thing really Well it's been almost a week and i have to say I have not missed it. In fact the work I had planned this week which I allowed 5 days [ we broke up last Friday ] I have already done. Could this be because I was not fart arsing around on Facebook......? Who knows......
cookie_monster Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Well it's been almost a week and i have to say I have not missed it. In fact the work I had planned this week which I allowed 5 days [ we broke up last Friday ] I have already done. Could this be because I was not fart arsing around on Facebook......? Who knows...... You use FB at work? I can see that being a problem probably best you got rid then
powdarrmonkey Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 You use FB at work? I can see that being a problem probably best you got rid then He'd only be lazing about on here otherwise, so the net productivity loss is still nil
mattx Posted December 16, 2009 Author Posted December 16, 2009 You use FB at work? I can see that being a problem probably best you got rid then Well, used to..... only staff had access.......
mattx Posted December 16, 2009 Author Posted December 16, 2009 He'd only be lazing about on here otherwise, so the net productivity loss is still nil Me Lazy ? Never ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:yawn::yawn:
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