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We have two options, as I see it: 1) Wear big boy pants; 2) Hide lots of posts. Zalis Send a noteboard - 13/06/2012 04:02:07 PM
I don't hide or remove people's posts, but I've never been one to use ignore lists on forums, either. I don't agree with all of my friends, and I don't demand that they all agree with me. Some of them are dead wrong in their worldviews, IMO, but that doesn't mean I can't handle seeing their posts. People need to stop being so over-sensitive.

The only person I'd consider trying to hide, but not remove, is a cousin of mine. It turns out that he's kind of a big perv, because my "suggested likes/follows/whatever" sidebar is filled with half-naked women, and he's always the only mutual friend following them. He's family, though, so I'm not looking to remove him. I'd just like a way to filter suggested content. The guy has almost 4,000 likes, so the chance of me hitting 'X' enough times by each one and stopping it is very low.

Honestly, the most annoying thing on Bookface is when people use it to talk about how crappy they think their lives are. (see: first world problems or stupid relationship decisions) It's simultaneously entertaining and horrifying to see into people's minds when they do self-destructive things. Saying something to them usually gets a MYOB kind of response, even if you did it out of genuine concern. Oh, and George Takei is kind of annoying. Politics aside, he just posts things from other people and isn't making any of it himself, AFAIK. And while I don't "like" him on there, I still see like 5-6 likes of his content per day from friends. But, hey... whatever, right?

So, yeah -- I pick my battles very, VERY carefully on FB. People can get very touchy when you post/comment to disagree with something on their wall. It's like a forum, except more territorial.
The sword might be grateful to the forge fire, but never fond of it.
This message last edited by Zalis on 13/06/2012 at 04:11:12 PM
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Facebook eye-openers.(partially NSSP) - 13/06/2012 05:10:53 AM 1295 Views
A cousin of my wife just posted a link to his new business - 13/06/2012 12:00:19 PM 917 Views
Re: A cousin of my wife just posted a link to his new business - 13/06/2012 05:07:04 PM 883 Views
The worst I got lately was football idiocy - 13/06/2012 12:36:22 PM 988 Views
I laughed at your post - 13/06/2012 05:03:18 PM 719 Views
Re: The worst I got lately was football idiocy - 13/06/2012 08:34:42 PM 828 Views
*NM* - 13/06/2012 08:51:04 PM 418 Views
Re: The worst I got lately was football idiocy - 13/06/2012 08:57:11 PM 775 Views
You complain about football comments, and then you post things like that? - 13/06/2012 10:31:10 PM 762 Views
Same here - 14/06/2012 12:24:46 AM 817 Views
A lot of people used to think like that - 14/06/2012 10:13:27 AM 790 Views
Re: A lot of people used to think like that - 14/06/2012 10:32:15 AM 721 Views
Re: A lot of people used to think like that - 14/06/2012 04:14:20 PM 820 Views
What were his stats again? - 14/06/2012 08:38:40 PM 795 Views
Maybe you can clarify... - 13/06/2012 02:01:58 PM 832 Views
Maybe I can. - 13/06/2012 04:55:28 PM 937 Views
Facebook is about the casual insulting of opposed political, religious and social viewpoints. - 13/06/2012 07:22:57 PM 824 Views
Apparently. - 13/06/2012 08:13:38 PM 883 Views
Re: Maybe I can. - 13/06/2012 07:50:53 PM 847 Views
Re: Maybe I can. - 13/06/2012 08:10:32 PM 857 Views
Re: Maybe I can. - 13/06/2012 08:46:45 PM 847 Views
Hm. - 13/06/2012 09:52:58 PM 851 Views
Did I mention - 21/06/2012 07:35:14 AM 806 Views
This is actually the biggest reason I dislike Facebook (and other social media). - 13/06/2012 03:49:45 PM 890 Views
Yes. - 13/06/2012 05:06:02 PM 801 Views
Re: Yes. - 13/06/2012 07:10:50 PM 738 Views
Once upon a time, I was good at that, prided myself on it. - 13/06/2012 09:27:11 PM 782 Views
We have two options, as I see it: 1) Wear big boy pants; 2) Hide lots of posts. - 13/06/2012 04:02:07 PM 1109 Views
Hahaha yeah - 13/06/2012 04:21:11 PM 841 Views
Or big girl pants? - 13/06/2012 05:11:09 PM 854 Views
I'm lucky that I pretty much never see anything on Facebook that really annoys me - 13/06/2012 04:23:43 PM 797 Views
I've been thinking about that. - 13/06/2012 05:02:17 PM 807 Views
Yes - 13/06/2012 05:40:35 PM 806 Views
Good. - 13/06/2012 07:49:13 PM 1034 Views
I thought so too. - 13/06/2012 08:27:45 PM 789 Views
Re: I thought so too. - 13/06/2012 09:22:38 PM 876 Views
Very well said, and done. - 13/06/2012 09:18:37 PM 824 Views
Same. And re: the backlash: there'd almost have to be, wouldn't there? - 13/06/2012 10:18:57 PM 889 Views
Well yes, that was me rather stating the obvious - 13/06/2012 10:56:12 PM 893 Views
An AZ cop posted a FB pic of him with kids, a gun and a bullet riddled shirt with Obamas face on it. - 13/06/2012 11:40:38 PM 942 Views
I think you might have missed what my point was. - 13/06/2012 11:51:15 PM 801 Views
Looks that way; sorry. - 14/06/2012 12:47:16 AM 733 Views
usually hide them if it annoys me for longer than a week *NM* - 13/06/2012 04:51:56 PM 343 Views
Most folks I can tolerate. - 13/06/2012 05:55:31 PM 835 Views
My Facebook friends tend to be tolerable. - 13/06/2012 07:31:59 PM 800 Views
I will de-friend the people who annoy me. - 14/06/2012 01:23:32 AM 747 Views
Facewhat? *NM* - 14/06/2012 02:37:47 AM 324 Views
Luckily I haven't got many of these. - 14/06/2012 11:05:43 AM 782 Views
I find a lot of interesting news on Facebook - 14/06/2012 01:37:59 PM 860 Views
Same on the replacing much of what I once received from this community. - 14/06/2012 09:48:15 PM 725 Views
For me, if it's everyone once in a while, I'll let it slide. - 14/06/2012 01:53:58 PM 804 Views

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