Random facebook rant

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Lately I am seriously considering dumping Facebook, the apps made the whole experience terrible but I got over that then the ads starting to irritate me but one killer thing has got me now. The friends list!

Why does no one get that is a friends list for friends not random people who I met once or got bullied at primary school by. People seem to see it as some kind of competition as to who can get the most friends. I have about 30 people on my list and see all of them regularly or talk to them on MSN. I am not interested in the girl who used to show boys her undies in primary school has ended her relationship.

What makes it worse is people get offended when you ignore them. I was chatting on MSN this morning to a mate and he was telling me that some girl was calling me snotty because I ignored her Facebook request to be her friend, for crying out loud I don’t bloody know her, how can I possible offend her? Not that I’m bothered tho tbh.

Sorry about the rant but wanted to make it publicly known how stupid it is and maybe a Facebook friend hoarder can explain it?
 
imo facebook/myspace et al is one of the biggest wastes of time ever invented (yes, worse than tv!) its only really useful for keeping in touch with old friends who you don't see more than 2-3 times per year. why the hell do you need to have someone on there if you see them every week anyway?!
 
That certainly happens on Myspace, but I'd always thought Facebook was a little different because it has a little more restriction on who you add and can see.

I only have people on Facebook that I know. Where as Myspace has all kinds of randoms wanting to be my friend.
 
What's wrong with MSN? If you speak to the same 30 people, why do they need to see what your saying to other friends. The site is for people who feel the need to show others they're having a good time.
 
to be fair some of the people who have "randomly" added me on facebook used to be good mates who i just lost contact with over the years.
 
Depends how loose you are with the "friends" list. I personally take the term "friend" in the context of social networking with a pinch of salt, and will often add people I meet somewhat briefly, provided that I can associate them with some sort of interesting memory.

I guess I see the friends system more a kind of social 'scrap book' that I can look back on, as opposed to just a way of keeping my close circle of friends together.
 
Do it!! I deleted my account a few days ago. Before I did it people were saying "nooo you can't delete your account, what are you thinking?!"

It's just an internet account. It's unnecessary. Guess what, my life hasn't ended and I still talk to the same people. Hooray!
 
what i never understand and would like explaining, is how come people say they use facebook/myspace to get back into contact with old friends? like i don't know why people have to wait until facebook to contact a friend rather then other means. i have never used these sites btw so maybe it is clear if i has signed up but can someone explain please

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btw i think facebook etc are good ideas, like i know my family all have them and they are always playing with each other, competing on games etc and then always talking about facebook at diner, which is annoying, but only because im jealous in that they all "socialised" without me. however with that said then can also be a huge waste of time, my mum lives off of facebook, always on it saying she has so much work to do, my brothers and sisters spend all there time on the computer on facebook/myspace and never do anything else which is a shame as net is such a great place.
 
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I have stopped using facebook, not because I don't like the way it works, or, how random people add you or whatever, I just don't like seeing my ex with her new boyfriend, it's doing my head in!
 
I only signed up when at uni so i could get in the Uni network and look people up.

There is a difference between randomers and people i had simply lost touch with but even people i have lost touch with there is normally a reason.

To someone above, Facebook is more handy MSN because you can have group chats etc without everyone being online and it's nice to place to share photos etc of nights out
 
Mammalian said:
what i never understand and would like explaining, is how come people say they use facebook/myspace to get back into contact with old friends? like i don't know why people have to wait until facebook to contact a friend rather then other means. i have never used these sites btw so maybe it is clear if i has signed up but can someone explain please.
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Well it's just so massively easy. I've caught up with a few people i knew from primary school who i lost contact with as we all moved off to different secondary schools, then colleges etc.

People change mobile numbers, swap email accounts over the years and eventually there are people that would require way too much effort to find just to have a quick chat with.

On facebook I just type the name, if they're there, great, if not it's hardly a great loss to my life. Then there are all the people that i'd totally forgotten at school who have talked to me after spotting me on the friends list of another mutual friend.
 
I find it quite fun. Means I can see what my friends are up to without necessarily doing anything on it. I've removed pretty much most of the apps you install when you first start using it. I seldom use it now really, but it's useful for saying "hi" or just catching up with people you'd not normally talk to. I don't spend more than an hour on it a week really. Still loads up automatically when I open FF and I do have a quick glance through it.
 
I am completely against social-networking sites simply for the reason that you are trading your privacy for the experience. Also, I find them incredibly pretentious. I do see the appeal though.
 
what really winds me up are the aps to be honest. i didn't log on for about 3 weeks and when i finally did i had hundreds of invites to zombie and dracula and who do i look like and super special best friends and all that crap.

i only started using it so i could keep in touch with a girl from work who was leaving, then i had to get the mrs on there so she didn't think i was having an affair then all my other mates joined. i agree with the randoms part, i've met one guy twice (though he is a good mate with one of my best mates) and he's added me as a friend.
 
I've started ignoring people I don't know... If I don't recognise their photo or anything on their page then I obviously didn't know them in the first place.

Also current friends are deleted for being rude... mostly this is men I hasten to add ;)

At the moment I am considering continual invite to apps friends for the chop aswell... though I am sure I could probably change my settings to stop this anyway.

BB x
 
I'm a friend hoarder then i guess - i have 480 friends, but they're all real friends
People i went to school with, people i've worked with on the island, people from my mainland home...

Facebook is by FAR the easiest method of keeping them all in one place for easy contacting, and has helped me find quite a few i thought i'd lost

Definately ignore random requests though
 
BrightonBelle said:
I've started ignoring people I don't know... If I don't recognise their photo or anything on their page then I obviously didn't know them in the first place.

Also current friends are deleted for being rude... mostly this is men I hasten to add ;)

At the moment I am considering continual invite to apps friends for the chop aswell... though I am sure I could probably change my settings to stop this anyway.

BB x
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You must be a lonely person
 
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